The 2008 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy was the third edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Rotterdam from 24 to 28 June 2008, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]
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Host country | Netherlands | ||
City | Rotterdam | ||
Teams | 4 | ||
Venue(s) | Hazelaarweg Stadion | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Runner-up | ![]() | ||
Third place | ![]() | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 8 | ||
Goals scored | 33 (4.13 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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The Netherlands won the tournament for the second time, defeating Great Britain 5–0 in the final.[2]
The tournament was held in conjunction with the Men's FIH Champions Trophy.
Competition format
editThe four teams competed in a pool stage, played in a single round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams contested the final, while the remaining teams played off for third place.
Teams
editThe following four teams competed for the title:
Officials
editThe following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[3]
Results
editAll times are local (Central European Time).
Preliminary round
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to Final |
2 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(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
editAs per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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Netherlands (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | Gold Medal | |
Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | Silver Medal | |
South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | Bronze Medal | |
4 | India | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 |
Goalscorers
editThere were 33 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.
7 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
edit- ^ "Results – Championstrophy". championstrophy.nl. Hockey Netherlands. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Nederland – Groot-Brittannië". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2020.