2005 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

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

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Head Coach: Jorge Ruiz

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Head Coach: Giles Bonnet

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Head Coach: Gerhard Rach

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Head Coach: Jason Lee

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Head Coach: Paul Revington

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Head Coach: Cho Myung-Jun

Umpires

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

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Results

All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Template:Fh	5	4	1	0	22	9	+13	13
Template:Fh	5	3	2	0	20	11	+9	11
Template:Fh	5	2	2	1	20	12	+8	8
Template:Fh	5	2	1	2	13	13	0	7
Template:Fh	5	1	0	4	9	16	–7	3
Template:Fh	5	0	0	5	4	27	–23	0

1 April 2005 16:00 South Korea 3 – 3 Template:Fh Lee Jung-Seon Template:Fhgoal Yoon Sung-Hoon Template:Fhgoal Report Almada Template:Fhgoal Vila Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Nick Lockhart (ENG)

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1 April 2005 18:15 South Africa 1 – 5 Template:Fh Symons Template:Fhgoal Report C. Vandeweghe Template:Fhgoal Brulé Template:Fhgoal L. Vandeweghe Template:Fhgoal Truyens Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

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1 April 2005 20:30 Egypt 1 – 4 Template:Fh Metwally Template:Fhgoal Report Tindall Template:Fhgoal Middleton Template:Fhgoal Daly Template:Fhgoal Kirkham Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Deon Nel (RSA)

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2 April 2005 16:15 Argentina 4 – 2 Template:Fh Oscaris Template:Fhgoal Vila Template:Fhgoal Riccardi Template:Fhgoal Hourquebie Template:Fhgoal Report McInroy Template:Fhgoal Carr Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Nick Lockhart (ENG) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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2 April 2005 18:30 England 2 – 5 Template:Fh Pearn Template:Fhgoal Middleton Template:Fhgoal Report Lee Jung-Seon Template:Fhgoal Kang Seong-Jung Template:Fhgoal Son Byung-Sik Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Syed Ab del Rady (EGY)

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2 April 2005 20:30 Belgium 7 – 0 Template:Fh Reckinger Template:Fhgoal Luycx Template:Fhgoal P. Goldberg Template:Fhgoal Brulé Template:Fhgoal C. Vandeweghe Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

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4 April 2005 16:00 South Korea 6 – 3 Template:Fh You Hyo-Sik Template:Fhgoal Lee Jung-Seon Template:Fhgoal Yoon Sung-Hoon Template:Fhgoal Report Brulé Template:Fhgoal Truyens Template:Fhgoal Luycx Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Nick Lockhart (ENG)

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4 April 2005 18:15 England 2 – 3 Template:Fh Tindall Template:Fhgoal Kirkham Template:Fhgoal Report Paredes Template:Fhgoal Lombi Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Peter Elders (NED)

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4 April 2005 18:15 South Africa 4 – 1 Template:Fh Meyer Template:Fhgoal Phillips Template:Fhgoal Symons Template:Fhgoal Report Magdi Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

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5 April 2005 16:00 Belgium 2 – 2 Template:Fh Brulé Template:Fhgoal Report Tindall Template:Fhgoal Daly Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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

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5 April 2005 20:30 Egypt 1 – 7 Template:Fh Amr Template:Fhgoal Report Lombi Template:Fhgoal Vila Template:Fhgoal Zylberberg Template:Fhgoal Almada Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

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8 April 2005 16:00 England 3 – 2 Template:Fh Daly Template:Fhgoal Moore Template:Fhgoal Report Meyer Template:Fhgoal Symons Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Syed Ab del Rady (EGY) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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8 April 2005 18:15 Argentina 3 – 3 Template:Fh Almada Template:Fhgoal Lombi Template:Fhgoal Paredes Template:Fhgoal Report Brulé Template:Fhgoal L. Vandeweghe Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

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8 April 2005 20:30 Egypt 1 – 5 Template:Fh Maqsood Template:Fhgoal Report Seo Jong-Ho Template:Fhgoal Lee Jung-Seon Template:Fhgoal Yoon Sung-Hoon Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Deon Nel (RSA)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

9 April 2005 15:30 South Africa 5 – 2 Template:Fh Symons Template:Fhgoal Phillips Template:Fhgoal Tsolekile Template:Fhgoal Report Farouk Template:Fhgoal Metwally Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Nick Lockhart (ENG) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

Third and fourth place

9 April 2005 18:00 Belgium 6 – 5 Template:Fh Brulé Template:Fhgoal Goldberg Template:Fhgoal Report Daly Template:Fhgoal Hawes Template:Fhgoal Clarke Template:Fhgoal Pearn Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Deon Nel (RSA)

Final

9 April 2005 20:30 South Korea 2 – 5 Template:Fh Lee Jung-Seon Template:Fhgoal Report Lombi Template:Fhgoal Orozco Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Roberto Curti (ITA) Peter Elders (NED)

Awards

• Top Scorers
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  • Template:Flagicon Lee Jung-Seon
• Player of the Tournament
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Statistics

Final ranking

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External links

• Official FIH website
• Official website
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