2006 Women's Intercontinental Cup
The 2006 Women's Hockey Intercontinental Cup was the seventh edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The event was held from 25 April–6 May, in Rome, Italy.
England won the tournament for the second time after defeating South Korea 2–1 in the final. Japan finished in third place, defeating the United States 4–1.
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2006 FIH World Cup in Madrid, with the top five teams qualifying automatically.
Qualification
Except for Africa, all other four confederations received quotas for teams to participate allocated by the International Hockey Federation based upon the FIH World Rankings. Those teams participated at their respective continental championships but could not qualify through it, and they received the chance to qualify through this tournament based on the final ranking at each competition.| Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier |
| 1–8 February 2004 | 2004 Hockey Asia Cup | New Delhi, India | |
| 21–28 April 2004 | 2004 Pan American Cup | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 14–20 August 2005 | 2005 EuroHockey Nations Championship | Dublin, Ireland | |
| 5–11 September 2005 | 2005 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Baku, Azerbaijan | |
| 29 October–5 November 2005 | 2005 Oceania Cup | Auckland, New Zealand Sydney, Australia |
Squads
Below is the list of participating squads.Head Coach: Adil Pashayev
Head Coach: Kim Chang-Back
Head Coach: Danny Kerry
Head Coach: Steve Colledge
Head Coach: Riet Kuper
Head Coach: Franco Nicola
Head Coach: John Sheahan
Head Coach: Ian Rutledge
Head Coach: Lesley Hobley
Head Coach: Huh Sang-Young
Head Coach: Tetyana Zhuk
Head Coach: Lee Bodimeade
Umpires
Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:- Julie Beamish
- Caroline Brunekreef
- Peri Buckley
- Marelize de Klerk
- Carolina de la Fuente
- Jean Duncan
- Belén González
- Soledad Iparraguirre
- Kang Hyun-young
- Miao Lin
- Lisette Klassen
- Petra Muller
- Lisa Roach
- Kazuko Yasueda
Results
''All times are Central European Summer Time ''Preliminary round
Pool A
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Pool B
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