| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 30 August – 14 September | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue | 9 (in 8 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | –– Auckland (5th title) | ||
| Runner-up | –– Northland | ||
| Third place | –– Midlands | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 133 (3.69 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | –– Sian Fremaux –– Michaela Curtis (7 goals) | ||
| Best player | –– Stacey Michelsen | ||
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The 2014 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 16th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in 8 cities across New Zealand, from 30 August to 14 September.
Auckland won the title for the fifth time, defeating Northland 1–0 in the final. [1] [2] Midlands finished in third place after winning the third place match 2–0 over Canterbury. [3]
The following eight teams competed for the title:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | –– Auckland | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 24 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | –– Canterbury | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 19 | |
| 3 | –– Northland | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 19 | |
| 4 | –– Midlands | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 | |
| 5 | –– Capital | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 9 | |
| 6 | –– Central | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 9 | |
| 7 | –– North Harbour | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 8 | |
| 8 | –– Southern | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 2 |
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| Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
| 13 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Capital | 1 | |||||
| 14 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Southern | 2 | |||||
| –– Southern | 1 | |||||
| 13 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Central | 2 | |||||
| –– Central | 3 | |||||
| –– North Harbour | 0 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 14 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Capital | 1 | |||||
| –– North Harbour | 2 | |||||
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Auckland | 3 | |||||
| 14 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Midlands | 2 | |||||
| –– Auckland | 1 | |||||
| 13 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Northland | 0 | |||||
| –– Canterbury | 1 | |||||
| –– Northland | 3 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 14 September 2014 | ||||||
| –– Midlands | 2 | |||||
| –– Canterbury | 0 | |||||
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| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorers |
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| –– Stacey Michelsen | –– Sian Fremaux –– Michaela Curtis |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| –– Auckland | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 32 | Gold Medal | |
| –– Northland | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 23 | Silver Medal | |
| –– Midlands | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 20 | Bronze Medal | |
| 4 | –– Canterbury | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 19 | |
| 5 | –– Central | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 17 | |
| 6 | –– Southern | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 6 | |
| 7 | –– North Harbour | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 12 | |
| 8 | –– Capital | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 9 |
There were 133 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.69 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
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1 goal
Source: Hockey New Zealand