The tournament in the first division as part of the 67th World Ice Hockey Championship was held in Hungary and Croatia .
| 2003 World Ice Hockey Championship First Division | |
|---|---|
| Championship Details | |
| Country |  Hungary Croatia |
| Time spending | April 14 - April 21 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| City of | Budapest , Zagreb |
| Top places | |
| First place |  Kazakhstan |
| Second place |  France |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches played | thirty |
| Goals scored | 203 (6.77 per game) |
The tournament was held in one round.
Content
Tournament
Group A ( Budapest , Hungary )
| April 15, 2003 | Budapest | Poland | - | Lithuania | 8: 2 (2: 0.2: 1.4: 1) | |
| April 15, 2003 | Budapest | Kazakhstan | - | Romania | 8: 2 (2: 0.5: 2.1: 0) | |
| April 15, 2003 | Budapest | Hungary | - | Netherlands | 4: 2 (0: 2.1: 0.3: 0) | |
| April 16, 2003 | Budapest | Kazakhstan | - | Lithuania | 13: 2 (2: 0.6: 0.5: 2) | |
| April 16, 2003 | Budapest | Poland | - | Netherlands | 6: 3 (2: 1.0: 0.4: 2) | |
| April 16, 2003 | Budapest | Hungary | - | Romania | 4: 4 (2: 2,1: 0,1: 2) | |
| April 18, 2003 | Budapest | Poland | - | Romania | 6: 0 (2: 0.3: 0.1: 0) | |
| April 18, 2003 | Budapest | Netherlands | - | Lithuania | 2: 2 (1: 0.1: 1.0: 1) | |
| April 18, 2003 | Budapest | Hungary | - | Kazakhstan | 1: 4 (1: 3.0: 0.0: 1) | |
| April 20, 2003 | Budapest | Netherlands | - | Romania | 7: 4 (3: 0.2: 2.2: 2) | |
| April 20, 2003 | Budapest | Poland | - | Kazakhstan | 1: 3 (0: 0.0: 2.1: 1) | |
| April 20, 2003 | Budapest | Hungary | - | Lithuania | 4: 0 (2: 0,1: 0,1: 0) | |
| April 21, 2003 | Budapest | Kazakhstan | - | Netherlands | 6: 3 (3: 2.2: 0.1: 1) | |
| April 21, 2003 | Budapest | Lithuania | - | Romania | 1: 3 (0: 2.1: 0.0: 1) | |
| April 21, 2003 | Budapest | Hungary | - | Poland | 1: 3 (1: 1.0: 2.0: 0) |
Summary table
| M | National team | AND | AT | N | P | Washers | Difference | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Kazakhstan | five | five | 0 | 0 | 34: 9 | + 25 | 10 : 0 |
| 2 | Poland | five | four | 0 | one | 24: 9 | + 15 | 8 : 2 |
| 3 | Hungary | five | 2 | one | 2 | 14:13 | + 1 | 5 : 5 |
| four | Netherlands | five | one | one | 3 | 17:22 | - five | 3 : 7 |
| five | Romania | five | one | one | 3 | 13:26 | - 13 | 3 : 7 |
| 6 | Lithuania | five | 0 | one | four | 7:30 a.m. | - 23 | 1 : 9 |
Group B ( Zagreb , Croatia )
| April 14, 2003 | Zagreb | Italy | - | Estonia | 1: 3 (1: 0,0: 1,0: 2) | |
| April 14, 2003 | Zagreb | France | - | Great Britain | 2: 2 (0: 1.1: 1.1: 0) | |
| April 14, 2003 | Zagreb | Croatia | - | Norway | 1: 6 (0: 0.1: 5.0: 1) | |
| April 15, 2003 | Zagreb | Italy | - | Great Britain | 4: 2 (1: 0.2: 2.1: 0) | |
| April 15, 2003 | Zagreb | Norway | - | Estonia | 3: 0 (1: 0,0: 0,2: 0) | |
| April 15, 2003 | Zagreb | Croatia | - | France | 1: 8 (0: 3.0: 5.1: 0) | |
| April 17, 2003 | Zagreb | France | - | Norway | 4: 2 (2: 0,0: 0,2: 2) | |
| April 17, 2003 | Zagreb | Great Britain | - | Estonia | 3: 4 (1: 1.0: 2.2: 1) | |
| April 17, 2003 | Zagreb | Croatia | - | Italy | 0: 9 (0: 4.0: 1.0: 4) | |
| April 18, 2003 | Zagreb | France | - | Estonia | 6: 0 (2: 0.2: 0.2: 0) | |
| April 18, 2003 | Zagreb | Italy | - | Norway | 2: 5 (0: 2.2: 2.0: 1) | |
| April 18, 2003 | Zagreb | Croatia | - | Great Britain | 1: 7 (1: 1.0: 3.0: 3) | |
| April 20, 2003 | Zagreb | Norway | - | Great Britain | 3: 2 (2: 2.0: 0.1: 0) | |
| April 20, 2003 | Zagreb | Italy | - | France | 0: 1 (0: 0,0: 1,0: 0) | |
| April 20, 2003 | Zagreb | Croatia | - | Estonia | 7: 5 (3: 0.1: 2.3: 3) |
Summary table
| M | National team | AND | AT | N | P | Washers | Difference | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | France | five | four | one | 0 | 21: 5 | + 16 | 9 : 1 |
| 2 | Norway | five | four | 0 | one | 19: 9 | + 10 | 8 : 2 |
| 3 | Estonia | five | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12:20 | - eight | 4 : 6 |
| four | Italy | five | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16:11 | + 5 | 4 : 6 |
| five | Great Britain | five | one | one | 3 | 16:14 | + 2 | 3 : 7 |
| 6 | Croatia | five | one | 0 | four | 10:35 | - 25 | 2 : 8 |
Summary
| Moved to the top division : | Kazakhstan France |
| Moved from the top division : | Belarus Slovenia |
| Moved to the second division : | Lithuania Croatia |
| Moved from the second division : | The Republic of Korea Belgium |
See also
- 2003 Ice Hockey World Championship
- Second Division Ice Hockey World Championship 2003
- 2003 Ice Hockey World Championship Third Division