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

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

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

All times are local (Irish Standard Time).

Preliminary round
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
11 June 2008
16:00
Great Britain  0–1  Canada
Report P. Short field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK)
Christopher McConkey (IRE)
11 June 2008
20:00
Ireland  2–4  Pakistan
Lewis field hockey ball 8'
Cockram field hockey ball 10'		 Report Waqas field hockey ball 18'
Butt field hockey ball 19'
Akbar field hockey ball 65'
Saqlain field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Martin Madden (GBR)
12 June 2008
16:00
Pakistan  3–3  Great Britain
Haider field hockey ball 43'
Saqlain field hockey ball 52'
Zubair field hockey ball 59'		 Report R. Mantell field hockey ball 10'
Alexander field hockey ball 20'
Jackson field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Christopher McConkey (IRE)
Jonathan Hyrtsak (CAN)
12 June 2008
20:00
Ireland  3–3  Canada
Magee field hockey ball 14'
Sothern field hockey ball 16'
Darling field hockey ball 41'		 Report Pearson field hockey ball 31'
Kahlon field hockey ball 42'
R. Short field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK)
14 June 2008
17:00
Pakistan  2–2  Canada
Butt field hockey ball 44', 53' Report Pearson field hockey ball 51'
R. Short field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Martin Madden (GBR)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
14 June 2008
19:00
Great Britain  3–2  Ireland
Kirkham field hockey ball 8'
Middleton field hockey ball 15'
R. Mantell field hockey ball 27'		 Report Watt field hockey ball 5'
Darling field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Jonathan Hyrtsak (CAN)
Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK)

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

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

Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Pakistan 4 2 2 0 12 9 +3 8 Tournament Champion
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada 4 1 2 1 8 8 0 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

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

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References
  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
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