# 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

The 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 29th men's field hockey tournament for the Hockey Champions Trophy. It was held from November 29 to December 9, 2007, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, having moved away from Lahore, Pakistan.

## Teams

The teams are determined after the 2006 World Cup in Germany, based on the criteria set:
* Australia (Hockey competition champion in 2004 Summer Olympics)
* Germany (2006 Hockey World Cup Champion)
* South Korea (Fourth in 2006 Hockey World Cup)
* Netherlands (defending champion)
* Pakistan (Former host)
* Spain (Third in 2006 Hockey World Cup)
* Malaysia (host)
* Great Britain (Invitee)

## Squads

Head Coach: Barry Dancer
* Jamie Dwyer
* Liam de Young
* Robert Hammond
* Nathan Eglington
* Mark Knowles
* Russell Ford
* Eddie Ockenden
* David Guest
* Luke Doerner
* Grant Schubert
* Bevan George
* Andrew Smith
* Stephen Lambert (GK)
* Matthew Naylor
* Aaron Hopkins
* Matthew Wells
* Travis Brooks
* Brent Livermore (c)
* Dean Butler
* Daniel McPherson (GK)
Head Coach: Markus Weise
* Christian Schulte (GK)
* Philip Witte
* Maximilian Müller
* Sebastian Biederlack
* Carlos Nevado
* Christoph Menke
* Moritz Fürste
* Jan-Marco Montag
* Sebastian Draguhn
* Tobias Hauke
* Tibor Weißenborn
* Benjamin Weß
* Niklas Meinert
* Timo Weß (c)
* Oliver Korn
* Max Weinhold (GK)
* Matthias Witthaus
* Florian Keller
* Oliver Hentschel
* Niklas Emmerling
Head Coach: Jason Lee
* Alistair McGregor (GK)
* Glenn Kirkham
* Richard Alexander
* Richard Mantell
* Ashley Jackson
* Simon Mantell
* Stephen Dick
* Matthew Daly
* Brett Garrard (c)
* Jonty Clarke
* Rob Moore
* Ben Hawes
* Niall Stott
* Alistair Wilson
* Barry Middleton
* James Tindall
* Jon Bleby
* Mark Ralph
* Ben Marsden
* James Fair (GK)
Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun
* Ko Dong-sik (GK)
* Kim Sam-seok
* Kim Chul
* Kim Joung-goo
* Oh Dae-keun
* Lee Nam-yong
* Seo Jong-ho (c)
* Kang Seong-jung
* Kim Byung-hoon
* You Hyo-sik
* Hong Sung-kweon
* Cha Jong-bok
* Lee Myung-ho (GK)
* Hong Eun-seong
* Jin Kyung-min
* Kang Moon-kweon
* Yeo Woon-kon
* Lee Seung-il
* Lee Jae-won
* Jang Jong-hyun
Head Coach: Sarjit Singh
* Khairulnizam Ibrahim (GK)
* Baljit Sarjab
* Chua Boon Huat
* Baljit Singh Charun
* Azrafiq Megat
* Selvaraju Sandrakasi
* Jiwa Mohan
* Mohd Nor Madzli
* Malek Engku
* Shahrun Abdullah
* Sukri Mutablib
* Nabil Noor
* Azlan Misron (c)
* Jivan Mohan
* Kumar Subramaniam (GK)
* Razie Rahim
* Kevinder Makbul
* Hafifi Hanafi
* Ismail Abu
* Tengku Ahmad
Head Coach: Roelant Oltmans
* Guus Vogels (GK)
* Wouter Jolie
* Geert-Jan Derikx
* Rob Derikx
* Thomas Boerma
* Ronald Brouwer
* Taeke Taekema
* Jeroen Delmee (c)
* Teun de Nooijer
* Floris Evers
* Rob Reckers
* Matthijs Brouwer
* Jeroen Hertzberger
* Quirijn Caspers
* Wouter Hermkens
* Timme Hoyng
* Robert van der Horst
* Klaas Vermeulen
* Jaap Stockmann (GK)
* Rogier Hofman
Head Coach: Manzoor Manzoor-Ul-Hassan
* Salman Akbar (c, GK)
* Zeeshan Ashraf
* Muhammad Imran
* Imran Khan
* Adnan Maqsood
* Dilawar Hussain
* Muhammad Waqas
* Waqas Akbar
* Shakeel Abbasi
* Muhammad Arshad
* Abbas Haider Billgrami
* Nasir Ahmed (GK)
* Muhammad Ali
* Ghazanfar Ali
* Inayat Ullah
* Akhtar Ali
* Muhammad Shabbir
* Sajjad Anwar
* Muhammad Kamran
* Muhammad Afzal
Head Coach: Maurits Hendriks
* Santi Freixa
* Jordi Clapes
* Francisco Fábregas (c)
* Franc Dinares
* Alex Fàbregas
* Pol Amat
* Eduard Tubau
* Juan Fernández
* Ramón Alegre
* Víctor Sojo
* Xavier Ribas
* Albert Sala
* Rodrigo Garza
* Sergi Enrique
* Eduard Arbós
* Quico Cortes (GK)
* David Alegre
* Roc Oliva
* Marc Salles
* Xavier Castillano (GK)

## Results

All times are Malaysian Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 16 | Final |
| 2 | Australia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 13 | Final |
| 3 | Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 12 | Third Place Match |
| 4 | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 12 | Third Place Match |
| 5 | Spain | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 11 | Fifth Place Match |
| 6 | Great Britain | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 7 | Fifth Place Match |
| 7 | Pakistan | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 5 | Seventh Place Match |
| 8 | Malaysia (H) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 1 | Seventh Place Match |

#### Fixtures

* 29 November 2007 16:05
| Great Britain | 0–4 | Netherlands |
| | Report | De Nooijer 2' R. Brouwer 40' Reckers 50', 64' |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) David Gentles (AUS)
* 29 November 2007 18:05
| Germany | 5–2 | Pakistan |
| Korn 9', 70' Fürste 21' Keller 22' Witte 51' | Report | Waqas 27' Shabbir 48' |
* Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Xavier Adell (ESP)
* 29 November 2007 18:35
| South Korea | 2–2 | Spain |
| Jang 34' Lee N. 48' | Report | Arbós 1' Tubau 21' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
* 29 November 2007 20:05
| Malaysia | 0–2 | Australia |
| | Report | Ford 19' Brooks 62' |
* Umpires: Syed Haider (PAK) Roel van Eert (NED)
* 30 November 2007 16:05
| Pakistan | 2–0 | Spain |
| Waqas 54' A. Ali 61' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) David Gentles (AUS)
* 30 November 2007 18:05
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Malaysia |
| Taekema 26' Reckers 32' R. Brouwer 36' | Report | Kevinder 18' |
* Umpires: Syed Haider (PAK) Xavier Adell (ESP)
* 30 November 2007 18:35
| Great Britain | 0–4 | Germany |
| | Report | Draguhn 32' Witthaus 38', 70' Nevado 58' |
* Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
* 30 November 2007 20:05
| Australia | 0–1 | South Korea |
| | Report | Jang 55' |
* Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Gary Simmonds (RSA)
* 2 December 2007 16:05
| Spain | 3–3 | Netherlands |
| Sojo 30' Tubau 32' D. Alegre 47' | Report | De Nooijer 6' Reckers 42' R. Brouwer 54' |
* Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Ged Curran (SCO)
* 2 December 2007 18:05
| Malaysia | 2–3 | Great Britain |
| Tengku 12' Shahrun 62' | Report | Dick 49' Moore 52' Hawes 66' |
* Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Gary Simmonds (RSA)
* 2 December 2007 18:35
| Germany | 2–1 | South Korea |
| Emmerling 41' Draguhn 55' | Report | Yeo 5' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) David Gentles (AUS)
* 2 December 2007 20:05
| Pakistan | 1–2 | Australia |
| A. Ali 57' | Report | Eglington 20' Schubert 47' |
* Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
* 3 December 2007 16:05
| Netherlands | 2–6 | South Korea |
| Hermkens 22' M. Brouwer 37' | Report | Jang 33', 61', 64' Kim S. 55' Lee N. 67' Kim J. 68' |
* Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Simon Taylor (NZL)
* 3 December 2007 18:05
| Australia | 1–0 | Great Britain |
| Ockenden 25' | Report | |
* Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Syed Haider (PAK)
* 3 December 2007 18:35
| Germany | 4–1 | Spain |
| Korn 4' Witthaus 32', 61' Montag 34' | Report | Enrique 63' |
* Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
* 3 December 2007 20:05
| Pakistan | 2–2 | Malaysia |
| A. Ali 19' G. Ali 35' | Report | Chua 56' Jiwa 64' |
* Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Ged Curran (SCO)
* 5 December 2007 16:05
| Great Britain | 4–1 | Pakistan |
| Dick 15' Moore 21' S. Mantell 25' Alexander 57' | Report | Imran 49' |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Simon Taylor (NZL)
* 5 December 2007 18:05
| Netherlands | 3–3 | Germany |
| Taekema 5' Hofman 32' Reckers 64' | Report | Keller 14', 58' Montag 56' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Gary Simmonds (RSA)
* 5 December 2007 18:35
| Australia | 2–3 | Spain |
| Doerner 41' Eglington 68' | Report | Tubau 10' Freixa 35', 51' |
* Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
* 5 December 2007 20:05
| Malaysia | 2–3 | South Korea |
| Selvaraju 13' Azlan 25' | Report | Jang 6' Oh D. 53' You 69' |
* Umpires: Syed Haider (PAK) Satinder Kumar (IND)
* 6 December 2007 16:05
| Australia | 3–3 | Netherlands |
| Ford 27' Ockenden 33' Doerner 64' | Report | Hertzberger 11' Taekema 29' M. Brouwer 39' |
* Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Xavier Adell (ESP)
* 6 December 2007 18:05
| Pakistan | 3–3 | South Korea |
| Abbasi 26' Waqas 58' M. Ali 63' | Report | Seo 6' You 44' Jang 47' |
* Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) David Gentles (AUS)
* 6 December 2007 18:35
| Spain | 5–0 | Great Britain |
| R. Alegre 22', 46' Freixa 24' Arbos 54' Sojo 64' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
* 6 December 2007 20:05
| Germany | 3–2 | Malaysia |
| Keller 25', 35' Witthaus 36' | Report | Selvaraju 54' Ismail 62' |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Simon Taylor (NZL)
* 8 December 2007 16:05
| Malaysia | 2–7 | Spain |
| Chua 39' Selvaraju 42' | Report | D. Alegre 20', 45' Sojo 23' Tubau 25', 26' Ribas 47' Arbós 61' |
* Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
* 8 December 2007 16:35
| Great Britain | 2–2 | South Korea |
| Daly 6' Mantell 61' | Report | Kim C. 44' Lee N. 62' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Satinder Kumar (IND)
* 8 December 2007 18:05
| Netherlands | 4–1 | Pakistan |
| Taekema 15', 38', 61' De Nooijer 32' | Report | Waqas 19' |
* Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Xavier Adell (ESP)
* 8 December 2007 20:05
| Australia | 5–0 | Germany |
| Ford 23' Brooks 25' Ockenden 40' De Young 51' Doerner 64' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Roel van Eert (NED)

### Classification
#### Seventh and eighth place

* 9 December 2007 12:35
| Pakistan | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Malaysia |
| Arshad 40' Imran 70+', 73' | Report | Tengku 58', 61' |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Satinder Kumar (IND)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 9 December 2007 15:05
| Spain | 4–2 | Great Britain |
| Sojo 6' Ribas 14', 63' Freixa 61' | Report | Hawes 20' Mantell 35' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Roel van Eert (NED)

#### Third and fourth place

* 9 December 2007 17:35
| Netherlands | 3–2 | South Korea |
| Taekema 16' Reckers 26' Hertzberger 52' | Report | Yeo 36' Kim B. 68' |
* Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Ged Curran (SCO)

#### Final

* 9 December 2007 20:05
| Germany | 1–0 | Australia |
| Weß 5' | Report | |
* Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

## Awards

| Top Goalscorers | Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Best Young Player | Best Player of Final | Fair Play |
| Taeke Taekema Jang Jong-hyun | Matthias Witthaus | Guus Vogels | Edward Ockenden | Timo Weß | Great Britain |

## Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular 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 | Final result |
| | Germany | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 19 | Gold Medal |
| | Australia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 13 | Silver Medal |
| | Netherlands | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 15 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | South Korea | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 12 | |
| 5 | Spain | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 14 | |
| 6 | Great Britain | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 7 | |
| 7 | Pakistan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 8 | |
| 8 | Malaysia (H) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 1 | |

## Goalscorers

There were 146 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 4.56 goals per match.
7 goals
* Taeke Taekema
* Jang Jong-hyun
6 goals
* Rob Reckers
5 goals
* Florian Keller
* Matthias Witthaus
* Víctor Sojo
* Eduard Tubau
4 goals
* Muhammad Waqas
* Santiago Freixa
3 goals
* Luke Doerner
* Russell Ford
* Edward Ockenden
* Oliver Korn
* Selvaraju Sandrakasi
* Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin
* Ronald Brouwer
* Teun de Nooijer
* Akhtar Ali
* Muhammad Imran
* Lee Nam-yong
* David Alegre
* Eduard Arbós
* Xavier Ribas
2 goals
* Travis Brooks
* Nathan Eglington
* Sebastian Draguhn
* Jan-Marco Montag
* Stephen Dick
* Benjamin Hawes
* Richard Mantell
* Robert Moore
* Chua Boon Huat
* Matthijs Brouwer
* Jeroen Hertzberger
* You Hyo-sik
* Yeo Woon-kon
* Ramón Alegre
1 goal
* Grant Schubert
* Liam de Young
* Nicolas Emmerling
* Moritz Fürste
* Carlos Nevado
* Timo Weß
* Philip Witte
* Richard Alexander
* Matthew Daly
* Simon Mantell
* Shahrun Abdullah
* Ismail Abu
* Kevinder Makbul
* Azlan Misron
* Jiwa Mohan
* Wouter Hermkens
* Rogier Hofman
* Shakeel Abbasi
* Ghazanfar Ali
* Muhammad Ali
* Muhammad Arshad
* Shabbir Muhammad
* Kim Byung-hoon
* Kim Chul
* Oh Dae-keun
* Kim Jeong-goo
* Seo Jong-ho
* Sergi Enrique
Source: FIH