2003 Rink Hockey World Championship

Rink Hockey World Championship
Tournament information
Host(s)PortugalOliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
Teams16
WebsiteArchived 2011-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
Final positions
ChampionsPortugal Portugal (15th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored330 average 6,88 goals/match
Top scorer(s)Argentina David Páez (13)
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The 2003 Rink Hockey World Championship was the 36th edition of the Rink Hockey World Championship, held between 27 September and 4 October 2003, in Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal.

Format

The competition was disputed by 16 countries, divided in four groups of 4 teams each one.

Every game lasted 40 minutes, divided in 2 parts of 20 minutes.

Matches

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 14 3 +11 9
  Switzerland 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
 Mozambique 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
 England 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: [citation needed]
Mozambique 1 – 2  Switzerland
England 0 – 8 Spain
Switzerland 5 – 1 England
Spain 3 – 2 Mozambique
Mozambique 3 – 1 England
Switzerland 1 – 3 Spain

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 39 3 +36 9
 Angola 3 2 0 1 6 9 −3 6
 Chile 3 1 0 2 6 21 −15 3
 Colombia 3 0 0 3 3 21 −18 0
Source: [citation needed]
Colombia 0 – 14 Argentina
Angola 2 – 0 Chile
Argentina 9 – 2 Angola
Chile 5 – 3 Colombia
Colombia 0 – 2 Angola
Argentina 16 – 1 Chile

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 3 0 0 21 5 +16 9
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 15 11 +4 6
 United States 3 1 0 2 8 18 −10 3
 Andorra 3 0 0 3 5 15 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
United States 5 – 1 Andorra
Italy 6 – 3 Brazil
Brazil 7 – 2 United States
Andorra 1 - 5 Italy
Andorra 3 - 5 Brazil
United States 1 - 10 Italy

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 24 4 +20 9
 France 3 2 0 1 13 6 +7 6
 Germany 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3
 Netherlands 3 0 0 3 1 21 −20 0
Source: [citation needed]
Portugal 4 – 3 France
Netherlands 0 – 3 Germany
France 4 – 1 Germany
Netherlands 0 – 12 Portugal
Portugal 8 – 1 Germany
France 6 – 1 Netherlands

Championship Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 October
 
 
 Spain9
 
3 October
 
 Angola1
 
 Spain3
 
2 October
 
 Italy4
 
 Italy4
 
4 October
 
 France1
 
 Portugal1
 
2 October
 
 Italy0
 
 Argentina7
 
3 October
 
  Switzerland1
 
 Portugal2
 
2 October
 
 Argentina1 Third place
 
 Portugal4
 
4 October
 
 Brazil1
 
 Spain3
 
 
 Argentina1
 

5th place bracket

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
3 October
 
 
 Angola1
 
4 October
 
 France5
 
 France1
 
3 October
 
 Brazil6
 
  Switzerland3
 
 
 Brazil5
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 October
 
 
 Angola3
 
 
  Switzerland5

9th to 16th place Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsNinth placeFinal
 
          
 
2 October
 
 
 Mozambique7
 
3 October
 
 Colombia2
 
 Mozambique11
 
2 October
 
 Netherlands0
 
 United States2
 
4 October
 
 Netherlands3
 
 Mozambique2
 
2 October
 
 Chile4
 
 Chile7
 
3 October
 
 England0
 
 Chile6
 
2 October
 
 Germany5 Eleventh place
 
 Germany4
 
4 October
 
 Andorra2
 
 Netherlands4
 
 
 Germany2
 

13th place bracket

 
Semi-finalsThirteenth place
 
      
 
3 October
 
 
 United States5
 
4 October
 
 Colombia0
 
 United States5
 
3 October
 
 Andorra2
 
 Andorra4
 
 
 England3
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
4 October
 
 
 Colombia6
 
 
 England4

Final standings

Place Team
 Portugal
 Italy
 Spain
4  Argentina
5  Brazil
6  France
7   Switzerland
8  Angola
9  Chile
10  Mozambique
11  Netherlands
12  Germany
13  United States
14  Andorra
15  Colombia
16  England


 2003 Rink-Hockey World champions 
Portugal
Portugal
15th title