| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Spain | ||
| City | Reus | ||
| Dates | 22 September 2008–28 September 2008 | ||
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Reus Deportiu (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up | FC Barcelona | ||
| Third place |  Bassano Hockey 54 | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 38 | ||
| Goals scored | 253 (6.66 per match) | ||
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The 2008 Rink hockey World Club Championship was the (second edition) of the Rink hockey World Club Championship and took place in Reus, Spain from September 22 to 28, 2008.
16 teams from 10 different countries participated. The teams were divided into 4 groups of four teams each. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The teams that didn't advance to the final stage played the classification knockout rounds.
Africa:
Europe:
ERG Iserlohn Liceo La Coruña FC Barcelona Reus Deportiu 
HC Quévert ASH Valdagno Bassano Hockey 54 
Oliveirense O.C. Barcelos 
RHC WimmisNorth America:
Decatur HCSouth America:
Centro Valenciano Concepción PC
SC Recife| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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All times Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September | 15:30 | Concepción | 5–2 | SC Recife |
| 17:00 | Liceo La Coruña | 7–1 | ERG Iserlohn | |
| 23 September | 15:30 | Concepción | 3–4 | Liceo La Coruña |
| 18:00 | SC Recife | 1–5 | ERG Iserlohn | |
| 24 September | 15:30 | ERG Iserlohn | 2–6 | Concepción |
| 17:00 | Liceo La Coruña | 16–1 | SC Recife |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liceo La Coruña | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 9 |
| 2 | Concepción | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 6 |
| 3 | ERG Iserlohn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 3 |
| 3 | SC Recife | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | −30 | 0 |
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September | 09:00 | Petro de Luanda  | 0–5 | Centro Valenciano |
| 20:00 | FC Barcelona | 0–0 | O.C. Barcelos | |
| 23 September | 12:00 | Petro de Luanda | 1–3 | O.C. Barcelos |
| 18:30 | Centro Valenciano | 0–4 | FC Barcelona | |
| 24 September | 09:00 | O.C. Barcelos | 1–5 | Centro Valenciano |
| 18:30 | FC Barcelona | 4–2 | Petro de Luanda |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Centro Valenciano | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | O.C. Barcelos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| 3 | Petro de Luanda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September | 12:00 | Decatur HC | 1–7 | ASH Valdagno |
| 21:30 | Reus Deportiu | 4–1 | RHC Wimmis | |
| 23 September | 10:30 | Decatur HC | 2–1 | RHC Wimmis |
| 21:30 | ASH Valdagno | 0–2 | Reus Deportiu | |
| 24 September | 12:00 | RHC Wimmis | 2–6 | ASH Valdagno |
| 21:30 | Reus Deportiu | 8–1 | Decatur HC |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reus Deportiu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 | ASH Valdagno | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 |
| 3 | Decatur HC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 |
| 3 | RHC Wimmis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 |
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September | 10:30 | Bassano H. 54 | 6–4 | HC Quévert |
| 18:30 | Juventude de Viana | 3–8 | Oliveirense | |
| 23 September | 09:00 | Juventude de Viana | 3–6 | HC Quévert |
| 20:00 | Oliveirense | 3–2 | Bassano H. 54 | |
| 24 September | 10:30 | HC Quévert | 4–3 | Oliveirense |
| 20:00 | Bassano H. 54 | 8–1 | Juventude de Viana |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bassano | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 6 |
| 2 | Oliveirense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | HC Quévert | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Juventude de Viana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 0 |
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September | 10:30 | Juventude Viana | 5–3 | SC Recife |
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September | 12:00 | Petro de Luanda | 4–5 | RHC Wimmis |
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September | 09:30 | ERG Iserlohn | 4–7 | Decatur HC |
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September | 11:00 | HC Quévert | 4–0 | O.C. Barcelos |
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September | 12:30 | Centro Valenciano | 4–2 | Concepción PC |
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September | 15:15 | Oliveirense | 4–2 | Liceo La Coruña |
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September | 16:30 | Liceo La Coruña | 3–5 | ASH Valdagno |
| 18:00 | FC Barcelona | 3–2 | Oliveirense | |
| 19:30 | Bassano H. 54 | 5–2 | Centro Valenciano | |
| 21:00 | Reus Deportiu | 4–1 | Concepción PC |
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September | 17:00 | ASH Valdagno | 1–2 | FC Barcelona |
| 20:00 | Reus Deportiu | 2–1 | Bassano H. 54 |
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September | 16:00 | ASH Valdagno | 1–4 | Bassano H. 54 |
| Day | Hour | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September | 17:30 | Reus Deportiu | 1–0 | FC Barcelona |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reus Deportiu | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 18 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 |
| 3 | Bassano Hockey 54 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 12 |
| 4 | ASH Valdagno | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 | Oliveirense | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 9 |
| 6 | Liceo La Coruña | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 9 |
| 7 | Centro Valenciano | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 9 |
| 8 | Concepción PC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 6 |
| 9 | HC Quévert | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 9 |
| 10 | O.C. Barcelos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 |
| 11 | Decatur HC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 6 |
| 12 | ERG Iserlohn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 3 |
| 13 | RHC Wimmis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3 |
| 14 | Petro de Luanda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 0 |
| 15 | Juventude de Viana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 3 |
| 16 | SC Recife | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 38 | −32 | 0 |
| World |
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| Asia – CARS |
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