Hockey Four Nations Cup
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| Most recent season or competition: 2018 Women's Four Nations Cup | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Ceased | 2018 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country | Germany |
| Continent | EHF (Europe) |
| Last champion |  Netherlands (1st title) |
| Most titles |  Germany (3 titles) |
The Hockey Four Nations Cup was an international women's field hockey tournament held by the International Hockey Federation and the Deutscher Hockey-Bund.
The Netherlands are the reigning champions.[1]
Since its inception in 2008, the tournament has been an invitational event, allowing four nations to compete against one another. The tournament is played in a single round-robin system, with the nation finishing at the top of the table being declared the tournament champions.
The tournament generally comprises teams within the top 10 of the FIH World Rankings.[2]
Results
Summaries
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bremen | Germany |
 South Korea |
 United States |
 India |
| 2010 | Essen |  Australia |
Germany |
India |
 Ireland |
| 2011 | Berlin |  Argentina |
Germany |
Australia |
South Korea |
| 2012 | Bremen | Germany |
 New Zealand |
 South Africa |
 Belgium |
| 2014 | Bremen | Australia |
Germany |
 England |
 Japan |
| 2016 | Hamburg | Argentina |
Germany |
 China |
South Korea |
| 2017 | Berlin | Germany |
Ireland |
China |
South Korea |
| 2018 | Grünwald | Netherlands |
Argentina |
New Zealand |
Germany |
Team appearances
| Team | 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
– | – | 1st | – | – | 1st | – | 2nd | 3 |
| Australia |
– | 1st | 3rd | – | 1st | – | – | – | 3 |
| Belgium |
– | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| China |
– | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 3rd | – | 2 |
| England |
– | – | – | – | 3rd | – | – | – | 1 |
| Germany |
1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 7 |
| India |
4th | 3rd | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Ireland |
– | 4th | – | – | – | – | 2nd | – | 2 |
| Japan |
– | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | 1 |
| Netherlands |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | 1 |
| New Zealand |
– | – | – | 2nd | – | – | – | 3rd | 2 |
| South Africa |
– | – | – | 3rd | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| South Korea |
2nd | – | 4th | – | – | 4th | 4th | – | 4 |
| United States |
3rd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 |