The Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was an international field hockey tournament, played every two years. It was introduced in 2002 by the International Hockey Federation in order to broaden hockey's competitive base at world level. The Champions Challenge was replaced by the Women's FIH Hockey World League in 2014 after eight editions.
Results
Summaries
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2002 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
 England |
2–1 |  South Korea |
 India |
1–0 |  South Africa | ||
| 2003 | Catania, Italy |  Germany |
3–1 |  Spain |
 Japan |
2–1 |  New Zealand | ||
| 2005 | Virginia Beach, United States |
New Zealand |
2–0 | South Africa |
Japan |
2–1 | England | ||
| 2007 | Baku, Azerbaijan |  China |
2–1 | South Korea |
England |
2–1 |  United States | ||
| 2009 | Cape Town, South Africa |
New Zealand |
2–1 | South Africa |
Japan |
1–0 | Spain | ||
| 2011 | Dublin, Ireland | Japan |
2–1 | United States |
 Scotland |
2–2 (4–3 pen.) |
Spain | ||
| 2012 | Dublin, Ireland |  Australia |
6–1 | United States |
 Ireland |
2–2 (4–3 pen.) |
Scotland | ||
| 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | United States |
3–1 | Ireland |
South Africa |
1–0 | Spain | ||
Successful national teams
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third places | Fourth places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2 (2005, 2009) | 1 (2003) | ||
| United States | 1 (2014) | 2 (2011, 2012) | 1 (2007) | |
| Japan | 1 (2011) | 3 (2003, 2005, 2009) | ||
| England | 1 (2002) | 1 (2007) | 1 (2005) | |
| Germany | 1 (2003) | |||
| China | 1 (2007) | |||
| Australia | 1 (2012) | |||
| South Africa | 2 (2005, 2009*) | 1 (2014) | 1 (2002*) | |
| South Korea | 2 (2002, 2007) | |||
| Ireland | 1 (2014) | 1 (2012*) | ||
| Spain | 1 (2003) | 3 (2009, 2011, 2014) | ||
| Scotland | 1 (2011) | 1 (2012) | ||
| India | 1 (2002) |
- * = host nation
Team appearances
| Team | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | – | – | – | 6th | 7th | 8th | – | – | 3 |
| Belgium | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 6th | 2 |
| Chile | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | 1 |
| China | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| England | 1st | – | 4th | 3rd | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Germany | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| India | 3rd | – | – | – | – | 7th | 7th | 8th | 4 |
| Ireland | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 3 |
| Italy | – | 6th | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | 2 |
| Japan | – | 3rd | 3rd | – | 3rd | 1st | – | – | 4 |
| New Zealand | – | 4th | 1st | 5th | 1st | – | – | – | 4 |
| Russia | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Scotland | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 3 |
| South Africa | 4th | – | 2nd | – | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 6 |
| South Korea | 2nd | – | – | 2nd | – | – | – | 5th | 3 |
| Spain | – | 2nd | 6th | – | 4th | 4th | – | 4th | 5 |
| United States | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | – | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 7 |
| Wales | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 55 |
