2008 Women's Four Nations Cup

2008 Women's Four Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGermany Germany
CityBremen
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored43 (7.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Lee Seon-Ok (5 goals)
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The 2008 Women's Four Nations Cup was the inaugural Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Germany, from July 4 to 6, 2018, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of India, South Korea, the United States, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country 2008 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Germany 3 Champions (1976, 1981) Champions (2004)
 India 14 Third Place (1974) Fourth Place (1980)
 South Korea 10 Third Place (1990) Runners-Up (1988, 1996)
 United States 9 Third Place (1994) Third Place (1984)

Officials

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

  • Amy Hassick (USA)
  • Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)
  • Anne McRae (SCO)
  • Petra Müller (GER)
  • Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

Results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1  Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 16 6 +10 7 Tournament Champion
2  South Korea 3 2 1 0 16 7 +9 7
3  United States 3 0 1 2 6 13 −7 1
4  India 3 0 1 2 5 17 −12 1
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

4 July 2008
15:00
United States  3–5  South Korea
K. Smith field hockey ball 11'
Snow field hockey ball 40', 45' 		Report Lee S. field hockey ball 5', 57'
Kim Y. field hockey ball 22'
Gim field hockey ball 53'
Park M. field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Petra Müller (GER)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
4 July 2008
17:00
Germany  7–2  India
Stöckel field hockey ball 17', 40'
Kühn field hockey ball 32'
Beermann field hockey ball 47'
Scholz field hockey ball 58'
Hoffmann field hockey ball 62'
Keller field hockey ball 63' 		Report Rani field hockey ball 46'
Chanchan field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Anne McRae (SCO)
Amy Hassick (USA)
5 July 2008
15:00
South Korea  2–2  Germany
Kim M. field hockey ball 42'
Gim field hockey ball 63' 		Report Stöckel field hockey ball 26'
Bachmann field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Anne McRae (SCO)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
5 July 2008
17:00
United States  1–1  India
Doton field hockey ball 32' Report Kaur field hockey ball 4'
Umpires:
Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)
Petra Müller (GER)
6 July 2008
12:00
South Korea  9–2  India
Lee S. field hockey ball 18', 28', 43'
Park J. field hockey ball 19'
Eum field hockey ball 41'
Kim M. field hockey ball 48'
Kim D. field hockey ball 58'
Gim field hockey ball 60', 70' 		Report Rani field hockey ball 21'
Subhadra field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Amy Hassick (USA)
Petra Müller (GER)
6 July 2008
14:00
Germany  7–2  United States
Kühn field hockey ball 1'
Rinne field hockey ball 10'
Hoffmann field hockey ball 26', 60'
Keller field hockey ball 31', 69'
Beermann field hockey ball 62' 		Report Lingo field hockey ball 50'
Snow field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Anne McRae (SCO)
Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 43 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 7.17 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "4-Nationen Turnier". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ "ABN AMRO WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ^ "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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