1997 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy

The 1997 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 6th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 1–8 June 1997 in Berlin, Germany. From this edition on a win was rewarded with three points instead of two, and a draw with one point.

Australia won the tournament for the fourth consecutive time after defeating Germany 2–1 in the final with a golden goal.

Teams
The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH):


 * (defending champions, champions of 1996 Summer Olympics and 1994 World Cup)
 * (host nation)
 * (second in 1996 Summer Olympics)
 * (third in 1996 Summer Olympics)
 * (fourth in 1996 Summer Olympics)
 * (fifth in 1996 Summer Olympics)

Squads
Head Coach: Ric Charlesworth


 * 1) Jenn Morris (c)
 * 2) Katrina Powell
 * 3) Michelle Andrews
 * 4) Karen Smith
 * 5) Renita Garard
 * 6) Katie Allen
 * 7) Kate Starre
 * 8) Rechelle Hawkes (c)
 * 9) Claire Mitchell-Taverner
 * 10) Louise Dobson
 * 11) Tammy Cole
 * 12) Alyson Annan
 * 13) Nikki Mott
 * 14) Juliet Haslam
 * 15) Clover Maitland (GK)
 * 16) Rachel Imison (GK)

Head Coach: Berti Rauth


 * 1) Alexandra Schmidt (GK)
 * 2) Julia Zwehl (GK)
 * 3) Susanne Müller
 * 4) Tanja Dickenscheid
 * 5) Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
 * 6) Inga Möller
 * 7) Natascha Keller
 * 8) Melanie Cremer
 * 9) Denise Klecker
 * 10) Badri Latif
 * 11) Birgit Mensch
 * 12) Britta Becker
 * 13) Marion Rodewald
 * 14) Philippa Suxdorf
 * 15) Heike Lätzsch
 * 16) Katrin Kauschke (c)


 * 1) Hilary Rose (GK)
 * 2) Carolyn Reid (GK)
 * 3) Sarah Blanks
 * 4) Kirsty Bowden
 * 5) Karen Brown
 * 6) Lisa Copeland
 * 7) Tina Cullen
 * 8) Mandy Davies (c)
 * 9) Jackie Empson
 * 10) Denise Marston-Smith
 * 11) Purdy Miller
 * 12) Joanne Mould
 * 13) Lucy Newcombe
 * 14) Jane Smith
 * 15) Jane Sixsmith
 * 16) Lucilla Wright

Head Coach: Tom van 't Hek


 * 1) Stella de Heij (GK)
 * 2) Daphne Touw (GK)
 * 3) Inge van den Broek
 * 4) Julie Deiters
 * 5) Ellen Kuipers
 * 6) Myrna Veenstra
 * 7) Nicole Koolen
 * 8) Dillianne van den Boogaard
 * 9) Willemijn Duyster
 * 10) Hanneke Smabers
 * 11) Ageeth Boomgaardt
 * 12) Wendy Fortuin
 * 13) Eefke Mulder
 * 14) Carole Thate (c)
 * 15) Fleur van de Kieft
 * 16) Suzan van der Wielen


 * 1) You Jae-sook (GK)
 * 2) Kim Eun-jin
 * 3) Cho Eun-jung (c)
 * 4) Park Ok-nam
 * 5) Choi Eun-kyung
 * 6) Kim Myung-ok
 * 7) Back Young-ok
 * 8) Choi Kwan-sook
 * 9) Choi Mi-soon
 * 10) Lee Ji-young
 * 11) Kim Soo-jung
 * 12) Lee Kyung-ahn
 * 13) Oh Seung-shin
 * 14) Park Eun-kyung
 * 15) Lee Eun-young
 * 16) Jim Deok-san (GK)

Head Coach: Pam Hixon


 * 1) Jennifer Salisbury
 * 2) Carla Tagliente
 * 3) Liz Tchou
 * 4) Margaret Storrar (GK)
 * 5) Meredith Thorpe
 * 6) Chris DeBow
 * 7) Kristen Holmes
 * 8) Kelli James
 * 9) Tracey Fuchs
 * 10) Carolyn Schwarz
 * 11) Katie Kauffman
 * 12) Andrea Wieland (GK)
 * 13) Rose Aspelin
 * 14) Pam Neiss
 * 15) Jill Reeve (c)
 * 16) Tara Maguire

Umpires
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:


 * Judith Barnersby (AUS)
 * Renée Chatas (USA)
 * Gill Clarke (GBR)
 * Renée Cohen (NED)
 * Carola Heinrichs (GER)
 * Masako Kamisuki (JPN)
 * Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
 * Ute Löwenstein-Conen (GER)
 * Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

Results
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)