# 2009 Women's Hockey Spar Cup

The 2009 Women's Hockey SPAR Cup was an invitational international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. The event, organised by the South African Hockey Association, was hosted in Durban from 2–6 June 2009, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.
Australia won the tournament after defeating Argentina 3–1 in final.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Australia, India, and the hosts, South Africa, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
| Country | June 2009 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| Argentina | 2 | Champions (2002) | Runners-Up (2000) |
| Australia | 5 | Champions (1994, 1998) | Champions (1988, 1996, 2000) |
| India | 13 | Fourth Place (1974) | Fourth Place (1980) |
| South Africa | 12 | Seventh place (1998) | Ninth place (2004) |

## Results
### Pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 | Final |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Final |
| 3 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 2 June 2009 14:00
| Australia | 3–1 | India |
| Hurtz 15' Eastham 51' McGurk 65' | Report | Thokchom 49' |
* Stadium: Queensmead Hockey Stadium
* 2 June 2009 16:00
| South Africa | 1–3 | Argentina |
| Vide. Ryan 27' | Report | Burkart 32', 68' D'Elía 51' |
* Stadium: Queensmead Hockey Stadium
* 3 June 2009 14:00
| Argentina | 2–2 | Australia |
| D. Sruoga 20' Rebecchi 25' | Report | Eastham 2' Hollywood 12' |
* Stadium: Queensmead Hockey Stadium
* 3 June 2009 16:00
| South Africa | 4–1 | India |
| Vida Ryan 14', 33' Vide. Ryan 23' Woods 45' | Report | Ritu 63' |
* Stadium: Queensmead Hockey Stadium
* 5 June 2009 14:00
| Argentina | 7–1 | India |
| Barrionuevo 9', 37' Dupuy 15' J. Sruoga 19' Gulla 31', 58' Merino 70' | Report | Rani R. 66' |
* Stadium: Queensmead Hockey Stadium
* 5 June 2009 16:00
| Australia | 1–0 | South Africa |
| Hollywood 64' | Report | |
* Stadium: Queensmead Hockey Stadium

### Classification matches
#### Third and fourth place

* 6 June 2009 12:30
| South Africa | 5–5 | India |
| Fredericks 4', 32' Taylor 16', 52' Marescia 28' | Report | Saba 38', 64' Rani R. 45' Vandana 48' Surinder 68' |
| Penalties |||
| | 5–3 | |
* Stadium: Queensmead Hockey Stadium

#### Final

* 6 June 2009 15:00
| Argentina | 1–3 | Australia |
| D'Elía 31' | Report | Eastham 38' Hurtz 54' Hollywood 64' |
* Stadium: Queensmead Hockey Stadium

## Statistics
### Final standings

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 | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
| | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Tournament Champion |
| | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | |
| | South Africa (H) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | India | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 1 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 40 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.
3 goals
* Casey Eastham
* Kate Hollywood
2 goals
* Noel Barrionuevo
* Claudia Burkart
* Silvina D'Elía
* Alejandra Gulla
* Emily Hurtz
* Saba Anjum
* Rani Rampal
* Farah Fredericks
* Vida Ryan
* Vidette Ryan
* Kathleen Taylor
1 goal
* Carla Dupuy
* Delfina Merino
* Carla Rebecchi
* Daniela Sruoga
* Josefina Sruoga
* Kobie McGurk
* Vandana Kataria
* Surinder Kaur
* Ranjita Devi Thokchom
* Ritu Rani
* Marsha Marescia
* Kate Woods