The 2003 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy was the first edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Amsterdam from 18 to 23 August 2003, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.
Australia won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the Final.
The tournament was held in conjunction with the Men's FIH Champions Trophy.
Competition format The four teams competed in a pool stage, played in a single round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams contested the final, while the remaining teams played off for third place.
Teams The following four teams competed for the title:
Officials The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
Renée Cohen (NED) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Renaté Peters (GER) Minka Woolley (AUS) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Results All times are local (Central European Time).
Preliminary round
Fixtures
Classification round Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Player of the TournamentTop GoalscorerMost Promising PlayerFair Play Trophy Julie Towers Mijntje Donners Maartje Scheepstra
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links Official Website