# 2003 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

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 | Semifinals |
| 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 | |
* 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 | |
* 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 | |
* 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 | |
* 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 | |
* 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 | Semifinals |
| 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 | |
* 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 | |
* 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 | |
* 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 | |
* 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 | |
* 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–8th place semifinals | 5th place | 5th place |
| 11 September | 11 September |
| Ukraine | 3 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Scotland | 2 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Scotland | 2 | Ukraine | 3 |
| 11 September | 11 September | | Ukraine | 3 |
| 11 September | 11 September | Ireland | 0 |
| Ireland | 4 | Ireland | 0 |
| France | 2 | | |
| France | 2 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 11 September | 11 September |
| | | Scotland | 2 |
| | | France | 1 |

### 9th place bracket

| 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th place | 9th place |
| 10 September | 10 September |
| Azerbaijan | 2 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Wales | 1 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Wales | 1 | Azerbaijan | 3 |
| 10 September | 10 September | | Azerbaijan | 3 |
| 10 September | 10 September | Russia | 2 |
| Russia | 4 | Russia | 2 |
| Italy | 1 | | |
| Italy | 1 | 11th place | 11th place |
| | | 12 September | 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 | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 11 September 2003 | 11 September 2003 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 13 September 2003 | 13 September 2003 |
| Germany | 1 | 13 September 2003 | 13 September 2003 |
| Germany | 1 | Netherlands | 5 |
| 11 September 2003 | 11 September 2003 | | Netherlands | 5 |
| 11 September 2003 | 11 September 2003 | Spain | 0 |
| England | 1 (2) | Spain | 0 |
| Spain (pen.) | 1 (3) | | |
| Spain (pen.) | 1 (3) | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 13 September 2003 | 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' |
* 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 | Relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy |
| 11 | Italy | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 7 | Relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy |
| 12 | Wales | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 0 | Relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy |

## 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