2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

The 2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Alexandria, Egypt from April 1–9, 2005.

2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
City	Alexandria
Dates	1 April – 9 April
Teams	6
Venue(s)	Smouha Club
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (1st title)
Runner-up	South Korea
Third place	Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	108 (6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jean-Philippe Brulé Lee Jung-Seon (14 goals)
Best player	Germán Orozco
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Argentina earned a spot at the 2006 Champions Trophy in Terrassa, Spain after defeated Korea in the final.

Squads

Argentina

Head Coach: Jorge Ruiz

1. Juan Manuel Vivaldi (GK)
2. Juan Pablo Hourquebie
3. Pedro Ibarra
4. Matías Vila
5. Ezequiel Paulón
6. Mariano Chao (GK)
7. Mario Almada
8. Lucas Rey
9. Tomás Argento
10. Tomás MacCormik
11. Lucas Cammareri
12. Marcos Riccardi
13. Jorge Lombi
14. Fernando Zylberberg
15. Germán Orozco (c)
16. Fernando Oscaris
17. Matías Paredes
18. Facundo Callioni

Belgium

Head Coach: Giles Bonnet

2. Xavier Reckinger
3. Thierry Stumpe
4. Thierry Renaer (c)
6. Loïc Vandeweghe
7. Jean-Philippe Brulé
8. Thomas Van Den Balck
9. Maxime Luycx
11. Charles Vandeweghe
13. Gilles Petre
14. Phillippe Goldberg
17. Manu Leroy (GK)
18. Patrice Houssein
21. Quentin Walravens (GK)
22. Jeremy Schuermans
23. John Goldberg
24. John John Dohmen
27. Amaury De Cock
28. Jérôme Truyens

Egypt

Head Coach: Gerhard Rach

1. Osama Hassanen (GK)
2. Mahmoud Magdi
3. Ahmed Mandour
4. Mahmoud Badawy
5. Hosny El Sayed
6. Mohamed Ibrahim Samak
7. Yassri Abdel Monem (c)
8. Ahmed Wasfi
9. Amro El Sayed
10. Sameh Metwally
11. Sayed El Shahat
12. Karim Abdel Magid
13. Adnan El Sayed
14. Amir El Sayed
15. Tamer El Sayed
16. Tarek El Husseny (GK)
17. Mahmoud Farouk
18. Ahmed Maqsood

England

Head Coach: Jason Lee

2. Andy West
3. Nick Brothers (GK)
4. Glenn Kirkham
5. Richard Alexander
8. James Stedman
9. Mark Pearn
10. Matt Daly
11. Brett Garrard (c)
12. Jonty Clarke
13. Rob Moore
14. Ben Hawes
15. Scott Cordon
16. Matt Taylor
17. Ali Wilson
18. Barry Middleton
19. Jon Brown
20. James Tindall
23. Jon Ebsworth (GK)

South Africa

Head Coach: Paul Revington

1. David Staniforth (GK)
2. Roscoe Katz
3. Ryan Ravenscroft (c)
5. Austin Smith
7. Darryn Gallagher
8. Wayne Madsen
10. Jody Paul
11. Lyall Meyer
12. Gareth Carr
13. Steve Phillips
14. Eric Rose-Innes
15. Andrew Cronje
17. John Paul
19. Franci du Plessis (GK)
20. John McInroy
21. Lungile Tsolekile
22. Ian Symons

South Korea

Head Coach: Cho Myung-Jun

1. Koo Dong-Shik (GK)
2. Cha Jong-Bok
3. Kim Joung-Goo
4. Son Byung-Sik
5. Han Hyung-Bae (c)
6. Lee Nam-Yong
7. Seo Jong-Ho
8. Kang Seong-Jung
9. Yoon Sung-Hoon
10. You Hyo-Sik
11. Lee Jung-Seon
12. Kim Sam-Seok
13. Oh Dae-Keun
14. Kim Byung-Hoon
16. Shin Yong-Ho (GK)
17. Lee Sung-Min
18. Hwang In-Nam

Umpires

Below is the eight umpires appointed by International Hockey Federation (FIH):

• 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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	5	4	1	0	22	9	+13	13
Argentina	5	3	2	0	20	11	+9	11
Belgium	5	2	2	1	20	12	+8	8
England	5	2	1	2	13	13	0	7
South Africa	5	1	0	4	9	16	–7	3
Egypt	5	0	0	5	4	27	–23	0

1 April 2005 16:00 South Korea 3 – 3 Argentina Lee Jung-Seon  32', 34' Yoon Sung-Hoon  46' Report Almada  20', 54' Vila  57' Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Nick Lockhart (ENG)

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1 April 2005 18:15 South Africa 1 – 5 Belgium Symons  18' Report C. Vandeweghe  2' Brulé  9', 14' L. Vandeweghe  23' Truyens  26' Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

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1 April 2005 20:30 Egypt 1 – 4 England Metwally  46' Report Tindall  29' Middleton  43' Daly  55' Kirkham  69' Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Deon Nel (RSA)

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2 April 2005 16:15 Argentina 4 – 2 South Africa Oscaris  38' Vila  40' Riccardi  54' Hourquebie  56' Report McInroy  1' Carr  65' Umpires: Nick Lockhart (ENG) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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2 April 2005 18:30 England 2 – 5 South Korea Pearn  46' Middleton  65' Report Lee Jung-Seon  21', 45', 57' Kang Seong-Jung  50' Son Byung-Sik  66' Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Syed Ab del Rady (EGY)

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2 April 2005 20:30 Belgium 7 – 0 Egypt Reckinger  13', 45' Luycx  17' P. Goldberg  23' Brulé  26', 40' C. Vandeweghe  61' Report Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

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4 April 2005 16:00 South Korea 6 – 3 Belgium You Hyo-Sik  3' Lee Jung-Seon  6', 44', 46' Yoon Sung-Hoon  8', 48' Report Brulé  2' Truyens  18' Luycx  65' Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Nick Lockhart (ENG)

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4 April 2005 18:15 England 2 – 3 Argentina Tindall  8' Kirkham  40' Report Paredes  6' Lombi  13', 30' Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Peter Elders (NED)

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4 April 2005 18:15 South Africa 4 – 1 Egypt Meyer  5' Phillips  9' Symons  26', 35' Report Magdi  44' Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

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5 April 2005 16:00 Belgium 2 – 2 England Brulé  31', 48' Report Tindall  20' Daly  23' Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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5 April 2005 18:15 South Korea 3 – 0 South Africa Lee Jung-Seon  32' Yoon Sung-Hoon  39' Kim Joung-Goo  50' Report Umpires: Syed Ab del Rady (EGY) Nick Lockhart (ENG)

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5 April 2005 20:30 Egypt 1 – 7 Argentina Amr  28' Report Lombi  1', 11', 41' Vila  33', 38' Zylberberg  44' Almada  60' Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

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8 April 2005 16:00 England 3 – 2 South Africa Daly  5', 8' Moore  64' Report Meyer  31' Symons  58' Umpires: Syed Ab del Rady (EGY) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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8 April 2005 18:15 Argentina 3 – 3 Belgium Almada  10' Lombi  28' Paredes  39' Report Brulé  25', 61' L. Vandeweghe  67' Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

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8 April 2005 20:30 Egypt 1 – 5 South Korea Maqsood  36' Report Seo Jong-Ho  7' Lee Jung-Seon  14', 53', 69' Yoon Sung-Hoon  59' Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Deon Nel (RSA)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

9 April 2005 15:30 South Africa 5 – 2 Egypt Symons  16', 25' Phillips  29', 40' Tsolekile  49' Report Farouk  64' Metwally  68' Umpires: Nick Lockhart (ENG) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

Third and fourth place

9 April 2005 18:00 Belgium 6 – 5 England Brulé  8', 31', 53', 61', 68' Goldberg  13' Report Daly  23', 60' Hawes  35' Clarke  49' Pearn  69' Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Deon Nel (RSA)

Final

9 April 2005 20:30 South Korea 2 – 5 Argentina Lee Jung-Seon  48', 60' Report Lombi  7', 15', 45', 59' Orozco  65' Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Peter Elders (NED)

Awards

• Top Scorers
  • Jean-Philippe Brulé
  • Lee Jung-Seon
• Player of the Tournament
  • Germán Orozco

Statistics

Final ranking

1. Argentina
2. South Korea
3. Belgium
4. England
5. South Africa
6. Egypt

External links

• Official FIH website
• Official website
• Official website