2004 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy

2004 Men's Hockey
RaboTrophy
Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Teams	4
Venue(s)	Wagener Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Germany (1st title)
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	45 (5.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Björn Michel (6 goals)
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The 2004 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy was the second edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Amsterdam from 26 June to 4 July 2004, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey.^[1]

Germany won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Netherlands 5–4 in the final.^[2]

The tournament was held in conjunction with the Women's RaboTrophy.

Competition format

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

The following four teams competed for the title:

Officials

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

Jamil Butt (PAK)
Peter Elders (NED)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
David Leiper (SCO)
Markus Petter (GER)

Results

All times are local (Central European Time).

Preliminary round

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	3	3	0	8	3	+5	9	Advanced to Final
2	Germany	3	2	1	11	3	+8	6	Advanced to Final
3	Pakistan	3	1	2	8	10	−2	3
4	India	3	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Source: Rabobank Trophy
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

26 June 2004
17:30

Pakistan	0–6	Germany
	Report	Witthaus 12' Michel 22', 33' Kunz 51', 57' Bechmann 67'

Umpires:
David Leiper (SCO)
Peter Elders (NED)

27 June 2004
16:00

Netherlands	2–0	India
De Nooijer 29' R. Brouwer 39'	Report

Umpires:
Markus Petter (GER)
Jamil Butt (PAK)

29 June 2004
15:00

Pakistan	6–1	India
Abbasi 7' Abbas 28', 43' S. Hussain 33' Jawwad 55' Nadeem 64'	Report	Deepak 32'

Umpires:
David Leiper (SCO)
Markus Petter (GER)

29 June 2004
19:30

Germany	1–3	Netherlands
C. Zeller 49'	Report	Klaver 14' R. Brouwer 25' Taekema 33'

Umpires:
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Jamil Butt (PAK)

1 July 2004
17:00

Germany	4–0	India
Bechmann 49' Michel 44', 51', 54'	Report

Umpires:
Peter Elders (NED)
Jamil Butt (PAK)

1 July 2004
19:30

Netherlands	3–2	Pakistan
De Nooijer 5' Klaver 41' M. Brouwer 69'	Report	Ali 50' D. Hussain 56'

Umpires:
Markus Petter (GER)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

3 July 2004
17:30

Pakistan	5–3	India
Jawwad 7', 57', 68' Butt 26', 65'	Report	D. Tirkey 14' Baljeet 47' Gagan 49'

Umpires:
David Leiper (SCO)
Peter Elders (NED)

Final

4 July 2004
15:30

Netherlands	4–5	Germany
M. Brouwer 2' Evers 5' Eikelboom 20' R. Brouwer 54'	Report	Bechmann 10' Emmerling 25' Michel 37' C. Zeller 50' Witthaus 65'

Umpires:
Jamil Butt (PAK)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

Statistics

Final standings

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.