# 2003 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup

The 2003 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the inaugural edition of the women's indoor hockey tournament. The event was held from 5–9 February in Leipzig, Germany.
Germany won the title for the first time after defeating the Netherlands 5–2 in the final. France finished in third place, defeating the Czech Republic 3–1 in the third place playoff.

## Teams

The following teams competed in the tournament:
* Australia
* Austria
* Belarus
* Czech Republic
* France
* Germany (host nation)
* Lithuania
* Mexico
* Netherlands
* Russia
* South Africa
* Trinidad and Tobago

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament:
* Lynette Hill (AUS)
* Dawn Henning (ENG)
* Louise Knipe (ENG)
* Ute Conen (GER)
* Heike Malina (GER)
* Mirjam Wessel-Verwer (NED)
* Irina Sivtsova (RUS)
* Jean Duncan (SCO)
* Anne McRae (SCO)
* Ludmila Pastorova (SVK)
* Monica Rivera (ESP)

## Results

All times are local (UTC+01:00).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 9 | +63 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 5 | |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 48 | −40 | 0 | |
* 5 February 2003 12:15
| Germany | 8–2 | Austria |
| Keller 3', 27' Ernsting-Krienke 11' Becker 13' Rinne 20', 30' Gude 28', 40' | Report | Balek 8' Jelinek 29' |
* Umpires: Lynette Hill (AUS) Irina Sivtsova (RUS)
* 5 February 2003 13:30
| Australia | 7–3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Cumpston 3' Kolsky 5', 23', 27', 32', 35' Seaman 37' | Report | Trotman 7' Siu Butt 21', 31' |
* Umpires: Monica Rivera (ESP) Mirjam Wessel-Verwer (NED)
* 5 February 2003 14:35
| Belarus | 2–5 | Czech Republic |
| Laptsevich 5' Pekshtiarova 36' | Report | Brítová 14' Míkesová 22' Poloprutská 28', 30' Springerová 37' |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Anne McRae (SCO)
* 5 February 2003 19:00
| Germany | 14–3 | Belarus |
| Keller 2', 20', 27', 32' Böhmert 9', 38' Ernsting-Krienke 12', 22', 26' Rinne 18', 31' Gude 20' Cremer 25' Becker 30' | Report | Shyntar 24' Shliazhas 28' Laptsevich 29' |
* Umpires: Louise Knipe (ENG) Monica Rivera (ESP)
* 6 February 2003 08:30
| Czech Republic | 3–2 | Australia |
| Brítová 5' Springerová 13', 25' | Report | Kolsky 3' Swain 33' |
* Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Irina Sivtsova (RUS)
* 6 February 2003 09:35
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2–7 | Austria |
| Trotman 9' Cabralis 20' | Report | Schwarzmüller 4' Balek 7', 19', 29' Gebhardt 17', 30' Jelinek 39' |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Mirjam Wessel-Verwer (NED)
* 6 February 2003 14:05
| Austria | 2–4 | Belarus |
| Gebhardt 3' M. Anderlik 40' | Report | Pekshtiarova 17', 39' Shyntar 37' Laptsevich 40' |
* Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Dawn Henning (ENG)
* 6 February 2003 15:10
| Czech Republic | 3–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Kozaková 8' Stanková 35' Springerová 37' | Report | |
* Umpires: Louise Knipe (ENG) Ludmila Pastorova (SVK)
* 6 February 2003 18:30
| Australia | 2–19 | Germany |
| Simpson 5' Kolsky 23' | Report | Keller 1', 3', 11', 40' Rinne 4', 22', 40' Gude 6', 13' Becker 8', 28', 32' Ernsting-Krienke 10', 11', 18' Böhmert 26', 34', 35' Hiepen 40' |
* Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Anne McRae (SCO)
* 7 February 2003 10:35
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2–19 | Germany |
| Dixon 36' Trotman 36' | Report | Rinne 1', 16', 31' Keller 3', 4', 5', 17', 31', 35', 35', 39' Cremer 7' Böhmert 10', 21', 22' Klecker 22' Becker 25' Gude 30', 31' |
* Umpires: Lynette Hill (AUS) Irina Sivtsova (RUS)
* 7 February 2003 11:40
| Belarus | 4–4 | Australia |
| Pekshtiarova 15' Shliazhas 25' Piotkh 28' Halavinova 40' | Report | Seaman 21' Kolsky 36', 37', 38' |
* Umpires: Monica Rivera (ESP) Anne McRae (SCO)
* 7 February 2003 12:45
| Austria | 2–1 | Czech Republic |
| Balek 33', 40' | Report | Stanková 4' |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Dawn Henning (ENG)
* 7 February 2003 17:15
| Australia | 2–2 | Austria |
| Yorke 15' Seaman 40' | Report | Balek 38' M. Anderlik 39' |
* Umpires: Louise Knipe (ENG) Irina Sivtsova (RUS)
* 7 February 2003 18:30
| Germany | 12–0 | Czech Republic |
| Keller 5', 20', 30' Gude 7' Cremer 12', 37' Böhmert 15', 21', 30' Rinne 18', 38' Ernsting-Krienke 22' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Anne McRae (SCO)
* 7 February 2003 20:00
| Belarus | 12–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Sukhanova 3' Shliazhas 4', 30', 33' Laptsevich 5', 24', 31' Shyntar 14', 20', 34' Pekshtiarova 37', 39' | Report | Luces 23' |
* Umpires: Ludmila Pastorova (SVK) Mirjam Wessel-Verwer (NED)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 9 | |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 6 | |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 3 | |
| 6 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 46 | −43 | 0 | |
* 5 February 2003 09:00
| Netherlands | 5–1 | Russia |
| Goderie 4', 36' Van Geenhuizen 11' Schopman 16' Moreira de Melo 34' | Report | Grigoryeva 9' |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Louise Knipe (ENG)
* 5 February 2003 10:05
| Lithuania | 5–0 | South Africa |
| I. Matjusaitytė 2' Caikauskienė 7', 38' Gatelytė 9' Povilaitytė 30' | Report | |
* Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Anne McRae (GBR)
* 5 February 2003 11:10
| France | 9–1 | Mexico |
| Lazennec 8' Morin 9', 29' Lafaury 10', 26' Orefice 18' Bergere 18' Llobet 25', 36' | Report | Martínez 16' |
* Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Ludmila Pastorova (SVK)
* 5 February 2003 15:40
| Mexico | 1–8 | South Africa |
| Carmona 29' | Report | Christian 4', 9' Van Breda 15', 30', 38' Hector 17' Dalling 23' McNally 25' |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Lynette Hill (AUS)
* 5 February 2003 16:45
| Lithuania | 3–6 | Netherlands |
| Zvinklytė 10' Gatelytė 12' I. Matjusaitytė 38' | Report | Moreira de Melo 17' Schopman 25', 30', 32' Van Geenhuizen 27' Dijkstra 32' |
* Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Irina Sivtsova (RUS)
* 5 February 2003 17:50
| Russia | 1–2 | France |
| Timshina 4' | Report | Orefice 17' Lazennec 16' |
* Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Mirjam Wessel-Verwer (NED)
* 6 February 2003 10:40
| Netherlands | 7–0 | South Africa |
| Schopman 16', 17', 20', 25' Smabers 28' Van Meer 34' Romkes 38' | Report | |
* Umpires: Lynette Hill (AUS) Louise Knipe (ENG)
* 6 February 2003 11:45
| Russia | 5–1 | Mexico |
| Polovkova 5', 18' M. Chegurdaeva 16' Vassioukova 26' N. Chegurdaeva 35' | Report | Martínez 14' |
* Umpires: Mónica Rivera (ESP) Ludmila Pastorova (SVK)
* 6 February 2003 13:00
| Lithuania | 1–3 | France |
| I. Matjusaitytė 6' | Report | Agis 18' Bergere 23', 34' |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Irina Sivtsova (RUS)
* 6 February 2003 16:15
| Russia | 9–2 | South Africa |
| Polovkova 5', 17', 22', 31' N. Chegurdaeva 11' M. Chegurdaeva 13', 34' Shentsova 18' Kravtchenko 25' | Report | McNally 4' Kotze 12' |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Jean Duncan (SCO)
* 6 February 2003 17:20
| Lithuania | 9–0 | Mexico |
| I. Matjusaitytė 7', 8', 19', 28' Gatelytė 12' Zvinklytė 14' Griskutė 17', 38' Zumbakienė 35' | Report | |
* Umpires: Mirjam Wessel-Verwer (NED) Lynette Hill (AUS)
* 7 February 2003 09:30
| France | 2–4 | Netherlands |
| Bergere 9' Boccara 35' | Report | Dijkstra 2' Schopman 23', 28' Goderie 27' |
* Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Louise Knipe (ENG)
* 7 February 2003 14:00
| Lithuania | 5–1 | Russia |
| Gatelytė 12', 16' Povilaitytė 17', 35' Caikauskienė 30' | Report | M. Chegurdaeva 40' |
* Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Lynette Hill (AUS)
* 7 February 2003 15:05
| Netherlands | 15–0 | Mexico |
| Moreira de Melo 5' Goderie 10', 11', 34', 37' Schopman 14', 30' Romkes 15', 19', 35' Dijkstra 17' Verhage 22', 23' Van Meer 26' Versterre 37' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Mónica Rivera (ESP)
* 7 February 2003 16:10
| France | 6–2 | South Africa |
| Bergere 4', 7', 12', 14' Lazennec 28' Lafaury 39' | Report | Van Breda 6', 38' |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Dawn Henning (ENG)

### Classification round
#### Fifth to twelfth place classification
##### Eleventh and twelfth place

* 8 February 2003 09:00
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11–1 | Mexico |
| Siu Butt 2', 10', 29' Wynne 5', 15' Trotman 10' Dixon 21', 40' Jones 24' Gilbert 32' Luces 36' | Report | Contreras 35' |
* Umpires: Monica Rivera (ESP) Irina Sivtsova (RUS)

##### Ninth and tenth place

* 8 February 2003 10:30
| Australia | 4–1 | South Africa |
| Seaman 8' Yorke 13' Bazley 19' Lupton 21' | Report | Christian 36' |
* Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Ludmila Pastorova (SVK)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 8 February 2003 18:00
| Austria | 4–1 | Russia |
| Balek 9', 17' Gebhardt 34' Bauer 38' | Report | Grigoryeva 23' |
* Umpires: Mirjam Wessel-Verwer (NED) Anne McRae (SCO)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 9 February 2003 08:30
| Belarus | 4–1 | Lithuania |
| Laptsevich 5', 17' Pekshtiarova 19', 33' | Report | Caikauskiene 4' |
* Umpires: Louise Knipe (ENG) Anne McRae (SCO)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 8 February 2003 | 8 February 2003 |
| Germany | 12 |
| Germany | 12 | 9 February 2003 | 9 February 2003 |
| France | 2 | 9 February 2003 | 9 February 2003 |
| France | 2 | Germany | 5 |
| 8 February 2003 | 8 February 2003 | | Germany | 5 |
| 8 February 2003 | 8 February 2003 | Netherlands | 2 |
| Netherlands | 5 | Netherlands | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | | |
| Czech Republic | 1 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 9 February 2003 | 9 February 2003 |
| | | France | 3 |
| | | Czech Republic | 1 |

##### Semi-finals

* 8 February 2003 12:00
| Netherlands | 5–1 | Czech Republic |
| Schopman 10', 19' Romkes 26' Smabers 27' Goderie 39' | Report | Míkesová 9' |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Heike Malina (GER)
* 8 February 2003 13:30
| Germany | 12–2 | France |
| Becker 11', 19', 39' Gude 14' Cremer 18' Rinne 23', 35', 38' Hiepen 24' Keller 26' Böhmert 29' Ernsting-Krienke 31' | Report | Morin 33' Bergere 40' |
* Umpires: Lousie Knipe (ENG) Jean Duncan (SCO)

##### Third and fourth place

* 9 February 2003 11:30
| France | 3–1 | Czech Republic |
| Llobet 20', 30' Orefice 22' | Report | Brítová 33' |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Jean Duncan (SCO)

##### Final

* 8 February 2003 14:30
| Germany | 5–2 | Netherlands |
| Gude 4', 13' Böhmert 16' Keller 17', 40' | Report | Van Geenhuizen 17', 23' |
* Umpires: Lynette Hill (AUS) Dawn Henning (ENG)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| | A | Germany | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 13 | +76 | 21 | Gold medal |
| | B | Netherlands | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 12 | +32 | 18 | Silver medal |
| | B | France | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 15 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | A | Czech Republic | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 9 | Fourth place |
| 5 | A | Belarus | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 10 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | B | Lithuania | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 9 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | A | Austria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 10 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | B | Russia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 9 | A | Australia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 8 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | B | South Africa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | A | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 49 | −30 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | B | Mexico | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 57 | −53 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |