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 country 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) Lee Seon-Ok (5 goals)
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Competition format

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

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

All times are local (Central European Summer Time).

Pool
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) Host.

Fixtures
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

Goalscorers

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
  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.
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