1978 Women's Hockey World Cup

The 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup was the third edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It took place from 17 to 24 September in Madrid, Spain.

The Netherlands won the title for the second time, defeating West Germany 1–0 in the final.

Pool A

 * The following match was contested to determine second and third place in the pool.

Winning squad
• Toos Bax

• Suzan Bekker

• Madelon Belien

• Margriet Bleyerveld

• Fieke Boekhorst

• Bernadette de Beus

• Irene Hendriks

• Elsemiek Hillen

• Sandra Le Poole

• Julien Mahler

• Maria Mattheussen-Fikkers

• Lisette Sevens

• Anneke van Puffelen

• Nel van Kollenburg

• Sophie van Weiler

• Cathy Woudenberg-Schroder

Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.