The 2003

Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship The Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship is an international women's field hockey competition organized by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Championships. ...

was the sixth edition of the

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championship organised by the

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. It was held from 1 until 13 September 2003 in

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. This was the last

EuroHockey Nations Championship The EuroHockey Nations Championship is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Nations Championships. Th ...

with 12 teams. The 4 teams ending 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th were relegated to the first EuroHockey Nations Trophy. The 8 remaining teams played in the 2005 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship.

Qualified teams

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Format

The twelve teams were split into two groups of six teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals in order to determine the winner in a knockout system. The 3rd and 4th placed teams from each pool played for the 5th to 8th place, while the 5th and 6th placed teams from each pool played for the 9th to 12th place. The last four teams were relegated to the

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Results

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Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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fifth to twelfth place classification

;5th place bracket ;9th place bracket

5th–8th place semifinals

9th–12th place semifinals

11th place game

9th place game

7th place game

5th place game

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Third and fourth place

Final

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

{{Women's EuroHockey Championship Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Catalonia Sports competitions in Barcelona 2000s in Barcelona

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Field hockey at the Summer Olympics – Women's European qualification