2012 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy

The 2012 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 20th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 28 January to 5 February 2012 in Rosario, Argentina. This was the last annual edition of the tournament until 2014 when it returned to its original biennial format due to the introduction of the World League.

Argentina won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating Great Britain 1–0 in the final. The Netherlands won the third place match by defeating Germany 5–4.

Format
Another format change was announced. The eight participating teams were split into two groups. After they played a round-robin every team advanced to the knockout stage. From there on, a knockout system was used to determine the winner.

Qualification
A change in the qualification process was decided. Along with the host nation, the top five finishers from the tournament's previous edition and the winner of the 2011 Champions Challenge I qualify automatically. In addition to the two teams nominated by the FIH Executive Board, the following eight teams, competed in this tournament.


 * (Host nation)
 * (Defending champions)
 * (Third in 2011 Champions Trophy)
 * (Fourth in 2011 Champions Trophy)
 * (Fifth in 2011 Champions Trophy as England)
 * (Winner of 2011 Champions Challenge I)
 * (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)
 * (Nominated by FIH Executive Board)

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


 * Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
 * Frances Block (GBR)
 * Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
 * Elena Eskina (RUS)
 * Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
 * Michelle Meister (GER)
 * Carol Metchette (IRL)
 * Miao Lin (CHN)
 * Lesley Pieterse (RSA)
 * Wendy Stewart (CAN)

Results
All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00)

Goalscorers

 * 5 goals
 * Crista Cullen
 * 🇯🇵 Rika Komazawa
 * 🇰🇷 Lee Seon-ok


 * 4 goals
 * 🇦🇷 Noel Barrionuevo
 * 🇨🇳 Ma Yibo
 * 🇳🇱 Kim Lammers
 * 🇳🇱 Maartje Paumen
 * 🇳🇱 Lidewij Welten


 * 3 goals
 * 🇩🇪 Nina Hasselmann
 * 🇩🇪 Celine Wilde
 * 🇩🇪 Lisa Hahn
 * Alex Danson
 * 🇯🇵 Akane Shibata
 * 🇳🇿 Cathryn Finlayson
 * 🇳🇿 Katie Glynn
 * 🇳🇿 Stacey Michelsen


 * 2 goals
 * 🇦🇷 Delfina Merino
 * 🇦🇷 Josefina Sruoga
 * 🇨🇳 Zhao Yudiao
 * 🇩🇪 Natascha Keller
 * Ashleigh Ball
 * Helen Richardson
 * 🇯🇵 Kaori Fujio
 * 🇰🇷 Kim Jong-eun
 * 🇰🇷 Kim Jong-hee
 * 🇳🇱 Marilyn Agliotti
 * 🇳🇱 Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel


 * 1 goal
 * 🇦🇷 Luciana Aymar
 * 🇦🇷 Martina Cavallero
 * 🇦🇷 Silvina D'Elía
 * 🇦🇷 Rosario Luchetti
 * 🇦🇷 Sofía Maccari
 * 🇦🇷 Carla Rebecchi
 * 🇨🇳 De Jiaojiao
 * 🇨🇳 Fu Baorong
 * 🇨🇳 Gao Lihua
 * 🇨🇳 Song Qingling
 * 🇨🇳 Tang Chunling
 * 🇩🇪 Anke Brockmann
 * 🇩🇪 Hannah Krüger
 * 🇩🇪 Marie Mävers
 * 🇩🇪 Christina Schütze
 * 🇩🇪 Maike Stöckel
 * Sarah Thomas
 * Georgie Twigg
 * 🇯🇵 Ai Murakami
 * 🇯🇵 Izuki Tanaka
 * 🇰🇷 Cheon Eun-bi
 * 🇰🇷 Han Hye-lyoung
 * 🇰🇷 Hong Yoo-jin
 * 🇰🇷 Kim Ok-ju
 * 🇳🇱 Maartje Goderie
 * 🇳🇱 Naomi van As
 * 🇳🇱 Kitty van Male
 * 🇳🇿 Samantha Harrison
 * 🇳🇿 Anita Punt