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  West Germany (H) 5 4 1 0 21 2 +19 9 Semi-finals
2  England 5 4 1 0 17 2 +15 9
3  Poland 5 1 2 2 8 6 +2 4
4  France 5 2 0 3 7 17 10 4
5  Scotland 5 1 1 3 5 10 5 3
6  Gibraltar 5 0 1 4 3 24 21 1
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts
2 September 1978
Scotland  2–0  Gibraltar
2 September 1978
West Germany  1–1  England
2 September 1978
Poland  5–0  France

3 September 1978
West Germany  3–0  Scotland
3 September 1978
England  2–0  Poland
3 September 1978
France  3–1  Gibraltar

4 September 1978
England  2–0  Scotland
4 September 1978
Poland  1–1  Gibraltar
4 September 1978
West Germany  5–0  France

6 September 1978
England  4–0  France
6 September 1978
Poland  1–1  Scotland
6 September 1978
West Germany  10–0  Gibraltar

7 September 1978
France  4–2  Scotland
7 September 1978
England  8–1  Gibraltar
7 September 1978
West Germany  2–1  Poland

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 4 1 0 19 8 +11 9 Semi-finals
2  Spain 5 3 1 1 10 8 +2 7
3  Wales 5 2 2 1 8 9 1 6
4  Ireland 5 2 0 3 7 10 3 4
5  Soviet Union 5 1 1 3 9 11 2 3
6  Czechoslovakia 5 0 1 4 6 13 7 1
2 September 1978
Soviet Union  3–0  Czechoslovakia
2 September 1978
Netherlands  3–0  Ireland
2 September 1978
Spain  3–0  Wales

3 September 1978
Wales  1–0  Czechoslovakia
3 September 1978
Ireland  3–2  Soviet Union
3 September 1978
Netherlands  6–3  Spain

Ireland  3–2  Czechoslovakia
Netherlands  2–2  Wales
Spain  1–0  Soviet Union

6 September 1978
Netherlands  4–1  Soviet Union
6 September 1978
Spain  2–2  Czechoslovakia
6 September 1978
Ireland  1–2  Wales

7 September 1978
Spain  1–0  Ireland
7 September 1978
Wales  3–3  Soviet Union
7 September 1978
Netherlands  4–2  Czechoslovakia

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

 
9–12th place semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
9 September
 
 
 Czechoslovakia2
 
10 September
 
 Scotland1
 
 Soviet Union (a.e.t.)2
 
9 September
 
 Czechoslovakia1
 
 Soviet Union1
 
 
 Gibraltar0
 
Eleventh place
 
 
10 September
 
 
 Scotland2
 
 
 Gibraltar1

9–12th place semi-finals

9 September 1978
Czechoslovakia  2–1  Scotland

9 September 1978
Soviet Union  1–0  Gibraltar

Eleventh place game

10 September 1978
Scotland  2–1  Gibraltar

Ninth place game

10 September 1978
Soviet Union  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Czechoslovakia

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
9 September
 
 
 Poland (a.e.t.)2
 
10 September
 
 Ireland1
 
 Poland4
 
9 September
 
 Wales1
 
 Wales3
 
 
 France2
 
Seventh place
 
 
10 September
 
 
 France3
 
 
 Ireland1

5–8th place semi-finals

9 September 1978
Poland  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Ireland

9 September 1978
Wales  3–2  France

Seventh place game

10 September 1978
France  3–1  Ireland

Fifth place game

10 September 1978
Poland  4–1  Wales

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 September
 
 
 West Germany3
 
10 September
 
 Spain2
 
 West Germany (a.e.t.)3
 
9 September
 
 Netherlands2
 
 Netherlands5
 
 
 England0
 
Third place
 
 
10 September
 
 
 England2
 
 
 Spain0

Semi-finals

9 September 1978
West Germany  3–2  Spain

9 September 1978
Netherlands  5–0  England

Third place game

10 September 1978
England  2–0  Spain

Final

10 September 1978
West Germany  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands

Final standings

  1.  West Germany
  2.  Netherlands
  3.  England
  4.  Spain
  5.  Poland
  6.  Wales
  7.  France
  8.  Ireland
  9.  Soviet Union
  10.  Czechoslovakia
  11.  Scotland
  12.  Gibraltar

References

  1. "EK 1987, Hannover (Duitsland), Heren". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "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.
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