Women's Hockey World Cup

Women's Hockey World Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	1974
No. of teams	12
Continent	International (FIH)
Most recent champion(s)	Netherlands (7th title)
Most titles	Netherlands (7 titles)
Official website	worldhockey.org

The Women's Hockey World Cup is the field hockey World Cup competition for women, whose format for qualification and final tournament is similar to the men's. It has been held since 1974. The tournament has been organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) since they merged with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA) in 1982. Since 1986, it has been held regularly once every four years, in the same year as the men's competition, which is mid cycle between Summer Olympic games.

Of the thirteen tournaments held so far, only four teams have won the event. Netherlands is the most successful team, having won the title seven times. Argentina, Germany and Australia are joint second best teams, having each won the title twice. So far, Netherlands and Australia are the two champions able to defend their titles. At the end of the 2014 World Cup, fourteen nations had reached the semifinal of the tournament.

The size of the tournament has changed over time. The 1974 and 1978 World Cups featured 10 nations (smallest); the 1976 World Cup featured 11 nations; the 2002 World Cup featured 16 nations (largest); and the remaining seven World Cups have featured 12 nations. The World Cup will expand to 16 teams again in 2018, and the FIH will evaluate the possibility of increasing it to 24 in 2022.^[1]

The 2014 tournament was held in The Hague, Netherlands from 2 to 14 June,^[2] with Netherlands winning a record seventh title after beating Australia 2–0 in the final.^[3]

Results

Summaries

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1974 Details	Mandelieu, France		Netherlands	1–0 after extra time	Argentina		West Germany	2–0	India
1976 Details	West Berlin, West Germany		West Germany	2–0	Argentina		Netherlands	1–0	Belgium
1978 Details	Madrid, Spain		Netherlands	1–0	West Germany		Argentina Belgium	0–0[4]
1981 Details	Buenos Aires, Argentina		West Germany	1–1 (3–1) Penalty strokes	Netherlands		Soviet Union	5–1	Australia
1983 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		Netherlands	4–2	Canada		Australia	3–1	West Germany
1986 Details	Amstelveen, Netherlands		Netherlands	3–0	West Germany		Canada	3–2 after extra time	New Zealand
1990 Details	Sydney, Australia		Netherlands	3–1	Australia		South Korea	3–2	England
1994 Details	Dublin, Ireland		Australia	2–0	Argentina		United States	2–1	Germany
1998 Details	Utrecht, Netherlands		Australia	3–2	Netherlands		Germany	3–2	Argentina
2002 Details	Perth, Australia		Argentina	1–1 (4–3) Penalty strokes	Netherlands		China	2–0	Australia
2006 Details	Madrid, Spain		Netherlands	3–1	Australia		Argentina	5–0	Spain
2010 Details	Rosario, Argentina		Argentina	3–1	Netherlands		England	2–0	Germany
2014 Details	The Hague, Netherlands		Netherlands	2–0	Australia		Argentina	2–1	United States
2018 Details	London, England

Successful national teams

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third places	Fourth places
Netherlands	7 (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986*, 1990, 2006, 2014*)	4 (1981, 1998*, 2002, 2010)	1 (1976)
Argentina	2 (2002, 2010*)	3 (1974, 1976, 1994)	3 (1978, 2006, 2014)	1 (1998)
Australia	2 (1994, 1998)	3 (1990*, 2006, 2014)	1 (1983)	2 (1981, 2002*)
Germany^	2 (1976*, 1981)	2 (1978, 1986)	2 (1974, 1998)	3 (1983, 1994, 2010)
Canada		1 (1983)	1 (1986)
Belgium			1 (1978)	1 (1976)
United States			1 (1994)	1 (2014)
England			1 (2010)	1 (1990)
Soviet Union#			1 (1981)
South Korea			1 (1990)
China			1 (2002)
India				1 (1974)
New Zealand				1 (1986)
Spain				1 (2006*)

* = host nation

^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1974 and 1990

# = states that have since split into two or more independent nations

Performance by continental zones

Team appearances

Team	1974	1976	1978	1981	1983	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	Total
Argentina	2nd	2nd	3rd	6th	9th	7th	9th	2nd	4th	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	Q	14
Australia	–	–	–	4th	3rd	6th	2nd	1st	1st	4th	2nd	5th	2nd	Q	11
Austria	8th	9th	–	12th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		3
Belgium	5th	4th	3rd	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12th		5
Canada	–	–	5th	5th	2nd	3rd	10th	10th	–	–	–	–	–		6
Czechoslovakia#	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	Defunct							1
China	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	7th	11th	3rd	10th	8th	6th	Q	8
England	–	–	–	–	5th	5th	4th	9th	9th	5th	7th	3rd	11th	Q	10
France	7th	6th	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		3
Germany^	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	4th	2nd	8th	4th	3rd	7th	8th	4th	8th	Q	14
India	4th	–	7th	–	11th	–	–	–	12th	–	11th	9th	–		6
Ireland	–	–	–	–	–	12th	–	11th	–	15th	–	–	–		3
Italy	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Japan	–	–	6th	7th	–	–	11th	–	–	10th	5th	11th	10th	Q	8
Mexico	10th	7th	–	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		3
Netherlands	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	6th	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	Q	14
New Zealand	–	–	–	–	7th	4th	7th	–	6th	11th	–	7th	5th	Q	8
Nigeria	–	11th	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Russia	Part of the Soviet Union							12th	–	16th	–	–	–		2
Scotland	–	–	–	–	8th	10th	–	–	10th	12th	–	–	–		4
South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	13th	12th	10th	9th	Q	6
South Korea	–	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	5th	5th	6th	9th	6th	7th	Q	8
Soviet Union#	–	–	–	3rd	10th	8th	–	Defunct							3
Spain	6th	5th	8th	10th	–	11th	5th	8th	–	8th	4th	12th	–		10
Switzerland	9th	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Ukraine	Part of the Soviet Union							–	–	14th	–	–	–		1
United States	–	–	–	–	6th	9th	12th	3rd	8th	9th	6th	–	4th	Q	9
Wales	–	–	–	–	12th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Total	10	11	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	12	12	12	16	171

^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1974 and 1990

# = states that have since split into two or more independent nations

Argentina, Germany and the Netherlands are the only teams to have competed at each World Cup; 28 teams have competed in at least one World Cup.

References