# 2004 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Córdoba)

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 Córdoba, Argentina, from February 11 to 15, 2004, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the hosts, Argentina, 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 | December 2003 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| Argentina | 1 | Champions (2002) | Runners-Up (2000) |
| Germany | 8 | Champions (1976, 1981) | Runners-Up (1992) |
| Netherlands | 3 | Champions (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990) | Champions (1984) |
| South Korea | 6 | Third Place (1990) | Runners-Up (1988, 1996) |

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Stella Bartlema (NED)
* Cristina Ferrario (ARG)
* Christiane Hippler (GER)
* Kim Myung-Ok (KOR)
* Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

## Results

All times are local (Argentina Standard Time).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 | |

#### Fixtures

* 11 February 2004 18:30
| South Korea | 2–2 | Netherlands |
| Kim M. 6' Oh 18' | Report | Boomgaardt 34' Booij 55' |
* Umpires: Cristina Ferrario (ARG) Christiane Hippler (GER)
* 11 February 2004 21:00
| Argentina | 4–1 | Germany |
| Russo 11' Aymar 30' García 36', 59' | Report | Rinne 53' |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Stella Bartlema (NED)
* 12 February 2004 18:30
| South Korea | 2–2 | Germany |
| Kim Y. 52' Park Mi-J. 61' | Report | Hoyer 33' Rinne 59' |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Cristina Ferrario (ARG)
* 12 February 2004 18:30
| Netherlands | 1–3 | Argentina |
| Donners 57' | Report | García 38' Gulla 62' Arrondo 68' |
* Umpires: Christiane Hippler (GER) Kim Myung-Ok (KOR)
* 14 February 2004 18:30
| Netherlands | 4–1 | Germany |
| Donners 26', 45', 59' Karres 69' | Report | Ernsting-Krienke 42' |
* Umpires: Kim Myung-Ok (KOR) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 14 February 2004 21:00
| Argentina | 3–0 | South Korea |
| Russo 13' Aymar 47' García 51' | Report | |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Christiane Hippler (GER)

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

* 15 February 2004 18:30
| South Korea | 3–2 | Germany |
| Kim S. 11' Kim Y. 29', 58' | Report | Kollmar 46' Kühn 53' |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Cristina Ferrario (ARG)

#### Final

* 15 February 2004 21:00
| Argentina | 0–2 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Booij 44' Hoog 63' |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Kim Myung-Ok (KOR)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | Tournament Champion |
| | Argentina (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | |
| | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Germany | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 1 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 32 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
4 goals
* Soledad García
* Mijntje Donners
3 goals
* Kim Yun-Mi
2 goals
* Luciana Aymar
* Mariné Russo
* Fanny Rinne
* Minke Booij
1 goal
* Inés Arrondo
* Alejandra Gulla
* Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
* Kerstin Hoyer
* Alexandra Kollmar
* Anke Kühn
* Ageeth Boomgaardt
* Ellen Hoog
* Sylvia Karres
* Oh Ko-Woon
* Park Mi-Jun
* Kim Mi-Seon
* Kim Seong-Eun