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. 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 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.
YearTeamsRound 1Round 2SemifinalsFinal2012–13456 events of 2 to 6 teams4 events of 6 teams2 events of 8 teams1 event of 8 teams2014–15517 events of 3 to 9 teams3 events of 8 teams2 events of 10 teams2016–17607 events of 3 to 7 teams
Summaries YearFinal ´hostFinal3rd Place MatchTeams / ChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place2012–13San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina5–11–1(4–2 pen.)45 / 82014–15Rosario, Argentina5–16–251 / 82016–17Auckland, New Zealand3–01–053 / 8
Performance by nation TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth place2 (2012–13, 2016–17)1 (2014–15)1 (2012–13*)2 (2014–15, 2016–17*)1 (2012–13)1 (2012–13)1 (2016–17)1 (2014–15)1 (2016–17)1 (2014–15) * = host nation
Team appearances Team2012–132014–152016–17Apps at Finals4th1st5th32nd6th9th224th28thRound 1–20th38thRound 1–Round 1Round 1––19th23rd21st–11th13th15th–29th–Round 1–––Round 1–––Round 1–Round 117th26th–16th21st17th–6th4th8th328thRound 125th––33rd-–~3rd7th4th330thRound 1Round 1–Round 120thRound 1–7th3rd6th327th34th34th––Round 1Round 1–Round 1––––Round 135th–14th10th16th–23rd15th13th–12th16th12th––Round 1––9th12th11th–26th29th32nd––35thRound 1–Round 131stRound 1–17th22nd20th––25th29th––Round 1––1st5th1st35th2nd2nd3Round 1–Round 1–Round 1Round 1Round 1–––Round 1––Round 1Round 1––18th19th––Round 1––22nd27th28th–Round 1Round 1––18th–18th–Round 136th30th–––Round 1–13th14th10th–8th8th3rd315th11th14th–Round 1Round 1Round 1–––Round 1––Round 1–––24th27th–––Round 1–25th30th33rd–Round 137th31st–Round 132nd24th–10th9th7th121st19th23rd–Round 1Round 1––Round 1–––Round 1–22nd–Total455153
* = host nation ~ = includes results representing Great Britain
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