# 2008 Women's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy

The 2008 Women's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy was the second edition of the Setanta Sports Trophy, a women's field hockey tournament. It was held in Dublin, Ireland, from June 11 to 15, 2008, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.
The tournament was held simultaneously with the men's competition.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Germany, Great Britain, South Africa, and the hosts, Ireland, 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 | September 2007 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| Germany | 3 | Champions (1976, 1981) | Champions (2004) |
| Great Britain | 10 | Fourth Place (1990) | Third Place (1992) |
| Ireland | 14 | Eleventh Place (1994) | Never qualified. |
| South Africa | 12 | Seventh place (1998) | Ninth place (2004) |

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Jean Duncan (GBR)
* Amy Hassick (USA)
* Philette de Jager (RSA)
* Carol Metchette (IRE)
* Petra Müller (GER)

## Results

All times are local (Irish Standard Time).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ireland (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures

* 11 February 2008 14:00
| Great Britain | 1–2 | Germany |
| Gilbert 36' | Report | Keller 27' Rodewald 44' |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRE) Amy Hassick (USA)
* 11 February 2008 16:00
| Ireland | 1–3 | South Africa |
| Cregan 67' | Report | Hector 4' Du Buisson 20', 51' |
* Umpires: Petra Müller (GER) Jean Duncan (GBR)
* 12 February 2008 14:00
| Great Britain | 3–0 | South Africa |
| Clewlow 6' Danson 28', 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Petra Müller (GER) Carol Metchette (IRE)
* 12 February 2008 18:00
| Germany | 1–0 | Ireland |
| Kühn 14' | Report | |
* Umpires: Philette de Jager (RSA) Amy Hassick (USA)
* 14 February 2008 13:00
| Germany | 2–0 | South Africa |
| Stöckel 57' Hoyer 66' | Report | |
* Umpires: Amy Hassick (USA) Jean Duncan (GBR)
* 14 February 2008 13:00
| Ireland | 0–3 | Great Britain |
| | Report | Rogers 23' Cullen 35' Craddock 68' |
* Umpires: Philette de Jager (RSA) Petra Müller (GER)

### Classification round
#### Third and fourth place

* 15 February 2008 09:00
| South Africa | 2–1 | Ireland |
| Marescia 48' Bright 57' | Report | Jacob 35' |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (GBR) Amy Hassick (USA)

#### Final

* 15 February 2008 11:25
| Germany | 1–4 | Great Britain |
| Kühn 66' | Report | Thomas 7' Wright 31' Walker 44' Cullen 57' |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRE) Philette de Jager (RSA)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| | Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Tournament Champion |
| | Germany | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | |
| | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ireland (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
2 goals
* Anke Kühn
* Crista Cullen
* Alexandra Danson
* Henriette du Buisson
1 goal
* Kerstin Hoyer
* Natascha Keller
* Marion Rodewald
* Maike Stöckel
* Melanie Clewlow
* Charlotte Craddock
* Susannah Gilbert
* Chloe Rogers
* Sarah Thomas
* Rachel Walker
* Lucilla Wright
* Eimar Cregan
* Lisa Jacob
* Tarryn Bright
* Kate Hector
* Marsha Marescia