# 2003 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 2003 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the ninth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized 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 EuroHockey Nations Trophy. The 8 remaining teams played in the 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. The tournament also served as a direct qualifier for the 2004 Summer Olympics, with the winner Germany qualifying.
Three-time defending champions Germany won their sixth overall title by defeating the hosts Spain 5–4 in penalty strokes after the match finished 1–1 after extra time. England won the bronze medal by defeating the Netherlands 6–5 in penalty strokes after the match finished 1–1 after extra time.

## Qualified teams

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| — | Host | — | 1 | Spain |
| 1–12 September 1999 | 1999 European Championship | Padua, Italy | 4 | Belgium England Germany Netherlands |
| 8–14 July 2002 | 2003 European Championship qualification | Poznań, Poland | 2 | Poland Scotland |
| 8–14 July 2002 | 2003 European Championship qualification | Dublin, Ireland | 2 | Italy Ireland |
| 8–14 July 2002 | 2003 European Championship qualification | Moscow, Russia | 2 | Russia Switzerland |
| 13–15 September 2002 | 2003 European Championship play-off | Terrassa, Spain | 1 | France |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## 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 | Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Spain (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 5 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 4 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
| 6 | Russia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
* 1 September 2003 (2003-09-01) 13:00
| France | 3–0 | Russia |
* 1 September 2003 (2003-09-01) 16:00
| Belgium | 1–4 | Germany |
* 1 September 2003 (2003-09-01) 19:00
| Ireland | 4–6 | Spain |
* 3 September 2003 (2003-09-03) 11:30
| Germany | 2–0 | France |
* 3 September 2003 (2003-09-03) 14:30
| Russia | 0–3 | Ireland |
* 3 September 2003 (2003-09-03) 19:00
| Spain | 3–2 | Belgium |
* 4 September 2003 (2003-09-04) 16:00
| Ireland | 1–4 | Germany |
* 4 September 2003 (2003-09-04) 19:00
| France | 2–2 | Belgium |
* 4 September 2003 (2003-09-04) 20:00
| Russia | 0–5 | Spain |
* 6 September 2003 (2003-09-06) 11:00
| Ireland | 1–4 | France |
* 6 September 2003 (2003-09-06) 13:00
| Russia | 1–5 | Belgium |
* 6 September 2003 (2003-09-06) 19:00
| Germany | 3–2 | Spain |
* 8 September 2003 (2003-09-08) 11:00
| Belgium | 3–3 | Ireland |
* 8 September 2003 (2003-09-08) 13:00
| Germany | 8–1 | Russia |
* 8 September 2003 (2003-09-08) 19:00
| Spain | 6–2 | France |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 9 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Scotland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 9 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 4 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
| 6 | Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 0 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
* 2 September 2003 (2003-09-02) 11:00
| Scotland | 3–4 | Poland |
* 2 September 2003 (2003-09-02) 14:30
| England | 2–2 | Italy |
* 2 September 2003 (2003-09-02) 17:30
| Switzerland | 2–8 | Netherlands |
* 4 September 2003 (2003-09-04) 13:00
| Poland | 3–2 | Switzerland |
* 4 September 2003 (2003-09-04) 14:00
| Netherlands | 0–3 | England |
* 4 September 2003 (2003-09-04) 15:00
| Italy | 0–1 | Scotland |
* 5 September 2003 (2003-09-05) 14:00
| Poland | 3–4 | Netherlands |
* 5 September 2003 (2003-09-05) 16:00
| Switzerland | 1–2 | Italy |
* 5 September 2003 (2003-09-05) 18:00
| Scotland | 2–1 | England |
* 7 September 2003 (2003-09-07) 11:00
| Netherlands | 5–1 | Scotland |
* 7 September 2003 (2003-09-07) 13:00
| Italy | 0–5 | Poland |
* 7 September 2003 (2003-09-07) 19:00
| England | 4–2 | Switzerland |
* 8 September 2003 (2003-09-08) 15:00
| Italy | 0–8 | Netherlands |
* 8 September 2003 (2003-09-08) 17:00
| Switzerland | 1–3 | Scotland |
* 8 September 2003 (2003-09-08) 19:00
| Poland | 3–4 | England |

### Ninth to twelfth place classification

| 9–12th place semi-finals | 9–12th place semi-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 10 September | 10 September |
| Italy | 2 |
| Italy | 2 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Russia | 1 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Russia | 1 | Italy | 2 |
| 10 September | 10 September | | Italy | 2 |
| 10 September | 10 September | Ireland | 3 |
| Ireland | 5 | Ireland | 3 |
| Switzerland | 2 | | |
| Switzerland | 2 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 12 September | 12 September |
| | | Russia | 2 |
| | | Switzerland | 4 |

#### 9–12th place semi-finals

* 10 September 2003 (2003-09-10) 14:00
| Italy | 2–1 | Russia |
* 10 September 2003 (2003-09-10) 14:00
| Ireland | 5–2 | Switzerland |

#### Eleventh place game

* 12 September 2003 (2003-09-12) 09:00
| Russia | 2–4 | Switzerland |

#### Ninth place game

* 12 September 2003 (2003-09-12) 11:00
| Italy | 2–3 | Ireland |

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 10 September | 10 September |
| France (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) |
| France (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) | 12 September | 12 September |
| Scotland | 1 (2) | 12 September | 12 September |
| Scotland | 1 (2) | France (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| 10 September | 10 September | | France (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| 10 September | 10 September | Belgium | 3 |
| Poland | 4 | Belgium | 3 |
| Belgium | 5 | | |
| Belgium | 5 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 11 September | 11 September |
| | | Scotland | 1 |
| | | Poland | 2 |

#### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 10 September 2003 (2003-09-10) 16:30
| France | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Scotland |
| Penalties |||
| | 4–2 | |
* 10 September 2003 (2003-09-10) 19:00
| Poland | 4–5 | Belgium |

#### Seventh place game

* 12 September 2003 (2003-09-12) 14:00
| Scotland | 1–2 | Poland |

#### Fifth place game

* 12 September 2003 (2003-09-12) 19:00
| France | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Belgium |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 11 September | 11 September |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 13 September | 13 September |
| Spain | 5 | 13 September | 13 September |
| Spain | 5 | Germany (p.s.o.) | 1 (5) |
| 11 September | 11 September | | Germany (p.s.o.) | 1 (5) |
| 11 September | 11 September | Spain | 1 (4) |
| Germany | 5 | Spain | 1 (4) |
| England | 1 | | |
| England | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 13 September | 13 September |
| | | England (p.s.o.) | 1 (6) |
| | | Netherlands | 1 (5) |

#### Semi-finals

* 11 September 2003 (2003-09-11) 16:30
| Germany | 5–1 | England |
* 11 September 2003 (2003-09-11) 19:00
| Netherlands | 2–5 | Spain |

#### Third place game

* 13 September 2003 (2003-09-13) 16:30
| England | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands |
| Penalties |||
| | 6–5 | |

#### Final

* 13 September 2003 (2003-09-13) 19:00
| Germany | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
| C. Zeller 33' | Report | Freixa 20' |
| Penalties |||
| C. Zeller Kunz Landshut Weißenborn C. Zeller | 5–4 | Amat Freixa Ribas Garza |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation |
| | Germany | Qualification for the 2004 Summer Olympics |
| | Spain | |
| | England | |
| 4 | Netherlands | |
| 5 | France | |
| 6 | Belgium | |
| 7 | Poland | |
| 8 | Scotland | |
| 9 | Ireland | Relegation to the Nations Trophy |
| 10 | Italy | Relegation to the Nations Trophy |
| 11 | Switzerland | Relegation to the Nations Trophy |
| 12 | Russia | Relegation to the Nations Trophy |