2005 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters

The 2005 Men's Hockey Hamburg Masters was the eleventh edition of the Hamburg Masters, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Hamburg, Germany, from 12 to 14 August 2005, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

2005 Men's Hockey
Hamburg Masters
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityHamburg
Teams4
Venue(s)Uhlenhorster HC
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored36 (6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Christopher Zeller (4 goals)
2004 (previous) (next) 2006

Competition format edit

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, the Netherlands, Pakistan, 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 2005 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup Finish Best Olympic Games Finish
  Australia 1 Champions (1986) Champions (2004)
  Germany 2 Champions (2002) Champions (1992)
  Netherlands 3 Champions (1973, 1990, 1998) Champions (1996, 2000)
  Pakistan 4 Champions (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994) Champions (1960, 1968, 1984)

Officials edit

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

  • David Gentles (AUS)
  • Bart de Liefde (NED)
  • Markus Petter (GER)
  • James Pilgrim (ENG)
  • Haider Rasool (PAK)

Results edit

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1   Netherlands 3 2 1 0 11 8 +3 7 Tournament Champion
2   Australia 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6
3   Germany (H) 3 1 1 1 5 9 −4 4
4   Pakistan 3 0 0 3 9 13 −4 0
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 edit

12 August 2005
16:30
Germany   3–1   Pakistan
C. Zeller   16'67'70' Report Maqsood   48'
Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
David Gentles (AUS)
12 August 2005
18:45
Australia   1–3   Netherlands
Naylor   67' Report M. Brouwer   18'
Derikx   40'
Weusthof   47'
Umpires:
Markus Petter (GER)
James Pilgrim (ENG)

13 August 2005
14:00
Netherlands   6–5   Pakistan
Reckers   18'
R. Brouwer   19'61'
Weusthof   23'
De Nooijer   34'
Klaver   38'
Report Butt   40'41'66'
Mehmood   47'50'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Markus Petter (GER)
13 August 2005
16:30
Germany   0–6   Australia
Report McCann   3'
Bishop   33'65'
Doerner   45'
Schubert   49'
Livermore   69'
Umpires:
James Pilgrim (ENG)
Haider Rasool (PAK)

14 August 2005
12:00
Australia   4–3   Pakistan
Livermore   6'
Dwyer   8'
Schubert   37'51'
Report Imran   40'53'
Abbasi   45'
Umpires:
Bart de Liefde (NED)
James Pilgrim (ENG)
14 August 2005
14:30
Netherlands   2–2   Germany
Reckers   52'
Weusthof   66'
Report Witte   19'
C. Zeller   60'
Umpires:
Haider Rasool (PAK)
David Gentles (AUS)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

  1.   Netherlands
  2.   Australia
  3.   Germany
  4.   Pakistan

Goalscorers edit

There were 36 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 6 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "Hamburg Masters". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ "ABN AMRO MEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Appointments 2005". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 24 December 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

External links edit