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Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

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Women's field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.[1][2]

2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's hockey
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CityMelbourne
Dates7 – 26 March
Teams10
VenueState Netball and Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up India
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored136 (5.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Nicole Hudson
New Zealand Krystal Forgesson
Scotland Victoria Bunce (5 goals)
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The Gold medal was won by Australia, who defeated 2002 champions India 1 – 0 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3 – 1 on penalty strokes.[3]

Squads

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Results

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Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 4 0 0 27 2 +25 12 Semi-finals
2  India 4 2 1 1 18 7 +11 7
3  Malaysia 4 2 0 2 7 15 −8 6
4  South Africa 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4
5  Nigeria 4 0 0 4 1 28 −27 0
Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 4 4 0 0 20 1 +19 12 Semi-finals
2  England 4 3 0 1 20 4 +16 9
3  Scotland 4 2 0 2 11 8 +3 6
4  Canada 4 1 0 3 5 10 −5 3
5  Barbados 4 0 0 4 0 33 −33 0
Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Classification round

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Fifth to tenth place classification

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Ninth and tenth place
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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-finalsGold-medal match
 
      
 
23 March 2006
 
 
 Australia3
 
25 March 2006
 
 England0
 
 Australia1
 
23 March 2006
 
 India0
 
 New Zealand0
 
 
 India1
 
Bronze-medal match
 
 
35 March 2006
 
 
 England (pen.)0 (3)
 
 
 New Zealand0 (1)
Semi-finals
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Bronze-medal match
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Gold-medal match
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Statistics

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Final standings

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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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 6 6 0 0 31 2 +29 18 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  India 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 10 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England 6 3 1 2 20 7 +13 10 Bronze Medal
4  New Zealand 6 4 1 1 20 2 +18 13 Fourth place
5  Scotland 5 3 0 2 14 8 +6 9 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Malaysia 5 2 0 3 7 18 −11 6
7  South Africa 5 2 1 2 12 10 +2 7
8  Canada 5 1 0 4 7 15 −8 3
9  Barbados 5 1 0 4 4 34 −30 3
10  Nigeria 5 0 0 5 2 32 −30 0
Source: The CGF

Goalscorers

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There were 136 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 5.04 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ↑ "2006 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  2. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  3. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". 2006 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
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