1997 Women's Intercontinental Cup Explained

Tournament:	1997 Women's Intercontinental Cup
Country:	Zimbabwe
City:	Magamba
Venues:	1
Teams:	12
Matches:	42
Goals:	173
Previous Year:	1993
Previous Tournament:	1993 Women's Intercontinental Cup
Next Year:	2001
Next Tournament:	2001 Women's Intercontinental Cup

The 1997 Women's Intercontinental Cup was a qualifier for the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup and was held in the Magamba Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, from Friday 1 August to Tuesday 12 August 1997. Twelve nations took part, divided into two groups of six in the preliminary round. The top six teams joined Argentina, Olympic champions Australia, Germany, South Korea, the United States and hosts the Netherlands. ^[1]

Team squads

Dana Anderson, Sue Armstrong, Nicole Colaco, Lisa Faust, Sarah Forbes (gk), Aoibhinn Grimes, Chris Hunter, Laurelee Kopeck, Amy MacFarlane, Karen MacNeill, Veronica Planella, Gillian Sewell, Carla Somerville, Sue Tingley, Krista Thompson (gk), and Candy Thomson. Head Coach: Dru Marshall. Tingonleima Chanu (gk), Helen Mary (gk), Sandeep Khaur, Shashi Bala (captain), Maristella Tirkey, Mukta Xalco, Sita Gussain, Sumrai Tete, Sunita Dalal, Nidhi Khullar, Manjinder Kaur, Pritam Thakran, Kamala Dalal, Suraj Lata Devi, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, and Ferdina Ekka. Head coach: Balbir Singh.

Preliminary round

Group B

Finals

England wins after penalty strokes

Scotland wins after penalty strokes

South Africa wins after penalty strokes

Remarks

• The first six (South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland, India, England and China) participated in the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup in Utrecht, Netherlands.

External links

• Field Hockey Canada
• fihockey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women Field Hockey intercontinental Cup 1997. www.todor66.com. 30 August 2019.