| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Netherlands | ||
| City | Amstelveen | ||
| Dates | 19–27 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Wagener Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (5th title) | ||
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | ||
| Third place |  England | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 96 (4.8 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Mirco Pruyser (6 goals) | ||
| Best player | 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 | Netherlands (4) | |
| 21 - 29 August 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Championship | London, England | 5 | Belgium (5) England (7) Germany (3) Ireland (9) Spain (10) |
| 19 - 27 July 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Championship II | Prague, Czech Republic | 2 |  Austria (22) 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 | Netherlands (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Belgium |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | Pool C |
| 4 | Austria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 | Pool C |
| 4 | Poland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 |
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 6 | Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 | |
| 7 | Austria (R) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | EuroHockey Championship II |
| 8 | Poland (R) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(R) Relegated
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 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
| England | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands | 4 | |||||
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| Belgium | 2 | |||||
| Germany | 2 (0) | |||||
| Belgium (p.s.o) | 2 (2) | |||||
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| 27 August | ||||||
| England | 4 | |||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Final
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Statistics
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
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Netherlands |
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Belgium |
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England |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Ireland |
| 7 | Austria |
| 8 | Poland |
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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| Mirco Pruyser |
Arthur Van Doren |
Vincent Vanasch |
Jorrit Croon |
Goalscorers
There were 96 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
- Michael Körper
- Mark Gleghorne
- Lukas Windfeder
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Alexander Bele
- David Condon
- Adam Dixon
- David Goodfield
- Chris Griffiths
- Barry Middleton
- Ian Sloan
- Anton Boeckel
- Benedikt Fürk
- Tobias Hauke
- Dieter Linnekogel
- Neal Glassey
- Stuart Loughrey
- Billy Bakker
- Thierry Brinkman
- Bjorn Kellerman
- Robbert Kemperman
- Pawel Bratkowski
- Mikołaj Gumny
- Maciej Janiszewski
- Adrian Krokosz
- Patryk Pawlak
- Mateusz Poltaszewski
- Diego Arana
- Enrique González
- Xavi Lleonart
- Joan Tarres
Source: FIH
See also
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.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 Regulations
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