The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup is the 11th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It was held from September 27 to October 8, 2006 in Madrid, Spain.
Netherlands won its sixth World Championship after beating Australia 3–1. Defending Champion Argentina finished third after defeating Spain 5–0 in the third place play-off.
The qualification round took place in Rome, Italy from April 25 to May 6, 2006. The final rankings in the tournament are as listed below, with qualifying teams emboldened.
Participating nations
The five continental champions, the European vice-champion and the host country are starting entitled, and make up the final line-up alongside the five nations from the qualifying tournament.