2003 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup

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.

2003 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Leipzig
Dates	5–9 February
Teams	12 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (1st title)
Runner-up	Poland
Third place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	372 (9.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Fred Soyez (21 goals)
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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)

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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)

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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

1.  Germany
2.  Poland
3.  France
4.   Switzerland
5.  Netherlands
6.  Canada
7.  Australia
8.  Czech Republic
9.  Russia
10.  South Africa
11.  United States
12.  New Zealand

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

• http://www.indoor-hockey-world-cup.de/VVI-web/IHWC2003/.

External links

• First Indoor Hockey World Cup official homepage