2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final explained

Tournament:2016–17 Women's
FIH Hockey World League Final
Dates:17–26 November
Country:New Zealand
City:Auckland
Venues:North Harbour Hockey Stadium
Teams:8
Count:2
Matches:22
Goals:74
Top Scorer: Delfina Merino
Maartje Krekelaar
Top Scorer Goals:5
Best Player: Stacey Michelsen

The 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final took place between 17 and 26 November 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. A total of eight teams competed for the title.[1] [2]

The Netherlands won the tournament for a record second time after defeating host nation New Zealand 3–0 in the final match. South Korea won the third place match by defeating England 1–0.[3]

Qualification

The host nation qualified automatically in addition to 7 teams qualified from the Semifinals. The following eight teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)
Host nation1 (5)
21 June – 2 July 20172016–17 FIH Hockey World League SemifinalsBrussels, Belgium7 (1)
(8)
(9)
8–23 July 2017Johannesburg, South Africa (7)
(6)
(2)
(3)
Total8

Results

All times are local (UTC+13).

First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Second round

Quarterfinals

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Fifth to eighth place classification

The losing quarterfinalists are ranked according to their first round results to determine the fixtures for the fifth to eighth place classification matches.

Fifth place game

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIH unveils event hosts for 2015–2018 cycle. FIH. 11 April 2017. 8 November 2013.
  2. Web site: Valencia and Auckland play host to Hockey World League. FIH. 11 April 2017. 15 March 2014.
  3. News: Classy Netherlands beat Brave Black Sticks in Sentinel Homes Hockey World League Final. 2017-11-26. FIH. 2017-12-05.
  4. Web site: Sentinel Homes Women's Hockey World League Final 2017 Award Winners. 26 November 2017. fih.ch.