2003 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

2003 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Johannesburg
Dates	19 – 27 July
Teams	6
Venue(s)	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(s)	Lee Jung-Seon (10 goals)
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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

 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:

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

1.  Spain
2.  South Korea
3.  South Africa
4.  New Zealand
5.  England
6.  Malaysia

External links

• Official FIH website
• Official website^{[permanent dead link]}

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