# 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup

The 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup was the fifth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 10 April to 23 April in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
It was won by the Netherlands, who defeated Canada 4–2 in the final. Host nation Malaysia did not participate in the tournament.

## Results
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Wales | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |
| 6 | India | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |
* 10 April 1983 07:30
| United States | 3–0 | Scotland |
| Anders 27' Larson-Mason 35' Morett 53' | Report | |
* Umpires: Raisa Filimanova (URS) Corinne Pritchard (NZL)
* 10 April 1983 09:00
| Australia | 5–1 | Wales |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Eva Cambal (AUT) Margaret Lanning (CAN)
* 10 April 1983 15:45
| Netherlands | 2–1 | India |
| Le Poole 15' Boekhorst 21' | Report | Chaudhary 8' |
* Umpires: Barbel Aichinger (FRG) Angela Lario (ESP)
* 11 April 1983 15:00
| Wales | 1–1 | United States |
| Pugh 6' | Report | Anders 20' |
* Umpires: E Farke (FRG) Ruth Tong-Trachsler (SUI)
* 11 April 1983 17:00
| Scotland | 0–0 | Netherlands |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: J Adams (AUS) Eva Cambal (AUT)
* 12 April 1983 07:30
| India | 2–3 | Australia |
| Albuquerque 21', 30' | Report | Watkins 35' Clement 66' Leggatt 70' |
* Umpires: L Lawton (FRA) E Farke (FRG)
* 13 April 1983 07:30
| Netherlands | 1–0 | United States |
| Boekhorst 51' | Report | |
* Umpires: Barbel Aichinger (FRG) Corinne Pritchard (NZL)
* 13 April 1983 15:00
| Wales | 1–1 | India |
| Morgan 25' | Report | Chaudhary 12' |
* Umpires: Mary Harris (ENG) Ruth Tong-Trachsler (SUI)
* 13 April 1983 17:00
| Australia | 1–1 | Scotland |
| Pisani 58' | Report | Young 9' |
* Umpires: M Chappell (NZL) Angela Lario (ESP)
* 14 April 1983 17:00
| Scotland | 1–1 | Wales |
| Dobie 49' | Report | Manley 50' |
* Umpires: E Farke (FRG) Raisa Filimanova (URS)
* 15 April 1983 07:30
| India | 0–1 | United States |
| | Report | Larson-Mason 58' |
* Umpires: Barbel Aichinger (FRG) M Chappell (NZL)
* 15 April 1983 21:00
| Netherlands | 1–0 | Australia |
| Boekhorst 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: E Farke (FRG) Margaret Lanning (CAN)
* 16 April 1983 09:30
| Scotland | 2–0 | India |
| Craigie 58' Macara 66' | Report | |
* Umpires: E Farke (FRG) Ruth Tong-Trachsler (SUI)
* 16 April 1983 15:00
| Australia | 1–1 | United States |
| Clement 51' | Report | Anders 67' |
* Umpires: Mary Harris (ENG) Barbel Aichinger (FRG)
* 16 April 1983 17:00
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Wales |
| Boekhorst 25' Kaptein 28' Van Doorn 40' | Report | Poston 19' |
* Umpires: Corinne Pritchard (NZL) Margaret Lanning (CAN)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | West Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
* 10 April 1983 17:15
| West Germany | 0–1 | Argentina |
| | Report | Alfonso 16' |
* Umpires: Heather Scraggs (AUS) F Molinari-Westerbring (SUI)
* 11 April 1983 07:30
| England | 1–1 | Canada |
| Swinnerton-Ions 61' | Report | Winter 34' |
* Umpires: M Barr (SCO) L Sherrill (USA)
* 11 April 1983 09:30
| New Zealand | 1–1 | Soviet Union |
| Monk 12' | Report | Buzunova 68' |
* Umpires: Pat Hayes (USA) Brigitte de Vries-Scheeren (NED)
* 12 April 1983 09:30
| Argentina | 1–1 | England |
| Carello 23' | Report | Hine 42' |
* Umpires: J Adams (AUS) F Molinari-Westerbring (SUI)
* 12 April 1983 15:00
| Soviet Union | 0–2 | West Germany |
| | Report | Schley 42' Hahn 49' |
* Umpires: M Barr (SCO) Loekie Roeg-Rogge (NED)
* 12 April 1983 17:00
| Canada | 1–2 | New Zealand |
| Forshaw 18' | Report | Monk 6', 66' |
* Umpires: Jean Field (RSA) Heather Scraggs (AUS)
* 14 April 1983 07:30
| West Germany | 1–2 | Canada |
| Koch 59' | Report | Beecroft 31' Gourlay 70' |
* Umpires: F Molinari-Westerbring (SUI) L Sherrill (USA)
* 14 April 1983 09:30
| Argentina | 0–1 | Soviet Union |
| | Report | Krasnikova 18' |
* Umpires: Jean Robertson (SCO) Heather Scraggs (AUS)
* 14 April 1983 15:00
| England | 3–2 | New Zealand |
| Swinnerton-Ions 43' Carr 50' Hine 59' | Report | Haig 52', 69' |
* Umpires: Pat Hayes (USA) Loekie Roeg-Rogge (NED)
* 15 April 1983 15:00
| Argentina | 0–2 | Canada |
| | Report | Stoyka 40', 60' |
* Umpires: M Barr (SCO) Brigitte de Vries-Scheeren (NED)
* 15 April 1983 17:00
| West Germany | 1–0 | New Zealand |
| Ott 5' | Report | |
* Umpires: J Adams (AUS) Angela Lario (ESP)
* 16 April 1983 07:30
| Soviet Union | 1–3 | England |
| Krasnikova 42' | Report | Hine 40' Swinnerton-Ions 47' Carr 69' |
* Umpires: M Barr (SCO) Eva Cambal (AUT)
* 17 April 1983 07:30
| Argentina | 0–0 | New Zealand |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Brigitte de Vries-Scheeren (NED) Heather Scraggs (AUS)
* 17 April 1983 15:00
| West Germany | 4–2 | England |
| Ott 25', 37' Appel 31' Koch 38' | Report | Swinnerton-Ions 34' Gordon 40' |
* Umpires: F Molinari-Westerbring (SUI) L Lawton (FRA)
* 17 April 1983 17:00
| Canada | 4–0 | Soviet Union |
| Stoyka 11', 47' Forshaw 44' Lambert 61' | Report | |
* Umpires: M Glover (WAL) Loekie Roeg-Rogge (NED)

### Ninth to twelfth place classification
#### Crossover

* 19 April 1983 07:30
| Wales | 0–3 | Soviet Union |
| | Report | Krasnikova 22', 41' Buzunova 34' |
* Umpires: Pat Hayes (USA) E Farke (FRG)
* 19 April 1983 09:30
| India | 0–1 | Argentina |
| | Report | Alfonso 22' |
* Umpires: Loekie Roeg-Rogge (NED) Jean Robertson (SCO)

#### Eleventh and twelfth place

* 21 April 1983 07:30
| Wales | 0–2 | India |
| | Report | Madraswalla 20' Chaudhary 28' |
* Umpires: Angeline Ee (SIN) Mary Harris (ENG)

#### Ninth and tenth place

* 22 April 1983 07:30
| Soviet Union | 2–3 | Argentina |
| Khajdarova 57' Buzunova 60' | Report | Carello 29' Alfonso 34' Colombo 39' |
* Umpires: L Sherrill (USA) F Molinari-Westerbring (SUI)

### Fifth to eighth place classification
#### Crossover

* 19 April 1983 15:00
| United States | 2–1 | New Zealand |
| Anders 12', 69' | Report | Clinton 31' |
* Umpires: J Adams (AUS) Brigitte de Vries-Scheeren (NED)
* 19 April 1983 17:00
| Scotland | 1–5 | England |
| Macvicar 25' | Report | Swinnerton-Ions 1', 21', 22', 36' Souyave 36' |
* Umpires: Barbel Aichinger (FRG) Raisa Filimanova (URS)

#### Seventh and eighth place

* 22 April 1983 15:00
| New Zealand | 4–0 | Scotland |
| Monk 6' Kohere 14', 20', 46' | Report | |
* Umpires: J Adams (AUS) Loekie Roeg-Rogge (NED)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 22 April 1983 10:00
| United States | 1–4 (a.e.t.) | England |
| Anders 8' | Report | Lister 70' Souyave 71' Swinnerton-Ions 76' Sykes 77' |
* Umpires: E Farke (FRG) Corinne Pritchard (NZL)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 20 April | 20 April |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 23 April | 23 April |
| West Germany | 0 | 23 April | 23 April |
| West Germany | 0 | Netherlands | 4 |
| 20 April | 20 April | | Netherlands | 4 |
| 20 April | 20 April | Canada | 2 |
| Australia | 0 (5) | Canada | 2 |
| Canada | 0 (8) | | |
| Canada | 0 (8) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 22 April | 22 April |
| | | West Germany | 1 |
| | | Australia | 3 |

#### Semi-finals

* 20 April 1983 15:00
| Netherlands | 2–0 | West Germany |
| Boekhorst 16' Le Poole 25' | Report | |
* Umpires: M Barr (SCO) Corinne Pritchard (NZL)
* 20 April 1983 17:00
| Australia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
| | Report |
| Penalties |||
| | 5–8 |
* Umpires: Angela Lario (ESP) Ruth Tong-Trachsler (SUI)

#### Third and fourth place

* 22 April 1983 17:00
| West Germany | 1–3 | Australia |
| Koch 36' | Report | Clement 1', 2' Sunderland 36' |
* Umpires: Margaret Lanning (CAN) Brigitte de Vries-Scheeren (NED)

#### Final

* 23 April 1983 16:00
| Netherlands | 4–2 | Canada |
| Le Poole 25' Eijsvogel 48', 49', 50' | Report | Forshaw 26' Creelman 46' |
* Umpires: M Barr (SCO) Ruth Tong-Trachsler (SUI)

## Final standings

* Netherlands
* Canada
* Australia
* West Germany
* England
* United States
* New Zealand
* Scotland
* Argentina
* Soviet Union
* India
* Wales