1978 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

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1978 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Tournament details
Host countryWest Germany
CityHanover
Dates2–10 September
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored164 (3.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Paul Litjens[1] (16 goals)
1974 (previous) (next) 1983

The 1978 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the third edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.[2] It was held in Hanover, West Germany from 2 to 10 September 1978.[3] The hosts West Germany won their second title by defeating the Netherlands 3–2 after extra time in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating the defending champions Spain 2–0.[2]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (H) 5 4 1 0 21 2 +19 9 Semi-finals
2 File:Flag of England.svg England 5 4 1 0 17 2 +15 9
3 File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland 5 1 2 2 8 6 +2 4
4 File:Flag of France.svg France 5 2 0 3 7 17 −10 4
5 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 5 1 1 3 5 10 −5 3
6 File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar 5 0 1 4 3 24 −21 1
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts
2 September 1978
Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg 2–0 File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar
2 September 1978
West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 1–1 File:Flag of England.svg England
2 September 1978
Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg 5–0 File:Flag of France.svg France

3 September 1978
West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
3 September 1978
England File:Flag of England.svg 2–0 File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland
3 September 1978
France File:Flag of France.svg 3–1 File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar

4 September 1978
England File:Flag of England.svg 2–0 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
4 September 1978
Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg 1–1 File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar
4 September 1978
West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 5–0 File:Flag of France.svg France

6 September 1978
England File:Flag of England.svg 4–0 File:Flag of France.svg France
6 September 1978
Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg 1–1 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
6 September 1978
West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 10–0 File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar

7 September 1978
France File:Flag of France.svg 4–2 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
7 September 1978
England File:Flag of England.svg 8–1 File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar
7 September 1978
West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 2–1 File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 5 4 1 0 19 8 +11 9 Semi-finals
2 File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain 5 3 1 1 10 8 +2 7
3 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 5 2 2 1 8 9 −1 6
4 File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg Ireland 5 2 0 3 7 10 −3 4
5 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 5 1 1 3 9 11 −2 3
6 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 5 0 1 4 6 13 −7 1
2 September 1978
Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 3–0 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
2 September 1978
Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg Ireland
2 September 1978
Spain File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg 3–0 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales

3 September 1978
Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg 1–0 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
3 September 1978
Ireland File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg 3–2 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
3 September 1978
Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 6–3 File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain

Ireland File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg 3–2 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2–2 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Spain File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg 1–0 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union

6 September 1978
Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 4–1 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
6 September 1978
Spain File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg 2–2 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
6 September 1978
Ireland File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg 1–2 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales

7 September 1978
Spain File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg 1–0 File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg Ireland
7 September 1978
Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg 3–3 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
7 September 1978
Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 4–2 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

 
9–12th place semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
9 September
 
 
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia2
 
10 September
 
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland1
 
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (a.e.t.)2
 
9 September
 
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia1
 
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union1
 
 
File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar0
 
Eleventh place
 
 
10 September
 
 
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland2
 
 
File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar1

9–12th place semi-finals

9 September 1978
Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2–1 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland

9 September 1978
Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1–0 File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar

Eleventh place game

10 September 1978
Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg 2–1 File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar

Ninth place game

10 September 1978
Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
9 September
 
 
File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland (a.e.t.)2
 
10 September
 
File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg Ireland1
 
File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland4
 
9 September
 
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales1
 
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales3
 
 
File:Flag of France.svg France2
 
Seventh place
 
 
10 September
 
 
File:Flag of France.svg France3
 
 
File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg Ireland1

5–8th place semi-finals

9 September 1978
Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg Ireland

9 September 1978
Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg 3–2 File:Flag of France.svg France

Seventh place game

10 September 1978
France File:Flag of France.svg 3–1 File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg Ireland

Fifth place game

10 September 1978
Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg 4–1 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 September
 
 
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany3
 
10 September
 
File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain2
 
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (a.e.t.)3
 
9 September
 
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands2
 
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands5
 
 
File:Flag of England.svg England0
 
Third place
 
 
10 September
 
 
File:Flag of England.svg England2
 
 
File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain0

Semi-finals

9 September 1978
West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 3–2 File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain

9 September 1978
Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5–0 File:Flag of England.svg England

Third place game

10 September 1978
England File:Flag of England.svg 2–0 File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain

Final

10 September 1978
West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 3–2 (a.e.t.) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands

Final standings

  1. File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
  2. File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
  3. File:Flag of England.svg England
  4. File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain
  5. File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland
  6. File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
  7. File:Flag of France.svg France
  8. File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg Ireland
  9. File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
  10. File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
  11. File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
  12. File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar

References

  1. "EK 1987, Hannover (Duitsland), Heren". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Nederlands). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Men Field Hockey III European Championship 1978 Hanover (FRG) 09 - Winner West Germany". Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championship - 1978 - Home". Retrieved 23 May 2020.