2009 Women's Hockey Spar Cup

The 2009 Women's Hockey SPAR Cup was an invitational international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. The event, organised by the South African Hockey Association, was hosted in Durban from 2–6 June 2009, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

2009 Women's Hockey
SPAR Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityDurban
Teams4
Venue(s)Queensmead Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored40 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Casey Eastham
Kate Hollywood (3 goals)
Best player Luciana Aymar

Australia won the tournament after defeating Argentina 3–1 in final.[2]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Australia, India, and the hosts, South Africa, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country June 2009 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Argentina 2 Champions (2002) Runners-Up (2000)
 Australia 5 Champions (1994, 1998) Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
 India 13 Fourth Place (1974) Fourth Place (1980)
 South Africa 12 Seventh place (1998) Ninth place (2004)

Results

Pool
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 7 Final
2  Australia 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
3  South Africa (H) 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  India 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0
Source: Field Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host.

Fixtures
2 June 2009
14:00
Australia  3–1  India
Hurtz  15'
Eastham  51'
McGurk  65'		 Report Thokchom  49'
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium
2 June 2009
16:00
South Africa  1–3  Argentina
Vide. Ryan  27' Report Burkart  32', 68'
D'Elía  51'
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium
3 June 2009
14:00
Argentina  2–2  Australia
D. Sruoga  20'
Rebecchi  25'		 Report Eastham  2'
Hollywood  12'
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium
3 June 2009
16:00
South Africa  4–1  India
Vida Ryan  14', 33'
Vide. Ryan  23'
Woods  45'		 Report Ritu  63'
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium
5 June 2009
14:00
Argentina  7–1  India
Barrionuevo  9', 37'
Dupuy  15'
J. Sruoga  19'
Gulla  31', 58'
Merino  70'		 Report Rani R.  66'
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium
5 June 2009
16:00
Australia  1–0  South Africa
Hollywood  64' Report
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium

Third and fourth place
6 June 2009
12:30
South Africa  5–5  India
Fredericks  4', 32'
Taylor  16', 52'
Marescia  28'		 Report Saba  38', 64'
Rani R.  45'
Vandana  48'
Surinder  68'
Penalties
5–3
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium

Final
6 June 2009
15:00
Argentina  1–3  Australia
D'Elía  31' Report Eastham  38'
Hurtz  54'
Hollywood  64'
Stadium:
Queensmead Hockey Stadium

Statistics

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
 Australia 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10 Tournament Champion
 Argentina 4 2 1 1 13 7 +6 7
 South Africa (H) 4 1 1 2 10 10 0 4
4  India 4 0 1 3 8 19 −11 1
Source: Field Hockey
(H) Host.

Goalscorers

There were 40 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. "Cup challenge for women". teamsa.co.za. Team South Africa. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2008–09" (PDF). hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003 / 2010" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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