2003 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup

2003 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Leipzig
Dates	5–9 February
Teams	12 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (1st title)
Runner-up	Poland
Third place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	372 (9.79 per match)
Top scorer	Fred Soyez (21 goals)
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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
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

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

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)

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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)

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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
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

Source: FIH

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

1. Germany
2. Poland
3. France
4. Switzerland
5. Netherlands
6. Canada
7. Australia
8. Czech Republic
9. Russia
10. South Africa
11. United States
12. New Zealand

Goalscorers

There were 372 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 9.79 goals per match.

21 goals

• Frederic Soyez

17 goals

• Thierry Grandchamp

14 goals

• Philip Sunkel
• Roderick Weusthof

13 goals

• Michal Vespalec
• Oliver Domke

12 goals

• Lukas Lahoda

11 goals

• Wayne Fernandes

9 goals

• Bjorn Michel
• Rafał Grotowski
• Thomas Gahwiler

8 goals

• Pietr Mikula
• Beni Steinemann

7 goals

• Graeme McLennan
• Bjoern Emmerling
• Matthias Witthaus
• Richard de Snayer

6 goals

• Jonathon Stebbings
• Ken Pereira
• Roman Marik
• Nicolas Gaillard
• Artur Mikula
• Stuart Gower-Jackson
• Philipp Bernhard

5 goals

• Mark Harris
• Matthieu Durchon
• Florian Kunz
• Tibor Weißenborn
• Zbignlew Juszczak
• Alexandr Jirkov
• Alexei Mamoshkin
• Steve Danielson

4 goals

• David Hicks
• Cedric Dagostino
• Christian Domke
• Tomasz Choczaj
• Stefan Bircher

3 goals

• Robin D'Abreo
• Scott Sandison
• Philipp Crone
• Christoph Eimer
• Jeroen van Eijk
• Tama Jones
• Iain Evans
• Paul Hamblin
• Pat Harris

2 goals

• Wesley D'Souza
• John Desouza
• Štepan Bernátek
• Petr Bodnar
• Filip Jaros
• Toine van Beugen
• Benjamin van Kessel
• Darryl Cochrane
• Dariusz Rachwalski
• Roman Kholodov
• Vladislav Kuznetsov
• Rafis Nasyrov
• Sergei Stasiouk
• Lloyd Clarke
• Shane Morrow
• Philipp Keller
• Daniel Dion

1 goal

• Anthony Farry
• Andrew Fenton
• Luke MCkinnon
• Graham Watts
• Adam Evans
• Ales Perinka
• Florent Durchon
• Antoine Gouedard-Comte
• Olaf Bakker
• Titus de Greeff
• Willem Gassner
• Priyesh Bhana
• Jason Bradley
• Brendon Burnett
• Matthew MacCormick
• Slawomir Choczaj
• Robert Grzeszczak
• Steven Evans
• Greg Knott
• Christian Cavallet
• Fabian Wullschleger
• Patrick Cota
• Olaf Maack

Source: FIH

Results

• Die 1. Hallen-Hockey-Weltmeisterschaft ist zu Ende Archived 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• First Indoor Hockey World Cup official homepage Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine