2000 Women's Australian Hockey League
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Sydney | ||
| Dates | 7–19 March | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue | State Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  NSWIS Arrows (5th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  QAS Scorchers | ||
| Third place |  ACT Strikers | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 166 (4.61 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Katrina Powell (13 goals) | ||
| Best player | Katrina Powell | ||
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The 2000 Women's Australian Hockey League (AHL) was the 8th edition women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in Sydney, and was contested from 7–19 March 2000.[1]
NSWIS Arrows won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating QAS Scorchers 2–1 in extra-time, after the final finished as a 1–1 draw. ACT Strikers finished in third place after defeating WAIS Diamonds 4–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.[2]
Competition format
The 2000 Women's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.
Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage.
Point allocation
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| W | WD | LD | L | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Every match in the 2000 AHL needed an outright result. In the event of a draw, golden goal extra time was played out, and if the result was still a draw a penalty shoot-out was contested, with the winner receiving a bonus point.
Results
All times are local (UTC+10:00).
Preliminary round
Pool
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | QAS Scorchers |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 18 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | ACT Strikers |
7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 17 | |
| 3 | NSWIS Arrows |
7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 15 | |
| 4 |  WAIS Diamonds |
7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 12 | |
| 5 |  Tassie Van Demons |
7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | |
| 6 |  Adelaide Suns |
7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | |
| 7 |  VIS Vipers |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 7 | |
| 8 |  Territory Pearls |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 50 | −47 | 0 |
Source: Hockey NSW
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head result; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head result; 4) matches won; 5) goals scored.
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Crossover | Fifth place | |||||
| 17 March 2000 | ||||||
| Tassie Van Demons | 2 | |||||
| 19 March 2000 | ||||||
| Territory Pearls | 0 | |||||
| Tassie Van Demons | 2 | |||||
| 17 March 2000 | ||||||
| VIS Vipers | 1 | |||||
| Adelaide Suns | 1 | |||||
| VIS Vipers | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 19 March 2000 | ||||||
| Territory Pearls | 0 | |||||
| Adelaide Suns | 3 | |||||
Crossover
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 March 2000 | ||||||
| QAS Scorchers | 2 | |||||
| 19 March 2000 | ||||||
| WAIS Diamonds | 0 | |||||
| QAS Scorchers | 1 | |||||
| 17 March 2000 | ||||||
| NSWIS Arrows (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| ACT Strikers | 1 | |||||
| NSWIS Arrows | 4 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 March 2000 | ||||||
| WAIS Diamonds | 2 | |||||
| ACT Strikers | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Player of the Final |
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| Katrina Powell |
Katrina Powell |
Rachel Imison |
Karen Smith |
