2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship

2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
CityLondon
Dates21–29 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueLee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (4th title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored118 (5.9 per match)
Top scorerBelgium Tom Boon (10 goals)
Best playerGermany Florian Fuchs[1]
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The 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 15th edition of the men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 21 to 29 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England.[2]

The Netherlands defeated the defending champions Germany 6–1 in the final to capture their fourth title, while Ireland won their first-ever medal by beating the hosts England 4–2.[1] As the winners, the Netherlands qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host 1  England
17–25 August 2013 2013 EuroHockey Championship Boom, Belgium 5  Germany
 Belgium
 Netherlands
 Spain
 Ireland
3–11 August 2013 2013 EuroHockey Championship II Vienna, Austria 2  Russia
 France
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 EuroHockey Championship II.

Squads

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Semi-finals
2  England (H) 3 2 0 1 14 3 +11 6
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3 3 Pool C
4  Russia 3 0 0 3 1 27 −26 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts


Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Semi-finals
2  Ireland 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
3  Belgium 3 1 1 1 6 9 −3 4 Pool C
4  France 3 0 0 3 8 15 −7 0
Source: FIH


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
5  Belgium 3 3 0 0 18 7 +11 9
6  Spain 3 2 0 1 13 6 +7 6
7  France (R) 3 1 0 2 10 10 0 3 EuroHockey Championship II
8  Russia (R) 3 0 0 3 6 24 −18 0
Source: FIH
(R) Relegated

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 August
 
 
 Netherlands1
 
29 August
 
 Ireland0
 
 Netherlands6
 
27 August
 
 Germany1
 
 England2 (2)
 
 
 Germany (p.s.o.)2 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
29 August
 
 
 Ireland4
 
 
 England2

Semi-finals


Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

RankTeam
 Netherlands
 Germany
 Ireland
4  England
5  Belgium
6  Spain
7  France
8  Russia

  Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II

Awards

Best Player of the Tournament[1] Best goalkeeper of the Tournament[1] Topscorer of the Tournament[1]
Germany Florian Fuchs Ireland David Harte Belgium Tom Boon

Goalscorers

There were 118 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.9 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "EHC2015: Netherlands men storm to Unibet EuroHockey Championship title". fih.ch. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "EuroHockey Championships 2015, Men". eurohockey.org. Retrieved 19 May 2015.