2007 Women's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy

Setanta Sports Trophy

Tournament details
Host country	Ireland
City	Dublin
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue	University College Dublin
Final positions
Champions	Germany (1st title)
Runner-up	South Africa
Third place	Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	26 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer	Maike Stöckel (4 goals)
Best player	Fanny Rinne
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The 2007 Women's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy was the first edition of the Setanta Sports Trophy, a women's field hockey tournament. It was held in Dublin, Ireland, from June 13 to 17, 2007, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey. ^{[1] [2]}

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

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Germany, Scotland, South Africa, and the hosts, Ireland, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. ^[3] Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	December 2006 FIH Ranking [4]	Best World Cup finish	Best Olympic Games finish
Germany	4	Champions (1976, 1981)	Champions (2004)
Ireland	14	Eleventh Place (1994)	Never qualified.
Scotland	17	Eighth Place (1983)	Third Place (1992)
South Africa	12	Seventh place (1998)	Ninth place (2004)

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament: ^[5]

• Maggie Conacher (SCO)
• Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
• Carol Metchette (IRE)
• Petra Müller (GER)
• Dino Willox (WAL)

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	12	1	+11	9	Advanced to Final
2	South Africa	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	Ireland (H)	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
4	Scotland	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	1

Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. ^[6]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

13 June 2007 18:00 Ireland   0–0   South Africa Report Umpires: Dino Willox (WAL) Petra Müller (GER)

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14 June 2007 17:00 Germany   8–0   Scotland Hoffmann  8', 56', 68' Stöckel  21', 64' Keller  41' Rodewald  53' Rinne  65' Report Umpires: Corrine Cornelius (RSA) Carol Metchette (IRE)

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15 June 2007 13:00 South Africa   0–1   Germany Report Müller  62' Umpires: Maggie Conacher (SCO) Dino Willox (WAL)

15 June 2007 17:00 Ireland   0–0   Scotland Report Umpires: Petra Müller (GER) Corrine Cornelius (RSA)

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16 June 2007 13:00 South Africa   2–1   Scotland Wilson  51' Bailey  65' Report Judge  40' Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRE) Petra Müller (GER)

16 June 2007 15:00 Germany   3–1   Ireland Stöckel  22' Rinne  43' Beermann  47' Report Caulfield  10' Umpires: Dino Willox (WAL) Maggie Conacher (SCO)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

17 June 2007 09:00 Ireland   2–1   Scotland Flynn  26' Sargent  61' Report Clement  18' Umpires: Dino Willox (WAL) Corrine Cornelius (RSA)

Final

17 June 2007 11:25 Germany   5–2   South Africa Stöckel  4' Keller  18' Kühn  58' Rinne  60' Müller  70' Report Bailey  52' Marescia  64' Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRE) Maggie Conacher (SCO)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
	Germany	4	4	0	0	17	3	+14	12	Tournament Champion
	South Africa	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	4
	Ireland (H)	4	1	2	1	3	4	−1	5
4	Scotland	4	0	1	3	2	12	−10	1

Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 26 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

4 goals

• Maike Stöckel

3 goals

• Eileen Hoffmann
• Fanny Rinne

2 goals

• Natascha Keller
• Julia Müller
• Sharne Bailey

1 goal

• Janine Beermann
• Anke Kühn
• Marion Rodewald
• Linda Caulfield
• Róisín Flynn
• Cliodhna Sargent
• Linda Clement
• Samantha Judge
• Marsha Marescia
• Jennifer Wilson

References

1. "IHA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF SETANTA SPORTS TROPHY". sportireland.ie. Sport Ireland . Retrieved 25 January 2021.
2. "4-Nationen-Turnier". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund . Retrieved 25 January 2021.
3. "Setanta Sports Trophy: Ireland's biggest Tournament". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 25 January 2021.
4. "SAHARA WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 21 DECEMBER 2006" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
5. "FIH OUTDOOR & INDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2007" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
6. M. Gallivan (3 December 2014). "TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2021.