# 2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

The 2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Alexandria, Egypt from April 1–9, 2005.
This was the third edition of the tournament under introduced in 2001 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to broaden hockey's competitive base globally.
Argentina earned a spot at the 2006 Champions Trophy in Terrassa, Spain after having defeated Korea in the final.

## Squads

Head Coach: Jorge Ruiz
* Juan Manuel Vivaldi (GK)
* Juan Pablo Hourquebie
* Pedro Ibarra
* Matías Vila
* Ezequiel Paulón
* Mariano Chao (GK)
* Mario Almada
* Lucas Rey
* Tomás Argento
* Tomás MacCormik
* Lucas Cammareri
* Marcos Riccardi
* Jorge Lombi
* Fernando Zylberberg
* Germán Orozco (c)
* Fernando Oscaris
* Matías Paredes
* Facundo Callioni
Head Coach: Giles Bonnet
* Xavier Reckinger
* Thierry Stumpe
* Thierry Renaer (c)
* Loïc Vandeweghe
* Jean-Philippe Brulé
* Thomas Van Den Balck
* Maxime Luycx
* Charles Vandeweghe
* Gilles Petre
* Phillippe Goldberg
* Manu Leroy (GK)
* Patrice Houssein
* Quentin Walravens (GK)
* Jeremy Schuermans
* John Goldberg
* John John Dohmen
* Amaury De Cock
* Jérôme Truyens
Head Coach: Gerhard Rach
* Osama Hassanen (GK)
* Mahmoud Magdi
* Ahmed Mandour
* Mahmoud Badawy
* Hosny El Sayed
* Mohamed Ibrahim Samak
* Yassri Abdel Monem (c)
* Ahmed Wasfi
* Amro El Sayed
* Sameh Metwally
* Sayed El Shahat
* Karim Abdel Magid
* Adnan El Sayed
* Amir El Sayed
* Tamer El Sayed
* Tarek El Husseny (GK)
* Mahmoud Farouk
* Ahmed Maqsood
Head Coach: Jason Lee
* Andy West
* Nick Brothers (GK)
* Glenn Kirkham
* Richard Alexander
* James Stedman
* Mark Pearn
* Matt Daly
* Brett Garrard (c)
* Jonty Clarke
* Rob Moore
* Ben Hawes
* Scott Cordon
* Matt Taylor
* Ali Wilson
* Barry Middleton
* Jon Brown
* James Tindall
* Jon Ebsworth (GK)
Head Coach: Paul Revington
* David Staniforth (GK)
* Roscoe Katz
* Ryan Ravenscroft (c)
* Austin Smith
* Darryn Gallagher
* Wayne Madsen
* Jody Paul
* Lyall Meyer
* Gareth Carr
* Steve Phillips
* Eric Rose-Innes
* Andrew Cronje
* John Paul
* Franci du Plessis (GK)
* John McInroy
* Lungile Tsolekile
* Ian Symons
Head Coach: Cho Myung-Jun
* Koo Dong-Shik (GK)
* Cha Jong-Bok
* Kim Joung-Goo
* Son Byung-Sik
* Han Hyung-Bae (c)
* Lee Nam-Yong
* Seo Jong-Ho
* Kang Seong-Jung
* Yoon Sung-Hoon
* You Hyo-Sik
* Lee Jung-Seon
* Kim Sam-Seok
* Oh Dae-Keun
* Kim Byung-Hoon
* Shin Yong-Ho (GK)
* Lee Sung-Min
* Hwang In-Nam

## Umpires

Below is the eight umpires appointed by International Hockey Federation (FIH):
* Roberto Curti (ITA)
* Pete Elders (NED)
* Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
* Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
* Satinder Kumar (IND)
* Nick Lockhart (ENG)
* Deon Nel (RSA)
* Syed Ab de Rady (EGY)

## Results

All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)

### Pool

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 13 |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 11 |
| Belgium | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 8 |
| England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | –7 | 3 |
| Egypt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | –23 | 0 |
* 1 April 2005 16:00
| South Korea | 3 – 3 | Argentina |
| Lee Jung-Seon 32', 34' Yoon Sung-Hoon 46' | Report | Almada 20', 54' Vila 57' |
* Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Nick Lockhart (ENG)
* 1 April 2005 18:15
| South Africa | 1 – 5 | Belgium |
| Symons 18' | Report | C. Vandeweghe 2' Brulé 9', 14' L. Vandeweghe 23' Truyens 26' |
* Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
* 1 April 2005 20:30
| Egypt | 1 – 4 | England |
| Metwally 46' | Report | Tindall 29' Middleton 43' Daly 55' Kirkham 69' |
* Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Deon Nel (RSA)
* 2 April 2005 16:15
| Argentina | 4 – 2 | South Africa |
| Oscaris 38' Vila 40' Riccardi 54' Hourquebie 56' | Report | McInroy 1' Carr 65' |
* Umpires: Nick Lockhart (ENG) Satinder Kumar (IND)
* 2 April 2005 18:30
| England | 2 – 5 | South Korea |
| Pearn 46' Middleton 65' | Report | Lee Jung-Seon 21', 45', 57' Kang Seong-Jung 50' Son Byung-Sik 66' |
* Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Syed Ab del Rady (EGY)
* 2 April 2005 20:30
| Belgium | 7 – 0 | Egypt |
| Reckinger 13', 45' Luycx 17' P. Goldberg 23' Brulé 26', 40' C. Vandeweghe 61' | Report | |
* Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
* 4 April 2005 16:00
| South Korea | 6 – 3 | Belgium |
| You Hyo-Sik 3' Lee Jung-Seon 6', 44', 46' Yoon Sung-Hoon 8', 48' | Report | Brulé 2' Truyens 18' Luycx 65' |
* Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Nick Lockhart (ENG)
* 4 April 2005 18:15
| England | 2 – 3 | Argentina |
| Tindall 8' Kirkham 40' | Report | Paredes 6' Lombi 13', 30' |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Peter Elders (NED)
* 4 April 2005 18:15
| South Africa | 4 – 1 | Egypt |
| Meyer 5' Phillips 9' Symons 26', 35' | Report | Magdi 44' |
* Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
* 5 April 2005 16:00
| Belgium | 2 – 2 | England |
| Brulé 31', 48' | Report | Tindall 20' Daly 23' |
* Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Satinder Kumar (IND)
* 5 April 2005 18:15
| South Korea | 3 – 0 | South Africa |
| Lee Jung-Seon 32' Yoon Sung-Hoon 39' Kim Joung-Goo 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Syed Ab del Rady (EGY) Nick Lockhart (ENG)
* 5 April 2005 20:30
| Egypt | 1 – 7 | Argentina |
| Amr 28' | Report | Lombi 1', 11', 41' Vila 33', 38' Zylberberg 44' Almada 60' |
* Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
* 8 April 2005 16:00
| England | 3 – 2 | South Africa |
| Daly 5', 8' Moore 64' | Report | Meyer 31' Symons 58' |
* Umpires: Syed Ab del Rady (EGY) Satinder Kumar (IND)
* 8 April 2005 18:15
| Argentina | 3 – 3 | Belgium |
| Almada 10' Lombi 28' Paredes 39' | Report | Brulé 25', 61' L. Vandeweghe 67' |
* Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
* 8 April 2005 20:30
| Egypt | 1 – 5 | South Korea |
| Maqsood 36' | Report | Seo Jong-Ho 7' Lee Jung-Seon 14', 53', 69' Yoon Sung-Hoon 59' |
* Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Deon Nel (RSA)

### Classification
#### Fifth and sixth place

* 9 April 2005 15:30
| South Africa | 5 – 2 | Egypt |
| Symons 16', 25' Phillips 29', 40' Tsolekile 49' | Report | Farouk 64' Metwally 68' |
* Umpires: Nick Lockhart (ENG) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

#### Third and fourth place

* 9 April 2005 18:00
| Belgium | 6 – 5 | England |
| Brulé 8', 31', 53', 61', 68' Goldberg 13' | Report | Daly 23', 60' Hawes 35' Clarke 49' Pearn 69' |
* Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Deon Nel (RSA)

#### Final

* 9 April 2005 20:30
| South Korea | 2 – 5 | Argentina |
| Lee Jung-Seon 48', 60' | Report | Lombi 7', 15', 45', 59' Orozco 65' |
* Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Peter Elders (NED)

## Awards

* Top Scorers
** Jean-Philippe Brulé
** Lee Jung-Seon
* Player of the Tournament
** Germán Orozco

## Statistics
### Final ranking

* Argentina
* South Korea
* Belgium
* England
* South Africa
* Egypt