# 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final

The 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final took place between 17 and 26 November 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. A total of eight teams competed for the title.
The Netherlands won the tournament for a record second time after defeating host nation New Zealand 3–0 in the final match. South Korea won the third place match by defeating England 1–0.

## Qualification

The host nation qualified automatically in addition to 7 teams qualified from the Semifinals. The following eight teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| | Host nation | Host nation | 1 | New Zealand (5) |
| 21 June – 2 July 2017 | 2016–17 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Brussels, Belgium | 7 | Netherlands (1) China (8) South Korea (9) |
| 8–23 July 2017 | 2016–17 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Johannesburg, South Africa | 7 | United States (7) Germany (6) England (2) Argentina (3) |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Results

All times are local (UTC+13).

### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
* 17 November 2017 18:00
| United States | 1–1 | South Korea |
| Matson 20' | Report | Jang S. 58' |
* Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Alison Keogh (IRL)
* 17 November 2017 20:00
| Netherlands | 4–0 | New Zealand |
| Jonker 11', 48' Krekelaar 15' Matla 39' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Kim Jung-hee (KOR)
* 18 November 2017 18:00
| New Zealand | 1–2 | South Korea |
| Goad 26' | Report | Cho H. 51' Park S. 53' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Karine Alves (FRA)
* 18 November 2017 20:00
| United States | 0–2 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Krekelaar 18', 37' |
* Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Karen Bennett (NZL)
* 20 November 2017 18:00
| Netherlands | 3–0 | South Korea |
| Van Geffen 28' Krekelaar 41' Van Maasakker 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Karine Alves (FRA)
* 20 November 2017 20:00
| New Zealand | 1–3 | United States |
| Gunson 22' | Report | Witmer 9' West 37', 45' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Ivona Makar (CRO)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
* 18 November 2017 12:00
| England | 0–2 | Germany |
| | Report | Stapenhorst 51' Lorenz 56' |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Aleesha Unka (NZL)
* 18 November 2017 14:00
| Argentina | 3–0 | China |
| Barrionuevo 4' Cavallero 18' Granatto 34' | Report | |
* Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Ivona Makar (CRO)
* 19 November 2017 18:00
| Germany | 3–0 | China |
| Mävers 10', 13' Martin-Pelegrina 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kim Jung-hee (KOR) Aleesha Unka (NZL)
* 19 November 2017 20:00
| Argentina | 1–0 | England |
| Merino 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Alison Keogh (IRL)
* 21 November 2017 18:00
| Germany | 1–4 | Argentina |
| Lorenz 55' | Report | Gomes Fantasia 17' Granatto 19' Merino 48' Ortiz 49' |
* Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 21 November 2017 20:00
| England | 4–1 | China |
| Danson 12' Bray 15' Martin 35' Haycroft 54' | Report | Zhong 45' |
* Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Alison Keogh (IRL)

### Second round

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Netherlands | 4 | | |
| China | 0 | | |
| China | 0 | Netherlands | 2 |
| | | South Korea | 0 |
| Germany | 3 (1) | South Korea | 0 |
| Germany | 3 (1) | | | 26 November | 26 November |
| South Korea (p.s.o.) | 3 (3) | | | 26 November | 26 November |
| South Korea (p.s.o.) | 3 (3) | | | Netherlands | 3 |
| | | | | New Zealand | 0 |
| United States | 1 | | | New Zealand | 0 |
| England | 2 | | | | |
| England | 2 | England | 0 | | |
| | | New Zealand | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| Argentina | 1 | New Zealand | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| Argentina | 1 | | | 26 November | 26 November |
| New Zealand | 2 | | | 26 November | 26 November |
| New Zealand | 2 | | | South Korea | 1 |
| | | | | England | 0 |

#### Quarterfinals

* 22 November 2017 18:00
| Germany | 3–3 | South Korea |
| Lorenz 9', 42' Mävers 36' | Report | Cho H. 28' Jang H. 35' Park S. 43' |
| Penalties |||
| Altenburg Mävers Lorenz Stapenhorst | 1–3 | Park M. Park S. Lee Cho E. |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 22 November 2017 20:15
| Argentina | 1–2 | New Zealand |
| Merino 2' | Report | Neal 32' Michelsen 33' |
* Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Alison Keogh (IRL)
* 23 November 2017 18:00
| United States | 1–2 | England |
| González 54' | Report | Bray 7', 41' |
* Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Soma Chieko (JPN)
* 23 November 2017 20:15
| Netherlands | 4–0 | China |
| Welten 4' Keetels 23' Van Maasakker 52' Matla 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: Karen Bennett (NZL) Karine Alves (FRA)

#### Fifth to eighth place classification

The losing quarterfinalists are ranked according to their first round results to determine the fixtures for the fifth to eighth place classification matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |

##### Seventh place game

* 25 November 2017 18:00
| United States | 6–4 | China |
| Sharkey 13', 54' Shealy 22', 29' Witmer 28' McCrudden 45' | Report | Gu 10' Song 29', 35' Wang 44' |
* Umpires: Kim Jung-hee (KOR) Karen Bennett (NZL)

##### Fifth place game

* 24 November 2017 18:00
| Argentina | 4–0 | Germany |
| Trinchinetti 8' Habif 12' Merino 42', 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ivona Makar (CRO) Miao Lin (CHN)

#### First to fourth place classification
##### Semifinals

* 24 November 2017 20:15
| England | 0–1 | New Zealand |
| | Report | Merry 55' |
* Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Alison Keogh (IRL)
* 25 November 2017 20:15
| Netherlands | 2–0 | South Korea |
| Krekelaar 6' Leurink 18' | Report | |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Aleesha Unka (NZL)

##### Third place game

* 26 November 2017 18:00
| South Korea | 1–0 | England |
| Kim J. 8' | Report | |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Karine Alves (FRA)

##### Final

* 26 November 2017 20:15
| Netherlands | 3–0 | New Zealand |
| Jonker 24' Verschoor 25' Leurink 32' | Report | |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

## Statistics
### Final ranking

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Standings |
| | A | Netherlands | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 18 | Gold Medal |
| | A | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 6 | Silver Medal |
| | A | South Korea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 8 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | B | England | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 | B | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 7 | A | United States | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 8 | B | China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |

### Awards

| Top Goalscorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Young Player of the Tournament |
| Delfina Merino Maartje Krekelaar | Stacey Michelsen | Sally Rutherford | Lily Owsley |

### Goalscorers
#### 5 goals

* Delfina Merino
* Maartje Krekelaar

#### 4 goals

* Nike Lorenz

#### 3 goals

* Sophie Bray
* Marie Mävers
* Kelly Jonker

#### 2 goals

* María José Granatto
* Song Xiaoming
* Laurien Leurink
* Caia van Maasakker
* Frédérique Matla
* Cho Hye-jin
* Park Seung-a
* Kathleen Sharkey
* Loren Shealy
* Taylor West
* Jill Witmer

#### 1 goal

* Noel Barrionuevo
* Martina Cavallero
* Julia Gomes Fantasia
* Agustina Habif
* María Paula Ortiz
* Eugenia Trinchinetti
* Gu Bingfeng
* Wang Shumin
* Zhong Mengling
* Alex Danson
* Sarah Haycroft
* Hannah Martin
* Teresa Martin-Pelegrina
* Charlotte Stapenhorst
* Margot van Geffen
* Marloes Keetels
* Maria Verschoor
* Lidewij Welten
* Erin Goad
* Ella Gunson
* Olivia Merry
* Stacey Michelsen
* Brooke Neal
* Jang Hee-sun
* Jang Soo-ji
* Kim Jong-eun
* Melissa González
* Erin Matson
* Erin McCrudden