The 2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Alexandria, Egypt from April 1–9, 2005.
This was the third edition of the tournament under introduced in 2001 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to broaden hockey's competitive base globally.
Argentina earned a spot at the 2006 Champions Trophy in Terrassa, Spain after having defeated Korea in the final.
Squads
Head Coach: Gerhard Rach
- Osama Hassanen (GK)
- Mahmoud Magdi
- Ahmed Mandour
- Mahmoud Badawy
- Hosny El Sayed
- Mohamed Ibrahim Samak
- Yassri Abdel Monem (c)
- Ahmed Wasfi
- Amro El Sayed
- Sameh Metwally
- Sayed El Shahat
- Karim Abdel Magid
- Adnan El Sayed
- Amir El Sayed
- Tamer El Sayed
- Tarek El Husseny (GK)
- Mahmoud Farouk
- Ahmed Maqsood
Umpires
Below is the eight umpires appointed by International Hockey Federation (FIH):[1]
- Roberto Curti (ITA)
- Pete Elders (NED)
- Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
- Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
- Satinder Kumar (IND)
- Nick Lockhart (ENG)
- Deon Nel (RSA)
- Syed Ab de Rady (EGY)
Results
All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
| 1
|
South Korea
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
22
|
9
|
+13
|
13
|
Final
|
| 2
|
Argentina
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
20
|
11
|
+9
|
11
|
| 3
|
Belgium
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
20
|
12
|
+8
|
8
|
Third Place Match
|
| 4
|
England
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
13
|
13
|
0
|
7
|
| 5
|
South Africa
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
9
|
16
|
−7
|
3
|
Fifth Place Match
|
| 6
|
Egypt (H)
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
27
|
−23
|
0
|
Source:
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Nick Lockhart (ENG)
|
|
Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
|
|
Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Deon Nel (RSA)
|
|
Umpires: Nick Lockhart (ENG) Satinder Kumar (IND)
|
|
Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Syed Ab del Rady (EGY)
|
|
Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
|
|
Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Nick Lockhart (ENG)
|
|
Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Peter Elders (NED)
|
|
Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
|
|
Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Satinder Kumar (IND)
|
|
Umpires: Syed Ab del Rady (EGY) Nick Lockhart (ENG)
|
|
Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
|
|
Umpires: Syed Ab del Rady (EGY) Satinder Kumar (IND)
|
|
Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
|
|
Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Deon Nel (RSA)
|
|
Classification
Fifth and sixth place
Umpires: Nick Lockhart (ENG) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
|
|
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Deon Nel (RSA)
|
|
Final
Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Peter Elders (NED)
|
|
Awards
- Top Scorers
- Player of the Tournament
Final rankings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Goalscorers
There were 113 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 6.28 goals per match.
14 goals
10 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
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