1983 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

1983 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityAmstelveen
Dates18–28 August
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
VenueWagener Stadium
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up Soviet Union
Third place West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored189 (4.5 per match)
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The 1983 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the fourth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.[1] It was held in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 18 to 28 August 1983.[2]

The hosts the Netherlands won their first title by defeating the Soviet Union 8–6 in penalty strokes after the match finished 2–2 after extra time. The defending champions West Germany won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 3–1.[1]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 5 0 0 24 5 +19 10 Semi-finals
2  West Germany 5 4 0 1 23 8 +15 8
3  England 5 2 1 2 16 9 +7 5
4  France 5 1 2 2 8 9 −1 4
5  Wales 5 1 1 3 7 14 −7 3
6  Austria 5 0 0 5 3 36 −33 0




Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 5 4 1 0 25 5 +20 9 Semi-finals
2  Soviet Union 5 4 1 0 18 3 +15 9
3  Belgium 5 2 1 2 7 13 −6 5
4  Scotland 5 1 1 3 8 13 −5 3
5  Ireland 5 1 1 3 4 18 −14 3
6  Poland 5 0 1 4 4 14 −10 1
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts




Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

 
9–12th place semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
26 August
 
 
 Wales0
 
 
 
 Poland1
 
 Poland2
 
26 August
 
 Ireland0
 
 Ireland4
 
 
 Austria0
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Wales0
 
 
 Austria1

9–12th place semi-finals


Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
26 August
 
 
 England (p.s.o.)1 (?)
 
 
 
 Scotland1 (?)
 
 England3
 
26 August
 
 France0
 
 Belgium1
 
 
 France2
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Scotland2
 
 
 Belgium0

5–8th place semi-finals


Seventh place game

Fifth place game

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 August
 
 
 Netherlands (a.e.t.)4
 
 
 
 West Germany1
 
 Netherlands (p.s.o.)4 (8)
 
26 August
 
 Soviet Union4 (6)
 
 Spain2
 
 
 Soviet Union4
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 West Germany3
 
 
 Spain1

Semi-finals


Third place game

Final

Final standings

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Men Field Hockey IV EuroHockey (European Championship) 1983 Amsterdam (NED) 18-28.08 - Winner Netherlands". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championship - 1983 - Home". Retrieved 20 May 2020.