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| Host country | Malaysia | ||
| City | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Australia (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  England | ||
| Third place |  New Zealand | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 34 | ||
| Goals scored | 192 (5.65 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Alyson Annan (11 goals) | ||
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The first edition of theWomen's Hockey Tournament at the Commonwealth Games took place at theBukit Jalil Stadium, during the1998 Commonwealth Games inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event started on Wednesday September 9 and ended on Sunday September 20.
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All times local (UTC +8).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | +41 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  India | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Scotland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | |
| 4 |  Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Jamaica | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 |
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| 1 | England | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 12 | |
| 3 |  South Africa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 10 | |
| 4 |  Canada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Wales | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Namibia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | −40 | 0 |
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| Australia | 8 | |||||
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As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided inextra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided bypenalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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 | A | Australia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | +52 | 21 | Gold Medal |
 | B | England | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 16 | Silver Medal |
 | B | New Zealand | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 15 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | A | India | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 10 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | South Africa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 10 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | A | Scotland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | |
| 7 | A | Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 6 | |
| 8 | B | Canada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | |
| 9 | B | Wales | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 4 | |
| 10 | A | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 3 | |
| 11 | A | Jamaica | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 | |
| 12 | B | Namibia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | −40 | 0 |
