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 1 until 13 September 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
The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals 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:
EuroHockey Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 2]
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:
EuroHockey Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 2]
fifth to twelfth place classification
5th place bracket 9th place bracket
11 September 2003 (2003-09-11 )
11 September 2003 (2003-09-11 )
10 September 2003 (2003-09-10 )
10 September 2003 (2003-09-10 )
11th place game
12 September 2003 (2003-09-12 )
9th place game
12 September 2003 (2003-09-12 )
7th place game
12 September 2003 (2003-09-12 )
5th place game
12 September 2003 (2003-09-12 )
First to fourth place classification
Semifinals
Third and fourth place
Final
Final standings
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 210 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.
11 goals
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: EHF
See also
References
