2008 Women's Hockey RaboTrophy

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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)Netherlands Maartje Paumen (7 goals)
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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]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The following four teams competed for the title:

Officials[edit]

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

Results[edit]

All times are local (Central European Time).

Preliminary round[edit]

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) Hosts

Fixtures[edit]

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

Classification round[edit]

Third and fourth place[edit]

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

Final[edit]

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

Statistics[edit]

Final standings[edit]

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands (H) 4 3 0 1 15 6 +9 9 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain 4 3 0 1 7 8 −1 9 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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) Hosts

Goalscorers[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Results – Championstrophy". championstrophy.nl. Hockey Netherlands. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. 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.

External links[edit]

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