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.

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

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

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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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20 July 2003 15:00 South Africa  0–2  England Report Hall  8' Pearn  55' Umpires: Han Jin-Soo (KOR) Murray Grime (AUS)

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20 July 2003 17:00 New Zealand  1–1  Malaysia Brooks  32' Report Abu  58' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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25 July 2003 18:30 South Africa  0–1  Spain Report Ribas  63' Umpires: Han Jin-Soo (KOR) David Leiper (SCO)

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)

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)

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)

Top Scorer	Best Goalkeeper
Lee Jung-Seon	David Staniforth

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

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