2008 Women's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy

The 2008 Women's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy was the second edition of the Setanta Sports Trophy, a women's field hockey tournament. It was held in Dublin, Ireland, from June 11 to 15, 2008, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Setanta Sports Trophy
Tournament details
Host country Ireland
CityDublin
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)University College Dublin
Final positions
Champions Great Britain (1st title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored24 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)4 Players (see list below) (2 goals)
Best player Maike Stöckel
← 2007 (previous)

The tournament was held simultaneously with the men's competition.

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Germany, Great Britain, South Africa, and the hosts, Ireland, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once.[2] Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country September 2007 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Germany 3 Champions (1976, 1981) Champions (2004)
 Great Britain 10 Fourth Place (1990) Third Place (1992)
 Ireland 14 Eleventh Place (1994) Never qualified.
 South Africa 12 Seventh place (1998) Ninth place (2004)

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[4]

Results

All times are local (Irish Standard Time).

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advanced to Final
2  Great Britain 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  South Africa 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Ireland (H) 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: Deutshcer Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
(H) Host.

Fixtures
11 February 2008
14:00
Great Britain  1–2  Germany
Gilbert  36' Report Keller  27'
Rodewald  44'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRE)
Amy Hassick (USA)
11 February 2008
16:00
Ireland  1–3  South Africa
Cregan  67' Report Hector  4'
Du Buisson  20', 51'
Umpires:
Petra Müller (GER)
Jean Duncan (GBR)
12 February 2008
14:00
Great Britain  3–0  South Africa
Clewlow  6'
Danson  28', 55'		 Report
Umpires:
Petra Müller (GER)
Carol Metchette (IRE)
12 February 2008
18:00
Germany  1–0  Ireland
Kühn  14' Report
Umpires:
Philette de Jager (RSA)
Amy Hassick (USA)
14 February 2008
13:00
Germany  2–0  South Africa
Stöckel  57'
Hoyer  66'		 Report
Umpires:
Amy Hassick (USA)
Jean Duncan (GBR)
14 February 2008
13:00
Ireland  0–3  Great Britain
Report Rogers  23'
Cullen  35'
Craddock  68'
Umpires:
Philette de Jager (RSA)
Petra Müller (GER)

Third and fourth place
15 February 2008
09:00
South Africa  2–1  Ireland
Marescia  48'
Bright  57'		 Report Jacob  35'
Umpires:
Jean Duncan (GBR)
Amy Hassick (USA)

Final
15 February 2008
11:25
Germany  1–4  Great Britain
Kühn  66' Report Thomas  7'
Wright  31'
Walker  44'
Cullen  57'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRE)
Philette de Jager (RSA)

Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Great Britain 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 9 Tournament Champion
 Germany 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 9
 South Africa 4 2 0 2 5 7 −2 6
4  Ireland (H) 4 0 0 4 2 9 −7 0
Source: Deutshcer Hockey-Bund
(H) Host.

Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. "4-Nationen-Turnier Setanta Trophy". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. "Top hockey nations to descend on Dublin". rte.ie. RTE. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. "ABNAMRO WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - 18 SEPTEMBER 2007" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. "Appointments 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. Regulations
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