2012 Women's Ford National Hockey League

The 2012 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 14th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in eight cities across New Zealand, from 18 August to 2 September.

2012 Women's
Ford National Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates18 August – 2 September
Teams8
Venue9 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions ––  Canterbury (2nd title)
Runner-up ––  Auckland
Third place ––  North Harbour
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Top scorer ––  Olivia Merry (10 goals)
Best player ––  Stacey Carr
2011 (previous) (next) 2013

Canterbury won the title for the second time, defeating Auckland 3–1 in the final.[1][2] North Harbour finished in third place after winning the bronze medal match 3–2 over Midlands.[3]

Participating teams

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The following eight teams competed for the title:

Results

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Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  ––  Canterbury 7 7 0 0 0 25 6 +19 28 Advanced to Semi-Finals
2  ––  Auckland 7 5 0 0 2 21 9 +12 20
3  ––  Midlands 7 4 1 0 2 18 7 +11 18
4  ––  North Harbour 7 4 0 1 2 16 7 +9 17
5  ––  Capital 7 3 1 0 3 10 16 6 14
6  ––  Southern 7 2 0 1 4 11 19 8 9
7  ––  Central 7 1 0 0 6 9 21 12 4
8  ––  Northland 7 0 0 0 7 7 32 25 0
Source: Hockey New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

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Classification round

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Fifth to eighth place classification

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CrossoverFifth Place
 
      
 
1 September 2012
 
 
 ––  Capital7
 
2 September 2012
 
 ––  Northland2
 
 ––  Capital2
 
1 September 2012
 
 ––  Central3
 
 ––  Southern1
 
 
 ––  Central (a.e.t)2
 
Seventh Place
 
 
2 September 2012
 
 
 ––  Northland1
 
 
 ––  Southern (a.e.t)2
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 September 2012
 
 
 ––  Canterbury2
 
2 September 2012
 
 ––  North Harbour1
 
 ––  Canterbury3
 
1 September 2012
 
 ––  Auckland1
 
 ––  Auckland7
 
 
 ––  Midlands0
 
Third Place
 
 
2 September 2012
 
 
 ––  North Harbour3
 
 
 ––  Midlands2
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  ––  Canterbury 9 9 0 0 0 30 8 +22 36 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  ––  Auckland 9 6 0 0 3 29 12 +17 24 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  ––  North Harbour 9 5 0 1 3 20 11 +9 21 Bronze Medal
4  ––  Midlands 9 4 1 0 4 20 17 +3 18
5  ––  Central 9 3 0 0 6 14 24 10 12
6  ––  Capital 9 4 1 0 4 19 21 2 18
7  ––  Southern 9 3 0 1 5 14 22 8 13
8  ––  Northland 9 0 0 0 9 10 41 31 0

Goalscorers

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There were 156 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.

10 goals

9 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. "Good times return for heavyweights". fieldhockey.com. Field Hockey. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. "Auckland claim men's national hockey title". stuff.co.nz. stuff. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. "NHL 2012". hockeynz.co.nz. Hockey New Zealand. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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