2003 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
City	Catania
Dates	5 July – 13 July
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Germany (1st title)
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	66 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tomomi Komori Kate Barber Niniwa Roberts (5 goals)
Best player	Denise Klecker
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The 2003 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge is the second tournament of the field hockey championship for women. It was held in Catania, on the island of Sicily in Italy from July 5–13, 2003.

Squads

 Germany

Head Coach: Peter Lemmen

1. Yvonne Frank (GK)
2. Julia Zwehl (GK)
3. Denise Klecker
5. Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
6. Anneke Böhmert
7. Natascha Keller
8. Melanie Cremer
9. Friederike Barth
10. Silke Müller
11. Cornelia Reiter
12. Caroline Casaretto
13. Marion Rodewald (C)
16. Fanny Rinne
18. Anke Kühn
20. Alexandra Kollmar
21. Badri Latif
22. Kerstin Hoyer
32. Franziska Gude

 Italy

Head Coach: Picco Roberto

1. Roberta Lilliu (GK)
2. Stella Girotti
3. Enrica Tagliasacchi
4. Claudia Torretta
5. Victoria Corso
6. Lila Grasso
7. Giorgia Carradori
8. Sonia Scalia
9. Francesca Faustini
10. Laura Garcia
11. Alessandra Filippi
12. Anna Russo (GK)
14. Tatiana Nicoletti
15. Silvia Previgliano
16. Maltilde Canavosio
18. Dolores Miranda
21. Roberta Marrocu
22. Daniela Possali

 Japan

Head Coach: Tsuda Toshiro

1. Rie Terazono (GK)
2. Keiko Miura (C)
3. Akemi Kato
4. Yukari Yamamoto
5. Sachimi Iwao
6. Chie Kimura
7. Yuka Ogura
8. Sakae Morimoto
10. Naoko Saito
11. Kayo Soga
12. Nami Miyazaki (GK)
15. Erika Esaki
17. Asuka Chiba
18. Tomomi Komori
19. Rika Komazawa
21. Rika Ishida
22. Yuko Kitano
23. Emi Sakurai

 New Zealand

Head Coach: Ian Rutledge

1. Kayla Sharland
2. Nikki Grimwood
3. Paula Enoka
4. Jan Rowsell
5. Rachel Sutherland
6. Meredith Orr
8. Jaimee Provan
12. Karen McMillan
13. Jo Galletly
14. Suzie Pearce (C)
16. Helen Clarke (GK)
18. Diana Weavers
19. Melody Rowe
20. Amanda Christie
21. Niniwa Roberts
23. Tara Drysdale
26. Anita Wawatai (GK)
28. Karen Syddall

 Spain

Head Coach: Jack Holtman

1. María Jesús Rosa (GK)
2. Silvia Manrique
3. Olalla Piñeiro
5. Mónica Rueda
6. Silvia Bonastre
7. María del Carmen Martín
8. Marta Prat
9. Silvia Muñoz
10. Lucía López
11. María del Mar Feito
12. Maider Tellería
14. Rocío Ybarra
15. Erdoitza Goikoetxea
17. Núria Camón
18. Ana Pérez
19. Isabel Barguño (GK)
20. Raquel Huertas
21. Esther Termens

 United States

Head Coach: Beth Anders

1. Tamika Smith
2. Kristen McCann
4. Margaret Storrar (GK)
5. Tara Jelley
6. Robyn Kenney
7. Tracey Larson
8. Kelli Gannon
9. Tracey Fuchs
11. Katie Beach (C)
12. Dina Rizzo
13. Keli Smith
15. Jill Reeve
17. Carrie Lingo
19. Abbey Woolley
21. Natalie Dawson
22. Kate Barber
25. Amy Tran (GK)
26. Jessica Coleman

Umpires

Below is the eight umpires appointed by International Hockey Federation (FIH):

Results

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool matches

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	5	4	1	0	13	4	+9	13	Final
2	Spain	5	3	2	0	8	3	+5	11
3	Japan	5	3	1	1	16	8	+8	10
4	New Zealand	5	2	0	3	5	5	0	6
5	United States	5	1	0	4	9	13	−4	3
6	Italy	5	0	0	5	3	21	−18	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[1]

Fixtures

5 July 2003 17:00 Japan  2–1  New Zealand Iwao  39' Komori  43' Report Roberts  60' Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

5 July 2003 19:00 United States  1–2  Spain Reeve  58' Report Camón  7' Muñoz  17' Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Petra Müller (GER)

5 July 2003 21:00 Italy  0–5  Germany Report Böhmert  4', 70' Barth  21' Ernsting-Krienke  40' Hoyer  63' Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Jun Kentwell (USA)

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6 July 2003 17:00 New Zealand  2–0  United States Roberts  36', 39' Report Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Corrine Cornelius (RSA)

6 July 2003 19:00 Germany  3–2  Japan Reiter  16' Rinne  44' Müller  69' Report Miura  38' Komazawa  40' Umpires: Cristina Tonetta (ITA) Jane Nockolds (ENG)

6 July 2003 21:00 Spain  3–0  Italy Goikoetxea  10' Huertas  23' Camón  51' Report Umpires: Petra Müller (GER) Jean Duncan (SCO)

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8 July 2003 19:00 Japan  1–1  Spain Miura  68' Report Huertas  65' Umpires: Jun Kentwell (USA) Petra Müller (GER)

8 July 2003 21:00 Italy  3–4  United States Miranda  5' García  18' Filippí  30' Report Larson  2' Fuchs  7', 33' Barber  20' Umpires: Corrine Cornelius (RSA) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

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9 July 2003 19:00 United States  1–2  Germany Barber  13' Report Ernsting-Krienke  26' Reiter  70' Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

9 July 2003 21:00 Spain  1–0  New Zealand Pérez  5' Report Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Cristina Tonetta (ITA)

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10 July 2003 19:00 New Zealand  0–2  Germany Report Böhmert  20' Keller  29' Umpires: Jun Kentwell (USA) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

10 July 2003 21:00 Japan  7–0  Italy Saito  8', 53' Komori  21', 68' Morimoto  57' Komazawa  58', 62' Report Umpires: Corrine Cornelius (RSA) Jean Duncan (SCO)

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12 July 2003 15:00 Germany  1–1  Spain Kollmar  39' Report Goikoetxea  7' Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Jun Kentwell (USA)

12 July 2003 17:00 United States  3–4  Japan Jelley  9' Smith  14' Barber  16' Report Miura  2', 39' Morimoto  10' Komori  22' Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Cristina Tonetta (ITA)

12 July 2003 19:00 Italy  0–2  New Zealand Report Roberts  39' Sharland  57' Umpires: Petra Müller (GER) Jane Nockolds (ENG)

Classification matches

Fifth and sixth place

13 July 2003 16:00 United States  4–1  Italy Barber  14', 32' Gannon  50', 65' Report Miranda  17' Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Corrine Cornelius (RSA)

Third and fourth place

13 July 2003 18:30 Japan  2–1  New Zealand Morimoto  2' Komori  16' Report Roberts  34' Umpires: Jun Kentwell (USA) Cristina Tonetta (ITA)

Final

13 July 2003 21:00 Germany  3–1  Spain Klecker  10' Ernsting-Krienke  62', 70' Report Camón  37' Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorers	Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Denise Klecker	Three players (see list below)	Margaret Storrar

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	Germany	6	5	1	0	16	5	+11	16	Qualified for FIH Champions Trophy
	Spain	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11
	Japan	6	4	1	1	18	9	+9	13
4	New Zealand	6	2	0	4	6	7	−1	6
5	United States	6	2	0	4	13	14	−1	6
6	Italy	6	0	0	6	4	25	−21	0

Source: FIH

References

External links

• Official FIH website
• Official website