2003 Indoor Hockey World Cup


The 2003 Indoor Hockey World Cup championship was the first time this competition took place. 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.

Men competition

Herren Gruppe A
» SUI-CZE 9:5
» NZL-GER 0:17
» RUS-CAN 3:3
» CAN-SUI 5:4
» CZE-NZL 10:0
» GER-RUS 16:0
» CAN-NZL 7:2
» CZE-GER 3:6
» RUS-SUI 0:7
» GER-SUI 9:6
» CZE-CAN 5:5
» RUS-NZL 5:0
» SUI-NZL 11:2
» RUS-CZE 2:11
» GER-CAN 11:4

First round

Pool A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
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55000009
53000008
52000007
51000004
50000000

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Pool B

Herren Gruppe B
» NED-RSA 6:1
» POL-USA 7:1
» AUS-FRA 5:3
» NED-POL 2:4
» RSA-FRA 4:9
» USA-AUS 0:4
» FRA-NED 5:3
» AUS-POL 3:8
» RSA-USA 4:3
» POL-RSA 6:2
» NED-AUS 5:4
» FRA-USA 6:2
» RSA-AUS 4:4
» USA-NED 1:11
» POL-FRA 4:5
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
5400000
5400000
5300000
5200000
5110000
5000000
Final
Herren Finale
Halbfinale:
» POL-SUI 6:5
» GER-FRA 4:2
Platzierungsspiele:
» NZL-USA 7:8
» RUS-RSA 8:3
» CZE-AUS 4:6
» CAN-NED 7:8
» SUI-FRA 6:8
» POL-GER 1:7

Final standings

Women competition

The 2003 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the first edition of this tournament. It was played on 5–9 February 2003 in Leipzig, Germany.
The Germany defeated Netherlands in the final to win their first title.
Damen Gruppe A
» GER-AUT 8:2
» AUS-TRI 7:3
» BLR-CZE 2:5
» GER-BLR 14:3
» CZE-AUS 3:2
» TRI-AUT 2:7
» AUT-BLR 2:4
» CZE-TRI 3:0
» AUS-GER 2:19
» TRI-GER 2:19
» BLR-AUS 4:4
» AUT-CZE 2:1
» AUS-AUT 2:2
» GER-CZE 12:0
» BLR-TRI 12:1
Damen Gruppe B
» NED-RUS 5:1
» LTU-RSA 5:0
» FRA-MEX 9:1
» MEX-RSA 1:8
» LTU-NED 3:6
» RUS-FRA 1:2
» RSA-NED 0:7
» RUS-MEX 5:1
» LTU-FRA 1:3
» RUS-RSA 9:2
» LTU-MEX 9:0
» FRA-NED 2:4
» LTU-RUS 5:1
» NED-MEX 15:0
» FRA-RSA 6:2
Damen Finale
Halbfinale:
» NED-CZE 5:1
» GER-FRA 12:2
Platzierungsspiele:
» TRI-MEX 11:1
» AUS-RSA 4:1
» AUT-RUS 4:1
» BLR-LTU 4:1
» CZE-FRA 1:3
» NED-GER 2:5

Final standings

Results