# 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.
It occurred in February 2003, in Leipzig, Germany. 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. 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 | Semi-finals |
| 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 |
* 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 | Semi-finals |
| 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 |
* 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

* Germany
* Poland
* France
* Switzerland
* Netherlands
* Canada
* Australia
* Czech Republic
* Russia
* South Africa
* United States
* New Zealand