2003 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy explained

Tournament:2003 Women's Hockey
RaboTrophy
Country:Netherlands
City:Amsterdam
Venues:Wagener Stadium
Teams:4
Count:1
Matches:8
Goals:31
Top Scorer: Mijntje Donners
Top Scorer Goals:6
Best Player: Julie Towers
Next Year:2004
Next Tournament:2004 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.[1]

Australia won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the Final.[2]

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:

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[3]

Results

All times are local (Central European Time).

Preliminary round

Fixtures

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Classification round

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rabobank 4 Nations Cup (w) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20031104033630/http://www.hockey.org.au/tournaments/fixtures.asp?CompetitionID=200 . 4 November 2003 . 3 December 2020 . hockey.org.au . Hockey Australia.
  2. Web site: Vier-Nationen-Turnier in Amstelveen . . hockey.de . German . 3 December 2020.
  3. Web site: FIH Women's Appointments December 2003 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050114123543/http://www.fihockey.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,1181-147902-165118-nav-list,00.html . 14 January 2005 . 3 December 2020 . fihockey.org . International Hockey Federation.