2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship
Tournament details | |||
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Host country | Netherlands | ||
City | Amstelveen | ||
Dates | 19–27 August | ||
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
Venue(s) | Wagener Stadium | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (5th title) | ||
Runner-up | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | ||
Third place | File:Flag of England.svg England | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 20 | ||
Goals scored | 96 (4.8 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Netherlands Mirco Pruyser (6 goals) | ||
Best player | Belgium Arthur Van Doren | ||
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The 2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 16th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the EHF. It was held from 19 to 27 August 2017 in the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands.[1] The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, with the winner qualifying. The hosts and defending champions the Netherlands won their fifth overall title by defeating Belgium 4–2 in the final, while England captured third place by beating Germany 4–2.[2]
Qualified teams
The following teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, participated in the 2017 EuroHockey Championship.
Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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31 August 2015 | Host | 1 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (4) | |
21 - 29 August 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Championship | London, England | 5 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (5) File:Flag of England.svg England (7) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (3) File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg Ireland (9) File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (10) |
19 - 27 July 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Championship II | Prague, Czech Republic | 2 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (22) File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (20) |
Total | 8 |
Format
The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the Men's EuroHockey Championship II.
Squads
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).[3]
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | Pool C |
4 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Pool B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 | Semi-finals |
2 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 | Pool C |
4 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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5 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
6 | File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 | |
7 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (R) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | EuroHockey Championship II |
8 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (R) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(R) Relegated
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
25 August | ||||||
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 3 | |||||
27 August | ||||||
File:Flag of England.svg England | 1 | |||||
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 4 | |||||
25 August | ||||||
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 2 | |||||
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 2 (0) | |||||
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (p.s.o) | 2 (2) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
27 August | ||||||
File:Flag of England.svg England | 4 | |||||
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 2 |
Semi-finals
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Third place game
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Final
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Statistics
Final standings
Qualification for the 2018 World Cup Relegation to the EuroHockey Championship II
Awards
Top Goalscorer[2] | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Young Player of the Tournament |
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Netherlands Mirco Pruyser | Belgium Arthur Van Doren | Belgium Vincent Vanasch | Netherlands Jorrit Croon |
Goalscorers
There were 96 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Austria Alexander Bele
- England David Condon
- England Adam Dixon
- England David Goodfield
- England Chris Griffiths
- England Barry Middleton
- England Ian Sloan
- Germany Anton Boeckel
- Germany Benedikt Fürk
- Germany Tobias Hauke
- Germany Dieter Linnekogel
- Ireland Neal Glassey
- Ireland Stuart Loughrey
- Netherlands Billy Bakker
- Netherlands Thierry Brinkman
- Netherlands Bjorn Kellerman
- Netherlands Robbert Kemperman
- Poland Pawel Bratkowski
- Poland Mikołaj Gumny
- Poland Maciej Janiszewski
- Poland Adrian Krokosz
- Poland Patryk Pawlak
- Poland Mateusz Poltaszewski
- Spain Diego Arana
- Spain Enrique González
- Spain Xavi Lleonart
- Spain Joan Tarres
Source: FIH
See also
- 2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
- 2017 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
- 2017 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
References
- ↑ "Amsterdam to host 2017 EuroHockey Championships (women and men)". eurohockey.org. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Deja vu and Dutch delight at the EuroHockey Championships". fih.ch. 27 August 2017.
- ↑ "Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Regulations