# 2004 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Alcalá la Real)

The 2004 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Alcalá la Real, Spain, from July 30 to August 3, 2004, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey. The event was held as a precursor to the upcoming Olympic Games.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Australia, the Netherlands, and the hosts, Spain, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
| Country | November 2003 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| Argentina | 1 | Champions (2002) | Runners-Up (2000) |
| Australia | 2 | Champions (1994, 1998) | Champions (1988, 1996, 2000) |
| Netherlands | 3 | Champions (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990) | Champions (1984) |
| Spain | 7 | Fifth Place (1976, 1990) | Champions (1992) |

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
* Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
* Anne McRae (GBR)
* Mónica Rivera (ESP)
* Melissa Trivic (AUS)

## Results

All times are local (Argentina Standard Time).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Argentina (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 30 July 2004 11:00
| Argentina | 2–3 | Netherlands |
| García 36' Rognoni 69' | Report | Donners 4' Mulder 17' Moreira de Melo 62' |
* Umpires: Mónica Rivera (ESP) Melissa Trivic (AUS)
* 30 July 2004 18:00
| Australia | 6–0 | Spain |
| K. Smith 2', 50' Skirving 14' Hudson 28' Powell 38' Netzler 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (GBR) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
* 31 July 2004 10:00
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Australia |
| Boomgaardt 25' Booij 35' | Report | |
* Umpires: Mónica Rivera (ESP) Anne McRae (GBR)
* 31 July 2004 12:00
| Argentina | 7–1 | Spain |
| Aymar 30', 45' Gulla 41', 48', 51', 58' García 43' | Report | López 60' |
* Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Melissa Trivic (AUS)
* 2 August 2004 11:00
| Australia | 0–1 | Argentina |
| | Report | García 3' |
* Umpires: Mónica Rivera (ESP) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
* 2 August 2004 18:00
| Netherlands | 4–0 | Spain |
| Boomgaardt 5' Karres 20' Mulder 59' Donners 66' | Report | |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Anne McRae (GBR)

### Classification round
#### Third and fourth place

* 3 August 2004 11:00
| Australia | 4–0 | Spain |
| N. Smith 12', 59' Towers 53' Dobson 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

#### Final

* 3 August 2004 13:00
| Netherlands | 5–0 | Argentina |
| Van der Vaart 8' Karres 33' Scheepstra 45' Donners 58' Boomgaardt 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Anne McRae (GBR)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| | Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 12 | Tournament Champion |
| | Argentina (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | |
| | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 4 | Spain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 35 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.38 goals per match.
4 goals
* Alejandra Gulla
3 goals
* Soledad García
* Ageeth Boomgaardt
* Mijntje Donners
2 goals
* Luciana Aymar
* Karen Smith
* Ngaire Smith
* Sylvia Karres
* Eefke Mulder
1 goal
* Cecilia Rognoni
* Louise Dobson
* Nicole Hudson
* Bianca Netzler
* Katrina Powell
* Angela Skirving
* Julie Towers
* Minke Booij
* Fatima Moreira de Melo
* Maartje Scheepstra
* Macha van der Vaart
* Lucía López