The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals.

All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.

[1][2] The Gold medal was won by Australia, who defeated 2002 champions India 1 – 0 in the final.

England won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3 – 1 on penalty strokes.

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.