2009 Women's Host country New Zealand Dates 12–27 September Teams 8 Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities) Champions –– Central (2nd title) Runner-up –– Midlands Third place –– North Harbour Matches played 32 Top scorer(s) –– Kayla Sharland –– Gemma Flynn (8 goals)Best player –– Clarissa Eshuis
The 2009 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 11th edition of the women's field hockey tournament in New Zealand . The competition was held in five cities across the country, from 12 to 27 September.
Central won the title for the second time, defeating Midlands 4–3 in the final.[1] [2] North Harbour finished in third place after winning the bronze medal match 2–1 over Auckland .[3]
Participating teams [ ] The following eight teams competed for the title:
Results [ ] Preliminary round [ ] Source:
Hockey New Zealand Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
Fixtures [ ] Classification round [ ] Seventh and eighth place [ ]
Porritt Park , Christchurch
Fifth and sixth place [ ]
Porritt Park , Christchurch
Third and fourth place [ ]
Porritt Park , Christchurch
Final [ ]
Porritt Park , Christchurch
Statistics [ ] Final standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
–– Central
8
7
0
1
24
9
+15
21
Gold Medal
–– Midlands
8
5
0
3
25
11
+14
15
Silver Medal
–– North Harbour
8
5
0
3
20
11
+9
15
Bronze Medal
4
–– Auckland
8
4
1
3
15
10
+5
13
5
––
8
4
0
4
20
21
−1
12
6
–– Canterbury
8
3
0
5
14
18
−4
9
7
–– Northland
8
2
2
4
16
15
+1
8
8
––
8
0
1
7
2
41
−39
1
Goalscorers [ ] There were 136 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References [ ] External links [ ] 
