1999 Women's Australian Hockey League Explained

Tournament:1999 Women's
Australian Hockey League
Country:Australia
Venues:7
Cities:7
Teams:7
Dates:25 June – 18 July
Champions: NSW Arrows
Count:4
Second: Canberra Strikers
Third: QLD Scorchers
Matches:25
Goals:90
Top Scorer: Katrina Powell
Top Scorer Goals:8
Best Player: Katrina Powell
Previous Year:1998
Previous Tournament:1998 Women's Australian Hockey League
Next Year:2000
Next Tournament:2000 Women's Australian Hockey League

The 1999 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL) was the 7th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in various cities across Australia, and was contested from 25 June through to 18 July 1999.[1]

NSW Arrows won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating Canberra Strikers 3–0 in the final. QLD Scorchers finished in third place after defeating Adelaide Suns 1–0 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]

Participating teams

Venues

SydneyAdelaideBrisbane
State Hockey CentrePines Hockey StadiumQueensland Hockey Centre
Capacity

8,000

Capacity: 4,000Capacity: 3,000
Melbourne
Doncaster Hockey Club
Canberra
Lyneham Hockey Centre
Hobart
Tasmanian Hockey Centre
Toowoomba
Clyde Park Hockey Stadium

Competition format

The 1999 Women's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.

Teams from 7 of Australia's states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals.

Point allocation

Every match in the 1999 AHL needed an outright result. In the event of a draw, golden goal extra time was played out, and if the result was still a draw a penalty shoot-out was contested, with the winner receiving a bonus point.

Results

Preliminary round

Fixtures

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Classification round

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 1999 . . clearinghouseforsport.gov.au . 11 May 2020.
  2. Web site: ARROWS RIGHT ON TARGET WITH TITLE NUMBER FOUR . https://web.archive.org/web/20001204055900/http://www.hockey.org.au/news/index.cfm?ArtID=42&detail=yes . dead . 4 December 2000 . . hockey.org.au . 11 May 2020 .