1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge Explained

Tournament:Women's International Challenge
Country:Australia
Cities:2
Venues:2
Teams:4
Confederations:3
Dates:28 April–9 May
Count:2
Matches:14
Goals:68
Top Scorer: Alyson Annan
Top Scorer Goals:10
Previous Year:1998
Previous Tournament:1998 Women's Hockey International Challenge
Next Year:2000
Next Tournament:2000 Women's Hockey International Challenge

The 1999 Women's Hockey International Challenge was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Canberra and Perth, from 28 April to 9 May, 1999.[1]

Australia won the tournament, defeating South Africa 5–0 in the final. India finished in third place after winning the third place match 4–3 in penalties, defeating South Korea.[2]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, India, South Africa and South Korea. The teams competed in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:

Results

Preliminary round

Fixtures

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Classification round

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 1999 . . clearinghouseforsport.gov.au . 22 December 2020 .
  2. Web site: IMPRESSIVE HOCKEYROOS WIN TELSTRA CHALLENGE . https://web.archive.org/web/20001203115000/http://www.hockey.org.au/news/index.cfm?ArtID=22&detail=yes . dead . 3 December 2000 . . hockey.org.au . 22 December 2020 . dmy-all .