2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

The 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 29th men's field hockey tournament for the Hockey Champions Trophy. It was held from November 29 to December 9, 2007, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, having moved away from Lahore, Pakistan.^[1]

2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Dates	29 November – 9 December
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Malaysia National Hockey Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Final positions
Champions	Germany (9th title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	146 (4.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jang Jong-hyun Taeke Taekema (7 goals)
Best player	Guus Vogels
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Teams

The teams are determined after the 2006 World Cup in Germany, based on the criteria set:^[2]

•  Australia (Hockey competition champion in 2004 Summer Olympics)
•  Germany (2006 Hockey World Cup Champion)
•  South Korea (Fourth in 2006 Hockey World Cup)
•  Netherlands (defending champion)
•  Pakistan (Former host)
•  Spain (Third in 2006 Hockey World Cup)
•  Malaysia (host)
•  Great Britain (Invitee)

Squads

 Australia

Head Coach: Barry Dancer

1. Jamie Dwyer
2. Liam de Young
6. Robert Hammond
7. Nathan Eglington
9. Mark Knowles
10. Russell Ford
11. Eddie Ockenden
12. David Guest
13. Luke Doerner
14. Grant Schubert
15. Bevan George
17. Andrew Smith
18. Stephen Lambert (GK)
20. Matthew Naylor
21. Aaron Hopkins
23. Matthew Wells
24. Travis Brooks
25. Brent Livermore (c)
26. Dean Butler
27. Daniel McPherson (GK)

 Germany

Head Coach: Markus Weise

2. Christian Schulte (GK)
3. Philip Witte
4. Maximilian Müller
5. Sebastian Biederlack
7. Carlos Nevado
8. Christoph Menke
9. Moritz Fürste
10. Jan-Marco Montag
11. Sebastian Draguhn
13. Tobias Hauke
14. Tibor Weißenborn
15. Benjamin Weß
16. Niklas Meinert
17. Timo Weß (c)
18. Oliver Korn
21. Max Weinhold (GK)
22. Matthias Witthaus
23. Florian Keller
26. Oliver Hentschel
30. Niklas Emmerling

 Great Britain

Head Coach: Jason Lee

1. Alistair McGregor (GK)
4. Glenn Kirkham
5. Richard Alexander
6. Richard Mantell
7. Ashley Jackson
8. Simon Mantell
9. Stephen Dick
10. Matthew Daly
11. Brett Garrard (c)
12. Jonty Clarke
13. Rob Moore
14. Ben Hawes
16. Niall Stott
17. Alistair Wilson
18. Barry Middleton
20. James Tindall
21. Jon Bleby
23. Mark Ralph
24. Ben Marsden
25. James Fair (GK)

 South Korea

Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun

1. Ko Dong-sik (GK)
2. Kim Sam-seok
3. Kim Chul
4. Kim Joung-goo
5. Oh Dae-keun
6. Lee Nam-yong
7. Seo Jong-ho (c)
8. Kang Seong-jung
10. Kim Byung-hoon
11. You Hyo-sik
12. Hong Sung-kweon
15. Cha Jong-bok
16. Lee Myung-ho (GK)
17. Hong Eun-seong
18. Jin Kyung-min
19. Kang Moon-kweon
20. Yeo Woon-kon
21. Lee Seung-il
24. Lee Jae-won
25. Jang Jong-hyun

 Malaysia

Head Coach: Sarjit Singh

1. Khairulnizam Ibrahim (GK)
2. Baljit Sarjab
3. Chua Boon Huat
4. Baljit Singh Charun
5. Azrafiq Megat
7. Selvaraju Sandrakasi
8. Jiwa Mohan
9. Mohd Nor Madzli
10. Malek Engku
11. Shahrun Abdullah
12. Sukri Mutablib
13. Nabil Noor
14. Azlan Misron (c)
15. Jivan Mohan
16. Kumar Subramaniam (GK)
17. Razie Rahim
19. Kevinder Makbul
20. Hafifi Hanafi
22. Ismail Abu
23. Tengku Ahmad

 Netherlands

Head Coach: Roelant Oltmans

1. Guus Vogels (GK)
2. Wouter Jolie
3. Geert-Jan Derikx
5. Rob Derikx
6. Thomas Boerma
8. Ronald Brouwer
10. Taeke Taekema
12. Jeroen Delmee (c)
14. Teun de Nooijer
16. Floris Evers
18. Rob Reckers
19. Matthijs Brouwer
20. Jeroen Hertzberger
21. Quirijn Caspers
22. Wouter Hermkens
23. Timme Hoyng
24. Robert van der Horst
25. Klaas Vermeulen
26. Jaap Stockmann (GK)
27. Rogier Hofman

 Pakistan

Head Coach: Manzoor Manzoor-Ul-Hassan

1. Salman Akbar (c, GK)
2. Zeeshan Ashraf
3. Muhammad Imran
4. Imran Khan
5. Adnan Maqsood
6. Dilawar Hussain
7. Muhammad Waqas
8. Waqas Akbar
9. Shakeel Abbasi
10. Muhammad Arshad
11. Abbas Haider Billgrami
12. Nasir Ahmed (GK)
13. Muhammad Ali
14. Ghazanfar Ali
15. Inayat Ullah
16. Akhtar Ali
17. Muhammad Shabbir
18. Sajjad Anwar
19. Muhammad Kamran
20. Muhammad Afzal

 Spain

Head Coach: Maurits Hendriks

2. Santi Freixa
3. Jordi Clapes
5. Francisco Fábregas (c)
6. Franc Dinares
8. Alex Fàbregas
9. Pol Amat
10. Eduard Tubau
12. Juan Fernández
13. Ramón Alegre
15. Víctor Sojo
16. Xavier Ribas
17. Albert Sala
18. Rodrigo Garza
20. Sergi Enrique
21. Eduard Arbós
22. Quico Cortes (GK)
23. David Alegre
24. Roc Oliva
25. Marc Salles
28. Xavier Castillano (GK)

Results

All times are Malaysian Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	7	5	1	1	21	14	+7	16	Final
2	Australia	7	4	1	2	15	8	+7	13
3	Netherlands	7	3	3	1	22	17	+5	12	Third Place Match
4	South Korea	7	3	3	1	18	13	+5	12
5	Spain	7	3	2	2	21	15	+6	11	Fifth Place Match
6	Great Britain	7	2	1	4	9	19	−10	7
7	Pakistan	7	1	2	4	12	20	−8	5	Seventh Place Match
8	Malaysia (H)	7	0	1	6	11	23	−12	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

29 November 2007 16:05 Great Britain  0–4  Netherlands Report De Nooijer  2' R. Brouwer  40' Reckers  50', 64' Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) David Gentles (AUS)

29 November 2007 18:05 Germany  5–2  Pakistan Korn  9', 70' Fürste  21' Keller  22' Witte  51' Report Waqas  27' Shabbir  48' Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Xavier Adell (ESP)

29 November 2007 18:35 South Korea  2–2  Spain Jang  34' Lee N.  48' Report Arbós  1' Tubau  21' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Amarjit Singh (MAS)

29 November 2007 20:05 Malaysia  0–2  Australia Report Ford  19' Brooks  62' Umpires: Syed Haider (PAK) Roel van Eert (NED)

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30 November 2007 16:05 Pakistan  2–0  Spain Waqas  54' A. Ali  61' Report Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) David Gentles (AUS)

30 November 2007 18:05 Netherlands  3–1  Malaysia Taekema  26' Reckers  32' R. Brouwer  36' Report Kevinder  18' Umpires: Syed Haider (PAK) Xavier Adell (ESP)

30 November 2007 18:35 Great Britain  0–4  Germany Report Draguhn  32' Witthaus  38', 70' Nevado  58' Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Amarjit Singh (MAS)

30 November 2007 20:05 Australia  0–1  South Korea Report Jang  55' Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

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2 December 2007 16:05 Spain  3–3  Netherlands Sojo  30' Tubau  32' D. Alegre  47' Report De Nooijer  6' Reckers  42' R. Brouwer  54' Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Ged Curran (SCO)

2 December 2007 18:05 Malaysia  2–3  Great Britain Tengku  12' Shahrun  62' Report Dick  49' Moore  52' Hawes  66' Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

2 December 2007 18:35 Germany  2–1  South Korea Emmerling  41' Draguhn  55' Report Yeo  5' Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) David Gentles (AUS)

2 December 2007 20:05 Pakistan  1–2  Australia A. Ali  57' Report Eglington  20' Schubert  47' Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

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3 December 2007 16:05 Netherlands  2–6  South Korea Hermkens  22' M. Brouwer  37' Report Jang  33', 61', 64' Kim S.  55' Lee N.  67' Kim J.  68' Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Simon Taylor (NZL)

3 December 2007 18:05 Australia  1–0  Great Britain Ockenden  25' Report Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Syed Haider (PAK)

3 December 2007 18:35 Germany  4–1  Spain Korn  4' Witthaus  32', 61' Montag  34' Report Enrique  63' Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

3 December 2007 20:05 Pakistan  2–2  Malaysia A. Ali  19' G. Ali  35' Report Chua  56' Jiwa  64' Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Ged Curran (SCO)

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5 December 2007 16:05 Great Britain  4–1  Pakistan Dick  15' Moore  21' S. Mantell  25' Alexander  57' Report Imran  49' Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Simon Taylor (NZL)

5 December 2007 18:05 Netherlands  3–3  Germany Taekema  5' Hofman  32' Reckers  64' Report Keller  14', 58' Montag  56' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

5 December 2007 18:35 Australia  2–3  Spain Doerner  41' Eglington  68' Report Tubau  10' Freixa  35', 51' Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Amarjit Singh (MAS)

5 December 2007 20:05 Malaysia  2–3  South Korea Selvaraju  13' Azlan  25' Report Jang  6' Oh D.  53' You  69' Umpires: Syed Haider (PAK) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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6 December 2007 16:05 Australia  3–3  Netherlands Ford  27' Ockenden  33' Doerner  64' Report Hertzberger  11' Taekema  29' M. Brouwer  39' Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Xavier Adell (ESP)

6 December 2007 18:05 Pakistan  3–3  South Korea Abbasi  26' Waqas  58' M. Ali  63' Report Seo  6' You  44' Jang  47' Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) David Gentles (AUS)

6 December 2007 18:35 Spain  5–0  Great Britain R. Alegre  22', 46' Freixa  24' Arbos  54' Sojo  64' Report Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Amarjit Singh (MAS)

6 December 2007 20:05 Germany  3–2  Malaysia Keller  25', 35' Witthaus  36' Report Selvaraju  54' Ismail  62' Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Simon Taylor (NZL)

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8 December 2007 16:05 Malaysia  2–7  Spain Chua  39' Selvaraju  42' Report D. Alegre  20', 45' Sojo  23' Tubau  25', 26' Ribas  47' Arbós  61' Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

8 December 2007 16:35[3] Great Britain  2–2  South Korea Daly  6' Mantell  61' Report Kim C.  44' Lee N.  62' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Satinder Kumar (IND)

8 December 2007 18:05 Netherlands  4–1  Pakistan Taekema  15', 38', 61' De Nooijer  32' Report Waqas  19' Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Xavier Adell (ESP)

8 December 2007 20:05 Australia  5–0  Germany Ford  23' Brooks  25' Ockenden  40' De Young  51' Doerner  64' Report Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Roel van Eert (NED)

Classification

Seventh and eighth place

9 December 2007 12:35[3] Pakistan  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Malaysia Arshad  40' Imran  70+', 73' Report Tengku  58', 61' Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Satinder Kumar (IND)

Fifth and sixth place

9 December 2007 15:05[3] Spain  4–2  Great Britain Sojo  6' Ribas  14', 63' Freixa  61' Report Hawes  20' Mantell  35' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Roel van Eert (NED)

Third and fourth place

9 December 2007 17:35 Netherlands  3–2  South Korea Taekema  16' Reckers  26' Hertzberger  52' Report Yeo  36' Kim B.  68' Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Ged Curran (SCO)

Final

9 December 2007 20:05 Germany  1–0  Australia Weß  5' Report Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Awards

Top Goalscorers	Best Player	Best Goalkeeper	Best Young Player	Best Player of Final	Fair Play
Taeke Taekema Jang Jong-hyun	Matthias Witthaus	Guus Vogels	Edward Ockenden	Timo Weß	Great Britain

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	Germany	8	6	1	1	22	14	+8	19	Gold Medal
	Australia	8	4	1	3	15	9	+6	13	Silver Medal
	Netherlands	8	4	3	1	25	19	+6	15	Bronze Medal
4	South Korea	8	3	3	2	20	16	+4	12
5	Spain	8	4	2	2	25	17	+8	14
6	Great Britain	8	2	1	5	11	23	−12	7
7	Pakistan	8	2	2	4	15	22	−7	8
8	Malaysia (H)	8	0	1	7	13	26	−13	1

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 146 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 4.56 goals per match.

7 goals

• Taeke Taekema
• Jang Jong-hyun

6 goals

• Rob Reckers

5 goals

• Florian Keller
• Matthias Witthaus
• Víctor Sojo
• Eduard Tubau

4 goals

• Muhammad Waqas
• Santiago Freixa

3 goals

• Luke Doerner
• Russell Ford
• Edward Ockenden
• Oliver Korn
• Selvaraju Sandrakasi
• Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin
• Ronald Brouwer
• Teun de Nooijer
• Akhtar Ali
• Muhammad Imran
• Lee Nam-yong
• David Alegre
• Eduard Arbós
• Xavier Ribas

2 goals

• Travis Brooks
• Nathan Eglington
• Sebastian Draguhn
• Jan-Marco Montag
• Stephen Dick
• Benjamin Hawes
• Richard Mantell
• Robert Moore
• Chua Boon Huat
• Matthijs Brouwer
• Jeroen Hertzberger
• You Hyo-sik
• Yeo Woon-kon
• Ramón Alegre

1 goal

• Grant Schubert
• Liam de Young
• Nicolas Emmerling
• Moritz Fürste
• Carlos Nevado
• Timo Weß
• Philip Witte
• Richard Alexander
• Matthew Daly
• Simon Mantell
• Shahrun Abdullah
• Ismail Abu
• Kevinder Makbul
• Azlan Misron
• Jiwa Mohan
• Wouter Hermkens
• Rogier Hofman
• Shakeel Abbasi
• Ghazanfar Ali
• Muhammad Ali
• Muhammad Arshad
• Shabbir Muhammad
• Kim Byung-hoon
• Kim Chul
• Oh Dae-keun
• Kim Jeong-goo
• Seo Jong-ho
• Sergi Enrique

Source: FIH