2003 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification

2003 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification

Tournament details
Dates	8 July – 15 September 2002
Teams	21 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	53
Goals scored	290 (5.47 per match)
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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]

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

Tournament 1

Tournament 1

Tournament details
Host country	Poland
City	Poznań
Dates	8–14 July 2002
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Scotland
Runner-up	Poland
Third place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	87 (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

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
3	Slovenia	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	0

Source: Todor66

8 July 2002 10:00 France   6–0   Slovenia

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10 July 2002 12:00 Slovenia   0–4   Scotland

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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
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

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9 July 2002 18:00 Croatia   0–11   Poland

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10 July 2002 10:00 Hungary   0–5   Sweden

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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				Fifth place
	13 July
	Slovenia	1
					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				Final
	13 July
	Scotland	5
					14 July
	Sweden	0
					Scotland	2
	13 July
					Poland	0
	Poland	2
	France	1
					Third place
					14 July
					Sweden	2
					France	6

Semi-finals

13 July 2002 15:30 Scotland   5–0   Sweden

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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)
3	France	Play-off
4	Sweden
5	Hungary
6	Croatia
7	Slovenia

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Host

Tournament 2

Tournament 2

Tournament details
Host country	Ireland
City	Dublin
Dates	8–14 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Ireland
Runner-up	Italy
Third place	Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	109 (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

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
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

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9 July 2002 11:00 Austria   1–0   Wales

9 July 2002 13:00 Gibraltar   8–1   Greece

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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
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

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9 July 2002 17:00 Finland   3–0   Malta

9 July 2002 19:00 Ireland   4–0   Italy

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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				Fifth place
	13 July
	Gibraltar (a.e.t.)	3
					14 July
	Malta	2
					Gibraltar	1
	13 July
					Greece	0
	Finland	0
	Greece (a.e.t.)	1
					Seventh place
					14 July
					Malta	0
					Finland	2

5–8th place semi-finals

13 July 2002 16:30 Gibraltar   3–2 (a.e.t.)   Malta

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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				Final
	13 July
	Wales	0
					14 July
	Ireland	1
					Ireland	3
	13 July
					Italy	2
	Austria	1
	Italy	2
					Third place
					14 July
					Wales	4
					Austria	2

Semi-finals

13 July 2002 11:30 Wales   0–1   Ireland

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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
3	Wales	Play-off
4	Austria
5	Gibraltar
6	Greece
7	Finland
8	Malta

(H) Host.

Tournament 3

Tournament 3

Tournament details
Host country	Russia
City	Moscow
Dates	8–14 July 2002
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Russia
Runner-up	Switzerland
Third place	Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	77 (5.13 per match)

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

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
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

8 July 2002 Switzerland   4–1   Ukraine

8 July 2002 Russia   4–2   Portugal

8 July 2002 Czech Republic   3–1   Belarus

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9 July 2002 Switzerland   4–1   Czech Republic

9 July 2002 Belarus   4–1   Portugal

9 July 2002 Russia   5–1   Ukraine

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11 July 2002 Czech Republic   3–2   Ukraine

11 July 2002 Switzerland   2–1   Portugal

11 July 2002 Russia   1–1   Belarus

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13 July 2002 Ukraine   4–2   Portugal

13 July 2002 Switzerland   2–1   Belarus

13 July 2002 Russia   5–2   Czech Republic

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14 July 2002 Belarus   4–2   Ukraine

14 July 2002 Czech Republic   6–1   Portugal

14 July 2002 Russia   1–0    Switzerland

Play-off

Play-off

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
City	Terrassa
Dates	13–15 September 2002
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	France
Runner-up	Wales
Third place	Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	17 (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

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

13 September 2002 France   3–1   Wales

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14 September 2002 Czech Republic   0–7   France

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15 September 2002 Wales   4–2   Czech Republic

References

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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.