# 2007 Women's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy

The 2007 Women's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy was the first edition of the Setanta Sports Trophy, a women's field hockey tournament. It was held in Dublin, Ireland, from June 13 to 17, 2007, 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, Scotland, 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 | December 2006 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| Germany | 4 | Champions (1976, 1981) | Champions (2004) |
| Ireland | 14 | Eleventh Place (1994) | Never qualified. |
| Scotland | 17 | Eighth Place (1983) | Third Place (1992) |
| South Africa | 12 | Seventh place (1998) | Ninth place (2004) |

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Maggie Conacher (SCO)
* Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
* Carol Metchette (IRE)
* Petra Müller (GER)
* Dino Willox (WAL)

## 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 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Ireland (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | |

#### Fixtures

* 13 June 2007 18:00
| Ireland | 0–0 | South Africa |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Dino Willox (WAL) Petra Müller (GER)
* 14 June 2007 17:00
| Germany | 8–0 | Scotland |
| Hoffmann 8', 56', 68' Stöckel 21', 64' Keller 41' Rodewald 53' Rinne 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Corrine Cornelius (RSA) Carol Metchette (IRE)
* 15 June 2007 13:00
| South Africa | 0–1 | Germany |
| | Report | Müller 62' |
* Umpires: Maggie Conacher (SCO) Dino Willox (WAL)
* 15 June 2007 17:00
| Ireland | 0–0 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Petra Müller (GER) Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
* 16 June 2007 13:00
| South Africa | 2–1 | Scotland |
| Wilson 51' Bailey 65' | Report | Judge 40' |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRE) Petra Müller (GER)
* 16 June 2007 15:00
| Germany | 3–1 | Ireland |
| Stöckel 22' Rinne 43' Beermann 47' | Report | Caulfield 10' |
* Umpires: Dino Willox (WAL) Maggie Conacher (SCO)

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

* 17 June 2007 09:00
| Ireland | 2–1 | Scotland |
| Flynn 26' Sargent 61' | Report | Clement 18' |
* Umpires: Dino Willox (WAL) Corrine Cornelius (RSA)

#### Final

* 17 June 2007 11:25
| Germany | 5–2 | South Africa |
| Stöckel 4' Keller 18' Kühn 58' Rinne 60' Müller 70' | Report | Bailey 52' Marescia 64' |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRE) Maggie Conacher (SCO)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| | Germany | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 12 | Tournament Champion |
| | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | |
| | Ireland (H) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 26 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.
4 goals
* Maike Stöckel
3 goals
* Eileen Hoffmann
* Fanny Rinne
2 goals
* Natascha Keller
* Julia Müller
* Sharne Bailey
1 goal
* Janine Beermann
* Anke Kühn
* Marion Rodewald
* Linda Caulfield
* Róisín Flynn
* Cliodhna Sargent
* Linda Clement
* Samantha Judge
* Marsha Marescia
* Jennifer Wilson