Teams
The following are the teams from the 2017 tournaments.
| Sport | Field Hockey |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Country | Australia |
| Most recent champion(s) | M: WA Country W: QLD Country |
| Most titles | M: NSW Country (7 titles) W: QLD Country (7 titles) |
| Official website | http://www.hockey.org.au |
The Australian Country Championships are field hockey tournaments hosted annually in Australia. Unlike other National Australian Championships, the Australian Country Championships only comprise teams made up of players from country regions of each Australian state, as well as a team from the Australian Defence Force.
The 2016 edition of the tournament was held in Darwin, Northern Territory. Seven teams competed in both the men's and women's tournaments.
NSW Country were champions in both the men's and women's tournaments, defeating the ADF and QLD Country respectively. WA Country finished third in the men's tournament by defeating QLD Country, while VIC Country defeated the ADF to finish third in the women's tournament. [1] [2]
The following are the teams from the 2017 tournaments.
The tournament is played in a round robin format, with each team facing each other once. Final placings after the pool matches determine playoffs.
The fifth and sixth placed teams contest the fifth and sixth place match, the third and fourth placed teams contest the third and fourth place match, and the top two teams compete in the final.
The Australian Country Championships have not adapted FIH rules of four 15–minute quarters, but instead use the old format of two 35–minute halves.
| Result | Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 3 |
| Draw | 1 |
| Loss | 0 |
During finals if games end in a tie, no overtime will be played and the higher ranked team from the pool matches will finish as a higher placing.
| Year | Hosts | Gold Medal Match | Third and Fourth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2014 | Toowoomba, QLD |  NSW | 2–1 |  QLD |  VIC | 2–2 | ADF | ||
| 2015 | Wollongong, NSW | NSW | 0–0 (4–2 pen.) | VIC | QLD | 6–1 |  WA | ||
| 2016 | Darwin, NT | NSW | 4–1 | ADF | WA | 1–0 | QLD | ||
| 2017 | Townsville, QLD | NSW | 3–1 | QLD | VIC | 1–0 | ADF | ||
| 2018 | Berri, SA | NSW | 5–0 | QLD | WA | 5–1 | ADF | ||
| 2019 | Shepparton, VIC | NSW | 3–0 | QLD | VIC | 3–1 | ADF | ||
| 2022 | Albany, WA | QLD | 5–0 | WA | VIC | 3–1 | NSW | ||
| 2023 | Shepparton, VIC | WA | 1–0 | VIC | QLD | 4–1 | NSW | ||
| Team | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADF | 4th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 9 |
 NSW | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 4th | 9 |
 NT | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 QLD | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 9 |
 SA | 6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 9 |
 VIC | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 9 |
 WA | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 9 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 55 |
| Year | Hosts | Gold Medal Match | Third and Fourth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2014 | Toowoomba, QLD | QLD | 4–1 | NSW | VIC | 2–1 | WA | ||
| 2015 | Wollongong, NSW | VIC | 2–0 | WA | NSW | 2–1 | QLD | ||
| 2016 | Darwin, NT | NSW | 2–1 | QLD | VIC | 1–0 | ADF | ||
| 2017 | Townsville, QLD | QLD | 2–0 | NSW | ADF | 2–0 | WA | ||
| 2018 | Berri, SA | QLD | 1–0 | NSW | ADF | 2–1 |  SA | ||
| 2019 | Shepparton, VIC | QLD | 1–0 | NSW | VIC | 6–2 | ADF | ||
| 2022 | Albany, WA | QLD | 1–0 | NSW | VIC | 1–0 | ADF | ||
| 2023 | Shepparton, VIC | QLD | 3–3 (4–2 pen.) | NSW | VIC | 2–1 | ADF | ||
| Team | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADF | 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 9 |
| NSW | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 9 |
| NT | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| QLD | 1st | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 9 |
| SA | 5th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 9 |
| VIC | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 9 |
| WA | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 9 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 55 |
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