# 1997 Women's Intercontinental Cup

The 1997 Women's Intercontinental Cup was a qualifier for the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup and was held in the Magamba Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, from Friday 1 August to Tuesday 12 August 1997. Twelve nations took part, divided into two groups of six in the preliminary round. The top six teams joined Argentina, Olympic champions Australia, Germany, South Korea, the United States and hosts the Netherlands.

## Team squads
### Canada

Dana Anderson, Sue Armstrong, Nicole Colaco, Lisa Faust, Sarah Forbes (gk), Aoibhinn Grimes, Chris Hunter, Laurelee Kopeck, Amy MacFarlane, Karen MacNeill, Veronica Planella, Gillian Sewell, Carla Somerville, Sue Tingley, Krista Thompson (gk), and Candy Thomson. Head Coach: Dru Marshall.

### India

Tingonleima Chanu (gk), Helen Mary (gk), Sandeep Khaur, Shashi Bala (captain), Maristella Tirkey, Mukta Xalco, Sita Gussain, Sumrai Tete, Sunita Dalal, Nidhi Khullar, Manjinder Kaur, Pritam Thakran, Kamala Dalal, Suraj Lata Devi, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, and Ferdina Ekka. Head coach: Balbir Singh.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 13 |
| 2 | India | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 |
| 3 | England | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 |
| 4 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 |
| 6 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 |
* Match 1 1 August 14:30
| India | 1–0 | Ireland |
* Match 2 1 August 16:30
| England | 1–1 | Canada |
* Match 4 1 August 20:30
| Japan | 1–6 | South Africa |
* Match 7 2 August 18:00
| India | 0–1 | England |
* Match 8 2 August 20:00
| South Africa | 3–0 | Ireland |
* Match 9 3 August 14:00
| Canada | 2–4 | Japan |
* Match 13 4 August 16:00
| Canada | 1–4 | South Africa |
* Match 14 4 August 18:00
| Japan | 2–3 | India |
* Match 15 4 August 20:00
| England | 3–1 | Ireland |
* Match 19 6 August 14:00
| South Africa | 3–0 | India |
* Match 20 6 August 16:00
| Ireland | 1–1 | Canada |
* Match 21 6 August 18:00
| Japan | 1–1 | England |
* Match 25 7 August 18:00
| England | 4–4 | South Africa |
* Match 26 7 August 20:00
| India | 3–0 | Canada |
* Match 27 8 August 14:00
| Ireland | 3–2 | Japan |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 11 |
| 2 | Scotland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 |
| 3 | China | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 8 |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 7 |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | −42 | 0 |
* Match 3 1 August 18:30
| China | 2–2 | New Zealand |
* Match 5 2 August 14:00
| Spain | 1–1 | Russia |
* Match 6 2 August 16:00
| Scotland | 9–0 | Zimbabwe |
* Match 10 3 August 16:00
| Zimbabwe | 0–11 | China |
* Match 11 3 August 18:00
| Russia | 1–0 | Scotland |
* Match 12 3 August 20:00
| Spain | 1–2 | New Zealand |
* Match 16 5 August 16:00
| Scotland | 1–1 | New Zealand |
* Match 17 5 August 18:00
| Spain | 1–1 | China |
* Match 18 5 August 20:00
| Zimbabwe | 0–8 | Russia |
* Match 22 6 August 20:00
| Scotland | 3–0 | Spain |
* Match 23 7 August 14:00
| New Zealand | 10–0 | Zimbabwe |
* Match 24 7 August 16:00
| Russia | 0–2 | China |
* Match 28 8 August 16:00
| Zimbabwe | 0–4 | Spain |
* Match 29 8 August 18:00
| New Zealand | 5–2 | Russia |
* Match 30 8 August 20:00
| China | 0–1 | Scotland |

## Semi finals

* Match 31 9th/12th place 10 August 09:00
| Japan | 5–2 | Zimbabwe |
* Match 32 9th/12th place 10 August 11:30
| Spain | 3–2 | Canada |
* Match 33 5th/8th place 10 August 15:00
| England | 2–1 | Russia |
* Match 34 5th/8th place 10 August 17:30
| China | 3–0 | Ireland |
* Match 37 1st/4th place 11 August 15:00
| South Africa | 2–1 | Scotland |
* Match 38 1st/4th place 11 August 17:30
| New Zealand | 2–1 | India |

## Finals

* Match 36 11th place 11 August 09:00
| Canada | 5–0 | Zimbabwe |
| Amy MacFarlane 17' Laurelee Kopeck 20' (pc) Dana Anderson 26' (pc) Sue Armstrong 37' (pc) Dana Anderson 50' | | |
* Match 37 9th place 11 August 11:30
| Japan | 0–4 | Spain |
* Match 39 7th place 12 August 09:00
| Ireland | 2–4 | Russia |
* Match 40 5th place 12 August 11:30
| China | 1–1 | England |
* Match 41 3rd place 12 August 15:00
| India | 1–1 | Scotland |
* Match 42 1st place 12 August 17:30
| New Zealand | 2–2 | South Africa |

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team |
| 1 | South Africa |
| 2 | New Zealand |
| 3 | Scotland |
| 4 | India |
| 5 | England |
| 6 | China |
| 7 | Russia |
| 8 | Ireland |
| 9 | Spain |
| 10 | Japan |
| 11 | Canada |
| 12 | Zimbabwe |

## Remarks

* The first six (South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland, India, England and China) participated in the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup in Utrecht, Netherlands.