| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Germany | ||
| City | Berlin | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Australia (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Germany | ||
| Third place |  Netherlands | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 56 (3.11 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Alyson Annan (5 goals) | ||
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The 1997 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 6th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 1–8 June 1997 in Berlin, Germany. From this edition on a win was rewarded with three points instead of two, and a draw with one point.
Australia won the tournament for the fourth consecutive time after defeating Germany 2–1 in the final with a golden goal.
The participating teams were determined by International Hockey Federation (FIH):
Australia (defending champions, champions of 1996 Summer Olympics and 1994 World Cup) Germany (host nation)
South Korea (second in 1996 Summer Olympics)
Great Britain (third in 1996 Summer Olympics) Netherlands (fourth in 1996 Summer Olympics)
United States (fifth in 1996 Summer Olympics)Head Coach: Ric Charlesworth
Head Coach: Berti Rauth
Head Coach: Tom van 't Hek
Head Coach: Pam Hixon
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | Final |
| 2 | Australia
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 10 | |
| 3 | South Korea
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Netherlands
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | United States
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 | Great Britain
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 |
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There were 56 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.11 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
Suzan van der Wielen Choi Mi-Soon3 goals
Fleur van de Kieft2 goals
Nadine Ernsting-Krienke Natascha Keller Denise Klecker Heike Lätzsch Park Eun-Kyung Lee Ji-Young Carla Tagliente1 goal
Nikki Mott Karen Smith Katrin Kauschke Inga Möller Karen Brown Denise Marston-Smith Purdy Miller Jane Sixsmith Jane Smith Ellen Kuipers Carole Thate Choi Eun-kyung Choi Kwan-sook Kim Myung-ok Kelli James Tara MaguireSource: FIH
