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) First round Pool A Pool B Second round Quarter-finals Fifth to eighth place classification Crossover Seventh and eighth place Fifth and sixth place First to fourth place classification Semi-finals Third and fourth place Final Awards Statistics Final standings 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