2003 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup

2003 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityLeipzig
Dates5–9 February
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Germany (1st title)
Runner-up Poland
Third place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored372 (9.79 per match)
Top scorer(s) Fred Soyez (21 goals)
(next) 2007

The 2003 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the first edition of the Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup the quadrennial world championship for men's national indoor hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation.

It occurred in February 2003, in Leipzig, Germany.[1] The host nation Germany won both the men's and women's gold medals.

The Eurosport TV channel covered the event, which had good ratings despite the late schedule. The 2015 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was also held in Leipzig, Germany. A total of 20 million viewers watched 13 hours broadcast on Eurosport, with ten matches broadcast on live TV.[2] This competition included several countries which are not strong competitors at the outdoor international level.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 5 5 0 0 59 13 +46 15 Semi-finals
2   Switzerland 5 3 0 2 37 21 +16 9
3  Canada 5 2 2 1 24 25 −1 8 Fifth place game
4  Czech Republic 5 2 1 2 34 22 +12 7 Seventh place game
5  Russia 5 1 1 3 10 37 −27 4 Ninth place game
6  New Zealand 5 0 0 5 4 50 −46 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
5 February 2003
09:00
Switzerland  9–5  Czech Republic
Keller  11'
Grandchamp  16'23'24'26'
Cavallet  25'
Bircher  32'
Steinemann  40'40'
Report Jaros  3'
Marik  13'13'18'
Bernátek  29'
Umpires:
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
Henrik Ehlers DEN)
5 February 2003
10:05
New Zealand  0–17  Germany
Report Weißenborn  4'
Sunkel  5'8'26'27'
Emmerling  10'17'
Crone  13'19'20'
C. Domke  13'23'
O. Domke  28'
Michel  32'33'39'
Witthaus  34'
Umpires:
Philip Schellekens (NED)
Mark Sandhu (AUS)
5 February 2003
11:10
Russia  3–3  Canada
Kuznetsov  8'
Kholodov  32'34'
Report Pereira  5'16'
Fernandes  6'
Umpires:
David Leiper (SCO)
Andreas Dobritzhofer (AUT)
5 February 2003
15:40
Canada  5–4   Switzerland
Fernandes  22'24'37'40'
Desouza  32'
Report Gahwiler  15'31'
Steinemann  25'
Bernhard  26'
Umpires:
Stephan Brooks (ENG)
Steve Simpson (USA)
5 February 2003
16:45
Czech Republic  10–0  New Zealand
Jaros  10'
Marik  12'22'
Lahoda  18'36'
Bodnar  25'37'
Vespalec  26'39'
Perinka  31'
Report
Umpires:
Pedro Teixeira (POR)
Andreas Dobritzhofer (AUT)
5 February 2003
21:00
Germany  16–0  Russia
Emmerling  3'14'
Kunz  6'10'27'
C. Domke  18'
Eimer  19'30'
Michel  26'36'
O. Domke  29'
Sunkel  31'38'40'
Witthaus  32'
Weißenborn  33'
Report
Umpires:
Jean-Francois Stappaerts (BEL)
Ray O'Connor (IRL)

6 February 2003
10:40
Canada  7–2  New Zealand
Pereira  2'32'
Fernandes  11'18'28'
D'Souza  16'
Evans  36'
Report Jones  15'
Cochrane  25'
Umpires:
Mark Sandhu (AUS)
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
6 February 2003
11:45
Czech Republic  3–6  Germany
Vespalec  14'
Lahoda  20'39'
Report O. Domke  10'12'23'
Sunkel  16'28'
Kunz  40'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Stephen Brooks (ENG)
6 February 2003
13:00
Russia  0–7   Switzerland
Report Bircher  2'
Grandchamp  4'20'
Bernhard  12'28'
Steinemann  19'
Wullschleger  26'
Umpires:
Philip Schellekens (NED)
Jean-Francois Stappaerts (BEL)
6 February 2003
17:20
Germany  9–6   Switzerland
Sunkel  1'
Michel  7'25'
O. Domke  16'16'26'
Eimer  21'
Weißenborn  29'
Witthaus  31'
Report Grandchamp  4'40'
Bernhard  8'39'
Gahwiler  13'
Bircher  25'
Umpires:
David Leiper (SCO)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
6 February 2003
18:30
Czech Republic  5–5  Canada
Vespalec  5'12'37'
Lahoda  9'
Bernátek  23'
Report Sandison  13'24'
D'Abreo  37'40'
Fernandes  40'
Umpires:
Richard Wolter (GER)
Philip Schellekens (NED)

7 February 2003
09:30
Russia  5–0  New Zealand
Mamoshkin  12'25'34'
Jirkov  38'40'
Report
Umpires:
Stephen Brooks (ENG)
Christian Blasch (GER)
7 February 2003
14:00
Switzerland  11–2  New Zealand
Steinemann  4'22'23'
Gahwiler  11'18'19'
Grandchamp  14'21'21'34'38'
Keller  29'
Report Jones  19'
Burnett  22'
Umpires:
Andreas Dobritzhofer (AUT)
Steve Simpson (USA)
7 February 2003
15:05
Russia  2–11  Czech Republic
Jirkov  6'
Stasiouk  13'
Report Vespalec  3'17'19'20'40'
Lahoda  9'11'25'33'33'
Marik  30'
Umpires:
Richard Wolter (GER)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
7 February 2003
20:00
Germany  11–4  Canada
O. Domke  4'25'
Kunz  5'
Witthaus  6'25'31'
Sunkel  9'15'20'
Weißenborn  24'
Emmerling  34'
Report Desouza  2'
D'Souza  6'
D'Abreo  29'
Fernandes  35'
Umpires:
David Leiper (SCO)
Ray O'Connor (IRL)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 5 4 0 1 29 13 +16 12 Semi-finals
2  France 5 4 0 1 28 18 +10 12
3  Netherlands 5 3 0 2 27 15 +12 9 Fifth place game
4  Australia 5 2 1 2 20 20 0 7 Seventh place game
5  South Africa 5 1 1 3 15 28 −13 4 Ninth place game
6  United States 5 0 0 5 7 32 −25 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
5 February 2003
12:15
Netherlands  6–1  South Africa
5 February 2003
13:30
Poland  7–1  United States
5 February 2003
14:35
Australia  5–3  France
5 February 2003
17:50
Netherlands  2–4  Poland
6 February 2003
08:30
South Africa  4–9  France
6 February 2003
09:35
United States  0–4  Australia
6 February 2003
14:05
France  5–3  Netherlands
6 February 2003
15:10
Australia  3–8  Poland
6 February 2003
16:15
South Africa  4–3  United States
7 February 2003
10:35
Poland  6–2  South Africa
7 February 2003
11:40
Netherlands  5–4  Australia
7 February 2003
12:45
France  6–2  United States
7 February 2003
16:10
South Africa  4–4  Australia
7 February 2003
17:15
United States  1–11  Netherlands
7 February 2003
18:30
Poland  4–5  France

Finals

Semifinals
8 February 2003
15:00
Poland  6–5   Switzerland
8 February 2003
16:30
Germany  4–2  France

Placement rounds

Match for 11th place
8 February 2003
09:00
New Zealand  7–8  United States
Match for 9th place
8 February 2003
10:30
Russia  8–3  South Africa
Match for 7th place
8 February 2003
19:30
Czech Republic  4–6  Australia
Match for 5th place
9 February 2003
10:00
Canada  7–8  Netherlands
Match for 3rd place
9 February 2003
13:00
Switzerland  6–8  France
Match for 1st place
9 February 2003
16:00
Poland  1–7  Germany

Final standings

References

  1. ^ "IHWC 2003 - 1st Indoor Hockey World Cup Leipzig 2003".
  2. ^ "Indoor Field Hockey Canada | World Cup". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-04.

Results