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 country 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) 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) Host.

Fixtures
11 June 2008
16:00
Great Britain  0–1  Canada
Report P. Short  58'
Umpires:
Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK)
Christopher McConkey (IRE)
11 June 2008
20:00
Ireland  2–4  Pakistan
Lewis  8'
Cockram  10'		 Report Waqas  18'
Butt  19'
Akbar  65'
Saqlain  70'
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Martin Madden (GBR)
12 June 2008
16:00
Pakistan  3–3  Great Britain
Haider  43'
Saqlain  52'
Zubair  59'		 Report R. Mantell  10'
Alexander  20'
Jackson  23'
Umpires:
Christopher McConkey (IRE)
Jonathan Hyrtsak (CAN)
12 June 2008
20:00
Ireland  3–3  Canada
Magee  14'
Sothern  16'
Darling  41'		 Report Pearson  31'
Kahlon  42'
R. Short  49'
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK)
14 June 2008
17:00
Pakistan  2–2  Canada
Butt  44', 53' Report Pearson  51'
R. Short  59'
Umpires:
Martin Madden (GBR)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
14 June 2008
19:00
Great Britain  3–2  Ireland
Kirkham  8'
Middleton  15'
R. Mantell  27'		 Report Watt  5'
Darling  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  41'
Dick  48'		 Report Butler  59'
Umpires:
Jonathan Hyrtsak (CAN)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

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

Statistics

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Pakistan 4 2 2 0 12 9 +3 8 Tournament Champion
 Canada 4 1 2 1 8 8 0 5
 Great Britain 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 7
4  Ireland (H) 4 0 1 3 8 12 −4 1
Source: BBC
(H) Host.

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 22 August 2013. 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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