The 2019 Women's Premier Hockey League was the 4th edition of the

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, the annual tournament women's field hockey championship of

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Competition format

Format

The 2019 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a

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. 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 were 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

Each squad consists of 20 players, made up of 7 marquee players as determined by SA Hockey’s team, with a further 3 players into their 20 from the "new generation" pool featuring the country’s most exciting young talent. Coaches were forced to release between 4 and 8 players from the 2018 squads ahead of the draft. Head Coach: Marcelle Keet Head Coach: Sandile Bosman Head Coach: Bevan Bennet Head Coach: Shaun Hulley Head Coach: Tarrin Ramsden Head Coach: Ryan Pillay

Results

Pool stage

Matches

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Classification stage

Semi-finals

Third place game

Final

Awards

Final ranking

Goalscorers

References

External links

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Premier Hockey League (South Africa) The Premier Hockey League (PHL) is a field hockey competition organised by South African Hockey Association. Format All matches for PHL will be played at the Randburg Hockey Stadium in Johannesburg – on a Saturday and Sunday. The event consis ...