Women's FIH Hockey World League
| Most recent season or competition: 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League | |
| Sport | Women's field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Ceased | 2017 |
| Replaced by | Pro League (2019-present) FIH Hockey Series (2019 only) FIH Nations Cup (from 2022) |
| No. of teams | 60 in 2016-17 |
| Last champion(s) |  Netherlands (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Netherlands (2 titles) |
| Official website | World League Info |
The Women's FIH Hockey World League was an international women's field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation. The league also served as a qualifier for the 2014 and 2018 Women's Hockey World Cups and the 2016 Olympic Games. [1] Three seasons were held in 2012–13, 2014–15 and 2016–17. It was replaced by the new Women's FIH Pro League and Hockey Series in 2018-19.
Format
[edit]The tournament featured four rounds. For each edition the FIH decided the number of events and teams for each round. The number of Round 1 events varied in each cycle depending on the number of participating national teams. Teams were grouped regionally, although European teams were split in several tournaments. The remaining rounds have teams selected with no regional restrictions. The top teams received a bye to a Round 2 or Semifinal event depending on the FIH World Rankings at the time of seeking entries, number which also varied depending on the edition.[2]
| Year | Teams | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13[3] | 45 | 6 events of 2 to 6 teams | 4 events of 6 teams | 2 events of 8 teams | 1 event of 8 teams |
| 2014–15[4] | 51 | 7 events of 3 to 9 teams | 3 events of 8 teams | 2 events of 10 teams | |
| 2016–17[5] | 60 | 7 events of 3 to 7 teams |
Summaries
[edit]| Year | Final ´host | Final | 3rd Place Match | Teams PR / FR | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2012–13 | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina |  Netherlands |
5–1 |  Australia |
 England |
1–1 (4–2 pen.) |
 Argentina |
45 / 8 | |||
| 2014–15 | Rosario, Argentina | Argentina |
5–1 |  New Zealand |
 Germany |
6–2 |  China |
51 / 8 | |||
| 2016–17 | Auckland, New Zealand | Netherlands |
3–0 | New Zealand |
 South Korea |
1–0 | England |
53 / 8 | |||
Performance by nation
[edit]| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third Place | Fourth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|
2 (2012–13, 2016–17) | |||
 Argentina
|
1 (2014–15) | 1 (2012–13*) | ||
 New Zealand
|
2 (2014–15, 2016–17*) | |||
 Australia
|
1 (2012–13) | |||
 England
|
1 (2012–13) | 1 (2016–17) | ||
 Germany
|
1 (2014–15) | |||
 South Korea
|
1 (2016–17) | |||
 China
|
1 (2014–15) |
- * = host nation
Team appearances
[edit]| Team | 2012–13 | 2014–15 | 2016–17 | Apps at Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
4th | 1st | 5th | 3 |
| Australia
|
2nd | 6th | 9th | 2 |
 Austria
|
24th | 28th | Round 1 | – |
 Azerbaijan
|
20th | 38th | Round 1 | – |
 Barbados
|
Round 1 | Round 1 | – | – |
 Belarus
|
19th | 23rd | 21st | – |
 Belgium
|
11th | 13th | 15th | – |
 Brazil
|
29th | – | Round 1 | – |
 Brunei
|
– | – | Round 1 | – |
 Cambodia
|
– | – | Round 1 | – |
 Canada
|
Round 1 | 17th | 26th | – |
 Chile
|
16th | 21st | 17th | – |
| China
|
6th | 4th | 8th | 3 |
 Czech Republic
|
28th | Round 1 | 25th | – |
 Dominican Republic
|
– | 33rd | - | – |
| England~
|
3rd | 7th | 4th | 3 |
 Fiji
|
30th | Round 1 | Round 1 | – |
 France
|
Round 1 | 20th | Round 1 | – |
| Germany
|
7th | 3rd | 6th | 3 |
 Ghana
|
27th | 34th | 34th | – |
 Guatemala
|
– | Round 1 | Round 1 | – |
 Guyana
|
Round 1 | – | – | – |
 Hong Kong
|
– | Round 1 | 35th | – |
 India
|
14th | 10th | 16th | – |
 Ireland
|
23rd | 15th | 13th | – |
 Italy
|
12th | 16th | 12th | – |
 Jamaica
|
– | Round 1 | – | – |
 Japan
|
9th | 12th | 11th | – |
 Kazakhstan
|
26th | 29th | 32nd | – |
 Kenya
|
– | 35th | Round 1 | – |
 Lithuania
|
Round 1 | 31st | Round 1 | – |
 Malaysia
|
17th | 22nd | 20th | – |
 Mexico
|
– | 25th | 29th | – |
 Myanmar
|
– | Round 1 | – | – |
| Netherlands
|
1st | 5th | 1st | 3 |
| New Zealand
|
5th | 2nd | 2nd | 3 |
 Nigeria
|
Round 1 | – | Round 1 | – |
 Papua New Guinea
|
Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | – |
 Paraguay
|
– | – | Round 1 | – |
 Peru
|
– | Round 1 | Round 1 | – |
 Poland
|
– | 18th | 19th | – |
 Puerto Rico
|
– | Round 1 | – | – |
 Russia
|
22nd | 27th | 28th | – |
 Samoa
|
Round 1 | Round 1 | – | – |
 Scotland
|
18th | – | 18th | – |
 Singapore
|
Round 1 | 36th | 30th | – |
 Solomon Islands
|
– | – | Round 1 | – |
 South Africa
|
13th | 14th | 10th | – |
| South Korea
|
8th | 8th | 3rd | 3 |
 Spain
|
15th | 11th | 14th | – |
 Sri Lanka
|
Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | – |
 Switzerland
|
– | – | Round 1 | – |
 Tanzania
|
– | Round 1 | – | – |
 Thailand
|
– | 24th | 27th | – |
 Tonga
|
– | – | Round 1 | – |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
25th | 30th | 33rd | – |
 Turkey
|
Round 1 | 37th | 31st | – |
 Ukraine
|
Round 1 | 32nd | 24th | – |
 United States
|
10th | 9th | 7th | 1 |
 Uruguay
|
21st | 19th | 23rd | – |
 Vanuatu
|
Round 1 | Round 1 | – | – |
 Venezuela
|
Round 1 | – | – | – |
 Wales
|
Round 1 | – | 22nd | – |
| Total | 45 | 51 | 53 |
- * = host nation
- ~ = includes results representing Great Britain
References
[edit]- ^ "FIH World League will replace Olympic, WC qualifiers". The Times of India. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "A Newcomers Guide: World League 101". International Hockey Federation. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "FIH Hockey World League" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Hockey World League 2014 / 2015" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Hockey World League 2014 / 2015" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
External links
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