# 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I

The 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I is the fifth tournament of the field hockey championship for women. It was held from 11 to 18 October 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. The tournament was won by New Zealand and promoted to the Champions Trophy in 2011.

## Results

All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00)

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advanced to Medal Round |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advanced to Medal Round |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 | |
* 11 October 2009 14:00
| Japan | 5–0 | Azerbaijan |
| Komazawa 16' Yamada 31' Murakami 34' Iwao 44' Nagayama 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Kelly Hudson (NZL)
* 11 October 2009 17:00
| Chile | 0–1 | South Africa |
| | Report | Taylor 8' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Irene Clelland (SCO)
* 12 October 2009 15:00
| Chile | 0–0 | Azerbaijan |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Claire Adenot (FRA)
* 12 October 2009 17:00
| South Africa | 4–2 | Japan |
| Wilson 12' Bright 29' Fredericks 37' Woods 57' | Report | Arai 13', 68' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Carol Metchette (IRL)
* 14 October 2009 13:00
| Japan | 1–0 | Chile |
| Nakashima 21' | Report | |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Michelle Joubert (RSA)
* 14 October 2009 17:00
| South Africa | 3–0 | Azerbaijan |
| Fredericks 11', 18' Russell 64' | Report | |
* Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advanced to Medal Round |
| 2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Advanced to Medal Round |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |
* 11 October 2009 12:00
| Spain | 4–1 | Italy |
| Comerma 3', 50' Piñeiro 28' Muñoz 49' | Report | Pacella 40' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Michelle Joubert (RSA)
* 12 October 2009 13:00
| New Zealand | 3–0 | Spain |
| Sharland 2' Eshuis 20' Punt 49' | Report | |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Irene Clelland (SCO)
* 14 October 2009 15:00
| Italy | 2–4 | New Zealand |
| Faustini 17', 32' | Report | Glynn 30' Punt 32' Harrison 52' Eshuis 68' |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Claire Adenot (FRA)

### Classification round
#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |
* 15 October 2009 13:00
| South Africa | 3–3 | New Zealand |
| Wilson 2' Fredericks 19' Marescia 34' | Report | Sharland 17', 60' Eshuis 66' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Carol Metchette (IRL)
* 15 October 2009 17:00
| Spain | 0–0 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Claire Adenot (FRA)
* 17 October 2009 13:00
| South Africa | 1–0 | Spain |
| Taylor 47' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* 17 October 2009 15:00
| New Zealand | 0–1 | Japan |
| | Report | Nagayama 68' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Carol Metchette (IRL)

#### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Chile | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
* 15 October 2009 15:00
| Italy | 1–1 | Chile |
| Singh 35' | Report | D. Caram 68' |
* Umpires: Irene Clelland (SCO) Kelly Hudson (NZL)
* 17 October 2009 11:00
| Azerbaijan | 1–2 | Italy |
| M. Aliyeva 68' | Report | Quaranta 30' Zucca 66' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Frances Block (ENG)

### Classification matches
#### Fifth and sixth place

* 18 October 2009 11:00
| Italy | 3–0 | Chile |
| Franco 39', 60' Singh 66' | Report | |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Claire Adenot (FRA)

#### Third and fourth place

* 18 October 2009 13:30
| Japan | 1–0 | Spain |
| Komazawa 67' | Report | |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Frances Block (ENG)

#### Final

* 18 October 2009 16:00
| South Africa | 1–2 | New Zealand |
| Woods 64' | Report | Punt 17' Eshuis 31' |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorers | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Fair Play |
| Gemma Flynn | Clarissa Eshuis Farah Fredericks | Mariette Rix | South Africa |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | Qualified for FIH Champions Trophy |
| | South Africa (H) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 | |
| | Japan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | Relegated to FIH Champions Challenge II |
| 6 | Chile | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | Relegated to FIH Champions Challenge II |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | Relegated to FIH Champions Challenge II |

### Goalscorers

There were 50 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.78 goals per match.
4 goals
* Clarissa Eshuis
* Farah Fredericks
3 goals
* Anita Punt
* Kayla Sharland
2 goals
* Francesca Faustini
* Julieta Franco
* Jasbeer Singh
* Mazuki Arai
* Rika Komazawa
* Kana Nagayama
* Kathleen Taylor
* Jennifer Wilson
* Kate Woods
* Glòria Comerma
1 goal
* Marina Aliyeva
* Daniela Caram
* Elisabetta Pacella
* Valentina Quaranta
* Francesca Zucca
* Sachimi Iwao
* Ai Murakami
* Mie Nakashima
* Aki Yamada
* Katie Glynn
* Samantha Harrison
* Tarryn Bright
* Marsha Marescia
* Shelley Russell
* Silvia Muñoz
* Olalla Piñeiro
Source: FIH