2019 Women's FIH Pro League
The 2019 Women's FIH Pro League was the first season of the Pro League, the premier women's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in January 2019 finished in June 2019 in Amstelveen, Netherlands.[1]
| Dates | 26 January – 29 June | ||
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| Teams | 9 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | |||
| Runner-up | |||
| Third place | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 76 | ||
| Goals scored | 266 (3.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | |||
| Best player | |||
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The Netherlands defeated Australia 4–3 in a shoot-out after the final ended in a 2–2 draw to win the first FIH Pro League title.[2]
The competition also served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics with the four best teams qualifying for the FIH Olympic Qualifiers taking place in October and November 2019.
Qualification
    
Nine teams competed in a round-robin tournament with home and away matches, played from January to June, with the top four teams advancing to the final at a pre-determined location.[3] In July 2017, Hockey India decided to withdraw the women's national team from the competition as they estimated the chances of qualifying for the Summer Olympics to be higher when participating in the Hockey Series. Hockey India also cited lack of clarity in the ranking system.[4][5] The International Hockey Federation subsequently invited Belgium instead.[6]
 Argentina (4)
 Australia (3)
 Belgium (13)
 China (10)
 Germany (5)
 Great Britain (2)
 Netherlands (1)
 New Zealand (6)
 United States (12)
Squads
    
    
Results
    
    Standings
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 10 | +31 | 45 | Grand Final and Olympic Qualifiers  | |
| 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 38 | ||
| 3 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 30 | ||
| 4 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 29 | ||
| 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 21 | ||
| 6 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 7 | 
Fixtures
    
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Grand Final
    
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 June | ||||||
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| 29 June | ||||||
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| 27 June | ||||||
| 2 (3) | ||||||
| 1 (3) | ||||||
| 1 (4) | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 June | ||||||
| 1 (3) | ||||||
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Final
    
 
 
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Awards
    
| Player of the League | Top Goalscorer | Goalkeeper of the Grand Final | Goal of the Grand Final | 
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Statistics
    
    Final standings
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final standing | 
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| 1 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 13 | +32 | 50 | Gold Medal | |
| 2 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 33 | Silver Medal | |
| 3 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 31 | Bronze Medal | |
| 4 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 40 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 21 | Eliminated in group stage  | |
| 6 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 7 | 
Goalscorers
    
There were 266 goals scored in 76 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
15 goals
10 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
 María José Granatto
 Victoria Granatto
 Rosario Luchetti
 Carla Rebecchi
 Jodie Kenny
 Kaitlin Nobbs
 Brooke Peris
 Pauline Leclef
 Michelle Struijk
 Louise Versavel
 Anne-Sophie Weyns
 Cui Qiuxia
 Grace Balsdon
 Kyra Fortuin
 Yibbi Jansen
 Marloes Keetels
 Laurien Leurink
 Shiloh Gloyn
 Ella Gunson
 Stacey Michelsen
 Kirsten Pearce
 Mackenzie Allessie
 Linnea Gonzales
 Taylor West
1 goal
 Agostina Alonso
 Valentina Costa Biondi
 Agustina Habif
 Eugenia Trinchinetti
 Victoria Zuloaga
 Kalindi Commerford
 Sophie Taylor
 Barbara Nelen
 Emma Puvrez
 Emilie Sinia
 Stéphanie Vanden Borre
 Judith Vandermeiren
 Chen Yi
 Dan Wen
 Ou Zixia
 Xu Wenyu
 Yong Jing
 Zhong Jiaqi
 Franzisca Hauke
 Janne Müller-Wieland
 Cécile Pieper
 Anne Schröder
 Amelie Wortmann
 Emily Defroand
 Sarah Jones
 Hannah Martin
 Lizzie Neal
 Isabelle Petter
 Sarah Robertson
 Hollie Webb
 Felice Albers
 Ireen van den Assem
 Maartje Krekelaar
 Freeke Moes
 Pien Sanders
 Lauren Stam
 Maria Verschoor
 Ginella Zerbo
 Tarryn Davey
 Rose Keddell
 Deanna Ritchie
 Anna Dessoye
 Ashley Hoffman
Source: FIH
References
    
- "FIH unveils Hockey PRO League schedule". FIH. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
 - "The Netherlands crowned women's FIH Pro League champions". FIH. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
 - "'Game-changing' Hockey Pro League teams announced for 2019". fih.ch. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
 - "Hockey India justifies withdrawal from FIH Pro League". The Times of India. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
 - "FIH statement on the withdrawal of Hockey India from the Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
 - "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". fih.ch. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
 - FIH Pro League Competition Regulations
 - "Venues announced for FIH Pro League matches". fih.ch. 30 August 2018.