2022 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Spain | ||
| City | Valencia | ||
| Dates | 11–17 December | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue | Estadio Betero | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  India (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Spain | ||
| Third place |  Japan | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 50 (2.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer |  Katie Mullan (3 goals) | ||
| Best player | Lucía Jiménez Vicente | ||
| Best young player | Sarah McAuley | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Savita Punia | ||
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The 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup was the first edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup, the annual qualification tournament for the Women's FIH Pro League organised by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was held at the Estadio Betero in Valencia, Spain from 11 to 17 December 2022.[1]
India as the winner, was promoted for the 2023–24 Women's FIH Pro League.[2][3]
The eight highest ranked teams not participating in the Women's FIH Pro League participated in the tournament:[2] Canada withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Chile.[4]
Head Coach: 
Sergio Vigil
- Doménica Ananías
- Fernanda Villagrán
- Monserrat Obon
- Denise Rojas
- Fernanda Flores
- Sofía Filipek
- Manuela Urroz
- Camila Caram (C)
- Francisca Tala
- Agustina Solano
- Francisca Parra
- Paula Valdivia
- María Maldonado
- Fernanda Arrieta
- Amanda Martínez
- Natalia Salvador (GK)
- Montserrat Araya (GK)
- Josefina Khamis
- Laura Müller
- Francisca Irazoqui
Head Coach: 
Janneke Schopman
Head Coach: 
Sean Dancer
Head Coach: Robert Justus
- Sofia Monserrat (GK)
- Teresa Dalla Vittoria
- Ilaria Sarnari
- Ailin Oviedo
- Augustina Hasselstrom
- Elettra Bormida
- Emilia Munitis
- Lucía Ines Caruso (GK)
- Agueda Moroni
- Anotnella Bruni
- Sofía Maldonado
- Federica Carta (C)
- Sara Puglisi (C)
- Mercedes Pastor
- Sofia Laurito
- Lara Oviedo
- Ivanna Pessina
- Luciana Gallimberti
- Camila Machín
- Chiara di Bella
Head Coach: Jude Menezes
Head Coach: Giles Bonnet
Head Coach: 
Adrian Lock
- Laura Barrios
- Sara Barrios
- Clara Badia
- Júlia Strappato
- Lucía Jiménez
- María López (C)
- Belén Iglesias
- Marta Segú
- Florencia Amundson
- Constanza Amundson
- Maialen García
- Candela Mejías
- Clara Ycart
- Xantal Giné
- Beatriz Pérez
- Laia Vidosa
- Alejandra Torres-Quevedo
- Clara Pérez (GK)
- Patricia Álvarez
- Jana Martínez (GK)
Preliminary round
Classification round
Bracket
| 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
 Italy | 2 | |||||
| 17 December | ||||||
 South Africa | 0 | |||||
| Italy (p.s.o.) | 1 (2) | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
 South Korea | 1 (1) | |||||
 Chile | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 17 December | ||||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||
| Chile | 4 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Final round
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| 17 December | ||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| India | 1 | |||||
| India (p.s.o.) | 1 (2) | |||||
| Ireland | 1 (1) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 December | ||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards
The awards were announced on 17 December 2022.[3]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Player of the tournament | Lucía Jiménez Vicente |
| Goalkeeper of the tournament | Savita Punia |
| Young player of the tournament | Sarah McAuley |
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 |
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India |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Qualified for 2023–24 FIH Pro League |
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Spain |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 10 | |
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Japan |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Ireland |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
| 5 | Italy |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 6 | South Korea |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 7 | Chile |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 8 | South Africa |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |