2008 Women's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy

Setanta Sports Trophy
Tournament details
Host country	Ireland
City	Dublin
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	University College Dublin
Final positions
Champions	Great Britain (1st title)
Runner-up	Germany
Third place	South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	24 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	4 Players (see list below) (2 goals)
Best player	Maike Stöckel
← 2007 (previous)

Last updated August 24, 2023

The 2008 Women's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy was the second edition of the Setanta Sports Trophy, a women's field hockey tournament. It was held in Dublin, Ireland, from June 11 to 15, 2008, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.^[1]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Germany, Great Britain, South Africa, 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 2007 FIH Ranking ^[3]	Best World Cup finish	Best Olympic Games finish
Germany	3	Champions (1976, 1981)	Champions (2004)
Great Britain	10	Fourth Place (1990)	Third Place (1992)
Ireland	14	Eleventh Place (1994)	Never qualified.
South Africa	12	Seventh place (1998)	Ninth place (2004)

Officials

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

Jean Duncan (GBR)
Amy Hassick (USA)
Philette de Jager (RSA)
Carol Metchette (IRE)
Petra Müller (GER)

Results

All times are local (Irish Standard Time).

Preliminary round

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

Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[5]
(H) Host

Fixtures

11 February 2008
14:00

Great Britain	1–2	Germany
Gilbert 36'	Report	Keller 27' Rodewald 44'

Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRE)
Amy Hassick (USA)

11 February 2008
16:00

Ireland	1–3	South Africa
Cregan 67'	Report	Hector 4' Du Buisson 20', 51'

Umpires:
Petra Müller (GER)
Jean Duncan (GBR)

12 February 2008
14:00

Great Britain	3–0	South Africa
Clewlow 6' Danson 28', 55'	Report

Umpires:
Petra Müller (GER)
Carol Metchette (IRE)

12 February 2008
18:00

Germany	1–0	Ireland
Kühn 14'	Report

Umpires:
Philette de Jager (RSA)
Amy Hassick (USA)

14 February 2008
13:00

Germany	2–0	South Africa
Stöckel 57' Hoyer 66'	Report

Umpires:
Amy Hassick (USA)
Jean Duncan (GBR)

14 February 2008
13:00

Ireland	0–3	Great Britain
	Report	Rogers 23' Cullen 35' Craddock 68'

Umpires:
Philette de Jager (RSA)
Petra Müller (GER)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

15 February 2008
09:00

South Africa	2–1	Ireland
Marescia 48' Bright 57'	Report	Jacob 35'

Umpires:
Jean Duncan (GBR)
Amy Hassick (USA)

Final

15 February 2008
11:25

Germany	1–4	Great Britain
Kühn 66'	Report	Thomas 7' Wright 31' Walker 44' Cullen 57'

Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRE)
Philette de Jager (RSA)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
	Great Britain	4	3	1	11	3	+8	9	Tournament Champion
	Germany	4	3	1	6	5	+1	9
	South Africa	4	2	2	5	7	−2	6
4	Ireland (H)	4	0	4	2	9	−7	0

Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
(H) Host

Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

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References

↑ "4-Nationen-Turnier Setanta Trophy". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund . Retrieved 24 January 2021.
↑ "Top hockey nations to descend on Dublin". rte.ie. RTE . Retrieved 24 January 2021.
↑ "ABNAMRO WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - 18 SEPTEMBER 2007" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
↑ "Appointments 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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[1] "4-Nationen-Turnier Setanta Trophy". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund . Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[2] "Top hockey nations to descend on Dublin". rte.ie. RTE . Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[3] "ABNAMRO WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - 18 SEPTEMBER 2007" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[4] "Appointments 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

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