2003 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

This article is about women's event. For men's event, see 2003 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship.

2003 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

Tournament details
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(s)	Mijntje Donners (11 goals)
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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.

Qualified teams

• Azerbaijan
• England
• France
• Germany
• Ireland
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Russia
• Scotland
• Spain
• Ukraine
• Wales

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
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 September 2003 13:00 Azerbaijan 1–1 Russia Report

2 September 2003 15:00 France 0–7 Netherlands Report Donners  7', 35' De Bruijn  22', 61' Lammers  29', 32' Scheepstra  46'

2 September 2003 19:00 Scotland 0–3 Spain Report

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4 September 2003 10:00 Russia 2–6 Scotland Report

4 September 2003 12:00 Netherlands 12–1 Azerbaijan Report

4 September 2003 18:00 Spain 5–1 France Report

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5 September 2003 12:00 Scotland 0–7 Netherlands Report Boomgaardt  11' Donners  12', 32', 39' Lammers  22', 45' Schopman  58'

5 September 2003 17:00 Azerbaijan 1–2 France Report

5 September 2003 20:00 Russia 0–6 Spain Report

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7 September 2003 10:00 France 1–2 Scotland Report

7 September 2003 12:00 Spain 1–0 Azerbaijan Report

7 September 2003 13:00 Netherlands 12–0 Russia Report

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8 September 2003 13:00 Scotland 1–3 Azerbaijan Report

8 September 2003 15:00 Russia 0–2 France Report

8 September 2003 17:00 Netherlands 2–1 Spain Report

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.

1 September 2003 11:00 Germany 8–3 Ukraine Klecker  4', 58' Rinne  21' Reiter  29' Ernsting-Krienke  43', 67' Haase  56' Casaretto  69' Report Kolomiyets  17' Salenko  18' Vynohradova  47'

1 September 2003 15:00 Ireland 1–0 Wales Report

1 September 2003 18:00 England 8–0 Italy Report

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3 September 2003 10:00 Italy 1–2 Ireland Report

3 September 2003 13:00 Wales 0–4 Germany Report Keller  12', 38', 56' Böhmert  16'

3 September 2003 17:00 Ukraine 0–5 England Report

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5 September 2003 10:00 England 5–0 Wales Report

5 September 2003 13:00 Germany 4–0 Ireland Ernsting-Krienke  7' Klecker  45' Reiter  56' Kollmar  66' Report

5 September 2003 15:00 Ukraine 4–4 Italy Report

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6 September 2003 15:00 England 5–1 Germany Grant  12' Clewlow  33' Wright  38' King  39' J. Smith  63' Report Rinne  70'

6 September 2003 17:00 Ukraine 1–1 Ireland Report

6 September 2003 18:00 Wales 0–2 Italy Report

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8 September 2003 09:00 Wales 2–5 Ukraine Report

8 September 2003 09:00 Ireland 0–3 England Report

8 September 2003 11:00 Italy 1–8 Germany Carradori  50' Report Gude  7', 46' Keller  10', 45' Reiter  18' Klecker  33' Böhmert  42' Ernsting-Krienke  62'

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

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-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

11 September 2003 11:30 Netherlands 5–1 Germany Moreira de Melo  2' Van der Vaart  21' Van Geenhuizen  27' Booij  54' Donners  69' Report Rinne  8'

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11 September 2003 14:30 England 1–1 Spain Ellis  7' Report Camón  31' Penalties Walker King Clewlow Walsh Wright —— Walsh 2–3 López Camón Muñoz Manrique Del Mar Feito —— López

Third and fourth place

13 September 2003 10:30 Germany 3–1 England Rinne  2', 33', 42' Report J. Smith  41'

Final

13 September 2003 13:00 Netherlands 5–0 Spain Donners  4', 22' Lammers  30' Booij  49' Van Geenhuizen  54' Report

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
	Netherlands	7	7	0	0	50	3	+47	21	Qualified for 2004 Summer Olympics
	Spain (H)	7	4	1	2	17	9	+8	13
	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

Source: EuroHockey2003
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 210 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.

11 goals

• Mijntje Donners

9 goals

• Ageeth Boomgaardt

7 goals

• Peggy Bergere
• Kim Lammers

6 goals

• Jane Smith
• Fanny Rinne
• Giorga Carradori

5 goals

• Natascha Keller
• Minke Booij
• Núria Camón

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
• Eimar 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

See also

• 2003 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship