# 2003 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification

The 2003 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification was the seventh and last edition of the qualifying round for the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. It took place from 8 July to 15 September 2002 in four different venues with 21 teams playing for seven quotas at the 2003 European Championship.
Spain qualified directly as the hosts while Belgium, England, Germany and the Netherlands qualified by their position in the 1999 European Championship.

## Tournament 1

The first tournament was played from 8 to 14 July 2002 in Poznań, Poland with seven teams participating.

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | |
* 8 July 2002 10:00
| France | 6–0 | Slovenia |
* 10 July 2002 12:00
| Slovenia | 0–4 | Scotland |
* 11 July 2002 16:00
| France | 2–3 | Scotland |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | +29 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 3 | |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 | |
* 8 July 2002 16:00
| Sweden | 3–0 | Croatia |
* 8 July 2002 18:00
| Poland | 12–2 | Hungary |
* 9 July 2002 18:00
| Croatia | 0–11 | Poland |
* 10 July 2002 10:00
| Hungary | 0–5 | Sweden |
* 11 July 2002 10:00
| Croatia | 3–2 | Hungary |
* 11 July 2002 18:00
| Poland | 9–1 | Sweden |

### Fifth to seventh place classification

| 5–7th place semi-final | 5–7th place semi-final | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 13 July | 13 July |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 14 July | 14 July |
| Hungary | 2 | 14 July | 14 July |
| Hungary | 2 | Hungary (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| | | Croatia | 1 |

#### 5–7th place semi-final

* 13 July 2002 09:30
| Slovenia | 1–2 | Hungary |

#### Fifth place game

* 14 July 2002 09:30
| Hungary | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Croatia |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 July | 13 July |
| Scotland | 5 |
| Scotland | 5 | 14 July | 14 July |
| Sweden | 0 | 14 July | 14 July |
| Sweden | 0 | Scotland | 2 |
| 13 July | 13 July | | Scotland | 2 |
| 13 July | 13 July | Poland | 0 |
| Poland | 2 | Poland | 0 |
| France | 1 | | |
| France | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 14 July | 14 July |
| | | Sweden | 2 |
| | | France | 6 |

#### Semi-finals

* 13 July 2002 15:30
| Scotland | 5–0 | Sweden |
* 13 July 2002 18:00
| Poland | 2–1 | France |

#### Third place game

* 14 July 2002 14:00
| Sweden | 2–6 | France |

#### Final

* 14 July 2002 16:30
| Scotland | 2–0 | Poland |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| 1 | Scotland | 2003 European Championship |
| 2 | Poland (H) | 2003 European Championship |
| 3 | France | Play-off |
| 4 | Sweden | |
| 5 | Hungary | |
| 6 | Croatia | |
| 7 | Slovenia | |

## Tournament 2

The second tournament was held in Dublin, Ireland from 8 to 14 July 2002 with eight teams participating.

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Gibraltar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 | |
* 8 July 2002 09:00
| Austria | 5–4 | Gibraltar |
* 8 July 2002 13:00
| Greece | 0–10 | Wales |
* 9 July 2002 11:00
| Austria | 1–0 | Wales |
* 9 July 2002 13:00
| Gibraltar | 8–1 | Greece |
* 11 July 2002 09:00
| Austria | 6–1 | Greece |
* 11 July 2002 11:00
| Gibraltar | 0–4 | Wales |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ireland (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | +28 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3 | |
| 4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0 | |
* 8 July 2002 11:00
| Finland | 0–8 | Italy |
* 8 July 2002 17:00
| Malta | 0–13 | Ireland |
* 9 July 2002 17:00
| Finland | 3–0 | Malta |
* 9 July 2002 19:00
| Ireland | 4–0 | Italy |
* 11 July 2002 17:00
| Ireland | 11–0 | Finland |
* 11 July 2002 17:00
| Italy | 6–0 | Malta |

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 13 July | 13 July |
| Gibraltar (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| Gibraltar (a.e.t.) | 3 | 14 July | 14 July |
| Malta | 2 | 14 July | 14 July |
| Malta | 2 | Gibraltar | 1 |
| 13 July | 13 July | | Gibraltar | 1 |
| 13 July | 13 July | Greece | 0 |
| Finland | 0 | Greece | 0 |
| Greece (a.e.t.) | 1 | | |
| Greece (a.e.t.) | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 14 July | 14 July |
| | | Malta | 0 |
| | | Finland | 2 |

#### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 13 July 2002 16:30
| Gibraltar | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Malta |
* 13 July 2002 16:30
| Finland | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Greece |

#### Seventh place game

* 14 July 2002 16:30
| Malta | 0–2 | Finland |

#### Fifth place game

* 14 July 2002 16:30
| Gibraltar | 1–0 | Greece |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 July | 13 July |
| Wales | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 14 July | 14 July |
| Ireland | 1 | 14 July | 14 July |
| Ireland | 1 | Ireland | 3 |
| 13 July | 13 July | | Ireland | 3 |
| 13 July | 13 July | Italy | 2 |
| Austria | 1 | Italy | 2 |
| Italy | 2 | | |
| Italy | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 14 July | 14 July |
| | | Wales | 4 |
| | | Austria | 2 |

#### Semi-finals

* 13 July 2002 11:30
| Wales | 0–1 | Ireland |
* 13 July 2002 11:30
| Austria | 1–2 | Italy |

#### Third place game

* 14 July 2002 11:30
| Wales | 4–2 | Austria |

#### Final

* 14 July 2002 14:00
| Ireland | 3–2 | Italy |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| 1 | Ireland (H) | 2003 European Championship |
| 2 | Italy | 2003 European Championship |
| 3 | Wales | Play-off |
| 4 | Austria | |
| 5 | Gibraltar | |
| 6 | Greece | |
| 7 | Finland | |
| 8 | Malta | |
(H) Host.

## Tournament 3

The third tournament was held in Moscow, Russia from 8 to 14 July 2002 with six teams participating.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | 2003 European Championship |
| 2 | Switzerland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | 2003 European Championship |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 9 | Play-off |
| 4 | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 3 | |
| 6 | Portugal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 0 | |

### Results

* 8 July 2002
| Switzerland | 4–1 | Ukraine |
* 8 July 2002
| Russia | 4–2 | Portugal |
* 8 July 2002
| Czech Republic | 3–1 | Belarus |
* 9 July 2002
| Switzerland | 4–1 | Czech Republic |
* 9 July 2002
| Belarus | 4–1 | Portugal |
* 9 July 2002
| Russia | 5–1 | Ukraine |
* 11 July 2002
| Czech Republic | 3–2 | Ukraine |
* 11 July 2002
| Switzerland | 2–1 | Portugal |
* 11 July 2002
| Russia | 1–1 | Belarus |
* 13 July 2002
| Ukraine | 4–2 | Portugal |
* 13 July 2002
| Switzerland | 2–1 | Belarus |
* 13 July 2002
| Russia | 5–2 | Czech Republic |
* 14 July 2002
| Belarus | 4–2 | Ukraine |
* 14 July 2002
| Czech Republic | 6–1 | Portugal |
* 14 July 2002
| Russia | 1–0 | Switzerland |

## Play-off

The play-off tournament was held in Terrassa, Spain from 13 to 15 September 2002 with three teams participating.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | 2003 European Championship |
| 2 | Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | |

### Results

* 13 September 2002
| France | 3–1 | Wales |
* 14 September 2002
| Czech Republic | 0–7 | France |
* 15 September 2002
| Wales | 4–2 | Czech Republic |