2006 March on Madrid Hockey Tournament

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Host countryUnited States
Dates17–27 August
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
March on Madrid
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates17–27 August
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored46 (3.29 per match)
Top scorerArgentina Luciana Aymar (5 goals)
Best playerArgentina Luciana Aymar

The 2006 March on Madrid Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Baltimore and Virginia Beach, from 17 to 27 August 2006.[1]

The Netherlands won the tournament, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final. Australia finished in third place after defeating the United States 4–2 in the third place match.[2]

The tournament featured the national teams of Argentina, Australia, the Netherlands and the United States. The teams competed in a double round-robin format, with each team playing each other twice. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Teams

Head Coach: Gabriel Minadeo

Officials

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

Results

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 Advanced to Final
2  Netherlands 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10
3  Australia 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 8
4  United States (H) 6 1 1 4 5 14 9 4
Source: USA Field Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures






Classification round

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

References

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