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2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals

2013 FIH Hockey World League Semifinal Rotterdam Logo.png
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
City Rotterdam
Dates 13–22 June 2013
Teams 8
Venue(s) HC Rotterdam
Top three teams
Champions  Germany
Runner-up  Netherlands
Third place  South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 116 (4.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Netherlands Maartje Paumen (6 goals)
Best player New Zealand Kayla Sharland
2013 FIH Women's Hockey World League Semifinal London Logo.png
Tournament details
Host country England
City London
Dates 22–30 June 2013
Teams 8
Venue(s) Quintin Hogg Memorial Sports Ground
Top three teams
Champions  Australia
Runner-up  England
Third place  Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 91 (3.79 per match)
Top scorer(s) China Li Hongxia (7 goals)

The 2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals took place in June 2013. A total of 16 teams competing in 2 events were part in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, played from 30 November to 8 December 2013 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.

This round also served as a qualifier for the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup as the six highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified.

8 teams ranked between 1st and 8th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically, in addition to 8 teams qualified from Round 2. The following sixteen teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:




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