The 2003 Rink Hockey World Championship was the 36th edition of the Rink Hockey World Championship, held between 27 September and 4 October 2003, in Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Host(s) |  Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal |
| Teams | 16 |
| Website | Archived 2011-07-01 at the Wayback Machine |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Portugal (15th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 330 average 6,88 goals/match |
| Top scorer(s) |  David Páez (13) |
Format
editThe competition was disputed by 16 countries, divided in four groups of 4 teams each one.
Every game lasted 40 minutes, divided in 2 parts of 20 minutes.
Matches
editGroup stage
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 |
 Switzerland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
 Mozambique
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
 England
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Mozambique | 1 – 2 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 5 – 1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 – 2 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 3 – 1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 – 3 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | +36 | 9 |
 Angola
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 |
 Chile
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 3 |
 Colombia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 9 |
 Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 6 |
 United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 3 |
 Andorra
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| United States | 5 – 1 | Andorra |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 – 2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 - 10 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
Group D
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 9 |
 France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 |
 Germany
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |
 Netherlands
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Netherlands | 0 – 3 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 0 – 12 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| France | 6 – 1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
Championship Knockout stage
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 October | ||||||||||
| Spain | 9 | |||||||||
| 3 October | ||||||||||
| Angola | 1 | |||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 October | ||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 October | ||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 October | ||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 October | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 October | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Portugal | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 October | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
5th place bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 3 October | ||||||
| Angola | 1 | |||||
| 4 October | ||||||
| France | 5 | |||||
| France | 1 | |||||
| 3 October | ||||||
| Brazil | 6 | |||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||
| Brazil | 5 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 4 October | ||||||
| Angola | 3 | |||||
| Switzerland | 5 | |||||
9th to 16th place Knockout stage
edit| Quarter-finals | Ninth place | Final | ||||||||
| 2 October | ||||||||||
| Mozambique | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 October | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 2 | |||||||||
| Mozambique | 11 | |||||||||
| 2 October | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 October | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
| Mozambique | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 October | ||||||||||
| Chile | 4 | |||||||||
| Chile | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 October | ||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| Chile | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 October | ||||||||||
| Germany | 5 | Eleventh place | ||||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 October | ||||||||||
| Andorra | 2 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 4 | |||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||
13th place bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Thirteenth place | |||||
| 3 October | ||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||
| 4 October | ||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||
| United States | 5 | |||||
| 3 October | ||||||
| Andorra | 2 | |||||
| Andorra | 4 | |||||
| England | 3 | |||||
| Fifteenth place | ||||||
| 4 October | ||||||
| Colombia | 6 | |||||
| England | 4 | |||||
Final standings
edit| Place | Team |
|---|---|
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Portugal
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Italy
|
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Spain
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| 4 | Argentina
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| 5 | Brazil
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| 6 | France
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| 7 | Switzerland
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| 8 | Angola
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| 9 | Chile
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| 10 | Mozambique
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| 11 | Netherlands
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| 12 | Germany
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| 13 | United States
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| 14 | Andorra
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| 15 | Colombia
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| 16 | England
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| 2003 Rink-Hockey World champions |
|---|
 Portugal 15th title |