The 1997 Women's Intercontinental Cup was a qualifier for the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup and was held in the Magamba Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, from Friday 1 August to Tuesday 12 August 1997. Twelve nations took part, divided into two groups of six in the preliminary round. The top six teams joined Argentina, Olympic champions Australia, Germany, South Korea, the United States and hosts the Netherlands.
Qualified Teams DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifiers–Host Nation 118–29 August 19991994 World CupDublin, Ireland 616–27 October 1996Inter Nations CupPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 5 Total12
Squads Canada Dana Anderson, Sue Armstrong, Nicole Colaco, Lisa Faust, Sarah Forbes (gk), Aoibhinn Grimes, Chris Hunter, Laurelee Kopeck, Amy MacFarlane, Karen MacNeill, Veronica Planella, Gillian Sewell, Carla Somerville, Sue Tingley, Krista Thompson (gk), and Candy Thomson. Head Coach: Dru Marshall.
India Tingonleima Chanu (gk), Helen Mary (gk), Sandeep Khaur, Shashi Bala (captain), Maristella Tirkey, Mukta Xalco, Sita Gussain, Sumrai Tete, Sunita Dalal, Nidhi Khullar, Manjinder Kaur, Pritam Thakran, Kamala Dalal, Suraj Lata Devi, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, and Ferdina Ekka. Head coach: Balbir Singh.
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Classification round Ninth to twelfth place
Crossovers
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place
Crossovers
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
Medal round
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Final standings
Goalscorers
Remarks The first six (South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland, India, England and China) participated in the 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup in Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
External links Field Hockey Canada fihockey