1983 Women's Hockey World Cup

1983 Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Teams	12
Top three teams
Champions	Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Australia
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The 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup was the fifth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from April 10 to April 23 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was won by the Netherlands, who defeated Canada 4-2 in the final.^[1] Host nation Malaysia did not participate in the tournament.

Results

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	5	4	1	0	7	2	5	9
Australia	5	2	2	1	10	6	4	6
United States	5	2	2	1	6	3	3	5
Scotland	1	3	1	1	4	5	−1	5
Wales	5	0	3	2	5	11	−6	3
India	5	0	1	4	4	9	−5	1

     Qualified for semifinals

10 April 1983 15:45 Netherlands  2 – 1  India

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10 April 1983 19:30 United States  3 – 0  Scotland

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10 April 1983 21:00 Australia  1 – 1  Wales

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11 April 1983 15:45 United States  1 – 1  Wales

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11 April 1983 17:15 Netherlands  0 – 0  Scotland

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12 April 1983 19:30 Australia  3 – 2  India

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13 April 1983 15:45 Wales  1 – 1  India

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13 April 1983 17:15 Australia  5 – 1  Scotland

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13 April 1983 19:30 Netherlands  1 – 0  United States

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14 April 1983 17:15 Scotland  1 – 0  Wales

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15 April 1983 19:30 United States  1 – 0  India

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15 April 1983 21:00 Netherlands  1 – 0  Australia

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16 April 1983 Netherlands  3 – 1  Wales

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16 April 1983 United States  1 – 1  Australia

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16 April 1983 21:00 Scotland  2 – 0  India

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	5	3	1	1	10	4	6	7
West Germany	5	3	0	2	8	5	3	6
England	5	2	2	1	10	9	1	6
New Zealand	5	1	2	2	5	6	−1	4
Argentina	5	1	2	2	2	4	−2	4
Soviet Union	5	1	1	3	3	10	−7	3

     Qualified for semifinals

10 April 1983 17:15 Argentina  3 – 2  West Germany

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11 April 1983 19:30 Canada  1 – 1  England

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11 April 1983 21:00 New Zealand  1 – 1  Soviet Union

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12 April 1983 15:45 West Germany  2 – 0  Soviet Union

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12 April 1983 17:15 New Zealand  2 – 1  Canada

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12 April 1983 21:00 England  1 – 1  Argentina

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14 April 1983 15:45 England  3 – 2  New Zealand

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14 April 1983 19:30 Canada  2 – 1  West Germany

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14 April 1983 21:00 Soviet Union  1 – 0  Argentina

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15 April 1983 15:45 Canada  2 – 0  Argentina

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15 April 1983 17:15 West Germany  1 – 0  New Zealand

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16 April 1983 21:00 England  3 – 1  Soviet Union

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17 April 1983 New Zealand  0 – 0  Argentina

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17 April 1983 West Germany  4 – 2  England

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17 April 1983 Canada  4 – 0  Soviet Union

Fifth to twelfth place classification

Ninth to twelfth qualifiers

19 April 1983 Wales  0 – 3  Soviet Union

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19 April 1983 India  0 – 1  Argentina

Eleventh and twelfth place

21 April 1983 India  2 – 0  Wales

Ninth and tenth place

22 April 1983 Argentina  2 – 0  Soviet Union

Fifth to eighth qualifiers

19 April 1983 England  5 – 1  Scotland

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19 April 1983 United States  2 – 1  New Zealand

Seventh and eighth place

22 April 1983 New Zealand  4 – 0  Scotland

Fifth and sixth place

22 April 1983 England  4 – 1 (AET)  United States

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	20 April
	Netherlands	2
	West Germany	0
					23 April
					Netherlands	4
					Canada	2
					Third place
	20 April			22 April
	Australia	0 (5)		Australia	3
	Canada	0 (8)			West Germany	1

Semi-finals

20 April 1983 Netherlands  2 – 0  West Germany

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20 April 1983 Australia  0 – 0 (AET) 5 – 8 (PSO)  Canada

Third and fourth place

22 April 1983 Australia  3 – 1  West Germany

Final

23 April 1983 Netherlands  4 – 2  Canada

1983 Women's Hockey World Cup Winner
Netherlands Third title

Final standings

1.  Netherlands
2.  Canada
3.  Australia
4.  West Germany
5.  England
6.  United States
7.  New Zealand
8.  Scotland
9.  Argentina
10.  Soviet Union
11.  India
12.  Wales

References

1. "1983 Womens World Cup". FIH. Retrieved 27 September 2012.

External links

• FIH official page
• Results page