2003 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

The 2003 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 19–27 July 2003. This was the second edition of the tournament introduced in 2001 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to broaden hockey's competitive base globally.

2003 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Johannesburg
Dates	19 – 27 July
Teams	6
Venue	Randburg Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Spain (1st title)
Runner-up	South Korea
Third place	South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	78 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer	Lee Jung-Seon (10 goals)
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Spain qualified for a spot at the 2004 Champions Trophy in Lahore, Pakistan after defeating Korea 7–3 in the final.

Squads

England

Head Coach: Mike Hamilton

1. Jimi Lewis (GK)
2. Simon Mason (GK)
3. Robert Todd
4. Jason Collins
5. Jon Peckett
6. Craig Parnham (c)
7. Guy Fordham
8. Andy West
9. Mark Pearn
10. Jimmy Wallis
11. Brett Garrard
12. David Mathews
13. Danny Hall
14. Ben Hawes
15. Barry Middleton
16. Martin Jones
17. Michael Johnson
18. Jerome Goudie

Malaysia

Head Coach: Paul Lissek

1. Roslan Jamaluddin (GK)
2. Muhamad Amin Rahim
3. Chua Boon Huat
4. Gobinathan Krishnamurthy
5. Kuhan Shanmuganathan (c)
6. Nor Azlan Bakar
7. Azlan Misron
8. Jiwa Mohan
9. Mohammed Madzli Ikmar
10. Tajol Rosli Mohamed
11. Mohamed Rodhanizam Radzi
12. Keevan Raj Kalikavandan
13. Ismail Abu
14. Prabahkaran Periyathamby
15. Shaiful Azli Abdul Rahman
16. Kumar Subramamiam (GK)
17. Fairuz Ramli Mohamed

New Zealand

Head Coach: Charlie Oscroft

1. Simon Towns (c)
2. Mitesh Patel
3. David Kosoof
4. Darren Smith
5. Wayne McIndoe
6. Dion Gosling
7. Blair Hopping
8. Dean Couzins
9. Casey Henwood
10. Ryan Archibald
11. Umesh Parag
14. Bevan Hari
16. Paul Woolford (GK)
17. Kyle Pontifex (GK)
18. Phil Burrows
19. Hayden Shaw
21. Bryce Collins
24. Gareth Brooks

South Africa

Head Coach: Paul Revington

1. David Staniforth (GK)
3. Ken Forbes
4. Craig Jackson (c)
5. Craig Fulton
6. Bruce Jacobs
7. Gregg Clark
8. Iain Evans
9. Emile Smith
10. Mike Cullen
12. Justin King
13. Steve Evans
14. Eric Rose-Innes
15. Kevin Chree
16. Marvin Bam
17. Reece Basson
18. Wayne Denne
19. Chris Hibbert (GK)
20. Charl van der Merwe

South Korea

Head Coach: Kim Young-Kyu

1. Koo Dong-Shik (GK)
2. Cha Jong-Bok
3. Hong Eun-Seong
5. Lim Jung-Woo
6. Lee Sung-Min
7. Kim Chul
8. Kim Jung-Chul (c)
9. Seo Jong-Ho
10. Yoon Young-Sik
11. Lee Jung-Seon
13. Lee Nam-Yong
15. Hwang Seung-Sun
17. Yoo Min-Ho
19. You Hyo-Sik
20. Park Wan-Tae
21. Jang Jong-Hyun
22. Kim Sam-Seok
23. Hong Sung-Kweon

Spain

Head Coach: Maurits Hendriks

1. Bernardino Herrera (GK)
2. Santi Freixa
3. Pau Quemada
4. Marc Garcia-Cascon
5. Francisco "Kiko" Fábregas
6. Miquel Codina
7. Juan Escarré (c)
8. Alex Fàbregas
9. Pol Amat
10. Eduard Tubau
11. Eduardo Aguilar
12. Alberto Esteban
13. Ramón Alegre
14. Josep Sánchez
16. Xavier Ribas
17. Albert Sala
18. Rodrigo Garza
22. 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	5	4	0	1	15	9	+6	12	Final
2	South Korea	5	3	1	1	12	8	+4	10
3	New Zealand	5	2	2	1	9	5	+4	8	Third Place Match
4	South Africa (H)	5	2	0	3	7	8	−1	6
5	Malaysia	5	1	1	3	10	13	−3	4	Fifth Place Match
6	England	5	1	0	4	6	16	−10	3

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

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 Kuhan  3' Report King  9', 48'
Smith  50'

Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Markus Meyer (GER)

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20 July 2003
13:00

Spain 2–3 South Korea Tubau  4'
Ribas  55' Report Lee J.  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 Ismail  58'

Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

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22 July 2003
14:30

Malaysia 4–1 England Mohan  15'
Keevan  50'
Azlan  59'
Tajol  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 J.  12', 65' Report King  11'
Basson  55'
Evans  68'

Umpires:
Ravinderpal Singh (MAS)
David Leiper (SCO)

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23 July 2003
14:30

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

Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Deon Nel (RSA)

23 July 2003
16:30

South Korea 2–1 England Lee J.  3'
You  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)

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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 Kuhan  25'
Tajol  41' Report Lee J.  12', 30', 39'
Seo  45'
Hwang  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 Kuhan  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 J.  20'
Seo  62'
You  64'

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

Awards

Top Scorer	Best Goalkeeper
Lee Jung-Seon	David Staniforth

Final rankings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	Spain	6	5	0	1	22	12	+10	15	Qualified for 2004 Champions Trophy
	South Korea	6	3	1	2	15	15	0	10
	South Africa (H)	6	2	1	3	9	10	−1	7
4	New Zealand	6	2	3	1	11	7	+4	9
5	England	6	2	0	4	9	18	−9	6
6	Malaysia	6	1	1	4	12	16	−4	4

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 78 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.

10 goals

• Lee Jung-seon

7 goals

• Eduardo Tubau

6 goals

• Kuhan Shanmuganathan
• Xavier Ribas

5 goals

• Justin King

4 goals

• Hayden Shaw

3 goals

• Bevan Hari
• Pol Amat
• Alberto Esteban

2 goals

• Daniel Hall
• Tajol Rosli Mohamad
• Philip Burrows
• Seo Jong-ho
• You Hyo-sik

1 goal

• Brett Garrard
• Jerome Goudie
• Benjamin Hawes
• Davis Mathews
• Barry Middleton
• Mark Pearn
• James Wallis
• Ismail Abu
• Mohan Jiwa
• Azlan Misron
• Keevan Raj
• Gareth Brooks
• Umesh Parag
• Reece Basson
• Michael Cullen
• Steven Evans
• Emile Smith
• Hwang Seung-sun
• Juan Escarré
• Santiago Freixa
• Rodrigo Garza

External links

• Official FIH website
• Official website