2003 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)
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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Four Nations Tournament
| year = 2003
| other_titles =
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| city =
| country = China
| dates = 23–29 January 2003
| num_teams = 4
| confederations = 3
| associations =
| venues =
| cities = Yiwu, Wuhan, Shanghai
| champion_other =
| count =
| second_other =
| third_other =
| fourth_other =
| matches = 6
| goals = 13
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|NOR}} Dagny Mellgren
(2 goals)
| player =
| prevseason = 2002
| nextseason = 2004
}}
The 2003 Four Nations Tournament was the third edition of this invitational women's football tournament held in China with four national teams participating in a round robin format. It was held from January 23 to 29, 2003, in the cities of Yiwu, Wuhan and Shanghai.{{Cite web
|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wom-china03.html
|website=RSSSF
|title=Guangzhou Tournament 2003 (China)
}}
Final standings
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|team1=USA|name_USA={{fbw|USA}}
|team2=CHN|name_CHN={{fbw|CHN}}
|team3=GER|name_GER={{fbw|GER}}
|team4=NOR|name_NOR={{fbw|NOR}}
|win_USA=2|draw_USA=0|loss_USA=1|gf_USA=4|ga_USA=3
|win_CHN=1|draw_CHN=2|loss_CHN=0|gf_CHN=3|ga_CHN=1
|win_GER=0|draw_GER=2|loss_GER=1|gf_GER=2|ga_GER=3
|win_NOR=0|draw_NOR=2|loss_NOR=1|gf_NOR=4|ga_NOR=6
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|result1=A
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Match results
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|date= 23 January 2003
|time=
|team1= {{fbw-rt|CHN}}
|score= 0–0
|report=
|team2= {{fbw|GER}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Yiwu
|attendance=
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{{football box
|date= 23 January 2003
|time=
|team1= {{fbw-rt|NOR}}
|score= 1–3
|report={{Cite web
|url = http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2003/01/U-S-Women-Down-Norway-3-1-To-Open-Four-Nations-Tournament-In-China.aspx
|title = U.S. Women Down Norway 3–1 to Open Four Nations Tournament in China
|publisher = U.S.Soccer
|access-date = 2013-06-30
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130513123537/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/womens-national-team/2003/01/u-s-women-down-norway-3-1-to-open-four-nations-tournament-in-china.aspx
|archive-date = 2013-05-13
|url-status = dead
}}
|team2={{fbw|USA}}
|goals1= Dagny Mellgren {{goal|42}}
|goals2= Thori Bryan {{goal|24}}
Tiffeny Milbrett {{goal|64}}
Heather O'Reilly {{goal|87}}
|stadium = Meihu Sports Centre, Yiwu
|attendance = 27,000
|referee = Zhang Dongqing (China)
}}
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{{football box
|date= 26 January 2003
|time=
|team1= {{fbw-rt|GER}}
|score= 2–2
|report=
|team2={{fbw|NOR}}
|goals1 = Martina Müller {{goal|36}}
Linda Bresonik {{goal|87|pen.}}
|goals2 = Dagny Mellgren {{goal|28}}
Anita Rapp {{goal|73}}
|stadium= Wuhan
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
{{football box
|date= 26 January 2003
|time=
|team1={{fbw-rt|CHN}}
|score= 2–0
|report={{Cite web
|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2003/01/U-S-Women-Fall-To-China-2-0-In-Adverse-Conditions-In-Wuhan.aspx
|title=U.S. Women Fall to China 2–0 in Adverse Conditions in Wuhan
|publisher=U.S.Soccer}}
|team2={{fbw|USA}}
|goals1= Fan Yunjie {{goal|19}}
Sun Wen {{goal|36}}
|goals2=
|stadium = Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan
|attendance = 40,000
|referee = Rebekka Kirchner (Germany)
}}
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{{football box
|date= 29 January 2003
|time=
|team1={{fbw-rt|USA}}
|score= 1–0
|report={{Cite web
|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Womens-National-Team/2003/01/U-S-Women-Win-Four-Nations-Tournament-In-China-With-1-0-Win-Over-Germany.aspx
|title=U.S. Women Win Four Nations Tournament in China with 1–0 Win Over Germany
|publisher=U.S.Soccer}}
|team2={{fbw|GER}}
|goals1= Devvyn Hawkins {{goal|16}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
|attendance = 5,000
|referee = Bente Skogvang (Norway)
}}
{{football box
|date= 29 January 2003
|time=
|team1= {{fbw-rt|CHN}}
|score= 1–1
|report=
|team2={{fbw|NOR}}
|goals1= Teng Wei {{goal|26}}
|goals2= Unni Lehn {{goal|47}}
|stadium= Shanghai
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
Goalscorers
{{Goalscorers
|goals=13 |matches=6
|2 goals=
- {{flagicon|NOR}} Dagny Mellgren
|1 goal=
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Fan Yunjie
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Wen
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Teng Wei
- {{flagicon|GER}} Linda Bresonik
- {{flagicon|GER}} Martina Müller
- {{flagicon|NOR}} Anita Rapp
- {{flagicon|NOR}} Unni Lehn
- {{flagicon|USA}} Devvyn Hawkins
- {{flagicon|USA}} Heather O'Reilly
- {{flagicon|USA}} Thori Bryan
- {{flagicon|USA}} Tiffeny Milbrett
}}
References
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{{Four Nations Tournament (women's football)}}
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