# 2008 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy

The 2008 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 16th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 17 and 25 May 2008 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.
Argentina won the tournament after 7 years for the second time after defeating Germany 6–2 in the final.

## Teams

Teams participating as announced by International Hockey Federation (FIH):
* Netherlands (defending champions and champions of 2006 World Cup)
* Germany (host nation and champions of 2004 Summer Olympics)
* Australia (second in 2006 World Cup)
* Argentina (third in 2006 World Cup)
* Japan (fifth in 2006 World Cup)
* China (host of 2008 Summer Olympics)

## Squads

Head coach: Gabriel Minadeo
* Belén Succi (GK)
* Magdalena Aicega (c)
* Rosario Luchetti
* Alejandra Gulla
* Luciana Aymar
* Agustina Bouza
* Soledad García
* Carla Rebecchi
* Mariana González Oliva
* Mercedes Margalot
* María de la Paz Hernández
* Mariana Rossi
* Paola Vukojicic (GK)
* Mariné Russo
* Gabriela Aguirre
* Claudia Burkart
* Silvina D'Elía
* Noel Barrionuevo
Head coach: Frank Murray
* Suzie Faulkner
* Wendy Beattie
* Casey Eastham
* Megan Rivers
* Kim Walker
* Rebecca Sanders
* Kate Hollywood
* Emily Halliday
* Madonna Blyth
* Nicole Arrold
* Kobie McGurk
* Rachel Imison (GK)
* Angie Skirving
* Melanie Twitt
* Hope Munro
* Teneal Attard
* Sarah Young
* Nikki Hudson (c)
Head coach: Kim Chang-back
* Chen Zhaoxia
* Ma Yibo
* Cheng Hui
* Huang Junxia
* Fu Baorong
* Li Shuang
* Gao Lihua
* Tang Chunling
* Zhou Wanfeng
* Sun Zhen
* Zhang Yimeng
* Li Hongxia
* Ren Ye
* Chen Qiuqi
* Zhao Yudiao
* Song Qingling
* Li Aili
* Pan Fengzhen
Head coach: Michael Behrmann
* Yvonne Frank (GK)
* Tina Bachmann
* Mandy Haase
* Natascha Keller
* Kerstin Hoyer
* Nina Kasselmann
* Eileen Hoffmann
* Marion Rodewald
* Fanny Rinne (c)
* Anke Kühn
* Anneke Böhmert
* Janine Beermann
* Maike Stöckel
* Janne Müller-Wieland
* Christina Schütze
* Julia Müller
* Lina Geyer
* Kristina Reynolds (GK)
Head coach: Yoo Seung-jin
* Ikuko Okamura
* Keiko Miura
* Mayumi Ono
* Chie Kimura
* Rika Komazawa
* Miyuki Nakagawa
* Sakae Morimoto
* Kaori Chiba
* Yukari Yamamoto
* Toshie Tsukui
* Yuku Kitano
* Sachimi Iwao
* Akemi Kato (c)
* Tomomi Komori
* Misaki Ozawa
* Chinami Kozakura
* Chie Akutsu
* Yuka Yoshikawa
Head coach: Marc Lammers
* Lisanne de Roever (GK)
* Eefke Mulder
* Fatima Moreira de Melo (c)
* Renske van Geel
* Fleur van Dooren
* Wieke Dijkstra
* Minke Smabers
* Marieke Dijkstra
* Carlijn Welten
* Roël Kuyvenhoven
* Naomi van As
* Claire Verhage
* Marise Jongepier
* Kiki Collot d'Escury
* Eva de Goede
* Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel
* Michelle van der Pols
* Marilyn Agliotti

## Umpires

Below are the 8 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
* Frances Block (ENG)
* Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
* Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* Christiane Hippler (GER)
* Anne McRae (SCO)
* Miao Lin (CHN)
* Chieko Soma (JPN)
* Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

## Results

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

### Pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Final |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Final |
| 3 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | |
| 4 | China | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | |
* 17 May 2008 13:05
| Australia | 2–0 | Japan |
| Eastham 18' Halliday 61' | Report | |
* Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 17 May 2008 15:05
| Netherlands | 2–1 | Germany |
| Agliotti 41' Van As 60' | Report | Schütze 16' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Frances Block (ENG)
* 17 May 2008 17:05
| China | 2–1 | Argentina |
| Zhao Yudiao 45' Ma Yibo 70' | Report | Barrionuevo 51' |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Christine Hippler (GER)
* 18 May 2008 14:05
| Germany | 2–1 | Australia |
| Kühn 7' Böhmert 18' | Report | Rivers 65' |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Chieko Soma (JPN)
* 18 May 2008 16:05
| Netherlands | 3–1 | China |
| Agliotti 24', 53' Smabers 59' | Report | Zhao Yudiao 13' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Anne McRae (SCO)
* 18 May 2008 18:05
| Argentina | 2–1 | Japan |
| Bouza 29' Burkart 63' | Report | Chiba 69' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 20 May 2008 18:05
| Australia | 1–2 | Argentina |
| Rivers 42' | Report | Barrionuevo 27' Luchetti 53' |
* Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Christiane Hippler (GER)
* 20 May 2008 20:05
| Japan | 1–2 | Germany |
| Kimura 60' | Report | Kühn 40' Keller 56' |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
* 21 May 2008 16:05
| China | 3–3 | Australia |
| Ma Yibo 17' Fu Baorong 48' Zhao Yudiao 62' | Report | Young 4' Rivers 16' McGurk 70' |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Frances Block (ENG)
* 21 May 2008 18:05
| Japan | 1–0 | Netherlands |
| Chiba 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Christiane Hippler (GER)
* 22 May 2008 14:05
| Germany | 2–0 | China |
| Böhmert 34' Beermann 41' | Report | |
* Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Anne McRae (SCO)
* 22 May 2008 16:05
| Argentina | 2–0 | Netherlands |
| Rebecchi 11' Aymar 15' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 24 May 2008 12:05
| Germany | 0–0 | Argentina |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
* 24 May 2008 14:05
| China | 3–3 | Japan |
| Ren Ye 33' Zhou Wanfeng 51' Ma Yibo 63' | Report | Tsukui 15' Chiba 40', 54' |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Frances Block (ENG)
* 24 May 2008 16:05
| Australia | 1–2 | Netherlands |
| Rivers 52' | Report | Agliotti 27' Mulder 37' |
* Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Miao Lin (CHN)

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

* 25 May 2008 10:05
| Australia | 3–0 | Japan |
| Young 28' Rivers 56' Hudson 61' | Report | |
* Umpires: Christiane Hippler (GER) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

#### Third and fourth place

* 25 May 2008 12:35
| Netherlands | 3–0 | China |
| Agliotti 7' Dijkstra 35' Mulder 61' | Report | |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

#### Final

* 25 May 2008 15:05
| Argentina | 6–2 | Germany |
| García 4' Gulla 8', 37', 69' Rebecchi 22' Burkart 51' | Report | Beermann 5' Hoyer 47' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Chieko Soma (JPN)
Team details :
Argentina
Germany
GK18Paola Vukojicic
DF14Mercedes Margalot
DF3Magdalena Aicega (c)
DF16Mariana Rossi
DF24Claudia Burkart
DF27Noel Barrionuevo
MF12Mariana González Oliva
MF8Luciana Aymar
FW7Alejandra Gulla
FW10Soledad García
FW11Carla Rebecchi
Substitutions:
MF4Rosario Luchetti 10'
FW9Agustina Bouza 12'
FW15María Paz Hernández 8'
MF19Mariné Russo 11'
Manager:
Gabriel Minadeo
GK32Kristina Reynolds
DF2Tina Bachmann
DF4Mandy Haase
DF13Marion Rodewald (c)
MF16Fanny Rinne
MF18Anke Kühne 42'
MF22Janine Beermann
MF28Julia Müller
MF10Nina Kasselmann
FW7Natascha Keller
FW24Maike Stöckel
Substitutions:
8Kerstin Hoyer 7'
11Eileen Hoffmann 7'
DF25Janne Müller-Wieland 8'
26Christina Schütze 11'
Manager:
Michael Behrmann :

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorers | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Young Player of the Tournament |
| Luciana Aymar | Megan Rivers Marilyn Agliotti | Kristina Reynolds | Zhao Yudiao |

## Statistics
### Final standings

* Argentina
* Germany
* Netherlands
* China
* Australia
* Japan

### Goalscorers

There were 58 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.22 goals per match.
5 goals
* Megan Rivers
* Marilyn Agliotti
4 goals
* Kaori Chiba
3 goals
* Alejandra Gulla
* Ma Yibo
* Zhao Yudiao
2 goals
* Noel Barrionuevo
* Claudia Burkart
* Carla Rebecchi
* Sarah Young
* Janine Beermann
* Anneke Böhmert
* Anke Kühn
* Eefke Mulder
1 goal
* Luciana Aymar
* Agustina Bouza
* Soledad García
* Rosario Luchetti
* Casey Eastham
* Emily Halliday
* Nicole Hudson
* Kobie McGurk
* Fu Baorong
* Ren Ye
* Zhou Wanfeng
* Kerstin Hoyer
* Natascha Keller
* Christina Schütze
* Chie Kimura
* Toshie Tsukui
* Wieke Dijkstra
* Minke Smabers
* Naomi van As
Source: FIH