2008 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy

The 2008 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy was the third edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Rotterdam from 24 to 28 June 2008, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

2008 Women's Hockey
RaboTrophy
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityRotterdam
Teams4
Venue(s)Hazelaarweg Stadion
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up Great Britain
Third place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored33 (4.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Maartje Paumen (7 goals)
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The Netherlands won the tournament for the second time, defeating Great Britain 5–0 in the final.[2]

The tournament was held in conjunction with the Men's FIH Champions Trophy.

Competition format

The four teams competed in a pool stage, played in a single round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams contested the final, while the remaining teams played off for third place.

Teams

The following four teams competed for the title:

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[3]

Results

All times are local (Central European Time).

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Advanced to Final
2  Netherlands (H) 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 6
3  India 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source: Champions Trophy
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Host.

Fixtures
24 June 2008
11:00
Great Britain  2–0  India
Richardson  32'
Wright  64'		 Report
Umpires:
Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
Stella Bartlema (NED)
24 June 2008
17:00
South Africa  2–4  Netherlands
Taylor  17'
Vida Ryan  52'		 Report Schopman  29', 50'
Dijkstra  40', 64'
Umpires:
Anne McRae (GBR)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
25 June 2008
14:30
Great Britain  2–1  South Africa
Wright  26'
Rogers  48'		 Report Taylor  26'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRE)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
25 June 2008
17:00
Netherlands  4–1  India
Paumen  5', 50', 70'
Dijkstra  35'		 Report Devi  18'
Umpires:
Anne McRae (GBR)
Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
27 June 2008
14:30
South Africa  0–1  India
Report Devi  54'
Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Anne McRae (GBR)
27 June 2008
19:30
Netherlands  2–3  Great Britain
Paumen  20'
Agliotti  61'		 Report Cullen  30'
Danson  34'
Walker  55'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRE)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

Third and fourth place
28 June 2008
11:00
India  1–5  South Africa
Surinder  16' Report Marescia  11'
Taylor  12'
Vida Ryan  50', 69'
Wilson  68'
Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Anne McRae (GBR)

Final
28 June 2008
17:30
Great Britain  0–5  Netherlands
Report Paumen  10', 22', 70'
Jonker  37'
Mulder  48'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRE)
Corrine Cornelius (RSA)

Statistics

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Netherlands (H) 4 3 0 1 15 6 +9 9 Gold Medal
 Great Britain 4 3 0 1 7 8 −1 9 Silver Medal
 South Africa 4 1 0 3 8 8 0 3 Bronze Medal
4  India 4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 3
Source: Champions Trophy
(H) Host.

Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.

7 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. "Results – Championstrophy". championstrophy.nl. Hockey Netherlands. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. "Nederland - Groot-Brittannië". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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