The 2017 Women's Premier Hockey League was the second edition of South Africa's national league. The tournament was held in Johannesburg at the Randburg Astro. The tournament started on 25 November and culminated on 12 December 2017. The

Orange River Rafters Orange River Rafters is a South Africa field hockey club. The club was established in 2016, and is one of 6 established to compete in South African Hockey Association's new premier domestic competition, Premier Hockey League. History The Orange ...

won the tournament for the first time, defeating the St. Lucia Lakers 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished as a 0–0 draw.

Competition format

Format

The 2017 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a classification round. During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the Classification Round. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place.

Point allocation

Match points will be distributed as follows: * 4 points: win by 3+ goals * 3 points: win and shoot-out win * 1 point: shoot-out loss * 0 points: loss

Participating teams

The following teams competed for the title: * Blyde River Bunters * Madikwe Rangers * Namaqualand Daisies *

* St. Lucia Lakers * Wineland Wings

Results

Pool stage

Fixtures

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Classification round

Semi-finals

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Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

External links

South African Hockey AssociationPHL Women
at the South African Hockey Association {{Field hockey in South Africa Premier Hockey League (South Africa) Premier Hockey League (South Africa)