# Field hockey at the 2006 South American Games

The men's and women's field hockey competitions at the 2006 South American Games were the first inclusion of hockey at the South American Games. Both tournaments were held in conjunction with one another between 9 and 19 November 2006 at the CeNARD Hockey Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In the men's competition, Argentina won the gold medal by defeating Chile 6–0 in the final. Peru won the bronze medal by defeating Uruguay 3–0 in a penalty shoot-out following a 0–0 draw.
In the women's competition, Argentina won the gold medal by defeating Chile 4–0 in the final. Uruguay won the bronze medal by defeating Brazil 4–0.

## Participating nations
### Men's tournament

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay

### Women's tournament

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Paraguay
* Uruguay
Both Paraguay men's and women's teams withdrew prior to the tournament.

## Medals
### Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men | Argentina | Chile | Peru |
| Women | Argentina | Chile | Uruguay |

### Medal table

* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Argentina (ARG)* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

## Men's tournament
### Pool matches

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | +31 | 10 | Gold-medal match |
| 2 | Chile | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | +24 | 10 | Gold-medal match |
| 3 | Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 6 | Bronze-medal match |
| 4 | Peru | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 3 | Bronze-medal match |
| 5 | Brazil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 30 | −27 | 0 | |
* 9 November 2006 10:00
| Uruguay | 3–1 | Peru |
| Vasquez 17' Castillos 56', 70' | Report | Vargas 55' |
* Umpires: Albert Marcano (TTO) Diego Barbas (ARG)
* 9 November 2006 14:00
| Chile | 9–1 | Brazil |
| Kannegisser 11', 41', 46', 48' Koppenberger 20', 66' Stein 38' Kapsch 55' Valenzuela 63' | Report | Rews 22' |
* Umpires: Daniel Gonzalez (PER) Daniel Lopez (URU)
* 11 November 2006 14:00
| Uruguay | 0–6 | Chile |
| | Report | Koppenberger 13' Valenzuela 19', 40' Krainz 27' Stein 54', 64' |
* Umpires: Juan Bonelli (ARG) Saleem Aaron (USA)
* 11 November 2006 16:00
| Peru | 0–9 | Argentina |
| | Report | Riccardi 9' L. Argento Innocente 14', 56' Rossi 24' Saliva 32', 46' Encinas 35' T. Argento Innocente 45', 63' |
* Umpires: Diego Wenz (CHL) Albert Marcano (TTO)
* 12 November 2006 16:00
| Peru | 0–10 | Chile |
| | Report | Krainz 7', 28', 46' G. Thierman 16' Khulenthal 33', 41' Valenzuela 43' Kannegisser 53', 57' Koppenberger 62' |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Daniel Lopez (URU)
* 12 November 2006 18:00
| Argentina | 15–0 | Brazil |
| L. Argento Innocente 1', 40' Rossi 4', 61' T. Argento Innocente 6' Orozco 26', 38' Riccardi 33' Cammareri 37', 49', 65' Saladino 41', 63' Corradini 50' Saliva 52' | Report | |
* Umpires: Saleem Aaron (USA) Daniel Gonzalez (PER)
* 14 November 2006 14:00
| Peru | 2–0 | Brazil |
| Vargas 54' Henze 64' | Report | |
* Umpires: Diego Wenz (CHL) Juan Bonelli (ARG)
* 14 November 2006 18:00
| Uruguay | 0–7 | Argentina |
| | Report | Orozco 11' Rossi 20' Saliva 22' Saladino 31' Riccardi 32', 58' L. Argento Innocente 45' |
* Umpires: Daniel Gonzalez (PER) Albert Marcano (TTO)
* 16 November 2006 14:00
| Brazil | 2–4 | Uruguay |
| Eger 50' Höck 70' | Report | M. Tixe 22' Comalino 46' Castillos 55' Martinez 66' |
* Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Juan Bonelli (ARG)
* 16 November 2006 18:00
| Chile | 0–0 | Argentina |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Daniel Lopez (URU) Saleem Aaron (USA)

### Medal round
#### Bronze-medal match

* 19 November 2006 13:30
| Uruguay | 0–0 | Peru |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Colina Pouquette Stanham | 0–3 | Vargas Lazarte Henze |
* Umpires: Diego Wenz (CHL) Diego Barbas (ARG)

#### Gold-medal match

* 19 November 2006 18:30
| Argentina | 6–0 | Chile |
| Rossi 18', 21', 33' T. Argento Innocente 44' Saliva 47' Vila 70' | Report | |
* Umpires: Saleem Aaron (USA) Albert Marcano (TTO)

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Argentina |
| | Chile |
| | Peru |
| 4 | Uruguay |
| 5 | Brazil |
Qualified for the 2007 Pan American Games

## Women's tournament
### Pool matches

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 | Gold-medal match |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | Gold-medal match |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | Bronze-medal match |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 | Bronze-medal match |
* 9 November 2006 16:00
| Uruguay | 6–0 | Brazil |
| Dupont 17' Bisignano 20', 44' de Maria 32', 40' Gibernau 49' | Report | |
* Umpires: Cintia Meli (ARG) Claudia Videla Baeza (CHL)
* 10 November 2006 18:00
| Argentina | 10–0 | Brazil |
| Aguirre 2', 5', 29', 34' Bianchini 25' Luchetti 47' M. D'Elia 50' Rojas 58' Kañevsky 64' Bouza 69' | Report | |
* Umpires: Maria Mongelos (PAR) Maritza Pérez Castro (URU)
* 12 November 2006 14:00
| Chile | 2–0 | Uruguay |
| Caram 7' Wilson 38' | Report | |
* Umpires: Natalia Piccinin (ARG) Cintia Meli (ARG)
* 14 November 2006 18:00
| Argentina | 6–0 | Chile |
| Luchetti 11', 39' F. D'Elia 20' M. D'Elia 29' Barrionuevo 63' Bouza 68' | Report | |
* Umpires: Maria Mongelos (PAR) Maritza Pérez Castro (URU)
* 16 November 2006 12:00
| Chile | 10–0 | Brazil |
| Caram 3', 40', 42', 67' Fernandez 4' Villagra 35' Albertz 44' Infante 49' Flores 58' García 64' | Report | |
* Umpires: Natalia Piccinin (ARG) Cintia Meli (ARG)
* 16 November 2006 16:00
| Uruguay | 0–3 | Argentina |
| | Report | Kañevsky 3' Bouza 30' Maloberti 42' |
* Umpires: Claudia Videla Baeza (CHL) Maria Mongelos (PAR)

### Medal round
#### Bronze-medal match

* 19 November 2006 11:00
| Uruguay | 4–0 | Brazil |
| Gibernau 26' Ceretta 30' Bisignano 50' Campos 61' | Report | |
* Umpires: Natalia Piccinin (ARG) Claudia Videla Baeza (CHL)

#### Gold-medal match

* 19 November 2006 16:00
| Argentina | 4–0 | Chile |
| Maloberti 12' Aguirre 27' M. D'Elia 61' Luchetti 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Maria Mongelos (PAR) Maritza Pérez Castro (URU)

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Argentina |
| | Chile |
| | Uruguay |
| 4 | Brazil |
Qualified for the 2007 Pan American Games