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.[1]

2003 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates8 July – 15 September 2002
Teams21 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played53
Goals scored290 (5.47 per match)
1999 (previous) (next) 2023

Spain qualified directly as the hosts while Belgium, England, Germany and the Netherlands qualified by their position in the 1999 European Championship.

Tournament 1

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Tournament 1
Tournament details
Host countryPoland
CityPoznań
Dates8–14 July 2002
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Scotland
Runner-up  Poland
Third place  France
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored87 (5.8 per match)

The first tournament was played from 8 to 14 July 2002 in Poznań, Poland with seven teams participating.[2]

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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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
3   Slovenia 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 0
Source: Todor66
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

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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
3   Croatia 3 1 0 2 3 16 −13 3
4   Hungary 3 0 0 3 4 20 −16 0
Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts
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

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5–7th place semi-finalFifth place
 
      
 
13 July
 
 
  Slovenia1
 
14 July
 
  Hungary2
 
  Hungary (a.e.t.)2
 
 
  Croatia1
 
 
 
 

5–7th place semi-final

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13 July 2002
09:30
Slovenia   1–2   Hungary

Fifth place game

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

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 July
 
 
  Scotland5
 
14 July
 
  Sweden0
 
  Scotland2
 
13 July
 
  Poland0
 
  Poland2
 
 
  France1
 
Third place
 
 
14 July
 
 
  Sweden2
 
 
  France6

Semi-finals

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13 July 2002
15:30
Scotland   5–0   Sweden

13 July 2002
18:00
Poland   2–1   France

Third place game

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14 July 2002
14:00
Sweden   2–6   France

Final

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14 July 2002
16:30
Scotland   2–0   Poland

Final standings

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Pos Team Qualification
1   Scotland 2003 European Championship
2   Poland (H)
3   France Play-off
4   Sweden
5   Hungary
6   Croatia
7   Slovenia
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host

Tournament 2

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Tournament 2
Tournament details
Host countryIreland
CityDublin
Dates8–14 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Ireland
Runner-up  Italy
Third place  Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored109 (5.45 per match)

The second tournament was held in Dublin, Ireland from 8 to 14 July 2002 with eight teams participating.[3]

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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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
3   Gibraltar 3 1 0 2 12 10 +2 3
4   Greece 3 0 0 3 2 24 −22 0
Source: Todor66
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

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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
3   Finland 3 1 0 2 3 19 −16 3
4   Malta 3 0 0 3 0 22 −22 0
Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts
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

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5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
13 July
 
 
  Gibraltar (a.e.t.)3
 
14 July
 
  Malta2
 
  Gibraltar1
 
13 July
 
  Greece0
 
  Finland0
 
 
  Greece (a.e.t.)1
 
Seventh place
 
 
14 July
 
 
  Malta0
 
 
  Finland2

5–8th place semi-finals

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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

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14 July 2002
16:30
Malta   0–2   Finland

Fifth place game

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14 July 2002
16:30
Gibraltar   1–0   Greece

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 July
 
 
  Wales0
 
14 July
 
  Ireland1
 
  Ireland3
 
13 July
 
  Italy2
 
  Austria1
 
 
  Italy2
 
Third place
 
 
14 July
 
 
  Wales4
 
 
  Austria2

Semi-finals

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13 July 2002
11:30
Wales   0–1   Ireland

13 July 2002
11:30
Austria   1–2   Italy

Third place game

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14 July 2002
11:30
Wales   4–2   Austria

Final

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14 July 2002
14:00
Ireland   3–2   Italy

Final standings

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

(H) Host.

Tournament 3

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Tournament 3
Tournament details
Host countryRussia
CityMoscow
Dates8–14 July 2002
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Russia
Runner-up   Switzerland
Third place  Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored77 (5.13 per match)

The third tournament was held in Moscow, Russia from 8 to 14 July 2002 with six teams participating.[4]

Standings

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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
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
Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts

Results

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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

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Play-off
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityTerrassa
Dates13–15 September 2002
Teams3 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  France
Runner-up  Wales
Third place  Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored17 (5.67 per match)

The play-off tournament was held in Terrassa, Spain from 13 to 15 September 2002 with three teams participating.[5]

Standings

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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
Source: Todor66

Results

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13 September 2002
France   3–1   Wales

14 September 2002
Czech Republic   0–7   France

15 September 2002
Wales   4–2   Czech Republic

References

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  1. ^ "Men Field Hockey 6th European Championship 2003 Qualification played 2002". todor66.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Qualifying European Nations Cup Poznan 8-14 July 2002". Archived from the original on 2 July 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Qualifying European Nations Cup Dublin 8-14 July 2002". Archived from the original on 2 July 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Tournament 3". todor66.com. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. ^ "AstroTurf European Nations Cup Play-Off". Archived from the original on 9 July 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2020.