# 1989 Women's Intercontinental Cup

The 1989 Women's Intercontinental Cup was a third edition of the FIH Women's Intercontinental Cup and served as a qualifier for the 1994 Women's Hockey World Cup. This tournament was held at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, India from 1 until 12 November 1989. Twelve nations took part, and they were divided into two groups of six in the preliminary round. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals. The third and fourth-placed teams went to the 5th-8th placement semifinals, and the fifth and sixth-placed teams went to the 9th-12th.
The top four teams qualified for the 1990 Women's Hockey World Cup.

## Squad

* China
    Players: Chen Mingzhu, Qi Wen, Cai Donghong, Yang Huiping, Wu Yanzhen, Hong Ping Ding (GK)
* Ireland
    Coach: George Tracy
    Players: Glenda McKee, Mary Barnwell, Fiona Breheny (GK), Susie Kinley, Caroline Fusco, Jackie Burns, Mary Logue, Fiona Manning
* Scotland
    Coach: Bill Joss
    Players: Catherine Stirling, Pauline Lyon, Gillian Messenger, Moira MacLeod (Captain), Alison Ramsay, Caroline Howard, Susan Fraser, Sue Lawrie (GK), Wendy Fraser
* South Korea
    Head coach: Park Young Jo
    Players: Lim Gae Sook, Hea Sook Yang
* The United States
    Head coach: Boudewijn Castelijn
    Assistant coach: Cheryl Murtagh
    Players: Diane Madl, Deb Bricked, Lori Bruney, Pam Austin, Sandi Costigan, Tracey Fuchs, Tracey Griesbaum, Sheryl Johnson (Vice-captain), Donna Lee, Diane Loosbrock, Barbara Marois (Captain), Marcia Pankratz (Vice-captain), Janet Ryan, Patty Shea, Elizabeth Tchou, Mary Koboldt Tracey

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | +30 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 2 | |
| 6 | France | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 1 | |
* 1 November 1989
| France | 0 - 2 | China |
* 1 November 1989
| Ireland | 1 - 0 | Italy |
* 2 November 1989
| South Korea | 5 - 0 | Scotland |
* Shivaji Hockey Stadium
* 2 November 1989
| China | 2 - 2 | Ireland |
| | | Glenda McKee, Mary Barnwell |
* 3 November 1989
| South Korea | 12 - 1 | France |
* 3 November 1989
| Italy | 0 - 0 | Scotland |
* 4 November 1989
| France | 0 - 0 | Italy |
* 5 November 1989
| South Korea | 4 - 1 | Ireland |
* 5 November 1989
| China | 3 - 0 | Scotland |
* 6 November 1989
| Ireland | 5 - 1 | France |
| Mary Barnwell (2), Susie Kinley, Glenda McKee (2) | | |
* 6 November 1989
| China | 4 - 0 | Italy |
* 7 November 1989
| Scotland | 5 - 1 | France |
| Moira MacLeod (2), Alison Ramsay, Caroline Howard, Susan Fraser | | |
* 7 November 1989
| South Korea | 6 - 1 | Italy |
* 8 November 1989
| Ireland | 1 - 1 | Scotland |
| Susie Kinley | | Wendy Fraser |
* 8 November 1989
| South Korea | 6 - 0 | China |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |
| 4 | India | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 4 | |
| 5 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 1 | |
| 6 | Malaysia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 1 | |
* 1 November 1989
| Austria | 1 - 1 | Malaysia |
| Regina Lorenz | | Christina Chin |
* 1 November 1989
| Japan | 2 - 0 | India |
* 2 November 1989
| United States | 0 - 3 | Spain |
* 2 November 1989
| India | 4 - 0 | Austria |
* 3 November 1989
| United States | 0 - 1 | Japan |
* 3 November 1989
| Spain | 8 - 0 | Malaysia |
* 4 November 1989
| Japan | 5 - 0 | Malaysia |
* 5 November 1989
| Spain | 2 - 1 | India |
* 5 November 1989
| United States | 4 - 1 | Austria |
* 6 November 1989
| Japan | 6 - 2 | Austria |
* 6 November 1989
| India | 9 - 1 | Malaysia |
* 7 November 1989
| Spain | 1 - 1 | Japan |
* 7 November 1989
| United States | 3 - 0 | Malaysia |
| Barbara Morois, Marcia Pankratz, Mary Koboldt | | |
* 8 November 1989
| Austria | 1 - 6 | Spain |
* 8 November 1989
| United States | 4 - 1 | India |
| Tracey Griesbaum (2), Marcia Pankratz, Barb Marois | | |

## Final round
### Semifinals

* 9th - 12th placement
* 9 or 10 November 1989
| Italy | 3 - 0 | Malaysia |
* 9 or 10 November 1989
| France | 1 - 0 | Austria |
* 5th - 8th placement
* 10 November 1989
| Ireland | 2 - 0 | India |
| Mary Logue, Jackie Burns | | |
* 10 November 1989
| United States | 3 - 1 | Scotland |
| | | Gillian Messenger |
* 1st - 4th placement
* 10 November 1989
| China | 3 - 2 | Spain |
| Yang Huiping (2), Chen Mingzhu | | |
* 10 November 1989
| South Korea | 4 - 0 | Japan |

### Finals

* 11th place match
* 10 or 11 November 1989
| Malaysia | 1 - 2 | Austria |
* 9th place match
* 10 or 11 November 1989
| France | 2 - 1 | Italy |
* 7th place match
* 11 November 1989
| Scotland | 3 - 2 | India |
| Moira MacLeod (2), Wendy Fraser | | |
* 5th place match
* 11 November 1989
| United States | 4 - 1 | Ireland |
* Third-place match
* 12 November 1989
| Spain | 4 - 0 | Japan |
Lim Gae Sook is a top scorer with 12 goals before the final.
* Final match
* 12 November 1989
| South Korea | 2 - 1 | China |
| Gae Sook Lim, Hea Sook Yang | | Qi Wen |
* Shivaji Hockey Stadium

## Final standings

* South Korea*
* China*
* Spain*
* Japan*
* United States
* Ireland
* Scotland
* India
* France
* Italy
* Australia
* Malaysia