The 2008 Men's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy was the second edition of the Setanta Sports Trophy, a men's field hockey tournament. It was held in Dublin, Ireland, from June 11 to 15, 2008, and featured four of the top nations in men's field hockey. The tournament was held simultaneously with the women's competition.
Competition format The tournament featured the national teams of Canada, Great Britain, Pakistan, 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.
CountrySeptember 2008 FIH RankingBest World Cup finishBest Olympic Games finish13Eighth place (1998)Tenth place (2000)6Runners-up (1986)Champions (1920, 1988)18Twelfth place (1978, 1990)Runners-up (1908)8Champions (1971, 1978, 1982, 1994)Champions (1960, 1968, 1984)
Officials The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
Ihsan-ul-Haque Babar (PAK) Marcin Grochal (POL) Jonathan Hyrtsak (CAN) Martin Madden (GBR) Christopher McConkey (IRE)
Results All times are local (Irish Standard Time).
Preliminary round
Fixtures
Classification round Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References