| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Sydney | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Venue(s) | Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Argentina (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Australia | ||
| Third place |  Netherlands | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 59 (3.28 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Maartje Paumen (5 goals) | ||
| Best player | Madonna Blyth | ||
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The 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 17th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 11 and 19 July 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
Argentina won the tournament for the third time after defeating Australia 4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 0–0 draw.
Despite finishing runner-up, Australia were relegated from next year's tournament instead of the sixth-placed team England, due to England being the host of the 2010 edition. Relegation was decided based on rankings from the 2008 Olympics.[1] Australian coach Frank Murray strongly criticised the rule, calling it "a ridiculous qualification process", upon discovering prior to the final that Australia would have to win the tournament to avoid relegation. He stated that the tournament's lowest-placed team bar the next hosts should instead be relegated, and noted that the rule incentivised Australia to deliberately lose to England, to help England to finish higher than sixth.[2]
- ^ "Hockeyroos lose 4–3 in penalty shootout final against Argentina". Fox Sports AU. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ Samantha Broun (19 July 2009). "Hockeyroos must win gold or be relegated". The Roar. Retrieved 14 October 2010.