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]
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
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Pool B
Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Classification round
Fifth to tenth place classification
Ninth and tenth place
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Bronze-medal match
Gold-medal match
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.
Source: The CGF
Goalscorers
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
- ^ "2006 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
- ^ "Hockey Schedule and Results". 2006 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2012.