# 2004 Women's Athens International Hockey Tournament

The 2004 Women's Athens International Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Athens, Greece, from 4 to 8 February 2008. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.
South Africa won the tournament after defeating Spain 1–0 in the final. Australia finished in third place after defeating Great Britain 2–0 in the third place playoff.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Great Britain, South Africa and 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 | December 2003 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| Australia | 2 | Champions (1994, 1998) | Champions (1988, 1996, 2000) |
| Great Britain* | 5 | Fourth Place (1990) | Third Place (1992) |
| South Africa | 12 | Seventh Place (1998) | Tenth Place (2000) |
| Spain | 7 | Fifth place (1990) | Champions (1992) |
* includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales.

## Results

All times are local (EET).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 | |

#### Fixtures

* 4 February 2004 13:30
| Australia | 0–1 | Spain |
| | Report | Tellería 37' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Jean Duncan (SCO)
* 4 February 2004 19:30
| Great Britain | 1–3 | South Africa |
| Bennett 63' | Report | Coetzee 19' Webber 59' Carlisle 67' |
* Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Lisa Roach (AUS)
* 5 February 2004 13:30
| Great Britain | 2–2 | Australia |
| Clement 31', 47' | Report | Faulkner 6' Gallagher 54' |
* Umpires: Magdalena Martos (ESP) Heike Malina (GER)
* 5 February 2004 17:30
| Spain | 0–1 | South Africa |
| | Report | Wilson 15' |
* Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Jean Duncan (SCO)
* 7 February 2004 12:00
| Spain | 2–2 | Great Britain |
| Rueda 45' Camón 57' | Report | Simpson 2' Clement 49' |
* Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* 7 February 2004 14:00
| Australia | 3–4 | South Africa |
| Faulkner 1' Dobson 7' Powell 35' | Report | Marescia 9' Coetzee 19', 60', 63' |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Magdalena Martos (ESP)

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

* 8 February 2004 12:00
| Great Britain | 0–2 | Australia |
| | Report | Dobson 35' Powell 59' |
* Umpires: Magdalena Martos (ESP) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

#### Final

* 8 February 2004 17:00
| South Africa | 1–0 | Spain |
| Coetzee 37' | Report | |
* Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Lisa Roach (AUS)

## 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 | Final Result |
| | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | Tournament Champion |
| | Spain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
5 goals
* Pietie Coetzee
3 goals
* Linda Clement
2 goals
* Louise Dobson
* Suzanne Faulkner
* Katrina Powell
1 goal
* Peta Gallagher
* Anna Bennett
* Rhona Simpson
* Lindsey Carlisle
* Marsha Marescia
* Susan Webber
* Jennifer Wilson
* Núria Camón
* Mónica Rueda
* Maider Tellería