# 2024–25 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup

The 2024–25 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup was the third edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup, the annual qualification tournament for the FIH Pro League and relegation for the FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held in Santiago, Chile from 23 February to 2 March 2025.
New Zealand won their first tile with a finals win over Ireland.

## Teams

The eight highest ranked teams not participating in the 2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League participate in the tournament.
Head Coach: Sheldon Rostron
* Thora Rae
* Brooke McCusker
* Anna Mollenhauer
* Elise Wong
* Kathleen Leahy
* Kenzie Girgis
* Sara Goodman
* Karli Johansen (C)
* Natalie Sourisseau (C)
* Alexis de Armond
* Audrey Sawers
* Julia Ross
* Nora Goddard-Despot
* Danielle Husar
* Allison Kuzyk
* Mikayla Stelling
* Rowan Harris (GK)
* Marcia LaPlante (GK)
Head Coach: Cristóbal Rodríguez
* Fernanda Villagrán
* Doménica Ananías
* Denise Rojas
* Fernanda Flores
* Sofía Filipek
* Fernanda Arrieta
* Manuela Urroz (C)
* Beatriz Wirth (GK)
* Francisca Tala
* Constanza Palma
* Laura Müller
* Agustina Solano
* Francisca Irazoqui
* Paula Valdivia
* María Maldonado
* Natalia Salvador (GK)
* Constanza Muñoz
* Josefina Gutiérrez
Head Coach: Gareth Grundie
* Ayeisha McFerran (GK)
* Elizabeth Murphy (GK)
* Sarah McAuley
* Michelle Carey
* Róisín Upton
* Niamh Carey
* Sarah Hawkshaw (C)
* Kathryn Mullan
* Hannah McLoughlin
* Sarah Torrans
* Elena Neill
* Naomi Carroll
* Ellen Curran
* Caoimhe Perdue
* Charlotte Beggs
* Christina Hamill
* Mikayla Power
* Emily Kealy
Head Coach: Kazuyuki Ozawa
* Maho Ueno
* Miyu Suzuki
* Mayuri Horikawa
* Mei Matsunami
* Nanako Tateiwa
* Haruka Kawaguchi
* Hanami Saito
* Nanami Kaneko
* Mai Toriyama
* Ai Hiramitsu
* Amiru Shimada (C)
* Akio Tanaka (GK)
* Rui Takashima
* Junon Kawai
* Ikumi Matsu
* Ku Yudo (GK)
* Miyu Hasegawa
* Hiroka Murayama
Head Coach: Phillip Burrows
* Olivia Shannon (C)
* Hannah Cotter
* Emelia Surridge
* Brooke Roberts (GK)
* Casey Crowley
* Grace O'Hanlon (GK)
* Stephanie Dickins
* Anna Crowley
* Paige Blake
* Kaitlin Cotter
* Holly Pearson
* Hannah Gravenall
* Riana Pho
* Anna Willocks
* Emma Findlay
* Brittany Wang
* Rebecca Baker
* Emma Rainey
Head Coach: Chris Duncan
* Jennifer Eadie
* Amber Murray (GK)
* Eve Pearson
* Amy Costello (C)
* Katie Birch
* Charlotte Watson
* Ruth Blaikie
* Heather McEwan
* Frances Longeran
* Sarah Jamieson (C)
* Millie Steiger (C)
* Bronwyn Shields
* Jessica Ross
* Jessica Buchanan (GK)
* Rebecca Birch
* Fiona Burnet
* Ellie Mackenzie
* Ava Findlay
Head Coach: Kim Yoon
* Kim Eun-ji (b. 2000) (GK)
* Jung Che-young
* Oh You-min
* Lee Yu-jin
* An Su-jin
* Kang Ji-na
* Cheon Eun-bi (C)
* Cho Hye-jin
* Kim Eun-ji (b. 1999)
* Jin Su-yeon
* Lee Yu-ri
* Park Seung-ae
* Kim Jeong-ihn
* Choi Ji-yun
* Jeong Da-bin
* Jung Sung-hee
* Kim Min-jeong
* Lee Seo-yeon (GK)
Head Coach: David Passmore
* Meredith Sholder
* Sophia Gladieux
* Madeleine Zimmer
* Reese D'Ariano
* Katie Dixon
* Amanda Golini (C)
* Sanne Caarls
* Emma DeBerdine
* Josie Hollamon
* Leah Crouse
* Alexandra Hammel (C)
* Jacqueline Sumfest
* Kelee Lepage
* Lucy Adams
* Kealsie Reeb (GK)
* Jennifer Rizzo (GK)
* Mia Schoenbeck
* Jans Croon

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chile (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |
* 23 February 2025 19:00
| Japan | 0–0 | Chile |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Allison Mikelson (USA) Steven Bakker (NED)
* 23 February 2025 21:00
| United States | 2–0 | Canada |
| DeBerdine 15' Sholder 28' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kim Yoon-seon (KOR) Federico Silva (ARG)
* 25 February 2025 19:00
| Chile | 5–0 | Canada |
| Valdivia 22' Arrieta 40' Urroz 47' Müller 56' Villagrán 60+' | Report | |
* Umpires: Federico Silva (ARG) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)
* 26 February 2025 11:00
| United States | 4–2 | Japan |
| Dixon 7' Lepage 15' Zimmer 44' Schoenbeck 53' | Report | Toriyama 12' Saito 54' |
* Umpires: Kim Yoon-seon (KOR) Megan Robertson (CAN)
* 27 February 2025 19:00
| Chile | 3–1 | United States |
| Rojas 25' Urroz 38' Maldonado 53' | Report | Zimmer 57' |
* Umpires: Victoria Pazos (POR) Lani Nichol (NZL)
* 27 February 2025 21:00
| Japan | 2–1 | Canada |
| Suzuki 33' Murayama 47' | Report | Leahy 35' |
* Umpires: Kim Yoon-seon (KOR) Steven Bakker (NED)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 | |
* 23 February 2025 15:00
| New Zealand | 5–4 | South Korea |
| Willocks 9' Rainey 28' Pearson 42', 58' Pho 55' | Report | Park 6' Jeong 19', 27' Cheon 40' |
* Umpires: Zoe Hall (ENG) Megan Robertson (CAN)
* 23 February 2025 17:00
| Ireland | 3–0 | Scotland |
| Power 6' N. Carey 30' Mullan 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Lani Nichol (NZL)
* 25 February 2025 15:00
| South Korea | 0–2 | Scotland |
| | Report | Jamieson 21' Burnet 43' |
* Umpires: Victoria Pazos (POR) Steven Bakker (NED)
* 25 February 2025 17:00
| Ireland | 1–0 | New Zealand |
| Carroll 30' | Report | |
* Umpires: Melissa Taylor (RSA) Allison Mikelson (USA)
* 27 February 2025 15:00
| New Zealand | 3–1 | Scotland |
| K. Cotter 25' Shannon 54' Findlay 59' | Report | Watson 2' |
* Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Melissa Taylor (RSA)
* 27 February 2025 17:00
| South Korea | 0–2 | Ireland |
| | Report | Torrans 25' Power 51' |
* Umpires: Allison Mikelson (USA) Federico Silva (ARG)

## Classification round
### Bracket

| Crossovers | Crossovers | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 1 March | 1 March |
| Japan | 5 |
| Japan | 5 | 2 March | 2 March |
| South Korea | 4 | 2 March | 2 March |
| South Korea | 4 | Japan | 0 |
| 1 March | 1 March | | Japan | 0 |
| 1 March | 1 March | Scotland | 2 |
| Scotland | 2 | Scotland | 2 |
| Canada | 0 | | |
| Canada | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 2 March | 2 March |
| | | South Korea | 2 |
| | | Canada | 0 |

### Crossovers

* 1 March 2025 11:00
| Japan | 5–4 | South Korea |
| Takashima 12', 57' Toriyama 40' Hasegawa 42' Murayama 55' | Report | Cho 5' Jung S. 8' Jeong 16' Kim J. 41' |
* Umpires: Megan Robertson (CAN) Lani Nichol (NZL)
* 1 March 2025 13:30
| Scotland | 2–0 | Canada |
| Jamieson 34' Mackenzie 41' | Report | |
* Umpires: Victoria Pazos (POR) Melissa Taylor (RSA)

### Seventh and eighth place

* 2 March 2025 11:00
| South Korea | 2–0 | Canada |
| Jeong 29' Park 34' | Report | |
* Umpires: Steven Bakker (NED) Melissa Taylor (RSA)

### Fifth and sixth place

* 2 March 2025 13:30
| Japan | 0–2 | Scotland |
| | Report | Costello 47' Burnet 52' |
* Umpires: Victoria Pazos (POR) Federico Silva (ARG)

## First to fourth place classification
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1 March | 1 March |
| Chile | 1 (1) |
| Chile | 1 (1) | 2 March | 2 March |
| New Zealand (pen.) | 1 (3) | 2 March | 2 March |
| New Zealand (pen.) | 1 (3) | New Zealand (pen.) | 1 (4) |
| 1 March | 1 March | | New Zealand (pen.) | 1 (4) |
| 1 March | 1 March | Ireland | 1 (2) |
| Ireland | 2 | Ireland | 1 (2) |
| United States | 1 | | |
| United States | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 2 March | 2 March |
| | | Chile | 2 |
| | | United States | 1 |

### Semifinals

* 1 March 2025 16:00
| Ireland | 2–1 | United States |
| Upton 24' Mullan 44' | Report | Zimmer 4' |
* Umpires: Cassidy Gallagher (AUS) Steven Bakker (NED)
* 1 March 2025 18:30
| Chile | 1–1 | New Zealand |
| Villagrán 9' | Report | Willocks 8' |
| Penalties |||
| Tala Ananías Gutiérrez Irazoqui | 1–3 | Willocks Shannon Pearson Dickins |
* Umpires: Kim Yoon-seon (KOR) Allison Mikelson (USA)

### Third place game

* 2 March 2025 16:00
| Chile | 2–1 | United States |
| Maldonado 27' Arrieta 54' | Report | Caarls 51' |
* Umpires: Megan Robertson (CAN) Cassidy Gallagher (AUS)

### Final

* 2 March 2025 18:30
| New Zealand | 1–1 | Ireland |
| Surridge 6' | Report | Mullan 57' |
| Penalties |||
| Willocks Shannon Pearson Dickins H. Cotter | 4–2 | N. Carey Power Hawkshaw M. Carey |
* Umpires: Kim Yoon-seon (KOR) Allison Mikelson (USA)'

## 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 | Status |
| | New Zealand (P) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 8 | Promoted to the 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League |
| | Ireland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 13 | |
| | Chile (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 | |
| 4 | United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Scotland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | |
| 7 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 3 | |
| 8 | Canada (R) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | Relegated to 2025–26 FIH Nations Cup 2 |

## Awards

The following individual awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament on 2 March 2025.
| Award | Recipient |
| Player of the Tournament | Holly Pearson |
| Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Natalia Salvador |
| Top Goalscorer | Jeong Da-bin |
| Best Junior Player | Mikayla Power |

## Goalscorers

There were 66 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.3 goals per match.
4 goals
* Jeong Da-bin
3 goals
* Kathryn Mullan
* Madeleine Zimmer
2 goals
* Fernanda Arrieta
* María Maldonado
* Manuela Urroz
* Fernanda Villagrán
* Mikayla Power
* Hiroka Murayama
* Rui Takashima
* Mai Toriyama
* Holly Pearson
* Anna Willocks
* Fiona Burnet
* Sarah Jamieson
* Park Seung-ae
1 goal
* Kathleen Leahy
* Laura Müller
* Denise Rojas
* Paula Valdivia
* Niamh Carey
* Naomi Carroll
* Sarah Torrans
* Róisín Upton
* Miyu Hasegawa
* Hanami Saito
* Miyu Suzuki
* Kaitlin Cotter
* Emma Findlay
* Riana Pho
* Emma Rainey
* Olivia Shannon
* Emelia Surridge
* Amy Costello
* Ellie Mackenzie
* Charlotte Watson
* Cheon Eun-bi
* Cho Hye-jin
* Jung Sung-hee
* Kim Jeong-ihn
* Sanne Caarls
* Emma DeBerdine
* Katie Dixon
* Kelee Lepage
* Mia Schoenbeck
* Meredith Sholder
Source: FIH