2008 Men's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy

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]

Setanta Sports Trophy
Tournament details
Host countryRepublic of Ireland Ireland
CityDublin
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)University College Dublin
Final positions
Champions Pakistan (1st title)
Runner-up Canada
Third place Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored36 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pakistan Rehan Butt (4 goals)
2007 (previous)

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

Competition format

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The 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
  Canada 13 Eighth place (1998) Tenth place (2000)
  Great Britain 6 Runners-up (1986) Champions (1920, 1988)
  Ireland 18 Twelfth place (1978, 1990) Runners-up (1908)
  Pakistan 8 Champions (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994) Champions (1960, 1968, 1984)

Officials

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

  • Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK)
  • Marcin Grochal (POL)
  • Jonathan Hyrtsak (CAN)
  • Martin Madden (GBR)
  • Christopher McConkey (IRE)

Results

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All times are local (Irish Standard Time).

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Pakistan 3 1 2 0 9 7 +2 5 Advanced to Final
2   Canada 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3   Great Britain 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
4   Ireland (H) 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

Fixtures

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11 June 2008
16:00
Great Britain   0–1   Canada
Report P. Short   58'
Umpires:
Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK)
Christopher McConkey (IRE)
11 June 2008
20:00
Ireland   2–4   Pakistan
Lewis   8'
Cockram   10'
Report Waqas   18'
Butt   19'
Akbar   65'
Saqlain   70'
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Martin Madden (GBR)

12 June 2008
16:00
Pakistan   3–3   Great Britain
Haider   43'
Saqlain   52'
Zubair   59'
Report R. Mantell   10'
Alexander   20'
Jackson   23'
Umpires:
Christopher McConkey (IRE)
Jonathan Hyrtsak (CAN)
12 June 2008
20:00
Ireland   3–3   Canada
Magee   14'
Sothern   16'
Darling   41'
Report Pearson   31'
Kahlon   42'
R. Short   49'
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK)

14 June 2008
17:00
Pakistan   2–2   Canada
Butt   44'53' Report Pearson   51'
R. Short   59'
Umpires:
Martin Madden (GBR)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
14 June 2008
19:00
Great Britain   3–2   Ireland
Kirkham   8'
Middleton   15'
R. Mantell   27'
Report Watt   5'
Darling   64'
Umpires:
Jonathan Hyrtsak (CAN)
Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK)

Classification round

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Third and fourth place

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15 June 2008
14:05
Great Britain   2–1   Ireland
Daly   41'
Dick   48'
Report Butler   59'
Umpires:
Jonathan Hyrtsak (CAN)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

Final

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15 June 2008
16:30
Pakistan   3–2   Canada
Imran   3'
Khan   56'
Butt   67'
Report Wettlaufer   38'
Fernandes   46'
Umpires:
Christopher McConkey (IRE)
Martin Madden (GBR)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
    Pakistan 4 2 2 0 12 9 +3 8 Tournament Champion
    Canada 4 1 2 1 8 8 0 5
    Great Britain 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 7
4   Ireland (H) 4 0 1 3 8 12 −4 1
Source: BBC
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

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There were 36 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "GB and Pakistan win Setanta Sports Trophy". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Setanta Sports Hockey Trophy". sportsister.com. Sport Sister. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Appointments 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ Regulations