2008 Women's Four Nations Cup

2008 Women's Four Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Bremen
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Germany (1st title)
Runner-up	South Korea
Third place	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	43 (7.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lee Seon-Ok (5 goals)
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The 2008 Women's Four Nations Cup was the inaugural Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Germany, from July 4 to 6, 2018, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.^[1]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of India, South Korea, the United States, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	2008 FIH Ranking^[2]	Best World Cup finish	Best Olympic Games finish
Germany	3	Champions (1976, 1981)	Champions (2004)
India	14	Third Place (1974)	Fourth Place (1980)
South Korea	10	Third Place (1990)	Runners-Up (1988, 1996)
United States	9	Third Place (1994)	Third Place (1984)

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:^[3]

Amy Hassick (USA)
Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)
Anne McRae (SCO)
Petra Müller (GER)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

Results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Germany (H)	3	2	1	0	16	6	+10	7	Tournament Champion
2	South Korea	3	2	1	0	16	7	+9	7
3	United States	3	0	1	2	6	13	−7	1
4	India	3	0	1	2	5	17	−12	1

Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

4 July 2008
15:00

United States	3–5	South Korea
K. Smith 11' Snow 40', 45'	Report	Lee S. 5', 57' Kim Y. 22' Gim 53' Park M. 59'

Umpires:
Petra Müller (GER)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

4 July 2008
17:00

Germany	7–2	India
Stöckel 17', 40' Kühn 32' Beermann 47' Scholz 58' Hoffmann 62' Keller 63'	Report	Rani 46' Chanchan 48'

Umpires:
Anne McRae (SCO)
Amy Hassick (USA)

5 July 2008
15:00

South Korea	2–2	Germany
Kim M. 42' Gim 63'	Report	Stöckel 26' Bachmann 31'

Umpires:
Anne McRae (SCO)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

5 July 2008
17:00

United States	1–1	India
Doton 32'	Report	Kaur 4'

Umpires:
Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)
Petra Müller (GER)

6 July 2008
12:00

South Korea	9–2	India
Lee S. 18', 28', 43' Park J. 19' Eum 41' Kim M. 48' Kim D. 58' Gim 60', 70'	Report	Rani 21' Subhadra 63'

Umpires:
Amy Hassick (USA)
Petra Müller (GER)

6 July 2008
14:00

Germany	7–2	United States
Kühn 1' Rinne 10' Hoffmann 26', 60' Keller 31', 69' Beermann 62'	Report	Lingo 50' Snow 63'

Umpires:
Anne McRae (SCO)
Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 43 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 7.17 goals per match.

5 goals

Lee Seon-Ok

4 goals

Gim Sung-Hee

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

^ "4-Nationen Turnier". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ "ABN AMRO WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
^ "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

External links

Tournament Website

[1] "4-Nationen Turnier". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[2] "ABN AMRO WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[3] "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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