2003 Rink Hockey World Championship
# 2003 Rink Hockey World Championship

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.

## Format

The 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

### Group stage

**Group A**

| 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 |

**Group B**

| 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 |

**Group C**

| 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 |

**Group D**

| 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 |

### Championship Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 October | 2 October | | | |
| Spain | 9 | | | |
| Spain | 9 | 3 October | 3 October | | |
| Angola | 1 | 3 October | 3 October | |
| Angola | 1 | Spain | 3 | |
| 2 October | 2 October | | Spain | 3 | |
| 2 October | 2 October | Italy | 4 | |
| Italy | 4 | Italy | 4 | |
| Italy | 4 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
| France | 1 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
| France | 1 | | | | Portugal | 1 |
| 2 October | 2 October | | | | | Portugal | 1 |
| 2 October | 2 October | | | | Italy | 0 |
| Argentina | 7 | | | | Italy | 0 |
| Argentina | 7 | 3 October | 3 October | | | |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3 October | 3 October | | | |
| Switzerland | 1 | Portugal | 2 | | | |
| 2 October | 2 October | | Portugal | 2 | | | |
| 2 October | 2 October | Argentina | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Portugal | 4 | Argentina | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Portugal | 4 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
| Brazil | 1 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
| Brazil | 1 | | | | Spain | 3 |
| | | | | | Argentina | 1 |

### 5th place bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3 October | 3 October |
| Angola | 1 |
| Angola | 1 | 4 October | 4 October |
| France | 5 | 4 October | 4 October |
| France | 5 | France | 1 |
| 3 October | 3 October | | France | 1 |
| 3 October | 3 October | Brazil | 6 |
| Switzerland | 3 | Brazil | 6 |
| Brazil | 5 | | |
| Brazil | 5 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 4 October | 4 October |
| | | Angola | 3 |
| | | Switzerland | 5 |

### 9th to 16th place Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 October | 2 October | | | |
| Mozambique | 7 | | | |
| Mozambique | 7 | 3 October | 3 October | | |
| Colombia | 2 | 3 October | 3 October | |
| Colombia | 2 | Mozambique | 11 | |
| 2 October | 2 October | | Mozambique | 11 | |
| 2 October | 2 October | Netherlands | 0 | |
| United States | 2 | Netherlands | 0 | |
| United States | 2 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
| Netherlands | 3 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
| Netherlands | 3 | | | | Mozambique | 2 |
| 2 October | 2 October | | | | | Mozambique | 2 |
| 2 October | 2 October | | | | Chile | 4 |
| Chile | 7 | | | | Chile | 4 |
| Chile | 7 | 3 October | 3 October | | | |
| England | 0 | 3 October | 3 October | | | |
| England | 0 | Chile | 6 | | | |
| 2 October | 2 October | | Chile | 6 | | | |
| 2 October | 2 October | Germany | 5 | | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| Germany | 4 | Germany | 5 | | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| Germany | 4 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
| Andorra | 2 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
| Andorra | 2 | | | | Netherlands | 4 |
| | | | | | Germany | 2 |

### 13th place bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Thirteenth place | Thirteenth place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3 October | 3 October |
| United States | 5 |
| United States | 5 | 4 October | 4 October |
| Colombia | 0 | 4 October | 4 October |
| Colombia | 0 | United States | 5 |
| 3 October | 3 October | | United States | 5 |
| 3 October | 3 October | Andorra | 2 |
| Andorra | 4 | Andorra | 2 |
| England | 3 | | |
| England | 3 | Fifteenth place | Fifteenth place |
| | | 4 October | 4 October |
| | | Colombia | 6 |
| | | England | 4 |

## Final standings

| Place | Team |
| - | - |
| | Portugal |
| | Italy |
| | Spain |
| 4 | Argentina |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Switzerland |
| 8 | Angola |
| 9 | Chile |
| 10 | Mozambique |
| 11 | Netherlands |
| 12 | Germany |
| 13 | United States |
| 14 | Andorra |
| 15 | Colombia |
| 16 | England |

* 2003 Rink-Hockey World champions
* Portugal 15th title
