2004 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Córdoba)

Four Nations
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
City	Córdoba
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Club La Tablada
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	32 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Soledad García; Mijntje Donners (4 goals)
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The 2004 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Córdoba, Argentina, from February 11 to 15, 2004, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.^[1]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the hosts, Argentina, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	December 2003 FIH Ranking^[2]	Best World Cup finish	Best Olympic Games finish
Argentina	1	Champions (2002)	Runners-Up (2000)
Germany	8	Champions (1976, 1981)	Runners-Up (1992)
Netherlands	3	Champions (1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990)	Champions (1984)
South Korea	6	Third Place (1990)	Runners-Up (1988, 1996)

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:^[3]

Stella Bartlema (NED)
Cristina Ferrario (ARG)
Christiane Hippler (GER)
Kim Myung-Ok (KOR)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

Results

All times are local (Argentina Standard Time).

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina (H)	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	9	Advanced to Final
2	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4	Advanced to Final
3	South Korea	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	2
4	Germany	3	0	1	2	4	10	−6	1

Source: CAH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[4]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

11 February 2004
18:30

South Korea	2–2	Netherlands
Kim M. 6' Oh 18'	Report	Boomgaardt 34' Booij 55'

Umpires:
Cristina Ferrario (ARG)
Christiane Hippler (GER)

11 February 2004
21:00

Argentina	4–1	Germany
Russo 11' Aymar 30' García 36', 59'	Report	Rinne 53'

Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Stella Bartlema (NED)

12 February 2004
18:30

South Korea	2–2	Germany
Kim Y. 52' Park Mi-J. 61'	Report	Hoyer 33' Rinne 59'

Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Cristina Ferrario (ARG)

12 February 2004
18:30

Netherlands	1–3	Argentina
Donners 57'	Report	García 38' Gulla 62' Arrondo 68'

Umpires:
Christiane Hippler (GER)
Kim Myung-Ok (KOR)

14 February 2004
18:30

Netherlands	4–1	Germany
Donners 26', 45', 59' Karres 69'	Report	Ernsting-Krienke 42'

Umpires:
Kim Myung-Ok (KOR)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

14 February 2004
21:00

Argentina	3–0	South Korea
Russo 13' Aymar 47' García 51'	Report

Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Christiane Hippler (GER)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

15 February 2004
18:30

South Korea	3–2	Germany
Kim S. 11' Kim Y. 29', 58'	Report	Kollmar 46' Kühn 53'

Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Cristina Ferrario (ARG)

Final

15 February 2004
21:00

Argentina	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Booij 44' Hoog 63'

Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Kim Myung-Ok (KOR)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
	Netherlands	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3	7	Tournament Champion
	Argentina (H)	4	3	0	1	10	4	+6	9
	South Korea	4	1	2	1	7	9	−2	5
4	Germany	4	0	1	3	6	13	−7	1

Source: CAH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 32 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

Kim Yun-Mi

2 goals

1 goal

References

^ "2004 - Cuatro Naciones - Córdoba". cahockey.org.ar. Confederación Argentina de HOCKEY. Archived from the original on 20 September 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ "ABN AMRO WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ "FIH Outdoor Appointments 2004". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ Regulations

External links

Official website

[1] "2004 - Cuatro Naciones - Córdoba". cahockey.org.ar. Confederación Argentina de HOCKEY. Archived from the original on 20 September 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[2] "ABN AMRO WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[3] "FIH Outdoor Appointments 2004". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

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