2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

2009 EuroHockey Nations Championship
EURO 2009
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Dates22–30 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueWagener Stadium
Final positions
Champions England (1st title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored115 (5.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Taeke Taekema
Belgium Jérôme Dekeyser (9 goals)
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The 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 12th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 22 to 30 August 2009.[1]

England won the tournament for the first time after defeating Germany 5–3 in the final. The hosts and defending champions the Netherlands secured third place after defeating Spain 6–1 in the third-place playoff.

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host 1  Netherlands
19–26 August 2007 EuroHockey Championship Manchester, England 5  Spain
 Belgium
 Germany
 England
 France
9–12 September 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy Lisbon, Portugal 2  Poland
 Austria
Total 8

Results

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).[2]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 17 6 +11 7 Semi-finals
2  Germany 3 2 1 0 10 7 +3 7
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 7 11 −4 3 Pool C
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source:


Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Semi-finals
2  Netherlands (H) 3 2 0 1 15 3 +12 6
3  France 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3 Pool C
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0
Source:
(H) Hosts


Fifth to eighth place classification

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5  Belgium 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9
6  France 3 2 0 1 6 11 −5 6
7  Austria 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3 EuroHockey Championship II
8  Poland 3 0 0 3 6 13 −7 0
Source:

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 August
 
 
 England (a.e.t.)2
 
30 August
 
 Netherlands1
 
 England5
 
28 August
 
 Germany3
 
 Germany2
 
 
 Spain1
 
Third place
 
 
30 August
 
 
 Netherlands6
 
 
 Spain1

Semi-finals


Third and fourth place

Final

Final standings

RankTeam
 England
 Germany
 Netherlands
4  Spain
5  Belgium
6  France
7  Austria
8  Poland

  Qualified for the 2010 World Cup

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eerste dag EK hockey uitverkocht". NU.nl (in Dutch). 19 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "EHF announces EuroHockey Nations Championships match schedule". EHF. FIH. 16 March 2009. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2009.