Tournament: | 2019 Women's Premier Hockey League |
Country: | Johannesburg |
City: | South Africa |
Dates: | – |
Venues: | Randburg Hockey Stadium |
Teams: | 6 |
Champions: | Madikwe Rangers |
Second: | Wineland Wings |
Third: | Orange River Rafters |
Matches: | 19 |
Goals: | 75 |
Top Scorer: | Sylvia van Jaarsveldt |
Top Scorer Goals: | 6 |
Best Player: | Lisa-Marie Deetlefs |
Young Player: | Bianca Wood |
Goalkeeper: | Mmatshepo Modipane |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Previous Tournament: | 2018 Women's Premier Hockey League (South Africa) |
The 2019 Women's Premier Hockey League was the 4th edition of the Premier Hockey League, the annual tournament women's field hockey championship of South Africa.[1]
The 2019 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a [classification round. During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the [[#Classification stage|Classification Round]]. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place.
Match points were distributed as follows:
Each squad consists of 20 players, made up of 7 marquee players as determined by SA Hockey’s team, with a further 3 players into their 20 from the "new generation" pool featuring the country’s most exciting young talent. Coaches were forced to release between 4 and 8 players from the 2018 squads ahead of the draft.[2] Head Coach: Marcelle Keet
Head Coach: Sandile Bosman
Head Coach: Bevan Bennet
Head Coach: Shaun Hulley
Head Coach: Tarrin Ramsden
Head Coach: Ryan Pillay
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Rank | Team | |
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Madikwe Rangers | ||
Wineland Wings | ||
Orange River Rafters | ||
4 | Namaqualand Daisies | |
5 | Blyde River Bunters | |
6 | St. Lucia Lakers |