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 earned a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics

Tournament details
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)
Top scorer(s)	Felipe Montegu (11 goals)
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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)
4–14 December 2006	2006 Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	3	Japan  India  Malaysia  Bangladesh[lower-alpha 1]
14–22 July 2007	2007 African Olympic Qualifier	Nairobi, Kenya	0	Egypt[lower-alpha 2]
15–25 July 2007	2007 Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3	Argentina  Chile  Trinidad and Tobago  Cuba[lower-alpha 3]
19–26 August 2007	2007 EuroHockey Championship	Manchester, England	4	Germany  Great Britain  France  Ireland  Czech Republic [lower-alpha 4]
9–16 September 2007	2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy	Lisbon, Portugal	3	Switzerland  Austria  Poland
11–16 September 2007	2007 Oceania Cup	Buderim, Australia	1	New Zealand

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]

1.  United States (replace Cuba in Qualifying 1)
2.  Mexico (replace Egypt in Qualifying 2)
3.  Russia (replace Bangladesh in Qualifying 2)^[4]
4.  Italy (replace Czech Republic in Qualifying 3)^[5]

Qualifying 1

Olympic Qualifier New Zealand

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
City	North Shore City
Dates	2–10 February 2008
Teams	6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Crown Relocations Stadium
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	109 (6.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mark Gleghorne (9 goals)
Best player	Blair Hopping

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand (H)	5	4	0	1	22	4	+18	12	Final
2	Argentina	5	4	0	1	23	6	+17	12
3	Ireland	5	4	0	1	21	5	+16	12	Third place game
4	France	5	2	0	3	14	16	−2	6
5	United States	5	1	0	4	9	30	−21	3	Fifth place game
6	Trinidad and Tobago	5	0	0	5	7	35	−28	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

Results

All times are New Zealand Summer Time (UTC+13)

2 February 2008 12:00 France  0 – 4  Ireland Gleghorne  7' Jermyn  40' Watt  55', 69' Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) David Leiper (GBR)

2 February 2008 14:00 New Zealand  12 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago H. Shaw  9' Kosoof  11', 22', 32', 49' Child  14', 34', 61', 64' Burrows  28', 69' Archibald  57' Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Daniel Lopez (URU)

2 February 2008 16:00 Argentina  9 – 1  United States L. Vila  1', 25', 39' Garreta  16' Almada  33', 64' M. Vila  35' Rossi  40' Zylberberg  70' Coolidge  70' Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Nigel Iggo (NZL)

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3 February 2008 13:15 New Zealand  3 – 1  Ireland Kosoof  25' Collier  26', 45' Gleghorne  16' Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Rob ten Cate (NED)

3 February 2008 15:15 United States  4 – 7  France Martin  1' Harris  6' Coolidge  37' Sheridan  43' Soyez  24', 26', 41', 48', 52' Branquard  51' Gouedard Comte  70' Umpires: Chris Wilson (CAN) Xavier Adell (ESP)

3 February 2008 17:15 Argentina  7 – 1  Trinidad and Tobago R. Vila  3' M. Vila  21', 68' Rossi  27' L. Vila  31', 43' Zylberberg  59' Toussaint  62' Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Zulfiqar Haider (PAK)

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5 February 2008 14:00 Ireland  7 – 2  Trinidad and Tobago Maguire  8' Gleghorne  14', 37' Magee  18' Jermyn  48' Hobbs  65' Gormley  68' James  35' Wren  36' Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Xavier Adell (ESP)

5 February 2008 16:00 France  2 – 4  Argentina Gaillard  4' Soyez  58' L. Vila  14' R. Vila  18' Garreta  32' Cammareri  59' Umpires: Nigel Iggo (NZL) Chris Wilson (CAN)

5 February 2008 18:00 United States  0 – 4  New Zealand Burrows  9', 51' Child  35' H. Shaw  47' Umpires: Daniel Lopez (URU) Tim Pullman (AUS)

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6 February 2008 14:00 Trinidad and Tobago  2 – 5  France Legerton  9' Wren  57' Genestet  2' Soyez  28' Durchon  34', 40' Branquard  69' Umpires: Daniel Lopez (URU) Chris Wilson (CAN)

6 February 2008 16:00 New Zealand  1 – 3  Argentina Collier  63' Cammareri  16' R. Vila  23', 58' Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Xavier Adell (ESP)

6 February 2008 18:00 Ireland  8 – 0  United States Magee  8' Gleghorne  15', 28', 40', 43', 70' Barbour  37' Gormley  46' Umpires: Zulfiqar Haider (PAK) Tim Pullman (AUS)

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9 February 2008 10:15 Trinidad and Tobago  2 – 4  United States Toussaint  14' Browne  19' Harris  29' Sheridan  42', 48' Martin  66' Umpires: Nigel Iggo (NZL) Zulfiqar Haider (PAK)

9 February 2008 12:15 Argentina  0 – 1  Ireland Gormley  55' Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) David Leiper (GBR)

9 February 2008 14:15 France  0 – 2  New Zealand Archibald  13' Burrows  14' Umpires: Daniel Lopez (URU) Rob ten Cate (NED)

Fifth and sixth

10 February 2008 09:45 United States  2 – 3  Trinidad and Tobago Harris  29' Martin  32' Legerton  21' Whittington  41' Quan Chan  68' Umpires: Daniel Lopez (URU) Tim Pullman (AUS)

Third and fourth

10 February 2008 12:15 Ireland  1 – 2  France Barbour  43' Durchon  64' Soyez  69' Umpires: Chris Wilson (CAN) Rob ten Cate (NED)

Final

10 February 2008 14:45 New Zealand  3 – 2 (a.e.t.)  Argentina Kosoof  49' H. Shaw  65' B. Shaw  85' L. Vila  24' M. Vila  65' Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Xavier Adell (ESP)

Awards

Fair Play Trophy	Best Goalkeeper	Top Goalscorer	Best Player
France	Juan Manuel Vivaldi	Mark Gleghorne	Blair Hopping

Final standings

Rank	Team
	New Zealand
	Argentina
	France
4	Ireland
5	United States
6	Trinidad and Tobago

  Qualified for the Summer Olympics

Qualifying 2

Olympic Qualifier Chile

Tournament details
Host country	Chile
City	Santiago
Dates	1–9 March 2008
Teams	6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Prince of Wales Country Club
Final positions
Champions	Great Britain
Runner-up	India
Third place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	135 (7.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Felipe Montregu (11 goals)
Best player	Prabhjot Singh

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Great Britain	5	5	0	0	30	3	+27	15	Final
2	India	5	4	0	1	39	8	+31	12
3	Austria	5	3	0	2	15	19	−4	9	Third place game
4	Russia	5	2	0	3	15	23	−8	6
5	Chile (H)	5	1	0	4	10	14	−4	3	Fifth place game
6	Mexico	5	0	0	5	3	45	−42	0

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Results

All times are Chile Summer Time (UTC-3)

1 March 2008 14:30 Great Britain  11 – 0  Mexico S. Mantell  13', 51' R. Mantell  23' Dick  47' Alexander  50' Middleton  54' Daly  57', 68' Moore  61' Jackson  63' Tindall  70' Report Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Gus Soteriades (USA)

1 March 2008 16:30 India  8 – 0  Russia D. Tirkey  14' P. Singh  19', 29', 65' S. Singh  30' Khandekar  36' S. Singh  45' Raghunath  54' Report Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Marc Knulle (FRA)

1 March 2008 19:00 Chile  3 – 4  Austria Montegu  1', 46', 64' Report Jelinek  20' Tobias Hübner  32' Stremitzer  42' Stanzl  44' Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Raghu Prasad (IND)

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2 March 2008 16:00[6] Great Britain  8 – 0  Russia Middleton  7', 37' Kirkham  11', 65' Daly  25', 46' Ralph  31' Tindall  41' Report Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

2 March 2008 18:00[6] Mexico  0 – 4  Chile Report Montegu  29', 46', 70' Amoroso  68' Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Marc Knulle (FRA)

2 March 2008 20:00[6] Austria  3 – 7  India Buchta  2' Minar  28', 60' Report D. Tirkey  9', 23' I. Tirkey  41' S. Singh  51', 55' Bharath  53' R. Singh  53' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

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4 March 2008 15:30 Mexico  1 – 18  India Moreno Quiroz  70' Report P. Singh  9', 50', 60', 61' R. Singh  11', 21', 30', 39', 69' S. Singh  16', 24' Khandekar  19' Raghunath  29', 37', 54', 57', 62' S. Singh  65' Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Richard Attipoe (GHA)

4 March 2008 17:30 Austria  5 – 4  Russia Körper  28', 59' Kolinek  49' Proksch  53', 65' Report Azarov  23', 52' Mamoshkin  25' Korolyov  67' Umpires: Gus Soteriades (USA) Raghu Prasad (IND)

4 March 2008 19:30 Chile  1 – 4  Great Britain Krainz  47' Report R. Mantell  42' Middleton  50' Tindall  56', 66' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

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6 March 2008 14:00 India  2 – 3  Great Britain Raghunath  3', 64' Report R. Mantell  15' Clarke  45' Moore  69' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

6 March 2008 17:30 Austria  3 – 1  Mexico Körper  6', 64' Stanzl  55' Report Aguilar Montoya  12' Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Marc Knulle (FRA)

6 March 2008 19:30 Russia  2 – 1  Chile Mokrousov  48' Azarov  68' Report Stein  65' Umpires: Richmond Attipoe (GHA) Gus Soteriades (USA)

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8 March 2008 15:00 Great Britain  4 – 0  Austria Tindall  5' Jackson  12' R. Mantell  22' Moore  69' Report Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Gus Soteriades (USA)

8 March 2008 17:00 Russia  9 – 1  Mexico Azarov  2', 26' Platonov  9' Mayorov  18' Nikolaev  32' Lykov  46' Korolyov  51' Spishkovsky  55' Volkov  62' Report Moreno Quiroz  39' Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

8 March 2008 19:00 Chile  1 – 4  India Montegu  64' Report P. Singh  9' Raghunath  23', 61' Bharath  24' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

Fifth and sixth

9 March 2008 13:00 Chile  9 – 3  Mexico Montegu  9', 16', 28', 58' Casanova  14' Krainz  21', 49' Stein  38' Krussig  52' Report Aguilar Montoya  10', 67' Borquez Silva  35' Umpires: Marc Knulle (FRA) Gus Soteriades (USA)

Third and fourth

9 March 2008 15:30 Austria  3 – 6  Russia Proksch  18' Buchta  49' Stanzl  65' Report Platonov  1', 23', 31', 61' Azarov  6' Korolyov  58' Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Richmond Attipoe (GHA)

Final

9 March 2008 18:00 Great Britain  2 – 0  India Middleton  4' R. Mantell  10' Report Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Awards

Best Player	Best Goalkeeper	Top Goalscorer	Fair Play Trophy
Prabhjot Singh	Moises Alejandro Vargas Garcia	Felipe Montegu	Austria

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Great Britain
	India
	Russia
4	Austria
5	Chile
6	Mexico

  Qualified for the Summer Olympics

Qualifying 3

Olympic Qualifier Japan

Tournament details
Host country	Japan
City	Kakamigahara
Dates	5–13 April 2008
Teams	6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Germany
Runner-up	Japan
Third place	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	97 (5.39 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Christopher Zeller (9 goals)
Best player	Timo Weß

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	5	5	0	0	30	0	+30	15	Final
2	Japan (H)	5	3	1	1	16	10	+6	10
3	Malaysia	5	2	2	1	13	14	−1	8	Third place game
4	Poland	5	2	0	3	11	15	−4	6
5	Switzerland	5	1	0	4	10	19	−9	3	Fifth place game
6	Italy	5	0	1	4	5	27	−22	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

Results

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

5 April 2008 12:05[7] Germany  8 – 0  Italy Draguhn  11', 30' C. Zeller  24', 25', 38' Witthaus  40', 55' B. Weß  68' Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Chen Dekang (CHN)

5 April 2008 14:05[7] Malaysia  2 – 1  Poland Tg Abdul Jalil  39', 58' Rachwalski  20' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Kim Hong-Lee (KOR)

5 April 2008 16:05[7] Switzerland  1 – 2  Japan Kloter  40' Katayama  42' Yamabori  61' Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) Deon Nel (RSA)

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6 April 2008 13:05[7] Switzerland  0 – 10  Germany Witthaus  8', 31' T. Weß  9', 38', 65' B. Weß  14' Witte  32' Keller  42', 45', 59' Umpires: Satoshi Kondo (JPN) Murray Grime (AUS)

6 April 2008 15:05[7] Japan  6 – 1  Poland A. Ito  23' Yoshida  35' Katayama  45' Anai  52' Yamabori  60' Sakamoto  63' Dutkiewicz  11' Umpires: Kim Hong-Lee (KOR) Deon Nel (RSA)

6 April 2008 17:05[7] Italy  4 – 4  Malaysia Nanni  23' Lunetta  44' Malta  64' Lanzano  66' Abdullah  35', 70' Rahim  45' Mohan  58' Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Chen Dekang (CHN)

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8 April 2008 13:00 Poland  3 – 2   Switzerland Strykowski  38' Dutkiewicz  51' T. Choczaj  67' Keller  11' Gähwiler  20' Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) Kim Hong-Lee (KOR)

8 April 2008 15:00 Japan  5 – 1  Italy Yamabori  12', 21', 31' Katayama  57' Furusato  65' Lanzano  28' Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) German Montes de Oca (ARG)

8 April 2008 17:00 Germany  3 – 0  Malaysia C. Zeller  23' Korn  43' T. Weß  58' Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Satoshi Kondo (JPN)

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10 April 2008 12:00 Malaysia  4 – 3   Switzerland Abd Rahim  15', 67' Chua Boon Huat  35' Makbul Singh  41' Gähwiler  15', 64' Keller  70+' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Chen Dekang (CHN)

10 April 2008 14:00 Italy  0 – 6  Poland T. Choczaj  16' Górny  26' Strykowski  33', 67' Marcinkowski  37' Grotowski  63' Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Satoshi Kondo (JPN)

10 April 2008 16:00 Germany  4 – 0  Japan P. Zeller  21' Fürste  49' C. Zeller  62', 65' Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) German Montes de Oca (ARG)

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12 April 2008 13:05[7] Poland  0 – 5  Germany T. Weß  11' Korn  29' C. Zeller  35' Fürste  64' Witthaus  67' Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

12 April 2008 15:05[7] Japan  3 – 3  Malaysia A. Ito  21' Ono  35' Katayama  69' Chua Boon Huat  10' Mohan  28' Makbul Singh  33' Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) Murray Grime (AUS)

12 April 2008 17:05[7] Switzerland  4 – 0  Italy Spörri  25', 33', 69' Gähwiler  44' Umpires: Chen Dekang (CHN) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

Fifth and sixth

13 April 2008 09:00 Switzerland  2 – 3  Italy Keller  50' Spörri  58' Lanzano  25', 60' Nunez  48' Umpires: Satoshi Kondo (JPN) Deon Nel (RSA)

Third and fourth

13 April 2008 11:30 Malaysia  3 – 0  Poland Tg Abdul Jalil  26', 69' Rahim  53' Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Kim Hong-Lee (KOR)

Final

13 April 2008 14:00 Germany  4 – 0  Japan Keller  16' C. Zeller  39', 47' Draguhn  68' Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) Murray Grime (AUS)

Awards

Top Goalscorer	Best Player	Best Goalkeeper	Fair Play Trophy
Christopher Zeller	Timo Weß	Kumar Subramaniam	Italy

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Germany
	Japan
	Malaysia
4	Poland
5	Italy
6	Switzerland

  Qualified for the Summer Olympics

Notes

1. Withdrew and was replaced by Russia
2. Withdrew and was replaced by Mexico
3. Withdrew and was replaced by the United States
4. Withdrew and was replaced by Italy

References

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