2007 Women's Hockey Setanta Sports Trophy

Setanta Sports Trophy
Tournament details
Host country	Ireland
City	Dublin
Teams	4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	University College Dublin
Final positions
Champions	Germany (1st title)
Runner-up	South Africa
Third place	Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	26 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Maike Stöckel (4 goals)
Best player	Fanny Rinne
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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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3] Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country	December 2006 FIH Ranking^[4]	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:^[5]

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

Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[6]
(H) Hosts

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

Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 26 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

4 goals

Maike Stöckel

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

^ "IHA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF SETANTA SPORTS TROPHY". sportireland.ie. Sport Ireland. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ "4-Nationen-Turnier". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ "Setanta Sports Trophy: Ireland's biggest Tournament". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ "SAHARA WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 21 DECEMBER 2006" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ "FIH OUTDOOR & INDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2007" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ M. Gallivan (3 December 2014). "TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[1] "IHA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF SETANTA SPORTS TROPHY". sportireland.ie. Sport Ireland. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[2] "4-Nationen-Turnier". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[3] "Setanta Sports Trophy: Ireland's biggest Tournament". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[4] "SAHARA WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS -- 21 DECEMBER 2006" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[5] "FIH OUTDOOR & INDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2007" (PDF). fihockey.org. International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[Regulations-6] M. Gallivan (3 December 2014). "TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

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