The 2008 Men's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy was the second edition of the Setanta Sports Trophy, a men's field hockey tournament. It was held in Dublin, Ireland, from June 11 to 15, 2008, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country |  Ireland | ||
| City | Dublin | ||
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | University College Dublin | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Pakistan (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Canada | ||
| Third place |  Great Britain | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 8 | ||
| Goals scored | 36 (4.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Rehan Butt (4 goals) | ||
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The tournament was held simultaneously with the women's competition.
Competition format
editThe tournament featured the national teams of Canada, Great Britain, Pakistan, 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 2008 FIH Ranking[3] | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
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| Canada
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13 | Eighth place (1998) | Tenth place (2000) |
| Great Britain
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6 | Runners-up (1986) | Champions (1920, 1988) |
 Ireland
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18 | Twelfth place (1978, 1990) | Runners-up (1908) |
| Pakistan
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8 | Champions (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994) | Champions (1960, 1968, 1984) |
Officials
editThe following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[4]
Results
editAll times are local (Irish Standard Time).
Preliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Canada
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ireland (H)
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 1 |
Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
(H) Hosts
Fixtures
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Classification round
editThird and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
editFinal standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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Pakistan
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8 | Tournament Champion |
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Canada
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
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Great Britain
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Ireland (H)
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 1 |
Goalscorers
editThere were 36 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Wayne Fernandes- Ravi Kahlon
- Peter Short
- Paul Wettlaufer
Richard Alexander- Matthew Daly
- Stephen Dick
- Ashley Jackson
- Glenn Kirkham
- Barry Middleton
Stephen Butler- Timothy Cockram
- Timothy Lewis
- Eugene Magee
- Alan Sothern
- Michael Watt
Salman Akbar- Abbas Haider
- Muhammad Imran
- Shabbir Khan
- Muhammad Waqas
- Muhammad Zubair
References
edit- ^ "GB and Pakistan win Setanta Sports Trophy". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Setanta Sports Hockey Trophy". sportsister.com. Sport Sister. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "ABN AMRO MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 08 SEPTEMBER 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Appointments 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Regulations