2008 Men's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy

Setanta Sports Trophy
Tournament details
Host country	Ireland
City	Dublin
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	University College Dublin
Final positions
Champions	Pakistan (1st title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	36 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rehan Butt (4 goals)
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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] 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	Advanced to Final
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 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)

Classification round

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) Hosts

Goalscorers

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

4 goals

Rehan Butt

2 goals

1 goal

References

^ "GB and Pakistan win Setanta Sports Trophy". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "Setanta Sports Hockey Trophy". sportsister.com. Sport Sister. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Appointments 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ Regulations

[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.

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