The 2006 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 14th edition of the

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for women. It was held between 8–16 July 2006 in

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, Netherlands.

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won the tournament for the first time after defeating

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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

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(FIH): * (Host nation and defending champions) * (Champions of

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) * (Champions of

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) * (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:

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Head coach: Ian Rutledge

Umpires

Below are the 8 umpires appointed by the

: *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

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Pool

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Classification

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Statistics

Final standings

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Goalscorers

References

External links

Official FIH website
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