Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
FormerlyWomen's Hockey Champions Challenge
SportField hockey
Founded2002
Ceased2014
Replaced byWomen's FIH Hockey World League
No. of teams6–8
Last
champion(s)
 United States (1st title)
Most titles New Zealand (2 titles)
Official websitewww.fihockey.org

The Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was an international field hockey tournament, played every two years. It was introduced in 2002 by the International Hockey Federation in order to broaden hockey's competitive base at world level. The Champions Challenge was replaced by the Women's FIH Hockey World League in 2014 after eight editions. [1]

Results

Summaries

Year Host Final 3rd Place Match
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2002 Johannesburg,
South Africa

England
2–1
South Korea

India
1–0
South Africa
2003 Catania, Italy
Germany
3–1
Spain

Japan
2–1
New Zealand
2005 Virginia Beach,
United States

New Zealand
2–0
South Africa

Japan
2–1
England
2007 Baku, Azerbaijan
China
2–1
South Korea

England
2–1
United States
2009 Cape Town,
South Africa

New Zealand
2–1
South Africa

Japan
1–0
Spain
2011 Dublin, Ireland
Japan
2–1
United States

Scotland
2–2
(4–3 pen.)

Spain
2012 Dublin, Ireland
Australia
6–1
United States

Ireland
2–2
(4–3 pen.)

Scotland
2014 Glasgow, Scotland
United States
3–1
Ireland

South Africa
1–0
Spain

Successful national teams

Team Titles Runners-up Third places Fourth places
 New Zealand 2 (2005, 2009) 1 (2003)
 United States 1 (2014) 2 (2011, 2012) 1 (2007)
 Japan 1 (2011) 3 (2003, 2005, 2009)
 England 1 (2002) 1 (2007) 1 (2005)
 Germany 1 (2003)
 China 1 (2007)
 Australia 1 (2012)
 South Africa 2 (2005, 2009*) 1 (2014) 1 (2002*)
 South Korea 2 (2002, 2007)
 Ireland 1 (2014) 1 (2012*)
 Spain 1 (2003) 3 (2009, 2011, 2014)
 Scotland 1 (2011) 1 (2012)
 India 1 (2002)
* = host nation

Team appearances

Team 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2012 2014 Total
 Australia 1st1
 Azerbaijan 6th7th8th3
 Belgium 5th6th2
 Chile 6th1
 China 1st1
 England 1st4th3rd3
 Germany 1st1
 India 3rd7th7th8th4
 Ireland 6th3rd2nd3
 Italy 6th5th2
 Japan 3rd3rd3rd1st4
 New Zealand 4th1st5th1st4
 Russia 6th1
 Scotland 3rd4th7th3
 South Africa 4th2nd2nd5th6th3rd6
 South Korea 2nd2nd5th3
 Spain 2nd6th4th4th4th5
 United States 5th5th5th4th2nd2nd1st7
 Wales 8th1
Total6666788855

References

  1. "Did you know... a brief history of Champions Challenge 1". FIH. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
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