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2003 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship Host country Spain City Barcelona Dates 1–13 September 2003 Teams 12 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) Pau Negre Stadium Champions Germany (6th title) Runner-up Spain Third place England Matches played 42 Goals scored 219 (5.21 per match) Top scorer(s) Justin Sherriff Santi Freixa (9 goals)
The 2003 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the ninth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship , the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized 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 EuroHockey Nations Trophy . The 8 remaining teams played in the 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship .[ 1] The tournament also served as a direct qualifier for the 2004 Summer Olympics , with the winner Germany qualifying.
Three-time defending champions Germany won their sixth overall title by defeating the hosts Spain 5–4 in penalty strokes after the match finished 1–1 after extra time . England won the bronze medal by defeating the Netherlands 6–5 in penalty strokes after the match finished 1–1 after extra time .
Qualified teams
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
1 September 2003 (2003-09-01 ) 13:00
1 September 2003 (2003-09-01 ) 16:00
1 September 2003 (2003-09-01 ) 19:00
3 September 2003 (2003-09-03 ) 11:30
3 September 2003 (2003-09-03 ) 14:30
3 September 2003 (2003-09-03 ) 19:00
4 September 2003 (2003-09-04 ) 16:00
4 September 2003 (2003-09-04 ) 19:00
4 September 2003 (2003-09-04 ) 20:00
6 September 2003 (2003-09-06 ) 11:00
6 September 2003 (2003-09-06 ) 13:00
6 September 2003 (2003-09-06 ) 19:00
8 September 2003 (2003-09-08 ) 11:00
8 September 2003 (2003-09-08 ) 13:00
8 September 2003 (2003-09-08 ) 19:00
Pool B
2 September 2003 (2003-09-02 ) 11:00
2 September 2003 (2003-09-02 ) 14:30
2 September 2003 (2003-09-02 ) 17:30
4 September 2003 (2003-09-04 ) 13:00
4 September 2003 (2003-09-04 ) 14:00
4 September 2003 (2003-09-04 ) 15:00
5 September 2003 (2003-09-05 ) 14:00
5 September 2003 (2003-09-05 ) 16:00
5 September 2003 (2003-09-05 ) 18:00
7 September 2003 (2003-09-07 ) 11:00
7 September 2003 (2003-09-07 ) 13:00
7 September 2003 (2003-09-07 ) 19:00
8 September 2003 (2003-09-08 ) 15:00
8 September 2003 (2003-09-08 ) 17:00
8 September 2003 (2003-09-08 ) 19:00
Ninth to twelfth place classification
9–12th place semi-finals
10 September 2003 (2003-09-10 ) 14:00
10 September 2003 (2003-09-10 ) 14:00
Eleventh place game
12 September 2003 (2003-09-12 ) 09:00
Ninth place game
12 September 2003 (2003-09-12 ) 11:00
Fifth to eighth place classification
5–8th place semi-finals
10 September 2003 (2003-09-10 ) 16:30
10 September 2003 (2003-09-10 ) 19:00
Seventh place game
12 September 2003 (2003-09-12 ) 14:00
Fifth place game
12 September 2003 (2003-09-12 ) 19:00
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
11 September 2003 (2003-09-11 ) 16:30
11 September 2003 (2003-09-11 ) 19:00
Third place game
13 September 2003 (2003-09-13 ) 16:30
Final
13 September 2003 (2003-09-13 ) 19:00
Final standings
See also
References