# 2003 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy

The 2003 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy was the first edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Amsterdam from 18 to 23 August 2003, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.
Australia won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the Final.
The tournament was held in conjunction with the Men's FIH Champions Trophy.

## Competition format

The four teams competed in a pool stage, played in a single round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams contested the final, while the remaining teams played off for third place.

## Teams

The following four teams competed for the title:
* Argentina
* Australia
* Germany
* Netherlands

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Renée Cohen (NED)
* Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
* Renaté Peters (GER)
* Minka Woolley (AUS)
* Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

## Results

All times are local (Central European Time).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 18 August 2004 14:30
| Australia | 3–0 | Argentina |
| Netzler 41' K. Smith 48' Skirving 69' | Report | |
* Umpires: Renée Cohen (NED) Renaté Peters (GER)
* 18 August 2004 19:30
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Germany |
| Donners 26', 29' Moreira de Melo 61' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
* 19 August 2004 14:30
| Australia | 3–1 | Germany |
| Towers 39', 44', 60' | Report | Kollmar 19' |
* Umpires: Renée Cohen (NED) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
* 20 August 2004 19:30
| Argentina | 0–5 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Donners 18', 33', 60' Van Geenhuizen 34' Moreira de Melo 40' |
* Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
* 22 August 2004 14:30
| Argentina | 6–0 | Germany |
| García 3' Arrondo 11', 23' Ferrari 31' Rognoni 42' Doreski 66' | Report | |
* Umpires: Renée Cohen (NED) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 22 August 2004 19:30
| Netherlands | 1–0 | Australia |
| Lammers 70' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Renaté Peters (GER)

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

* 23 August 2004 10:00
| Argentina | 4–2 | Germany |
| Aymar 6' Gulla 29' Arrondo 49' Di Giacomo 50' | Report | Böhmert 1' Klecker 10' |
* Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

#### Final

* 23 August 2004 10:00
| Netherlands | 1–2 | Australia |
| Donners 6' | Report | Gallagher 12' Rivers 17' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Renaté Peters (GER)

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Most Promising Player | Fair Play Trophy |
| Julie Towers | Mijntje Donners | Maartje Scheepstra | Australia |

## 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 | Status |
| | Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Gold Medal |
| | Netherlands (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Silver Medal |
| | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Germany | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 31 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.
6 goals
* Mijntje Donners
3 goals
* Inés Arrondo
* Julie Towers
2 goals
* Fatima Moreira de Melo
1 goal
* Luciana Aymar
* Natalí Doreski
* María Paz Ferrari
* Soledad García
* Marina di Giacomo
* Alejandra Gulla
* Cecilia Rognoni
* Peta Gallagher
* Bianca Netzler
* Megan Rivers
* Angela Skirving
* Karen Smith
* Anneke Böhmert
* Denise Klecker
* Alexandra Kollmar
* Marianne van Geenhuizen
* Kim Lammers