2003 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge
# 2003 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

The 2003 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 19–27 July 2003.

Spain earned a spot at the 2004 Champions Trophy in Lahore, Pakistan after defeated Korea 7–3 in the final.

## Squads

Head Coach: Mike Hamilton

* Jimi Lewis (GK)
* Simon Mason (GK)
* Robert Todd
* Jason Collins
* Jon Peckett
* Craig Parnham (c)
* Guy Fordham
* Andy West
* Mark Pearn
* Jimmy Wallis
* Brett Garrard
* David Mathews
* Danny Hall
* Ben Hawes
* Barry Middleton
* Martin Jones
* Michael Johnson
* Jerome Goudie

Head Coach: Paul Lissek

* Roslan Jamaluddin (GK)
* Muhamad Amin Rahim
* Chua Boon Huat
* Gobinathan Krishnamurthy
* Kuhan Shanmuganathan (c)
* Nor Azlan Bakar
* Azlan Misron
* Jiwa Mohan
* Mohammed Madzli Ikmar
* Tajol Rosli Mohamed
* Mohamed Rodhanizam Radzi
* Keevan Raj Kalikavandan
* Ismail Abu
* Prabahkaran Periyathamby
* Shaiful Azli Abdul Rahman
* Kumar Subramamiam (GK)
* Fairuz Ramli Mohamed

Head Coach: Charlie Oscroft

* Simon Towns (c)
* Mitesh Patel
* David Kosoof
* Darren Smith
* Wayne McIndoe
* Dion Gosling
* Blair Hopping
* Dean Couzins
* Casey Henwood
* Ryan Archibald
* Umesh Parag
* Bevan Hari
* Paul Woolford (GK)
* Kyle Pontifex (GK)
* Phil Burrows
* Hayden Shaw
* Bryce Collins
* Gareth Brooks

Head Coach: Paul Revington

* David Staniforth (GK)
* Ken Forbes
* Craig Jackson (c)
* Craig Fulton
* Bruce Jacobs
* Gregg Clark
* Iain Evans
* Emile Smith
* Mike Cullen
* Justin King
* Steve Evans
* Eric Rose-Innes
* Kevin Chree
* Marvin Bam
* Reece Basson
* Wayne Denne
* Chris Hibbert (GK)
* Charl van der Merwe

Head Coach: Kim Young-Kyu

* Koo Dong-Shik (GK)
* Cha Jong-Bok
* Hong Eun-Seong
* Lim Jung-Woo
* Lee Sung-Min
* Kim Chul
* Kim Jung-Chul (c)
* Seo Jong-Ho
* Yoon Young-Sik
* Lee Jung-Seon
* Lee Nam-Yong
* Hwang Seung-Sun
* Yoo Min-Ho
* You Hyo-Sik
* Park Wan-Tae
* Jang Jong-Hyun
* Kim Sam-Seok
* Hong Sung-Kweon

Head Coach: Maurits Hendriks

* Bernardino Herrera (GK)
* Santi Freixa
* Pau Quemada
* Marc Garcia-Cascon
* Francisco "Kiko" Fábregas
* Miquel Codina
* Juan Escarré (c)
* Alex Fàbregas
* Pol Amat
* Eduard Tubau
* Eduardo Aguilar
* Alberto Esteban
* Ramón Alegre
* Josep Sánchez
* Xavier Ribas
* Albert Sala
* Rodrigo Garza
* Francisco Cortés (GK)

## Umpires

Below are the 9 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

* Murray Grime (AUS)
* Han Jin-Soo (KOR)
* David Leiper (SCO)
* Nick Lockhart (ENG)
* Markus Meyer (GER)
* Deon Nel (RSA)
* Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
* Ravinderpal Singh (MAS)
* John Wright (RSA)

## Results

All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00)

### Pool

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 12 |
| South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 |
| South Africa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | –3 | 4 |
| England | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | –14 | 3 |

* 19 July 2003 13:00

| South Korea | 0–0 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Ravinderpal Singh (MAS)
* 19 July 2003 15:00

| England | 2–6 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| Middleton 12' Goudie 70' | Report | Ribas 4', 34' Amat 35', 45' Tubau 41', 68' |

* Umpires: David Leiper (SCO) Deon Nel (RSA)
* 19 July 2003 17:00

| Malaysia | 1–3 | South Africa |
| - | - | - |
| Shanmuganathan 3' | Report | King 9', 48' Smith 50' |

* Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Markus Meyer (GER)
* 20 July 2003 13:00

| Spain | 2–3 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| Tubau 4' Ribas 55' | Report | Lee Jung-Seon 48', 52', 64' |

* Umpires: Nick Lockhart (ENG) Markus Meyer (GER)
* 20 July 2003 15:00

| South Africa | 0–2 | England |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Hall 8' Pearn 55' |

* Umpires: Han Jin-Soo (KOR) Murray Grime (AUS)
* 20 July 2003 17:00

| New Zealand | 1–1 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |
| Brooks 32' | Report | Abu 58' |

* Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
* 22 July 2003 14:30

| Malaysia | 4–1 | England |
| - | - | - |
| Mohan 15' Kalikavandan 50' Misron 59' TR Mohamad 68' | Report | Garrard 6' |

* Umpires: Juam Manuel Requena (ESP) Deon Nel (RSA)
* 22 July 2003 16:30

| New Zealand | 2–3 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| Parag 7' Hari 38' | Report | Ribas 23' Tubau 40' Garza 70' |

* Umpires: Han Jin-Soo (KOR) Nick Lockhart (ENG)
* 22 July 2003 18:30

| South Korea | 2–3 | South Africa |
| - | - | - |
| Lee Jung-Seon 12', 65' | Report | King 11' Basson 55' Evans 68' |

* Umpires: Ravinderpal Singh (MAS) David Leiper (SCO)
* 23 July 2003 14:30

| Spain | 3–2 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |
| Freixa 9' Esteban 23' Amat 35' | Report | Shanmuganathan 17', 57' |

* Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Deon Nel (RSA)
* 23 July 2003 16:30

| South Korea | 2–1 | England |
| - | - | - |
| Lee Jung-Seon 3' You Hyo-Sik 29' | Report | Mathews 52' |

* Umpires: Markus Meyer (GER) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
* 23 July 2003 18:30

| South Africa | 1–2 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| King 3' | Report | Hari 34' Shaw 44' |

* Umpires: David Leiper (SCO) Murray Grime (AUS)
* 25 July 2003 14:30

| England | 0–4 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Burrows 9', 40' Shaw 11' Hari 59' |

* Umpires: Ravinderpal Singh (MAS) Deon Nel (RSA)
* 25 July 2003 16:30

| Malaysia | 2–5 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| Shanmuganathan 25' TR Mohamad 41' | Report | Lee Jung-Seon 12', 30', 39' Seo Jong-Ho 45' Hwang Seung-Sun 70' |

* Umpires: Nick Lockhart (ENG) John Wright (RSA)
* 25 July 2003 18:30

| South Africa | 0–1 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Ribas 63' |

* Umpires: Han Jin-Soo (KOR) David Leiper (SCO)

### Classification

**Fifth and sixth place**

* 27 July 2003 10:00

| Malaysia | 2–3 | England |
| - | - | - |
| Shanmuganathan 19', 22' | Report | Hawes 14' Wallis 64' Hall 68' |

* Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

**Third and fourth place**

* 27 July 2003 12:30

| New Zealand | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
| - | - | - |
| Shaw 26', 48' | Report | Cullen 44' King 46' |
| Penalties |||
| Shaw Archibald Couzins Hopping Brooks ——— Shaw | 4 – 5 | Cullen Denne King Fulton Evans ——— Cullen |

* Umpires: Han Jin-Soo (KOR) Nick Lockhart (ENG)

**Final**

* 27 July 2003 15:00

| Spain | 7–3 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |
| Escarré 3' Tubau 8', 36', 41' Esteban 14', 63' Ribas 61' | Report | Lee Jung-Seon 20' Seo Jong-Ho 62' You Hyo-Sik 64' |

* Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) David Leiper (SCO)

## Awards

| Top Scorer | Best Goalkeeper |
| - | - |
| Lee Jung-Seon | David Staniforth |

## Statistics

### Final ranking

* Spain
* South Korea
* South Africa
* New Zealand
* England
* Malaysia
