Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics

The Men’s field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics were qualification tournaments to determine the final three spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournaments, which involved 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, were held in New Zealand, Chile and Japan, at different times in 2008. Only the winners of each qualifying tournament earnt a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Dates2 February – 13 April 2008
Teams18 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored341 (6.31 per match)
Top scorer(s) Felipe Montegu (11 goals)
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Teams

Below is the list of 18 teams who participated in these qualifying tournaments:[1]

Date Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
4–14 December 2006 2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 3  Japan
 India
 Malaysia
 Bangladesh[lower-alpha 1]
14–22 July 2007 2007 African Olympic Qualifier Nairobi, Kenya 0  Egypt[lower-alpha 2]
15–25 July 2007 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3  Argentina
 Chile
 Trinidad and Tobago
 Cuba[lower-alpha 3]
19–26 August 2007 2007 EuroHockey Championship Manchester, England 4  Germany
 Great Britain
 France
 Ireland
 Czech Republic [lower-alpha 4]
9–16 September 2007 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy Lisbon, Portugal 3   Switzerland
 Austria
 Poland
11–16 September 2007 2007 Oceania Cup Buderim, Australia 1  New Zealand

In addition, International Hockey Federation also named four reserve teams after four of the above teams are failed to make it in this qualifying tournament, two of them already confirmed to be in the reserve list:[2][3]

  1.  United States (replace Cuba in Qualifying 1)
  2.  Mexico (replace Egypt in Qualifying 2)
  3.  Russia (replace Bangladesh in Qualifying 2)[4]
  4.  Italy (replace Czech Republic in Qualifying 3)[5]

Qualifying 1
Olympic Qualifier New Zealand
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityNorth Shore City
Dates2–10 February 2008
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Crown Relocations Stadium
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runner-up Argentina
Third place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored109 (6.06 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mark Gleghorne (9 goals)
Best player Blair Hopping

Pool
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand (H) 5 4 0 1 22 4 +18 12 Final
2  Argentina 5 4 0 1 23 6 +17 12
3  Ireland 5 4 0 1 21 5 +16 12 Third place game
4  France 5 2 0 3 14 16 −2 6
5  United States 5 1 0 4 9 30 −21 3 Fifth place game
6  Trinidad and Tobago 5 0 0 5 7 35 −28 0
Source:
(H) Host.

Results

All times are New Zealand Summer Time (UTC+13)

2 February 2008
12:00
France  0 – 4  Ireland
Gleghorne  7'
Jermyn  40'
Watt  55', 69'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
David Leiper (GBR)
2 February 2008
14:00
New Zealand  12 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago
H. Shaw  9'
Kosoof  11', 22', 32', 49'
Child  14', 34', 61', 64'
Burrows  28', 69'
Archibald  57'
Umpires:
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Daniel Lopez (URU)
2 February 2008
16:00
Argentina  9 – 1  United States
L. Vila  1', 25', 39'
Garreta  16'
Almada  33', 64'
M. Vila  35'
Rossi  40'
Zylberberg  70'		 Coolidge  70'
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
3 February 2008
13:15
New Zealand  3 – 1  Ireland
Kosoof  25'
Collier  26', 45'		 Gleghorne  16'
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Rob ten Cate (NED)
3 February 2008
15:15
United States  4 – 7  France
Martin  1'
Harris  6'
Coolidge  37'
Sheridan  43'		 Soyez  24', 26', 41', 48', 52'
Branquard  51'
Gouedard Comte  70'
Umpires:
Chris Wilson (CAN)
Xavier Adell (ESP)
3 February 2008
17:15
Argentina  7 – 1  Trinidad and Tobago
R. Vila  3'
M. Vila  21', 68'
Rossi  27'
L. Vila  31', 43'
Zylberberg  59'		 Toussaint  62'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Zulfiqar Haider (PAK)
5 February 2008
14:00
Ireland  7 – 2  Trinidad and Tobago
Maguire  8'
Gleghorne  14', 37'
Magee  18'
Jermyn  48'
Hobbs  65'
Gormley  68'		 James  35'
Wren  36'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Xavier Adell (ESP)
5 February 2008
16:00
France  2 – 4  Argentina
Gaillard  4'
Soyez  58'		 L. Vila  14'
R. Vila  18'
Garreta  32'
Cammareri  59'
Umpires:
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Chris Wilson (CAN)
5 February 2008
18:00
United States  0 – 4  New Zealand
Burrows  9', 51'
Child  35'
H. Shaw  47'
Umpires:
Daniel Lopez (URU)
Tim Pullman (AUS)
6 February 2008
14:00
Trinidad and Tobago  2 – 5  France
Legerton  9'
Wren  57'		 Genestet  2'
Soyez  28'
Durchon  34', 40'
Branquard  69'
Umpires:
Daniel Lopez (URU)
Chris Wilson (CAN)
6 February 2008
16:00
New Zealand  1 – 3  Argentina
Collier  63' Cammareri  16'
R. Vila  23', 58'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Xavier Adell (ESP)
6 February 2008
18:00
Ireland  8 – 0  United States
Magee  8'
Gleghorne  15', 28', 40', 43', 70'
Barbour  37'
Gormley  46'
Umpires:
Zulfiqar Haider (PAK)
Tim Pullman (AUS)
9 February 2008
10:15
Trinidad and Tobago  2 – 4  United States
Toussaint  14'
Browne  19'		 Harris  29'
Sheridan  42', 48'
Martin  66'
Umpires:
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Zulfiqar Haider (PAK)
9 February 2008
12:15
Argentina  0 – 1  Ireland
Gormley  55'
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
David Leiper (GBR)
9 February 2008
14:15
France  0 – 2  New Zealand
Archibald  13'
Burrows  14'
Umpires:
Daniel Lopez (URU)
Rob ten Cate (NED)

Fifth and sixth
10 February 2008
09:45
United States  2 – 3  Trinidad and Tobago
Harris  29'
Martin  32'		 Legerton  21'
Whittington  41'
Quan Chan  68'
Umpires:
Daniel Lopez (URU)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

Third and fourth
10 February 2008
12:15
Ireland  1 – 2  France
Barbour  43' Durchon  64'
Soyez  69'
Umpires:
Chris Wilson (CAN)
Rob ten Cate (NED)

Final
10 February 2008
14:45
New Zealand  3 – 2 (a.e.t.)  Argentina
Kosoof  49'
H. Shaw  65'
B. Shaw  85'		 L. Vila  24'
M. Vila  65'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Xavier Adell (ESP)

Awards
Fair Play Trophy Best Goalkeeper Top Goalscorer Best Player
 France Juan Manuel Vivaldi Mark Gleghorne Blair Hopping

Final standings
RankTeam
 New Zealand
 Argentina
 France
4  Ireland
5  United States
6  Trinidad and Tobago

  Qualified for the Summer Olympics

Qualifying 2
Olympic Qualifier Chile
Tournament details
Host countryChile
CitySantiago
Dates1–9 March 2008
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Prince of Wales Country Club
Final positions
Champions Great Britain
Runner-up India
Third place Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored135 (7.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Felipe Montregu (11 goals)
Best player Prabhjot Singh


Pool
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 5 5 0 0 30 3 +27 15 Final
2  India 5 4 0 1 39 8 +31 12
3  Austria 5 3 0 2 15 19 −4 9 Third place game
4  Russia 5 2 0 3 15 23 −8 6
5  Chile (H) 5 1 0 4 10 14 −4 3 Fifth place game
6  Mexico 5 0 0 5 3 45 −42 0
Source:
(H) Host.

Results

All times are Chile Summer Time (UTC-3)

1 March 2008
14:30
Great Britain  11 – 0  Mexico
S. Mantell  13', 51'
R. Mantell  23'
Dick  47'
Alexander  50'
Middleton  54'
Daly  57', 68'
Moore  61'
Jackson  63'
Tindall  70'		 Report
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Gus Soteriades (USA)
1 March 2008
16:30
India  8 – 0  Russia
D. Tirkey  14'
P. Singh  19', 29', 65'
S. Singh  30'
Khandekar  36'
S. Singh  45'
Raghunath  54'		 Report
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Marc Knulle (FRA)
1 March 2008
19:00
Chile  3 – 4  Austria
Montegu  1', 46', 64' Report Jelinek  20'
Tobias Hübner  32'
Stremitzer  42'
Stanzl  44'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
2 March 2008
16:00[6]
Great Britain  8 – 0  Russia
Middleton  7', 37'
Kirkham  11', 65'
Daly  25', 46'
Ralph  31'
Tindall  41'		 Report
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
2 March 2008
18:00[6]
Mexico  0 – 4  Chile
Report Montegu  29', 46', 70'
Amoroso  68'
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Marc Knulle (FRA)
2 March 2008
20:00[6]
Austria  3 – 7  India
Buchta  2'
Minar  28', 60'		 Report D. Tirkey  9', 23'
I. Tirkey  41'
S. Singh  51', 55'
Bharath  53'
R. Singh  53'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
4 March 2008
15:30
Mexico  1 – 18  India
Moreno Quiroz  70' Report P. Singh  9', 50', 60', 61'
R. Singh  11', 21', 30', 39', 69'
S. Singh  16', 24'
Khandekar  19'
Raghunath  29', 37', 54', 57', 62'
S. Singh  65'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Richard Attipoe (GHA)
4 March 2008
17:30
Austria  5 – 4  Russia
Körper  28', 59'
Kolinek  49'
Proksch  53', 65'		 Report Azarov  23', 52'
Mamoshkin  25'
Korolyov  67'
Umpires:
Gus Soteriades (USA)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
4 March 2008
19:30
Chile  1 – 4  Great Britain
Krainz  47' Report R. Mantell  42'
Middleton  50'
Tindall  56', 66'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
6 March 2008
14:00
India  2 – 3  Great Britain
Raghunath  3', 64' Report R. Mantell  15'
Clarke  45'
Moore  69'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
6 March 2008
17:30
Austria  3 – 1  Mexico
Körper  6', 64'
Stanzl  55'		 Report Aguilar Montoya  12'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Marc Knulle (FRA)
6 March 2008
19:30
Russia  2 – 1  Chile
Mokrousov  48'
Azarov  68'		 Report Stein  65'
Umpires:
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
Gus Soteriades (USA)
8 March 2008
15:00
Great Britain  4 – 0  Austria
Tindall  5'
Jackson  12'
R. Mantell  22'
Moore  69'		 Report
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Gus Soteriades (USA)
8 March 2008
17:00
Russia  9 – 1  Mexico
Azarov  2', 26'
Platonov  9'
Mayorov  18'
Nikolaev  32'
Lykov  46'
Korolyov  51'
Spishkovsky  55'
Volkov  62'		 Report Moreno Quiroz  39'
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)
8 March 2008
19:00
Chile  1 – 4  India
Montegu  64' Report P. Singh  9'
Raghunath  23', 61'
Bharath  24'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

Fifth and sixth
9 March 2008
13:00
Chile  9 – 3  Mexico
Montegu  9', 16', 28', 58'
Casanova  14'
Krainz  21', 49'
Stein  38'
Krussig  52'		 Report Aguilar Montoya  10', 67'
Borquez Silva  35'
Umpires:
Marc Knulle (FRA)
Gus Soteriades (USA)

Third and fourth
9 March 2008
15:30
Austria  3 – 6  Russia
Proksch  18'
Buchta  49'
Stanzl  65'		 Report Platonov  1', 23', 31', 61'
Azarov  6'
Korolyov  58'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

Final
9 March 2008
18:00
Great Britain  2 – 0  India
Middleton  4'
R. Mantell  10'		 Report
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Awards
Best Player Best Goalkeeper Top Goalscorer Fair Play Trophy
Prabhjot Singh Moises Alejandro Vargas Garcia Felipe Montegu  Austria

Final standings
RankTeam
 Great Britain
 India
 Russia
4  Austria
5  Chile
6  Mexico

  Qualified for the Summer Olympics

Qualifying 3
Olympic Qualifier Japan
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
CityKakamigahara
Dates5–13 April 2008
Teams6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium
Final positions
Champions Germany
Runner-up Japan
Third place Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored97 (5.39 per match)
Top scorer(s) Christopher Zeller (9 goals)
Best player Timo Weß


Pool
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 5 5 0 0 30 0 +30 15 Final
2  Japan (H) 5 3 1 1 16 10 +6 10
3  Malaysia 5 2 2 1 13 14 −1 8 Third place game
4  Poland 5 2 0 3 11 15 −4 6
5   Switzerland 5 1 0 4 10 19 −9 3 Fifth place game
6  Italy 5 0 1 4 5 27 −22 1
Source:
(H) Host.

Results

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

5 April 2008
12:05[7]
Germany  8 – 0  Italy
Draguhn  11', 30'
C. Zeller  24', 25', 38'
Witthaus  40', 55'
B. Weß  68'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
5 April 2008
14:05[7]
Malaysia  2 – 1  Poland
Tg Abdul Jalil  39', 58' Rachwalski  20'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Kim Hong-Lee (KOR)
5 April 2008
16:05[7]
Switzerland   1 – 2  Japan
Kloter  40' Katayama  42'
Yamabori  61'
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
Deon Nel (RSA)
6 April 2008
13:05[7]
Switzerland   0 – 10  Germany
Witthaus  8', 31'
T. Weß  9', 38', 65'
B. Weß  14'
Witte  32'
Keller  42', 45', 59'
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Murray Grime (AUS)
6 April 2008
15:05[7]
Japan  6 – 1  Poland
A. Ito  23'
Yoshida  35'
Katayama  45'
Anai  52'
Yamabori  60'
Sakamoto  63'		 Dutkiewicz  11'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-Lee (KOR)
Deon Nel (RSA)
6 April 2008
17:05[7]
Italy  4 – 4  Malaysia
Nanni  23'
Lunetta  44'
Malta  64'
Lanzano  66'		 Abdullah  35', 70'
Rahim  45'
Mohan  58'
Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
8 April 2008
13:00
Poland  3 – 2   Switzerland
Strykowski  38'
Dutkiewicz  51'
T. Choczaj  67'		 Keller  11'
Gähwiler  20'
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
Kim Hong-Lee (KOR)
8 April 2008
15:00
Japan  5 – 1  Italy
Yamabori  12', 21', 31'
Katayama  57'
Furusato  65'		 Lanzano  28'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
8 April 2008
17:00
Germany  3 – 0  Malaysia
C. Zeller  23'
Korn  43'
T. Weß  58'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
10 April 2008
12:00
Malaysia  4 – 3   Switzerland
Abd Rahim  15', 67'
Chua Boon Huat  35'
Makbul Singh  41'		 Gähwiler  15', 64'
Keller  70+'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
10 April 2008
14:00
Italy  0 – 6  Poland
T. Choczaj  16'
Górny  26'
Strykowski  33', 67'
Marcinkowski  37'
Grotowski  63'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
10 April 2008
16:00
Germany  4 – 0  Japan
P. Zeller  21'
Fürste  49'
C. Zeller  62', 65'
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
12 April 2008
13:05[7]
Poland  0 – 5  Germany
T. Weß  11'
Korn  29'
C. Zeller  35'
Fürste  64'
Witthaus  67'
Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
12 April 2008
15:05[7]
Japan  3 – 3  Malaysia
A. Ito  21'
Ono  35'
Katayama  69'		 Chua Boon Huat  10'
Mohan  28'
Makbul Singh  33'
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
Murray Grime (AUS)
12 April 2008
17:05[7]
Switzerland   4 – 0  Italy
Spörri  25', 33', 69'
Gähwiler  44'
Umpires:
Chen Dekang (CHN)
Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

Fifth and sixth
13 April 2008
09:00
Switzerland   2 – 3  Italy
Keller  50'
Spörri  58'		 Lanzano  25', 60'
Nunez  48'
Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Deon Nel (RSA)

Third and fourth
13 April 2008
11:30
Malaysia  3 – 0  Poland
Tg Abdul Jalil  26', 69'
Rahim  53'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Kim Hong-Lee (KOR)

Final
13 April 2008
14:00
Germany  4 – 0  Japan
Keller  16'
C. Zeller  39', 47'
Draguhn  68'
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
Murray Grime (AUS)

Awards
Top Goalscorer Best Player Best Goalkeeper Fair Play Trophy
Christopher Zeller Timo Weß Kumar Subramaniam  Italy

Final standings
RankTeam
 Germany
 Japan
 Malaysia
4  Poland
5  Italy
6   Switzerland

  Qualified for the Summer Olympics

Notes
  1. Withdrew and was replaced by Russia
  2. Withdrew and was replaced by Mexico
  3. Withdrew and was replaced by the United States
  4. Withdrew and was replaced by Italy

References
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  2. "FIH nominates reserve countries for WorldHockey Olympic Qualifiers". Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  3. "Allocation of Teams For Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  4. "Russia replaces Bangladesh at WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier". Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  5. Italy completes WorldHockey Olympic Qualifiers
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  7. Tournament Schedule – Minor Changes Announced
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