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 == == 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 === === Classification === ==== Fifth and sixth place ==== ==== Third and fourth place ==== ==== Final ==== == Awards == Top Scorers Jean-Philippe Brulé Lee Jung-Seon Player of the Tournament Germán Orozco == 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 == == External links == Official FIH website Official website[link removed] Official website