2005 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy

The 2005 Men's Hockey RaboTrophy was the third edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The RaboTrophy was held in Amsterdam from 14 to 21 August 2005, and featured eight of the top nations in men's field hockey.[1]

2005 Men's Hockey
RaboTrophy
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Teams8
Venue(s)Wagener Stadium
Final positions
Champions Pakistan (1st title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored68 (4.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Grant Schubert (6 goals)
Best playerAustralia Grant Schubert
2004 (previous) (next) 2011

Pakistan won the tournament for the first time, defeating Australia 4–3 in the final.[2]

Competition format edit

The eight teams were split into pools of four, with each team participating in a single round robin format. At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams of each pool contested the final, with the teams consecutively competing in classification matches based on pool standings.

Teams edit

The following eight teams competed for the title:[3]

Results edit

All times are local (Central European Time).

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Pakistan 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Advanced to Final
2   Spain 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3   Germany 3 1 0 2 3 10 −7 3
4   India 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Games won; 5) Head-to-head.
14 August 2005
15:00
India   0–1   Spain
Report Amat   25'
Umpires:
Nicholas Lockhart (ENG)
Murray Grime (AUS)

16 August 2005
12:30
Germany   2–1   India
Witthaus   4'
Meinert   48'
Report Kanwalpreet   41'
Umpires:
Jonathan Wright (RSA)
Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
16 August 2005
17:30
Spain   0–0   Pakistan
Report
Umpires:
Philip Schellekens (NED)
Nicholas Lockhart (ENG)

18 August 2005
12:30
Pakistan   3–1   India
Saqlain   15'
Imran   30'
Abbasi   68'
Report Didar   56'
Umpires:
Jonathan Wright (RSA)
Philip Schellekens (NED)
18 August 2005
15:00
Spain   4–1   Germany
Sojo   54'
Freixa   55'
Tubau   67'
Sala   70'
Report Sonnenschein   48'
Umpires:
Nicholas Lockhart (ENG)
Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

19 August 2005
12:30
Germany   0–5   Pakistan
Report Khan   17'
Butt   46'66'
Shabbir   51'
Saqlain   57'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Jason McCracken (NZL)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 0 17 4 +13 9 Advanced to Final
2   South Korea 3 2 0 1 8 9 −1 6
3   Netherlands (H) 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
4   England 3 0 1 2 4 12 −8 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
14 August 2005
12:30
South Korea   5–1   England
Jang   13'
Seo J.   33'66'
Kang   35'
Lee S.   66'
Report Hawes   22'
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Xavier Adell (ESP)

16 August 2005
15:00
Australia   7–1   South Korea
Schubert   5'70+'
McCann   18'25'
Brooks   22'
De Young   50'
Hammond   68'
Report Hong   64'
Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Christian Blasch (GER)
16 August 2005
20:00
Netherlands   1–1   England
M. Brouwer   14' Report Clarke   35'
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Murray Grime (AUS)

17 August 2005
12:30
England   2–6   Australia
Alexander   38'
Moore   60'
Report Wells   33'
Dwyer   44'
Schubert   50'
Bishop   55'
Doerner   66'
Naylor   70'
Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Xavier Adell (ESP)
17 August 2005
15:00
Netherlands   1–2   South Korea
Weusthof   37' Report Lee J.   26'
Yoon   46'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

19 August 2005
15:00
Australia   4–1   Netherlands
Schubert   4'64'
Doerner   53'
Brooks   69'
Report Taekema   38'
Umpires:
Jonathan Wright (RSA)
Xavier Adell (ESP)

Classification round edit

Seventh and eighth place edit

20 August 2005
12:30
India   2–1   England
Gagan   33'
Deepak   53'
Report Tindall   69'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
Philip Schellekens (NED)

Fifth and sixth place edit

20 August 2005
15:00
Germany   0–5   Netherlands
Report Taekema   26'44'52'
Weusthof   47'
Evers   70'
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Jonathan Wright (RSA)

Third and fourth place edit

21 August 2005
12:30
Spain   2–1   South Korea
Freixa   31'57' Report Yoon   65'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Murray Grime (AUS)

Final edit

21 August 2005
15:00
Pakistan   4–3   Australia
Warsi   18'
Zakir   32'
Butt   42'
Khan   50'
Report Brooks   8'
Schubert   24'
Bishop   34'
Umpires:
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Nicholas Lockhart (ENG)

Awards edit

The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:[4]

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Most Promising Player Fair Play Trophy
  Grant Schubert   Grant Schubert   Robert van der Horst   South Korea

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
    Pakistan 4 3 1 0 12 4 +8 10 Gold Medal
    Australia 4 3 0 1 20 8 +12 9 Silver Medal
    Spain 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10 Bronze Medal
4   South Korea 4 2 0 2 9 11 −2 6
5   Netherlands (H) 4 1 1 2 8 7 +1 4
6   Germany 4 1 0 3 3 15 −12 3
7   India 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3
8   England 4 0 1 3 5 14 −9 1
Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers edit

There were 68 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "Welcome to Rabo Trophy 2005". rabotrophy.nl. Hockey Netherlands. Archived from the original on 25 August 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Kookaburras return from Europe". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 14 October 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Rabotrophy 2005". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Pakistan overhaul Olympic champions". fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 23 November 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

External links edit