2003 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
International field hockey competition
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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 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]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Spain | ||
| City | Barcelona | ||
| Dates | 1 – 13 September 2003 | ||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (5th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Spain | ||
| Third place |  Germany | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 42 | ||
| Goals scored | 210 (5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Mijntje Donners (11 goals) | ||
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Qualified teams
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| – | Host Nation | 1 | Spain | |
| 18–29 August 1999 | 1999 EuroHockey Championship | Cologne, Germany | 4 |  England Netherlands Germany Russia |
| 8–14 July 2002 | EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | Dublin, Ireland | 3 |  Ireland Italy Scotland |
| Šiauliai, Lithuania | 3 |  Azerbaijan Ukraine Wales | ||
| 13–15 September 2002 | Play–off Tournament | Terrassa, Spain | 1 |  France |
| Total | 12 | |||
Format
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 |
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| 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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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Pool B
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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fifth to twelfth place classification
- 5th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| 11 September | ||||||
| Ukraine | 3 | |||||
| 12 September | ||||||
| Scotland | 2 | |||||
| Ukraine | 3 | |||||
| 11 September | ||||||
| Ireland | 0 | |||||
| Ireland | 4 | |||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 11 September | ||||||
| Scotland | 2 | |||||
| France | 1 | |||||
- 9th place bracket
| 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th place | |||||
| 10 September | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | 2 | |||||
| 12 September | ||||||
| Wales | 1 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 3 | |||||
| 10 September | ||||||
| Russia | 2 | |||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| 11th place | ||||||
| 12 September | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| Wales | 2 | |||||
5th–8th place semifinals
9th–12th place semifinals
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11th place game
9th place game
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7th place game
5th place game
First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 September 2003 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||
| 13 September 2003 | ||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||
| 11 September 2003 | ||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| England | 1 (2) | |||||
| Spain (pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 13 September 2003 | ||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
| England | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
Final
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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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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Netherlands |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | +47 | 21 | Qualified for 2004 Summer Olympics |
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Spain (H) |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 13 | |
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Germany |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 15 | |
| 4 | England |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 16 | |
| 5 | Ukraine |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 11 | |
| 6 | Ireland |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 10 | |
| 7 | Scotland |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 9 | |
| 8 | France |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 6 | |
| 9 | Azerbaijan |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 10 | Relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy |
| 10 | Russia |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 31 | −22 | 4 | |
| 11 | Italy |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 7 | |
| 12 | Wales |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 0 |
Goalscorers
There were 210 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.
11 goals
9 goals
7 goals
Peggy Bergere
Kim Lammers
6 goals
Jane Smith
Fanny Rinne
Giorga Carradori
5 goals
4 goals
Dilfuza Kenzayeva- Anna Bennett
- Helen Grant
- Leisa King
- Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
- Denise Klecker
Lynsey McVicker- Miek van Geenhuizen
Marina Chegurdaeva
Silvia Muñoz
Zhanna Savenko
3 goals
- Zeynab Nuriyeva
- Lucilla Wright
- Cornelia Reiter
- Chantal de Bruijn
- Nadejda Chegurdaeva
Susan Gilmour- Kathryn Gray
- Maryna Litvinchuk
- Natalya Vasyukova
- Maryna Vynohradova
2 goals
- Mutiavon Askarova
- Melanie Clewlow
- Rachel Walker
- Anneke Böhmert
- Franziska Gude
- Jennifer Burke
- Dolores Miranda
- Sonia Scalia
- Lieve van Kessel
- Fatima Moreira de Melo
- Maartje Scheepstra
- Minke Smabers
- Macha van der Vaart
- Rhona Simpson
- Cheryl Valentine
- Maider Tellería
- Maryna Dudko
- Tetyana Kobzenko
Nia Fowler
1 goal
- Inoyathon Jafarova
- Zarifahon Zeynalova
- Alexandra Danson
- Joanne Ellis
- Kate Walsh
- Emilie Bellet
- Gaelle Verrier
- Caroline Casaretto
- Mandy Haase
- Alexandra Kollmar
- Karen Bateman
- Eimear Cregan
- Alessandra Filippi
- Laura García
- Janneke Schopman
- Olga Shentsova
- Irina Sviridova
- Louise Carroll
- Linda Clement
- Julie Kilpatrick
- María del Mar Feito
- Erdoitza Goikoetxea
- Silvia Manrique
- María Isabel Martínez
- Ana Pérez
- Rocío Ybarra
- Sviltana Kolomiyets
- Tetyana Salenko
- Charlotte Merret
- Georgina Sharples
- Sarah Thomas
Source: EHF