Competition schedule
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In the preliminary round, games were played on two pitches.[ 4]
G
Group stage
¼
Quarter-finals
½
Semi-finals
B
Bronze medal match
F
Final
Sat 27
Sun 28
Mon 29
Tue 30
Wed 31
Thu 1
Fri 2
Sat 3
Sun 4
Mon 5
Tue 6
Wed 7
Thu 8
Fri 9
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
¼
½
B
F
The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The two semi-final winners met for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers played in the bronze medal match.
On 12 September 2023, 14 umpires were appointed by the FIH.[ 6]
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
Hannah Harrison (GBR)
Rachel Williams (GBR)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)
Alison Keogh (IRE)
Emi Yamada (JPN)
Amber Church (NZL)
Cookie Tan (SGP)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)
Wanri Venter (RSA)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)
The pools were announced on 22 January 2024.[ 7] The match schedule was announced on 6 March 2024.[ 8] [ 9]
All times are local (UTC+2 ).
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27 ) 20:15v
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28 ) 10:00v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Hannah Harrison (GBR) Amber Church (NZL)
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28 ) 10:30v
Pitch 2 Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRE) Sarah Wilson (GBR)
29 July 2024 (2024-07-29 ) 10:30v
Pitch 2 Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Wanri Venter (RSA)
29 July 2024 (2024-07-29 ) 19:45v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
29 July 2024 (2024-07-29 ) 20:15v
Pitch 2 Umpires: Liu Xiaoying (CHN) Raghu Prasad (IND)
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31 ) 12:45v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Emi Yamada (JPN)
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31 ) 17:00v
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31 ) 20:15v
1 August 2024 (2024-08-01 ) 19:45v
2 August 2024 (2024-08-02 ) 10:00v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Sarah Wilson (GBR) Annelize Rostron (RSA)
2 August 2024 (2024-08-02 ) 12:45v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Hannah Harrison (GBR) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03 ) 10:30v
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03 ) 17:00v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRE) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03 ) 19:45v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Wanri Venter (RSA)
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27 ) 19:45v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Wanri Venter (RSA)
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28 ) 12:45v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Rachel Williams (GBR)
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28 ) 13:15v
Pitch 2 Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Liu Xiaoying (CHN)
29 July 2024 (2024-07-29 ) 13:15v
Pitch 2 Umpires: Cookie Tan (SGP) Rachel Williams (GBR)
29 July 2024 (2024-07-29 ) 17:00v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRE) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
29 July 2024 (2024-07-29 ) 17:30v
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31 ) 10:00v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Hannah Harrison (GBR) Alison Keogh (IRE)
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31 ) 10:30v
Pitch 2 Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Cookie Tan (SGP)
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31 ) 13:15v
1 August 2024 (2024-08-01 ) 17:00v
1 August 2024 (2024-08-01 ) 17:30v
Pitch 2 Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Hannah Harrison (GBR)
1 August 2024 (2024-08-01 ) 20:15v
Pitch 2 Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Amber Church (NZL)
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03 ) 10:00v
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03 ) 12:45v
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03 ) 13:15v
Pitch 2 Umpires: Hannah Harrison (GBR) Cookie Tan (SGP)
5 August 2024 (2024-08-05 ) 10:00v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Wanri Venter (RSA)
5 August 2024 (2024-08-05 ) 12:30v
5 August 2024 (2024-08-05 ) 17:30v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Liu Xiaoying (CHN) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
5 August 2024 (2024-08-05 ) 20:00v
7 August 2024 (2024-08-07 ) 14:00v
7 August 2024 (2024-08-07 ) 19:00v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
9 August 2024 (2024-08-09 ) 14:00v
Pitch 1 Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Alison Keogh (IRE)
9 August 2024 (2024-08-09 ) 20:00v
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Final result
1
Netherlands
8
7
1
0
26
7
+19
22
Gold medal
2
China
8
3
2
3
20
14
+6
11
Silver medal
3
Argentina
8
4
3
1
19
13
+6
15
Bronze medal
4
Belgium
8
5
2
1
18
7
+11
17
Fourth place
5
Australia
6
4
1
1
17
8
+9
13
Eliminated in quarter-finals
6
Germany
6
3
1
2
13
8
+5
10
7
Spain
6
2
1
3
6
9
−3
7
8
Great Britain
6
2
0
4
9
15
−6
6
9
United States
5
1
1
3
5
13
−8
4
Eliminated in group stage
10
Japan
5
1
0
4
2
15
−13
3
11
South Africa
5
0
0
5
4
10
−6
0
12
France (H)
5
0
0
5
4
24
−20
0
There were 143 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 3.76 goals per match.
9 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: Olympics