2019 Women's FIH Pro League

2019 Women's
FIH Pro League
Dates26 January – 29 June
Teams9 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored266 (3.5 per match)
Top scorerNew Zealand Olivia Merry (15 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Frédérique Matla
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The 2019 Women's FIH Pro League was the first season of the Pro League, the premier women's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in January 2019 finished in June 2019 in Amstelveen, Netherlands.[1]

The Netherlands defeated Australia 4–3 in a shoot-out after the final ended in a 2–2 draw to win the first FIH Pro League title.[2]

The competition also served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics with the four best teams qualifying for the FIH Olympic Qualifiers taking place in October and November 2019.

Qualification

Nine teams competed in a round-robin tournament with home and away matches, played from January to June, with the top four teams advancing to the final at a pre-determined location.[3] In July 2017, Hockey India decided to withdraw the women's national team from the competition as they estimated the chances of qualifying for the Summer Olympics to be higher when participating in the Hockey Series. Hockey India also cited lack of clarity in the ranking system.[4][5] The International Hockey Federation subsequently invited Belgium instead.[6]

Squads

Results

Standings

Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 16 15 0 0 1 41 10 +31 45 Grand Final
and
Olympic Qualifiers
2  Argentina 16 10 4 0 2 31 15 +16 38
3  Australia 16 9 1 1 5 35 23 +12 30
4  Germany 16 9 0 2 5 34 24 +10 29
5  Belgium 16 6 1 1 8 21 27 −6 21
6  New Zealand 16 6 0 0 10 29 32 −3 18
7  China 16 4 0 2 10 27 40 −13 14
8  Great Britain 16 3 2 1 10 22 37 −15 14
9  United States 16 1 1 2 12 15 47 −32 7
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[7]

Fixtures

All times are local.[8]

Grand Final

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 June
 
 
 Netherlands2
 
29 June
 
 Germany1
 
 Netherlands (p.s.o.)2 (4)
 
27 June
 
 Australia2 (3)
 
 Argentina1 (3)
 
 
 Australia (p.s.o.)1 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
29 June
 
 
 Germany (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
 
 Argentina1 (1)

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Awards

Player of the League Top Goalscorer Goalkeeper of the Grand Final Goal of the Grand Final
Netherlands Frédérique Matla New Zealand Olivia Merry Australia Rachael Lynch Argentina Micaela Retegui

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Final standing
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands 18 16 1 0 1 45 13 +32 50 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia 18 9 2 2 5 38 26 +12 33 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 18 9 1 2 6 36 27 +9 31 Bronze Medal
4  Argentina 18 10 4 2 2 33 17 +16 40 Fourth place
5  Belgium 16 6 1 1 8 21 27 −6 21 Eliminated in
group stage
6  New Zealand 16 6 0 0 10 29 32 −3 18
7  China 16 4 0 2 10 27 40 −13 14
8  Great Britain 16 3 2 1 10 22 37 −15 14
9  United States 16 1 1 2 12 15 47 −32 7
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[7]

Goalscorers

There were 266 goals scored in 76 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.

15 goals

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIH unveils Hockey PRO League schedule". FIH. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Netherlands crowned women's FIH Pro League champions". FIH. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "'Game-changing' Hockey Pro League teams announced for 2019". fih.ch. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hockey India justifies withdrawal from FIH Pro League". The Times of India. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "FIH statement on the withdrawal of Hockey India from the Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  7. 1 2 FIH Pro League Competition Regulations
  8. ↑ "Venues announced for FIH Pro League matches". fih.ch. 30 August 2018.
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