2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship

2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityAmstelveen
Dates19–27 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueWagener Stadium
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (5th title)
Runner-up Belgium
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored96 (4.8 per match)
Top scorerNetherlands Mirco Pruyser (6 goals)
Best playerBelgium 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)
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
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

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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]

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  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

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 August
 
 
 Netherlands3
 
27 August
 
 England1
 
 Netherlands4
 
25 August
 
 Belgium2
 
 Germany2 (0)
 
 
 Belgium (p.s.o)2 (2)
 
Third place
 
 
27 August
 
 
 England4
 
 
 Germany2

Semi-finals

Third place game

Final

Statistics

Final standings

RankTeam
 Netherlands
 Belgium
 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
Netherlands Mirco Pruyser Belgium Arthur Van Doren Belgium Vincent Vanasch Netherlands Jorrit Croon

Goalscorers

There were 96 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 "Deja vu and Dutch delight at the EuroHockey Championships". fih.ch. 27 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 Regulations
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