1997 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier

The ninth Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier for the World Cup in Utrecht, Netherlands was held in the Magamba Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, from Friday 1 August to Tuesday 12 August 1997. Twelve nations took part, divided into two groups of six in the preliminary round. The top six teams joined Argentina, Olympic champions Australia, Germany, South Korea, the United States and hosts the Netherlands.

Team squads

 Canada

Dana Anderson, Sue Armstrong, Nicole Colaco, Lisa Faust, Sarah Forbes (gk), Aoibhinn Grimes, Chris Hunter, Laurelee Kopeck, Amy MacFarlane, Karen MacNeill, Veronica Planella, Gillian Sewell, Carla Somerville, Sue Tingley, Krista Thompson (gk), and Candy Thomson. Head Coach: Dru Marshall.

 India

Tingonleima Chanu (gk), Helen Mary (gk), Sandeep Khaur, Shashi Bala (captain), Maristella Tirkey, Mukta Xalco, Sita Gussain, Sumrai Tete, Sunita Dalal, Nidhi Khullar, Manjinder Kaur, Pritam Thakran, Kamala Dalal, Suraj Lata Devi, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, and Ferdina Ekka. Head coach: Balbir Singh.

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	South Africa	13	5	4	1	0	20	6	+14
2.	India	9	5	3	0	2	7	6	+1
3.	England	9	5	2	3	0	10	7	+3
4.	Ireland	4	5	1	1	3	5	10	−5
5.	Japan	4	5	1	1	3	10	15	−5
6.	Canada	2	5	0	2	3	5	13	−8

Match 1 1 August 14:30 India  1–0  Ireland

Match 2 1 August 16:30 England  1–1  Canada

Match 4 1 August 20:30 Japan  1–6  South Africa

Match 7 2 August 18:00 India  0–1  England

Match 8 2 August 20:00 South Africa  3–0  Ireland

Match 9 3 August 14:00 Canada  2–4  Japan

Match 13 4 August 16:00 Canada  1–4  South Africa

Match 14 4 August 18:00 Japan  2–3  India

Match 15 4 August 20:00 England  3–1  Ireland

Match 19 6 August 14:00 South Africa  3–0  India

Match 20 6 August 16:00 Ireland  1–1  Canada

Match 21 6 August 18:00 Japan  1–1  England

Match 25 7 August 18:00 England  4–4  South Africa

Match 26 7 August 20:00 India  3–0  Canada

Match 27 8 August 14:00 Ireland  3–2  Japan

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	New Zealand	11	5	3	2	0	20	6	+14
2.	Scotland	10	5	3	1	1	14	2	+12
3.	China	8	5	2	2	1	16	4	+12
4.	Russia	7	5	2	1	2	12	8	+4
5.	Spain	5	5	1	2	2	7	7	0
6.	Zimbabwe	0	5	0	0	5	0	42	−42

Match 3 1 August 18:30 China  2–2  New Zealand

Match 5 2 August 14:00 Spain  1–1  Russia

Match 6 2 August 16:00 Scotland  9–0  Zimbabwe

Match 10 3 August 16:00 Zimbabwe  0–11  China

Match 11 3 August 18:00 Russia  1–0  Scotland

Match 12 3 August 20:00 Spain  1–2  New Zealand

Match 16 5 August 16:00 Scotland  1–1  New Zealand

Match 17 5 August 18:00 Spain  1–1  China

Match 18 5 August 20:00 Zimbabwe  0–8  Russia

Match 22 6 August 20:00 Scotland  3–0  Spain

Match 23 7 August 14:00 New Zealand  10–0  Zimbabwe

Match 24 7 August 16:00 Russia  0–2  China

Match 28 8 August 16:00 Zimbabwe  0–4  Spain

Match 29 8 August 18:00 New Zealand  5–2  Russia

Match 30 8 August 20:00 China  0–1  Scotland

Semi finals

Match 31 9th/12th place 10 August 09:00 Japan  5–2  Zimbabwe

Match 32 9th/12th place 10 August 11:30 Spain  3–2  Canada

Match 33 5th/8th place 10 August 15:00 England  2–1  Russia

Match 34 5th/8th place 10 August 17:30 China  3–0  Ireland

Match 37 1st/4th place 11 August 15:00 South Africa  2–1  Scotland

Match 38 1st/4th place 11 August 17:30 New Zealand  2–1  India

Finals

Match 36 11th place 11 August 09:00 Canada  5–0  Zimbabwe Amy MacFarlane 17' Laurelee Kopeck 20' (pc) Dana Anderson 26' (pc) Sue Armstrong 37' (pc) Dana Anderson 50'

Match 37 9th place 11 August 11:30 Japan  0–4  Spain

Match 39 7th place 12 August 09:00 Ireland  2–4  Russia

Match 40 5th place 12 August 11:30 China  1–1  England

Match 41 3rd place 12 August 15:00 India  1–1  Scotland

Match 42 1st place 12 August 17:30 New Zealand  2–2  South Africa

Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
1.	South Africa
2.	New Zealand
3.	Scotland
4.	India
5.	England
6.	China
7.	Russia
8.	Ireland
9.	Spain
10.	Japan
11.	Canada
12.	Zimbabwe

Remarks

• The first six (South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland, India, England and China) participated in the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup in Utrecht, Netherlands.

See also

• 1997 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifier

References

• Field Hockey Canada
• fihockey

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