2003 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

2003 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Tournament details
Host country Spain
City Barcelona
Dates 1 – 13 September 2003
Teams 12
Top three teams
Champions  Netherlands (6th title)
Runner-up  Spain
Third place  Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played 42
Goals scored 210 (5 per match)
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The 2003 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the sixth edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from the 1st until the 13th of September of 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. This was the last EuroHockey Nations Championship with 12 teams. The 4 teams ending 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th were relegated to the first EuroHockey Nations Trophy. The 8 remaining teams played in the 2005 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship. [1]

Qualified teams

Format

The twelve teams were be split into two groups of six teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals in order to determine the winner in a knockout system. The 3rd and 4th placed teams from each pool played for the 5th to 8th place, while the 5th and 6th placed teams from each pool played for the 9th to 12th place. The last four teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge.

Results

All times were local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 40 2 +38 15 Semifinals
2  Spain 5 4 0 1 16 3 +13 12
3  Scotland 5 2 0 3 9 16 −7 6
4  France 5 2 0 3 6 15 −9 6
5  Azerbaijan 5 1 1 3 6 17 −11 4
6  Russia 5 0 1 4 3 27 −24 1
Source: http://www.todor66.com/hockey/field/Europe/Women_2003.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
2 September 2003 (2003-09-02)
 Netherlands 7–0  France
2 September 2003 (2003-09-02)
 Azerbaijan 1–1  Russia
2 September 2003 (2003-09-02)
 Spain 3–0  Scotland
4 September 2003 (2003-09-04)
 Netherlands 12–1  Azerbaijan
4 September 2003 (2003-09-04)
 Spain 5–1  France
4 September 2003 (2003-09-04)
 Scotland 6–2  Russia
5 September 2003 (2003-09-05)
 Spain 6–0  Russia
5 September 2003 (2003-09-05)
 Netherlands 7–0  Scotland
5 September 2003 (2003-09-05)
 France 2–1  Azerbaijan
7 September 2003 (2003-09-07)
 Netherlands 12–0  Russia
7 September 2003 (2003-09-07)
 Spain 1–0  Azerbaijan
7 September 2003 (2003-09-07)
 Scotland 2–1  France
8 September 2003 (2003-09-08)
 Netherlands 2–1  Spain
8 September 2003 (2003-09-08)
 France 2–0  Russia
8 September 2003 (2003-09-08)
 Azerbaijan 3–1  Scotland

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 5 5 0 0 26 1 +25 15 Semifinals
2  Germany 5 4 0 1 25 9 +16 12
3  Ireland 5 2 1 2 4 9 −5 7
4  Ukraine 5 1 2 2 13 20 −7 5
5  Italy 5 1 1 3 8 22 −14 4
6  Wales 5 0 0 5 2 17 −15 0
Source: http://www.todor66.com/hockey/field/Europe/Women_2003.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
1 September 2003 (2003-09-01)
 Germany 8–3  Ukraine
1 September 2003 (2003-09-01)
 England 8–0  Italy
1 September 2003 (2003-09-01)
 Ireland 1–0  Wales
3 September 2003 (2003-09-03)
 Ireland 2–1  Italy
3 September 2003 (2003-09-03)
 Germany 4–0  Wales
3 September 2003 (2003-09-03)
 England 5–0  Ukraine
5 September 2003 (2003-09-05)
 Ukraine 4–4  Italy
5 September 2003 (2003-09-05)
 Germany 4–0  Ireland
5 September 2003 (2003-09-05)
 England 5–0  Wales
6 September 2003 (2003-09-06)
 England 5–1  Germany
6 September 2003 (2003-09-06)
 Ireland 1–1  Ukraine
6 September 2003 (2003-09-06)
 Italy 2–0  Wales
8 September 2003 (2003-09-08)
 Ukraine 5–2  Wales
8 September 2003 (2003-09-08)
 England 3–0  Ireland
8 September 2003 (2003-09-08)
 Germany 8–1  Italy

fifth to twelfth place classification

5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinals5th place
 
      
 
11 September
 
 
 Ukraine3
 
12 September
 
 Scotland2
 
 Ukraine3
 
11 September
 
 Ireland0
 
 Ireland4
 
 
 France2
 
7th place
 
 
11 September
 
 
 Scotland2
 
 
 France1
9th place bracket
 
9th–12th place semifinals9th place
 
      
 
10 September
 
 
 Azerbaijan2
 
12 September
 
 Wales1
 
 Azerbaijan3
 
10 September
 
 Russia2
 
 Russia4
 
 
 Italy1
 
11th place
 
 
12 September
 
 
 Italy3
 
 
 Wales2

5th–8th place semifinals

11 September 2003 (2003-09-11)
 Ukraine 3–2  Scotland
11 September 2003 (2003-09-11)
 Ireland 4–2  France

9th–12th place semifinals

10 September 2003 (2003-09-10)
 Azerbaijan 2–1  Wales
10 September 2003 (2003-09-10)
 Russia 4–1  Italy

11th place game

12 September 2003 (2003-09-12)
 Italy 3–2  Wales

9th place game

12 September 2003 (2003-09-12)
 Azerbaijan 3–2  Russia

7th place game

12 September 2003 (2003-09-12)
 Scotland 2–1  France

5th place game

12 September 2003 (2003-09-12)
 Ukraine 3–0  Ireland

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 September
 
 
 Netherlands5
 
13 September
 
 Germany1
 
 Netherlands5
 
11 September
 
 Spain0
 
 Spain1 (4)
 
 
 England (pen.)1 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
13 September
 
 
 Germany3
 
 
 England1

Semifinals

11 September 2003 (2003-09-11)
 Netherlands 5–1  Germany
11 September 2003 (2003-09-11)
 Spain 1–1  England
Penalties
4–3

Third and fourth place

13 September 2003 (2003-09-13)
 Germany 3–1  England

Final

13 September 2003 (2003-09-13)
 Netherlands 5–0  Spain

Final standings

RankTeam
 Netherlands
 Spain
 Germany
4  England
5  Ukraine
6  Ireland
7  Scotland
8  France
9  Azerbaijan
10  Russia
11  Italy
12  Wales

References

  1. ↑ "Field hockey - Women's Eurohockey Nations Championship - 2003 - Home". the-sports.org. 2007.
  2. 1 2 Regulations
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