Georgia Field Hockey Association (GFHA) promotes field hockey in Georgia, USA. It organizes a club hockey competition each year that attracts teams from around the world. The GFHA sends men's and women's teams to compete in tournaments around the country.
History The GFHA was started by Nicolas Hammond and Kelly Brown in February 1991. It started playing at local parks but now plays on artificial turf surfaces.
Atlanta Cup The annual Atlanta Cup has included teams from Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, England, Nigeria and Trinidad. The first Atlanta Cup was in 1993 and was sponsored by Dannon. From 1993 to 1996, the tournament was known as the Dannon Atlanta International Cup. There was no tournament from 1997 to 2000. From 2001 to 2004, the tournament was known as the Atlanta International Cup. Since 2005, it has been called the Atlanta Cup. There was no tournament in 2013 or 2014 as the field was being refurbished.
+Atlanta Cup Winners Year Men's Women's 1993 New York FHC New York Temps 1994 New York FHC New York Players 1995 New York FHC New York Players 1996 New York FHC New York Players 2001 Washington Mavericks Atlanta Peaches 2002 Houston FHC Lady Mavericks 2003 Mavericks Lady Mavericks 2004 Bermuda HA Speckled Hens (Atlanta) 2005 Combermere (Barbados) Lady Mavericks 2006 Chicago FHC Chicago FHC 2007 Toronto Lions Jnr. FHC Lucky Dragons 2008 Toronto Lions. FHC Miami FHC 2009 Toronto Lions Jnr. FHC Team Philly 2010 Bermuda Polecats Florida United 2011 Bermuda Polecats Miami FHC 2012 Tampa Bay Grasshoppers Chicago FHC 2013 No tournament No tournament 2014 No tournament No tournament 2015 Miami Surf Miami Surf 2016 Balwashers (Baltimore and Washington) Atlanta 2017 Tampa Bay Grasshoppers Atlanta 2018 Carolina Atlanta 2019 New York Islanders New York Islanders 2020 Cancelled Cancelled
External links Georgia Field Hockey Association