# 2001 Women's Intercontinental Cup

The 2001 Women's Hockey Intercontinental Cup was the sixth edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The event was held from 17–30 September, across two host cities, Abbeville and Amiens in France.
England won the tournament for the first time after defeating Russia 4–0 in the final. Ukraine finished in third place, defeating Japan 4–3 in penalties following a 1–1 draw.
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2002 FIH World Cup in Perth, with the top six teams qualifying automatically. The seventh placed team qualified to the three–match playoff series held in Cannock, which was to be played against the United States.

## Qualification

All five confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey Federation based upon the FIH World Rankings. Those teams participated at their respective continental championships but could not qualify through it, and they received the chance to qualify through this tournament based on the final ranking at each competition.
| Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier(s) |
| 7–11 November 1998 | 1998 Hockey African Cup for Nations | Harare, Zimbabwe | — |
| 18–29 August 1999 | 1999 EuroHockey Nations Championship | Cologne, Germany | England Russia Scotland Ukraine Lithuania Ireland France Belgium |
| 2–10 December 1999 | 1999 Hockey Asia Cup | New Delhi, India | India Japan Kazakhstan Malaysia |
| 8–18 March 2001 | 2001 Pan American Cup | Kingston, Jamaica | — Canada Uruguay |
    ^1 – Kenya withdrew from participating.
    ^2 – United States withdrew from participating.

## Squads

Below is the list of participating squads.

## Results

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 18 | Semi-Finals and 2002 FIH World Cup |
| 2 | Ukraine | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 11 | Semi-Finals and 2002 FIH World Cup |
| 3 | India | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 10 | |
| 4 | Ireland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | |
| 5 | France (H) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 7 | |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | |
| 7 | Uruguay | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 | |
* 17 September 2001 11:00
| India | 2–0 | Uruguay |
| Gussain 20' Jyoti 21' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 17 September 2001 13:30
| Ukraine | 6–4 | Kazakhstan |
| Savenko 4', 29' Kolomiyets 24' Kobzenko 30' Fritche 50' Vasyukova 57' | Report | Svirskaya 32', 64' Shelomanova 48', 51' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 17 September 2001 17:00
| France | 0–4 | England |
| | Report | Bennett 12' Wright 37' King 43', 50' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 19 September 2001 10:30
| Kazakhstan | 2–0 | Uruguay |
| Apelganetz 44', 64' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 19 September 2001 13:00
| Ireland | 1–0 | India |
| McVicker 31' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 19 September 2001 18:00
| Ukraine | 2–6 | England |
| Kobzenko 32' Salenko 67' | Report | Clewlow 11', 23' Blanks 23' Smith 24', 64' Cullen 41' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 20 September 2001 13:00
| Ireland | 6–0 | Uruguay |
| Burke 17', 53', 57', 65' McVicker 29', 44' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 20 September 2001 18:00
| Ukraine | 4–3 | France |
| Bilyalova 2' Kobzenko 5' Kolomiyets 19' Savenko 22' | Report | Lazennec 27', 57' Delloye 40' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 20 September 2001 20:30
| England | 1–0 | Kazakhstan |
| Lind 57' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 22 September 2001 13:00
| India | 2–2 | Ukraine |
| Surinder 26' Suman 58' | Report | Kolomiyets 13' Salenko 39' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 22 September 2001 15:30
| Kazakhstan | 0–0 | France |
| | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 22 September 2001 18:00
| England | 2–0 | Ireland |
| Miller 24' Walker 58' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 23 September 2001 13:00
| Uruguay | 1–4 | Ukraine |
| A. Hernández 65' | Report | Bilayova 29' Fritche 31' Savenko 35', 41' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 23 September 2001 18:00
| France | 1–0 | Ireland |
| Bergere 56' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 23 September 2001 20:30
| England | 2–1 | India |
| King 9' Smith 24' | Report | Jyoti 50' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 25 September 2001 10:30
| Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Ireland |
| | Report | McVicker 8' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 25 September 2001 15:30
| France | 0–5 | India |
| | Report | Mamta 10', 70' Sanggai 51' Jyoti 58', 65' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 25 September 2001 18:00
| Uruguay | 0–5 | England |
| | Report | Bimson 7' King 9' Smith 25' Cullen 35' Clewlow 55' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 26 September 2001 13:00
| Ireland | 1–1 | Ukraine |
| Orbinson 48' | Report | Kobzenko 38' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 26 September 2001 15:30
| India | 4–0 | Kazakhstan |
| Surinder 16' Amandeep 21' Chanu 32' Suman 37' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 26 September 2001 18:00
| Uruguay | 0–3 | France |
| | Report | Dutel 15' Lazennec 32' Morin 68' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 16 | Semi-Finals and 2002 FIH World Cup |
| 2 | Japan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 16 | Semi-Finals and 2002 FIH World Cup |
| 3 | Lithuania | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | |
| 5 | Canada | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Malaysia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 3 | |
| 7 | Belgium | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 0 | |
* 18 September 2001 13:00
| Belgium | 0–5 | Japan |
| | Report | Morimoto 30', 42' Tsukui 38' Morishita 50' Iwao 59' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 18 September 2001 15:30
| Lithuania | 2–2 | Scotland |
| Petrutytė 32' Gaidamaviciutė 53' | Report | Simpson 7' MacDonald 23' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 18 September 2001 18:00
| Canada | 0–1 | Russia |
| | Report | Bassaitchuk 24' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 19 September 2001 15:30
| Japan | 3–0 | Lithuania |
| Miura 15', 57' Kitada 19' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 19 September 2001 18:00
| Scotland | 0–4 | Russia |
| | Report | Polovkova 32', 55' Velmatkima 43' Vassioukova 57' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 19 September 2001 20:30
| Canada | 4–1 | Malaysia |
| MacNeill 15' Grimes 29', 50', 54' | Report | Munaziah 47' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 21 September 2001 10:30
| Malaysia | 1–3 | Scotland |
| Norliza 42' | Report | Fraser 2' Simpson 9' Clement 56' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 21 September 2001 13:00
| Russia | 1–1 | Japan |
| Kravtchenko 16' | Report | Miura 36' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 21 September 2001 18:00
| Belgium | 0–4 | Canada |
| | Report | Tingley 7', 17' MacNeill 47' Rezansoff 65' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 22 September 2001 13:00
| Malaysia | 0–6 | Japan |
| | Report | Tsukui 2', 13' Morimoto 9' Miura 15', 39', 65' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 22 September 2001 18:00
| Canada | 2–3 | Lithuania |
| Price 24' Cuthbert 46' | Report | Kubilinskienė 10', 47' Guibinaitė 36' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 22 September 2001 20:00
| Scotland | 4–0 | Belgium |
| MacDonald 26' Lampard 44' Grant 56' Simpson 61' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 24 September 2001 10:30
| Lithuania | 3–0 | Belgium |
| Petrutytė 20' Zvinklytė 32' Kubulinskienė 55' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 24 September 2001 13:00
| Malaysia | 1–8 | Russia |
| Norsaliza 7' | Report | Kravtchenko 20' Dobrokhotova 26' Tchegourdaeva 31' Rotorgueva 33', 45', 64' Polokova 62', 69' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 24 September 2001 18:00
| Japan | 1–0 | Scotland |
| Miura 61' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 25 September 2001 13:00
| Russia | 9–2 | Belgium |
| Sviridova 17', 53' Bassaitchuk 21', 68' Kravtchenko 44', 54' Tchegourdaeva 47' Velmatkina 49' E. Kravtchenko 57' | Report | Demeyere 26' Bouché 29' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 25 September 2001 15:30
| Lithuania | 4–1 | Malaysia |
| Gaidamaviciutė 1' Kubilinskienė 7' Petrutytė 27' Janutaitė 69' | Report | Melati 64' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 25 September 2001 18:00
| Japan | 1–0 | Canada |
| Morimoto 15' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
* 27 September 2001 10:30
| Russia | 2–1 | Lithuania |
| Kravtchenko 6' Bassaitchuk 32' | Report | Caikauskienė 66' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 27 September 2001 13:00
| Belgium | 4–5 | Malaysia |
| Bouché 2' Tiffany 35' van Regemortel 39' Dequinze 61' | Report | Norsaliza 12' Devaleela 16', 48' Munaziah 42' Melati 68' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 27 September 2001 15:30
| Scotland | 2–0 | Canada |
| Simpson 10', 59' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens

### Classification round
#### Thirteenth and fourteenth place

* 29 September 2001 08:00
| Uruguay | 0–3 | Belgium |
| | Report | Christiaens 55', 68' Turine 70' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens

#### Ninth to twelfth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Ninth Place | Ninth Place |
| 29 September 2001 | 29 September 2001 |
| France | 4 |
| France | 4 | 30 September 2001 | 30 September 2001 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 30 September 2001 | 30 September 2001 |
| Malaysia | 0 | France | 3 |
| 29 September 2001 | 29 September 2001 | | France | 3 |
| 29 September 2001 | 29 September 2001 | Canada | 2 |
| Canada | 5 | Canada | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | | |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | Eleventh Place | Eleventh Place |
| | | 30 September 2001 | 30 September 2001 |
| | | Malaysia | 2 |
| | | Kazakhstan | 5 |

##### Crossover

* 29 September 2001 10:30
| France | 4–0 | Malaysia |
| Delloye 17', 44' Hure 53' Bergere 60' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 29 September 2001 19:30
| Canada | 5–1 | Kazakhstan |
| MacNeill 4', 56', 60' Taunton 24' Kopeck 31' | Report | Shelomanova 57' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville

##### Eleventh and twelfth place

* 30 September 2001 10:30
| Malaysia | 2–5 | Kazakhstan |
| Munazian 9' Noriza 32' | Report | Svirskaya 16' Apelganets 40', 54' Shelomanova 49' Sumkina 67' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens

##### Ninth and tenth place

* 30 September 2001 11:00
| France | 3–2 | Canada |
| Llobet 21' Brechon 55' Lazennec 66' | Report | MacNeill 45', 47' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville

#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| 29 September 2001 | 29 September 2001 |
| India | 1 |
| India | 1 | 30 September 2001 | 30 September 2001 |
| Scotland (a.e.t) | 2 | 30 September 2001 | 30 September 2001 |
| Scotland (a.e.t) | 2 | Scotland | 1 |
| 29 September 2001 | 29 September 2001 | | Scotland | 1 |
| 29 September 2001 | 29 September 2001 | Ireland (a.e.t) | 2 |
| Lithuania | 2 (–) | Ireland (a.e.t) | 2 |
| Ireland (pen.) | 2 (–) | | |
| Ireland (pen.) | 2 (–) | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |
| | | 30 September 2001 | 30 September 2001 |
| | | India | – |
| | | Lithuania | – |

##### Crossover

* 29 September 2001 13:00
| Lithuania | 2–2 | Ireland |
| Kubilinskienė 18' Petrutytė 34' | Report | Sixsmith 25' McVicker 66' |
| Penalties |||
| | 6–5 | |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
The match finished 2–2 and Lithuania won the subsequent penalty shoot-out 6–5. However Ireland captain, Rachel Kohler, spotted that the penalty strokes were being taken in the wrong order. She was initially ignored by the match officials, but Ireland appealed and the tournament director ruled the shoot-out should be replayed the next day. However Lithuania refused to take part and withdrew from the tournament.
* 29 September 2001 17:30
| India | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Scotland |
| Mamta 7' | Report | Valentine 27' Simpson 82' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 30 September 2001 13:00
| India | – | Lithuania |
| | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
Match awarded to India following Lithuania's withdrawal.

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 29 September 2001 13:30
| Scotland | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Ireland |
| Grant 9' | Report | Orbinson 54' McVicker 77' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville
After Ireland defeated Scotland 2–1 in this match they were initially confirmed as the final qualifier for the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup. Before the match the Lithuania team staged a sit down protest on the pitch. Lithuania lodged a further appeal to the FIH who then ordered that Ireland, Lithuania, India and the United States take part in a second qualification tournament. Lithuania were due to play India in a seventh and eighth place play-off before they withdrew. The United States had been unable to participate in the original tournament due to the disruption of airline schedules after the 11 September attacks. However Ireland in turn appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport who overruled the FIH decision and finally confirmed Ireland's place in the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup.

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 29 September 2001 | 29 September 2001 |
| England | 2 |
| England | 2 | 30 September 2001 | 30 September 2001 |
| Japan | 1 | 30 September 2001 | 30 September 2001 |
| Japan | 1 | England | 4 |
| 29 September 2001 | 29 September 2001 | | England | 4 |
| 29 September 2001 | 29 September 2001 | Russia | 0 |
| Russia | 2 | Russia | 0 |
| Ukraine | 1 | | |
| Ukraine | 1 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 30 September 2001 | 30 September 2001 |
| | | Japan | 1 (3) |
| | | Ukraine (pen.) | 1 (4) |

##### Semi-finals

* 29 September 2001 15:30
| England | 2–1 | Japan |
| Cullen 38' Bennett 48' | Report | Kato 8' |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens
* 29 September 2001 15:30
| Russia | 2–1 | Ukraine |
| Tchegourdaeva 7', 44' | Report | Vasyukova 28' |
* Stadium: SC Abbevillois, Abbeville

##### Third and fourth place

* 30 September 2001 15:30
| Japan | 1–1 | Ukraine |
| Miura 15' | Report | Kolomiyets 17' |
| Penalties |||
| | 3–4 | |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens

##### Final

* 30 September 2001 18:00
| England | 4–0 | Russia |
| Walsh 16', 38' Clewlow 65' Marston-Smith 69' | Report | |
* Stadium: SC Amiens, Amiens

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Young Player of the Tournament |
| Marina Tchegourdaeva | Keiko Miura | Sanggai Chanu |

## 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 |
| | England | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 24 | Qualified for 2002 FIH World Cup |
| | Russia | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 19 | Qualified for 2002 FIH World Cup |
| | Ukraine | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 12 | Qualified for 2002 FIH World Cup |
| 4 | Japan | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 17 | Qualified for 2002 FIH World Cup |
| 5 | Ireland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 | Qualified for 2002 FIH World Cup |
| 6 | Scotland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 13 | Qualified for 2002 FIH World Cup |
| 7 | India | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 10 | Qualifying Playoff Series |
| 8 | Lithuania | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 11 | |
| 9 | France (H) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 13 | |
| 10 | Canada | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 9 | |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 7 | |
| 12 | Malaysia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 3 | |
| 13 | Belgium | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 3 | |
| 14 | Uruguay | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 | −24 | 0 | |

## Goalscorers

There were 214 goals scored in 55 matches, for an average of 3.89 goals per match.
8 goals
* Keiko Miura
7 goals
* Karen MacNeill
6 goals
* Lynsey McVicker
* Rhona Simpson
5 goals
* Aurelija Kubilinskienė
* Nathalia Kravtchenko
* Zhanna Savenko
4 goals
* Melanie Clewlow
* Leisa King
* Jane Smith
* Muriel Lazennec
* Jyoti Sunita Kullu
* Jennifer Burke
* Sakae Morimoto
* Yelena Apelganetz
* Olga Shelomanova
* Dalia Petrutytė
* Galina Bassaitchuk
* Elena Polovkova
* Marina Tchegourdaeva
* Tetyana Kobzenko
* Svitlana Kolomiyets
3 goals
* Aoibhinn Grimes
* Tina Cullen
* Caroline Delloye
* Mamta Kharab
* Toshie Tsukui
* Yelena Svirskaya
* Munaziah Mulim
* Ekaterina Rotorgueva
2 goals
* Olivia Bouché
* An Christiaens
* Sue Tingley
* Anna Bennett
* Kate Walsh
* Peggy Bergere
* Suman Bala
* Sanggai Chanu
* Surinder Kaur
* Jill Orbinson
* Giedre Gaidamaviciutė
* Devaleela Devadasan
* Che Inan Melati Che Ibrahim
* Norliza Sahli
* Norsaliza Ahmed Soobni
* Irina Sviridova
* Olga Velmatkima
* Alison Grant
* Susan MacDonald
* Fyeridye Bilyalova
* Olena Fritche
* Tetyana Salenko
* Natalya Vasyukova
1 goal
* Magali Demeyere
* Maïté Dequinze
* Anne-Sophie van Regemortel
* Tiffany Thys
* Sophie Turine
* Deborah Cuthbert
* Laurelee Kopeck
* Rebecca Price
* Kelly Rezansoff
* Kristen Taunton
* Jennifer Bimson
* Sarah Blanks
* Elena Lind
* Denise Marston-Smith
* Purdy Miller
* Rachel Walker
* Lucilla Wright
* Stéphanie Brechon
* Gwenaelle Dutel
* Sophie Hure
* Sophie Llobet
* Aurelie Morin
* Sita Gussain
* Amandeep Kaur
* Daphne Sixsmith
* Sachimi Iwao
* Akemi Kato
* Akiko Kitada
* Yuko Morishita
* Nadezhda Sumkina
* Virginija Caikauskienė
* Asura Janutaitė
* Joana Guibinaitė
* Jursta Zvinklytė
* Natalia Dobrokhotova
* Ekaterina Kravtchenko
* Tatiana Vassioukova
* Linda Clement
* Susan Fraser
* Claire Lampard
* Cheryl Valentine
* Ana Hernández