2005 Women's Hockey
Champions Trophy

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Canberra
Teams	6
Venue(s)	National Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (4th title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	China
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	55 (3.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Soledad García Sylvia Karres (4 goals)
Best player	Luciana Aymar
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The 2005 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 13th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 26 November to 4 December 2005 in Canberra, Australia.

The Netherlands won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating Australia 5–4 in the final on penalty strokes after a 0–0 draw.^[1]

The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH):^[2]

•  Netherlands (Defending champions)
•  Germany (Champions of 2004 Summer Olympics)
•  Argentina (Champions of 2002 World Cup)
•  Australia (Host nation)
•  China (Fourth in 2004 Summer Olympics)
•  South Korea (Seventh in 2004 Summer Olympics)

 Argentina

Head Coach: Gabriel Minadeo

2. Marien Bianchini
3. Magdalena Aicega (c)
4. Rosario Luchetti
6. Ayelén Stepnik
7. Alejandra Gulla
8. Luciana Aymar
9. Macarena Rodríguez
10. Soledad García
12. Mariana González Oliva
13. Laura Aladro (GK)
14. Mercedes Margalot
15. María de la Paz Hernández
17. Florencia D'Elía
18. Paola Vukojicic (GK)
19. Mariné Russo
21. Inés Arrondo
23. Natali Doreski
24. Claudia Burkart

 Australia

Head Coach: Frank Murray

1. Toni Cronk (GK)
3. Karen Smith
6. Megan Rivers
7. Kim Walker
9. Rebecca Sanders
10. Kate Hollywood
11. Emily Halliday
12. Madonna Blyth
13. Wendy Alcorn
14. Nicole Arrold
15. Kobie McGurk
17. Rachel Imison (GK)
18. Emma Meyer
22. Amy Korner
24. Angie Skirving
25. Melanie Twitt
30. Sarah Talor
32. Nikki Hudson (c)

 China

Head Coach: Kim Chang-back

1. Chen Zhaoxia
2. Huang Xuejiao
3. Chen Lizhu
4. Ma Yibo
5. Huang Junxia
6. Mai Shaoyan
7. Song Qingling
9. Li Shuang
10. Gao Lihua
11. Tang Chunling
12. Zhou Wanfeng (c)
16. Zhang Yimeng (GK)
18. Ren Ye
19. Chen Qiuqi
22. Li Aili
28. Li Hongxia
30. He Haiying
31. Pan Fengzhen (GK)

 Germany

Head Coach: Markus Weise

1. Yvonne Frank (GK)
2. Tina Bachmann
3. Inga Matthes
4. Mandy Haase
5. Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
6. Svenja Schürmann
7. Natascha Keller
8. Kerstin Hoyer
9. Martina Heinlein
10. Silke Müller
11. Eileen Hoffmann
12. Karin Blank (GK)
13. Marion Rodewald (c)
14. Katharina Scholz
18. Anke Kühn
24. Maike Stöckel
25. Anna Geiter
26. Christina Schütze

 Netherlands

Head Coach: Marc Lammers

1. Lisanne de Roever (GK)
3. Mignonne Meekels
4. Fatima Moreira de Melo
5. Jiske Snoeks
7. Miek van Geenhuizen
9. Sylvia Karres
10. Saskia Fuchs
11. Maartje Goderie
12. Leonoor Voskamp
14. Minke Booij (c)
15. Janneke Schopman
16. Chantal de Bruijn
17. Maartje Paumen
18. Naomi van As
19. Ellen Hoog
21. Sophie Polkamp
22. Floortje Engels (GK)
23. Kim Lammers

 South Korea

Head Coach: Han Jin-Soo

1. Lim Ju-young
2. Cho Hye-sook
3. Choi Eun-young
4. Cha Se-na
5. Gim Sang-hee
6. Park Young-soon
7. Oh Ko-woon
8. Kim Jung-hee
9. Park Mi-hyun
10. Kim Jin-kyoung
11. Kim Jong-eun
12. Han Tae-jeong
13. Kim Mi-seon
15. Kim Bo-mi
16. Moon Young-hui
17. Eun Mi-young
18. Park Jeong-sook
19. Kim Eun-sil

Below are the 8 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	4	1	0	9	2	+7	13	Final
2	Netherlands	5	3	1	1	15	6	+9	10
3	Argentina	5	3	1	1	11	6	+5	10
4	China	5	2	1	2	3	5	−2	7
5	Germany	5	1	0	4	4	15	−11	3
6	South Korea	5	0	0	5	3	11	−8	0

26 November 2005 11:00 Netherlands  2–1  Argentina Karres  9' Paumen  70' Report Aymar  61' Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Ute Conen (GER)

26 November 2005 13:00 China  1–0  South Korea Zhou  14' Report Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Judy Barnesby (AUS)

26 November 2005 15:00 Australia  2–0  Germany Sanders  6' Hudson  45' Report Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

27 November 2005 11:00 Argentina  3–0  China Hernández  14' D'Elía  58' Gulla  64' Report Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)

27 November 2005 13:00 Germany  1–8  Netherlands Stöckel  62' Report Lammers  1' Hoog  4' Schopman  43' Karres  44' Van Geenhuizen  48' Fuchs  50', 66' Goderie  63' Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Judy Barnesby (AUS)

27 November 2005 15:00 South Korea  0–2  Australia Report Smith  42' Hudson  63' Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Lisette Klaassen (NED)

29 November 2005 16:00 Netherlands  3–0  South Korea Lammers  9', 56' Karres  37' Report Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

29 November 2005 18:00 Australia  1–0  China Skirving  45' Report Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

29 November 2005 20:00 Germany  1–3  Argentina Ernsting-Krienke  62' Report García  5', 44' Aymar  46' Umpires: Lisette Klaassen (NED) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

1 December 2005 16:00 China  1–1  Netherlands Tang  30' Report Hoog  28' Umpires: Judy Barnesby (AUS) Ute Conen (GER)

1 December 2005 18:00 South Korea  1–2  Germany Kim E.  7' Report Hoyer  8' Rodewald  70+' Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

1 December 2005 20:00 Argentina  1–1  Australia Gulla  7' Report Blyth  61' Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Lyn Farrell (NZL)

3 December 2005 11:00 Argentina  3–2  South Korea García  9', 62' Aicega  47' Report Kim E.  19' Oh  31' Umpires: Lisette Klaassen (NED) Lyn Farrell (NZL)

3 December 2005 13:00 Germany  0–1  China Report Ma  34' Umpires: Kang Hyun-young (KOR) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

3 December 2005 15:00 Australia  3–1  Netherlands Blyth  11' Sanders  55' Skirving  63' Report Karres  12' Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

4 December 2005 10:00 Germany  5–1  South Korea Ernsting-Krienke  5' Müller  16' Stöckel  50' Hoyer  52' Natascha Keller  59' Report Park M.  38' Umpires: Judy Barnesby (AUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

4 December 2005 12:30 Argentina  2–2 (a.e.t.)  China Margalot  6' Gulla  22' Report Gao  46' Ma  67' Penalties Gulla Margalot González Oliva Aymar Burkart ——— Margalot Gulla Aymar Burkart González Oliva Margalot 8–9 Ma Chen Qi. Zhou Tang Li S. ——— Ma Zhou Tang Li S. Chen Qi. Ma Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Lyn Farrell (NZL)

4 December 2005 15:00 Australia  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands Report Penalties Arrold Skirving Hudson Halliday Sanders ——— Arrold 4–5 Paumen Schopman Lammers Moreira de Melo Goderie ——— Paumen Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Ute Conen (GER)

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorers
Luciana Aymar	Soledad García Sylvia Karres

1.  Netherlands
2.  Australia
3.  China
4.  Argentina
5.  Germany
6.  South Korea

There were 55 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.06 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

• Official FIH website