2002 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy

The 2002 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy was the first edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Amsterdam from 22 to 25 August 2002, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

2002 Men's Hockey
RaboTrophy
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Teams4
Venue(s)Wagener Stadium
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored25 (4.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Jamie Dwyer (4 goals)
(next) 2004

The Netherlands won the tournament for the first time, finishing top of the ladder at the conclusion of the pool stage.[2]

Competition format edit

The four teams competed in a pool stage, played in a single round robin format. Standings at the conclusion of the pool stage determined final placings.

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]

  • Christian Bläsch (GER)
  • David Gentles (AUS)
  • Han Jin-Soo (KOR)
  • Satinder Kumar (IND)
  • Philip Schellekens (NED)

Results edit

All times are local (Central European Time).

Pool edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1   Netherlands (H) 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7 Tournament Champion
2   Australia 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3   South Korea 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
4   India 3 0 1 2 5 10 −5 1
Source: Rabobank Trophy
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures edit

22 August 2002
17:30
Australia   2–2   South Korea
Dwyer   20'61' Report Kim Ju.   9'
Yeo   49'
Umpires:
Christian Bläsch (GER)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
22 August 2002
19:30
Netherlands   5–2   India
R. Brouwer   13'
Geeris   28'
M. Brouwer   31'
De Nooijer   41'62'
Report D. Tirkey   54'
Jugraj   69'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Han Jin-Soo (KOR)

24 August 2002
12:30
India   1–3   Australia
Deepak   15' Report Smith   40'65'
Dwyer   56'
Umpires:
Philip Schellekens (NED)
Christian Bläsch (GER)
24 August 2002
15:00
Netherlands   1–1   South Korea
Lomans   7' Report Ji   5'
Umpires:
Satinder Kumar
David Gentles (AUS)

25 August 2002
12:30
India   2–2   South Korea
D. Tirkey   58'
D. Pillay   59'
Report Seo   8'
Hwang   61'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Philip Schellekens (NED)
25 August 2002
15:00
Australia   1–3   Netherlands
Dwyer   48' Report Lomans   9'38'
Brouwer   32'
Umpires:
Han Jin-Soo (KOR)
Christian Bläsch (GER)

Awards edit

The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:[2]

Top Goalscorer Most Promising Player Fair Play Trophy
  Jamie Dwyer   Jamie Dwyer   South Korea

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

  1.   Netherlands
  2.   Australia
  3.   South Korea
  4.   India

Goalscorers edit

There were 25 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "Welcome to the official website of the Rabobank Trophy 2002". rabobanktrophy.nl. Hockey Netherlands. Archived from the original on 2 February 2003. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "India draw with Korea, finish last". rediff.com. Rediff. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ^ "2002 Archive". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

External links edit