The 2008 Women's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy was the second edition of the Setanta Sports Trophy, a women's field hockey tournament. It was held in Dublin, Ireland, from June 11 to 15, 2008, 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, Great Britain, 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.
CountrySeptember 2007 FIH RankingBest World Cup finishBest Olympic Games finish3Champions (1976, 1981)Champions (2004)10Fourth Place (1990)Third Place (1992)14Eleventh Place (1994)Never qualified.12Seventh place (1998)Ninth place (2004)
Officials The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
Jean Duncan (GBR) Amy Hassick (USA) Philette de Jager (RSA) Carol Metchette (IRE) Petra Müller (GER)
Results All times are local (Irish Standard Time).
Preliminary round
Fixtures
Classification round Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References