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2008 Women's Four Nations Cup

The 2008 Women's Four Nations Cup was the inaugural Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Germany, from July 4 to 6, 2018, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

2008 Women's Four Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGermany Germany
CityBremen
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored43 (7.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Lee Seon-Ok (5 goals)
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Competition format edit

The tournament featured the national teams of India, South Korea, the United States, 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 2008 FIH Ranking[2] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
  Germany 3 Champions (1976, 1981) Champions (2004)
  India 14 Third Place (1974) Fourth Place (1980)
  South Korea 10 Third Place (1990) Runners-Up (1988, 1996)
  United States 9 Third Place (1994) Third Place (1984)

Officials edit

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

  • Amy Hassick (USA)
  • Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)
  • Anne McRae (SCO)
  • Petra Müller (GER)
  • Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

Results edit

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1   Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 16 6 +10 7 Tournament Champion
2   South Korea 3 2 1 0 16 7 +9 7
3   United States 3 0 1 2 6 13 −7 1
4   India 3 0 1 2 5 17 −12 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

Fixtures edit

4 July 2008
15:00
United States   3–5   South Korea
K. Smith   11'
Snow   40', 45' 		Report Lee S.   5', 57'
Kim Y.   22'
Gim   53'
Park M.   59'
Umpires:
Petra Müller (GER)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
4 July 2008
17:00
Germany   7–2   India
Stöckel   17', 40'
Kühn   32'
Beermann   47'
Scholz   58'
Hoffmann   62'
Keller   63' 		Report Rani   46'
Chanchan   48'
Umpires:
Anne McRae (SCO)
Amy Hassick (USA)
5 July 2008
15:00
South Korea   2–2   Germany
Kim M.   42'
Gim   63' 		Report Stöckel   26'
Bachmann   31'
Umpires:
Anne McRae (SCO)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
5 July 2008
17:00
United States   1–1   India
Doton   32' Report Kaur   4'
Umpires:
Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)
Petra Müller (GER)
6 July 2008
12:00
South Korea   9–2   India
Lee S.   18', 28', 43'
Park J.   19'
Eum   41'
Kim M.   48'
Kim D.   58'
Gim   60', 70' 		Report Rani   21'
Subhadra   63'
Umpires:
Amy Hassick (USA)
Petra Müller (GER)
6 July 2008
14:00
Germany   7–2   United States
Kühn   1'
Rinne   10'
Hoffmann   26', 60'
Keller   31', 69'
Beermann   62' 		Report Lingo   50'
Snow   63'
Umpires:
Anne McRae (SCO)
Kang Hyun-Young (KOR)

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 43 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 7.17 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "4-Nationen Turnier". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ "ABN AMRO WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 2003-2009" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ^ "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2008" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

External links edit

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