The 2006 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 14th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 8–16 July 2006 in Amstelveen, Netherlands.
Germany won the tournament for the first time after defeating China 3–2 in the final.
The tournament had begun on 8 July with Germany defeating China 3–2 in the first match. In an identical score line, Germany prevailed upon China 3–2 in the final played on 16 July.
Teams The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH):
(Host nation and defending champions) (Champions of 2004 Summer Olympics) (Champions of 2002 World Cup) (Fourth in 2004 Summer Olympics) (Fifth in 2004 Summer Olympics) (Sixth in 2004 Summer Olympics)
Squads
Head coach: Gabriel Minadeo
Head coach: Frank Murray
Head coach: Kim Chang-Back
Head coach: Markus Weise
Head coach: Marc Lammers
Head coach: Ian Rutledge
Umpires Below are the 8 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
Chieko Akiyama (JPN) Judy Barnesby (AUS) Stella Bartlema (NED) Ute Conen (GER) Hu Youfang (CHN) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Louise Knipe (ENG) Lee Keum-ju (KOR)
Results All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool
Classification Fifth and sixth place
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Player of the TournamentTop GoalscorersYoung Player of the Tournament Fair Play Trophy Fu Baorong Li Hongxia Ma Yibo Fanny Rinne Naomi van As
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links Official FIH website