1996 Women's Hockey Inter Nations Cup

1996 Women's Hockey
Inter Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTrinidad and Tobago
CityPort of Spain
Dates16–27 October
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
VenueNational Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored172 (4.1 per match)
Top scorer Marianne Schaefer (14 goals)
Best player Tina Bell-Kake
Best goalkeeper Nami Miyazaki
← 1992 (previous)

The 1996 Women's Hockey Inter Nations Cup was the third and final edition of the Inter Nations Cup.[1] It was held at the National Hockey Centre in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 16 to 27 October 1996.[1][2]

The tournament served as the first stage of qualification for the 1998 Hockey World Cup, with the top five teams advancing to the 1997 Intercontinental Cup held in Harare, Zimbabwe.[3]

Participating nations

The following 12 teams participated in the tournament.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 5 4 0 1 10 4 +6 12 Semi-finals
2  Scotland 5 3 1 1 15 4 +11 10
3  South Africa 5 3 1 1 12 4 +8 10 Fifth to eighth place
4  Italy 5 1 3 1 7 3 +4 6
5  Jamaica 5 1 0 4 2 17 −15 3 Ninth to twelfth place
6  Trinidad and Tobago (H) 5 0 1 4 3 17 −14 1
Source: fieldhockey.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
(H) Hosts
16 October 1996
09:00
India  1–0  Italy
Sandeep  62' Report
16 October 1996
17:00
Trinidad and Tobago  0–3  South Africa
Report Coetzee  15'
Bentley  35'
Carlisle  41'
16 October 1996
19:00
Scotland  5–0  Jamaica
Simpson  12', 38'
Burton  18'
Neil  45'
Gilmore  52' 		Report
17 October 1996
18:00
Jamaica  0–2  India
Report Jyoti  50'
Sandeep  61'
17 October 1996
20:00
Trinidad and Tobago  0–6  Scotland
Report Simpson  16', 27', 41'
Fraser  31', 56', 63'
18 October 1996
09:00
Italy  1–1  South Africa
Villa  47' Report MacNaughton  56'
19 October 1996
09:00
Scotland  1–2  India
Fraser  47' Report Sandeep  4'
Pritam  6'
19 October 1996
16:00
Jamaica  0–4  South Africa
Report MacNaughton  15'
Bee  19'
Roberts  33'
Bentley  55'
19 October 1996
18:00
Trinidad and Tobago  1–1  Italy
Nancoo  8' Report Scalia  15'
21 October 1996
09:00
Jamaica  2–1  Trinidad and Tobago
May  50'
Clarke  57' 		Report De Roche  52'
21 October 1996
16:00
Italy  0–0  Scotland
Report
21 October 1996
18:00
India  0–2  South Africa
Report Coetzee  62', 69'
22 October 1996
18:00
Jamaica  0–5  Italy
Report Faustini  9', 41'
Turella  21'
Scalia  52'
Ughetto  57'
22 October 1996
20:00
India  5–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Pritam  12', 30'
Sandeep  33'
Nidhi  54'
Ferdina  63' 		Report Siu Butt  68'
23 October 1996
09:00
Scotland  3–2  South Africa
Fraser  17', 45'
Simpson  27' 		Report Bentley  59'
Bee  70'

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 5 5 0 0 29 3 +26 15 Semi-finals
2  Japan 5 4 0 1 12 6 +6 12
3  Belgium 5 2 1 2 12 11 +1 7 Fifth to eighth place
4  France 5 2 0 3 9 14 −5 6
5  Czech Republic 5 1 1 3 6 13 −7 4 Ninth to twelfth place
6  Cuba 5 0 0 5 1 22 −21 0
Source: fieldhockey.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
16 October 1996
21:00
Belgium  1–1  Czech Republic
Schaefer  54' Report Čermáková  5'
17 October 1996
09:00
Cuba  1–3  France
Drake  11' Report Llobet  6', 35'
De Rivau  62'
17 October 1996
16:00
Japan  1–4  New Zealand
Miura  60' Report Foy  26'
Lawrence  31'
Senior  67'
Bell-Kake  70'
18 October 1996
16:00
New Zealand  5–1  Belgium
Trolove  12'
Foy  17'
Walton  39'
Bell-Kake  60'
Lawrence  66' 		Report Schaefer  57'
18 October 1996
18:00
France  0–2  Japan
Report Minbuta  9'
Nishimoto  22'
18 October 1996
20:00
Czech Republic  3–0  Cuba
Čermáková  38', 52'
Turková  60' 		Report
20 October 1996
09:00
Belgium  5–0  Cuba
Schaefer  12', 21', 50', 64'
Gierts  32' 		Report
20 October 1996
16:00
Japan  3–1  Czech Republic
Miura  10'
Minbuta  40'
Takahashi  68' 		Report Ivanová  8'
20 October 1996
18:00
New Zealand  7–0  France
Lawrence  14', 20', 40'
Foy  24', 41'
Pearce  25'
Senior  34' 		Report
21 October 1996
20:00
Cuba  0–3  Japan
Report Takahashi  30'
Minbuta  34'
Miura  61'
22 October 1996
09:00
Czech Republic  1–5  New Zealand
Čermáková  7' Report Trolove  4'
Lawrence  34', 37', 70'
Senior  35'
22 October 1996
16:00
France  2–4  Belgium
Llobet  11'
Lejousse  23' 		Report Gierts  34'
Schaefer  52', 57', 68'
23 October 1996
16:00
New Zealand  8–0  Cuba
Trolove  6', 31', 50'
Foy  14'
Lawrence  18', 62'
Walton  21', 29' 		Report
23 October 1996
18:00
Czech Republic  0–4  France
Report Llobet  22'
Lejousse  39'
Cantogrel  43'
Peyrelongue  64'
23 October 1996
20:00
Belgium  1–3  Japan
Schaefer  14' Report S. Miyazaki  2', 6'
Kato  9'

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place

 
CrossoverNinth place
 
      
 
26 October
 
 
 Jamaica0
 
27 October
 
 Cuba3
 
 Cuba2
 
26 October
 
 Czech Republic3
 
 Czech Republic6
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago3
 
Eleventh place
 
 
27 October
 
 
 Jamaica (pen.)2 (5)
 
 
 Trinidad and Tobago2 (4)

Crossovers

26 October 1996
09:00
Jamaica  0–3  Cuba
Report Trujillo  32'
Lago de los Arlos  43', 44'
26 October 1996
16:00
Czech Republic  6–3  Trinidad and Tobago
Turková  8'
Červená  18'
Stanková  36'
Čermáková  45', 51'
Samcová  67' 		Report Walker-Bath  20', 24'
Siut Bitt  29'

Eleventh and twelfth place

27 October 1996
09:00
Jamaica  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Trinidad and Tobago
Allen  26'
May  52' 		Report Siu Butt  25'
Walker-Bath  39'
Penalties
5–4

Ninth and tenth place

27 October 1996
14:00
Cuba  2–3  Czech Republic
Lago de los Arlos  10'
Drake  12' 		Report Červená  3'
Ivanová  40'
Čermáková  63'

Fifth to eighth place

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
25 October
 
 
 South Africa6
 
26 October
 
 France1
 
 South Africa1
 
25 October
 
 Italy0
 
 Belgium1
 
 
 Italy2
 
Seventh place
 
 
26 October
 
 
 France3
 
 
 Belgium4

Crossovers

25 October 1996
09:00
South Africa  6–1  France
Carlisle  18'
Roberts  21'
Coetzee  29'
Bentley  40'
Bee  47'
Dalling  56' 		Report Dufour  49'
Umpires:
Michelle Arnold (AUS)
Lynne Fotheringham (SCO)
25 October 1996
16:00
Belgium  1–2  Italy
Schaefer  4' Report Turella  48'
Cotelli  59'
Umpires:
Mary Power (IRE)
Karen Smith (NZL)

Seventh and eighth place

26 October 1996
18:30
France  3–4  Belgium
Llobet  8'
Lejousse  30', 65' 		Report Chardome  12'
Schaefer  25', 30', 58'

Fifth and sixth place

26 October 1996
21:30
South Africa  1–0  Italy
Bee  3' Report

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 October
 
 
 India2
 
27 October
 
 Japan3
 
 Japan1
 
25 October
 
 New Zealand2
 
 New Zealand5
 
 
 Scotland1
 
Third place
 
 
27 October
 
 
 India1
 
 
 Scotland0

Semi-finals

25 October 1996
18:30
India  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Japan
Neha  24'
Sandeep  50' 		Report Iwao  56'
Minbuta  64'
S. Miyazaki  71'
Umpires:
Marlize De Klerk (RSA)
Cheryl Franco (TTO)
25 October 1996
21:00
New Zealand  5–1  Scotland
Lawrence  5'
Pearce  7'
Senior  37'
Trolove  64'
Bell-Kake  69' 		Report MacInnes  49'

Third and fourth place

27 October 1996
16:30
India  1–0  Scotland
Sita  54' Report

Final

27 October 1996
19:00
Japan  1–2  New Zealand
Takahashi  12' Report Lawrence  16', 20'

Awards

The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament.

Player of the Tournament Top Scorer Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play
Tina Bell-Kake Marianne Schaefer Nami Miyazaki  Trinidad and Tobago

In addition, the best players from each playing line were recognised with awards.

Best Defender Best Midfielder Best Forward
Carla Cotelli Karen Roberts Marianne Schaefer

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 New Zealand 7 7 0 0 36 5 +31 21 Qualified for 1997 Intercontinental Cup
 Japan 7 5 0 2 16 10 +6 15
 India 7 5 0 2 13 7 +6 15
4  Scotland 7 3 1 3 16 10 +6 10
5  South Africa 7 5 1 1 19 5 +14 16
6  Italy 7 2 3 2 9 5 +4 9
7  Belgium 7 3 1 3 17 16 +1 10
8  France 7 2 0 5 13 24 −11 6
9  Czech Republic 7 3 1 3 15 18 −3 10
10  Cuba 7 1 0 6 6 25 −19 3
11  Jamaica 7 1 1 5 4 22 −18 4
12  Trinidad and Tobago (H) 7 0 2 5 8 25 −17 2
Source: fieldhockey.com
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 172 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 4.1 goals per match.

14 goals

  • Marianne Schaefer

13 goals

7 goals

  • Petra Čermáková

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Geraldine Chardome
  • Yolaysis Trujillo
  • Martina Samcová
  • Eva Stanková
  • Violanne Cantogrel
  • Veronique Dufour
  • Laetitia Peyrelongue
  • Clarisse de Rivau
  • Ferdina Ekka
  • Sita Gussain
  • Nidhi Khular
  • Jyoti Sunita Kullu
  • Neha Singh
  • Carla Cotelli
  • Silvana Ughetto
  • Simone Villa
  • Andrea Allen
  • Lisa Clarke
  • Sachimi Iwao
  • Akemi Kato
  • Masami Nishimoto
  • Louise Burton
  • Susan Gilmore
  • Fiona MacInnes
  • Valerie Neil
  • Nadine Dalling
  • Tamara Nancoo
  • Dixie-Ann de Roche

References

  1. ^ a b "SUMMARY OF RANKINGS - FIH WORLD LEVEL EVENTS" (PDF). fihhockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Women Field Hockey Inter Nations Cup 1996 Port of Spain (TRI) - Winner New Zealand". todor66.com. Todor66. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  3. ^ George Brink. "October Archives". fieldhockey.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 1997. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
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