2008 FEI Nations Cup
Encyclopedia
The 2008 FEI Nations Cup is the 2008 edition of the secondary international team Grand Prix show jumping competition run by the FEI
. Ireland
won the Nations Cup in the previous year and have been promoted to the 2008 Samsung Super League
. France
will join the series, having been relegated from the 2007 Super League.
Before the beginning of the 2009 season of the Meydan FEI Nations Cup
(the follower of the Samsung Super League
), the number of participating nations teams in the Meydan FEI Nations Cup has been increased up to ten. Thus, after the descent of Sweden, three nations starting positions are reassigned. This was done by the placement of best placed show jumpers from every nation in the world rankings. The emerging nations to the 2009 Meydan FEI Nations Cup were Sweden, France and Canada. The national equestrian federation of Canada refrained, so Italy moved into the Meydan FEI Nations Cup for the 2009 season.
International Federation for Equestrian Sports
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. Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
won the Nations Cup in the previous year and have been promoted to the 2008 Samsung Super League
2008 Samsung Super League
The 2008 Samsung Super League was the sixth edition of the premier international team Grand Prix show jumping competition run by the FEI and sponsored by Samsung Electronics. It was held at eight European venues from May 9 to September 21, 2008. Germany won the series for the third consecutive...
. France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
will join the series, having been relegated from the 2007 Super League.
Before the beginning of the 2009 season of the Meydan FEI Nations Cup
2009 Meydan FEI Nations Cup
The 2009 Meydan FEI Nations Cup was the first edition of the Meydan FEI Nations Cup, a premier international team Grand Prix show jumping competition run by the FEI and sponsored by the Meydan Group from Dubai. It was held at eight European venues from May 15 to August 17, 2009...
(the follower of the Samsung Super League
Samsung Super League
The Samsung Super League was the commercial denomination of the Nations Cup, one of the most prestigious Grand Prix Show Jumping series in the world, from 2003 until 2008...
), the number of participating nations teams in the Meydan FEI Nations Cup has been increased up to ten. Thus, after the descent of Sweden, three nations starting positions are reassigned. This was done by the placement of best placed show jumpers from every nation in the world rankings. The emerging nations to the 2009 Meydan FEI Nations Cup were Sweden, France and Canada. The national equestrian federation of Canada refrained, so Italy moved into the Meydan FEI Nations Cup for the 2009 season.
Standings
The points of the seven best results of each nation are added to the final result.| Team | Points | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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USA | BEL | HUN | AUT | DEN | ESP | POR | ROM | POL | BUL | FIN | NOR | SLO | TUR | EST | SWE | SVK | CAN | CZE | CRO | GRE | ARG |
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| 1 | (5.5) | 15 | — | (7.5) | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | — | 16 | 14 | — | — | 92 | |
| 2 | — | 15 | (7) | 12 | 10 | (8) | (7) | — | (7) | — | — | — | (8) | — | (8) | 10 | 11 | (5) | 14 | 12 | (9) | — | 84 | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 64 | |
| 4 | — | 18 | — | — | 8 | 14 | — | — | (1) | — | 3 | (2) | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 61 | |
| 5 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 9.5 | — | — | — | (2) | — | 10 | — | 8 | — | (5.5) | (3) | 6 | — | 46.5 | |
| 6 | — | 8 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | 46 | |
| 7 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 45 | |
| 8 | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | 45 | |
| 9 | — | 4 | — | 7.5 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.5 | |
| 10 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | |
| 11 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 20 | |
| 15 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | — | 18.5 | |
| 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1.5 | 6 | — | — | 16.5 | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 16 | |
| 19 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 14 | |
| 20 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.5 | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | |
| 24 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | |
| 25 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| 26 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| 27 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | ||
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | ||
| 33 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 35 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| USA | BEL | HUN | AUT | DEN | ESP | POR | ROM | POL | BUL | FIN | NOR | SLO | TUR | EST | SWE | SVK | CAN | CZE | CRO | GRE | ARG | |||