The 2021 Women's Sultana BranHockey One is the upcoming second season of Hockey Australia's national league, Hockey One. The tournament will be held across 7 states and territories of Australia. Competition will commence on 1 October, and culminate with a finals weekend running from 19 to 21 November 2021.[1][2]
The grand final of the tournament will be hosted by the top ranked team men's team to qualify for the final.[3]
The 2021 Hockey One season will follow same format as season one. Teams will play a series of home and away matches during the Pool Stage, which will be followed by a Classification Round.
During the pool stage, teams play each other once in either a home or a way fixture. The top four ranked teams will then qualify for the Classification Round, playing in two semi-finals with the winners contesting a grand final. Team 1 will host Team 4, while Team 2 will host Team 3. Of the two victorious teams, the higher ranked team from the pool stage will host the grand final.[4]
Rules[]
In addition to FIH sanctioned rules, Hockey Australia is implementing the following rules for Hockey One:
When a field goal or penalty stroke is scored the same athlete will have an automatic one-on-one shootout with the goalkeeper for an extra goal.
Outright winner: There will be no drawn games. In the event of a draw, teams will contest a penalty shoot-out to determine a winner.
Point allocation[]
Match points will be distributed as follows:
5 points: win
3 points: shoot-out win
2 points: shoot-out loss
0 points: loss
Participating teams[]
The seven teams competing in the league come from Australia's states and territories, with the Northern Territory being the only team absent.[5]
Australia
Adelaide Fire
Brisbane Blaze
Canberra Chill
HC Melbourne
NSW Pride
Perth Thundersticks
Tassie Tigers