The 2006 Women's Hockey Intercontinental Cup was the seventh edition of the women's

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tournament. The event was held from 25 April–6 May, in

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won the tournament for the second time after defeating

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2–1 in the final.

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finished in third place, defeating the

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4–1. The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2006 FIH World Cup in

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, with the top five teams qualifying automatically.

Qualification

Except for Africa, all other four confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the

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based upon the

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. Those teams participated at their respective continental championships but could not qualify through it, and they received the chance to qualify through this tournament based on the final ranking at each competition.

Squads

Below is the list of participating squads. Head Coach: Adil Pashayev Head Coach: Kim Chang-Back Head Coach: Danny Kerry Head Coach: Steve Colledge Head Coach:

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Head Coach: Franco Nicola Head Coach:

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Head Coach:

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Umpires

Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the

: *Julie Beamish (IRL) *Caroline Brunekreef (NED) *Peri Buckley (AUS) *Marelize de Klerk (RSA) *Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) * Jean Duncan (SCO) *Belén González (ESP) *Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) *Kang Hyun-young (KOR) *Miao Lin (CHN) *Lisette Klassen (NED) *Petra Muller (GER) *Lisa Roach (AUS) *Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Results

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Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

=Crossover

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=Eleventh and twelfth place

=Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

=Crossover

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=Seventh and eighth place

=Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

=Semi-finals

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=Third and fourth place

=Final

Awards

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official website
{{Women's Hockey World Cup Women's Intercontinental Cup Intercontinental Cup Intercontinental Cup International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Italy Intercontinental Cup Intercontinental Cup Sports competitions in Rome 2000s in Rome