Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Men’s field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics were qualification tournaments to determine the final three spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournaments, which involved 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, were held in New Zealand, Chile and Japan, at different times in 2008. Only the winners of each qualifying tournament earnt a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Dates | 2 February – 13 April 2008 | ||
Teams | 18 (from 4 confederations) | ||
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 54 | ||
Goals scored | 341 (6.31 per match) | ||
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Teams
Below is the list of 18 teams who participated in these qualifying tournaments:[1]
Date | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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4–14 December 2006 | 2006 Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 3 | |
14–22 July 2007 | 2007 African Olympic Qualifier | Nairobi, Kenya | 0 | |
15–25 July 2007 | 2007 Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3 | |
19–26 August 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Championship | Manchester, England | 4 | |
9–16 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Lisbon, Portugal | 3 | |
11–16 September 2007 | 2007 Oceania Cup | Buderim, Australia | 1 |
In addition, International Hockey Federation also named four reserve teams after four of the above teams are failed to make it in this qualifying tournament, two of them already confirmed to be in the reserve list:[2][3]
Qualifying 1
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Host country | New Zealand |
City | North Shore City |
Dates | 2–10 February 2008 |
Teams | 6 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | Crown Relocations Stadium |
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Runner-up | |
Third place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 109 (6.06 per match) |
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Best player |
Pool
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 12 | Final | |
2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 12 | ||
3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 12 | Third place game | |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 6 | ||
5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 3 | Fifth place game | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 35 | −28 | 0 |
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Results
All times are New Zealand Summer Time (UTC+13)
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Awards
Fair Play Trophy | Best Goalkeeper | Top Goalscorer | Best Player |
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Qualified for the Summer Olympics
Qualifying 2
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Host country | Chile |
City | Santiago |
Dates | 1–9 March 2008 |
Teams | 6 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | Prince of Wales Country Club |
Final positions | |
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Third place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 135 (7.5 per match) |
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Best player |
Pool
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 15 | Final | |
2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 8 | +31 | 12 | ||
3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 9 | Third place game | |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 6 | ||
5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 3 | Fifth place game | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 45 | −42 | 0 |
(H) Host.
Results
All times are Chile Summer Time (UTC-3)
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Qualified for the Summer Olympics
Qualifying 3
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Host country | Japan |
City | Kakamigahara |
Dates | 5–13 April 2008 |
Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium |
Final positions | |
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Runner-up | |
Third place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 97 (5.39 per match) |
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Best player |
Pool
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 15 | Final | |
2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 10 | ||
3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 8 | Third place game | |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 6 | ||
5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 3 | Fifth place game | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 1 |
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Results
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
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Qualified for the Summer Olympics
Notes
- Withdrew and was replaced by Russia
- Withdrew and was replaced by Mexico
- Withdrew and was replaced by the United States
- Withdrew and was replaced by Italy
References
- "Allocation of Teams for Olympic Qualification Tournaments". Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- "FIH nominates reserve countries for WorldHockey Olympic Qualifiers". Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- "Allocation of Teams For Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- "Russia replaces Bangladesh at WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier". Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- Italy completes WorldHockey Olympic Qualifiers
- "Match schedule for WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier in Chile modified". Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- Tournament Schedule – Minor Changes Announced