2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

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.

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

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) Host.
19 August 2017
17:00
Belgium  4–1  Austria
Dockier  5'
Luypaert  10', 30'
Briels  27'		 Report Bele  7'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Łukasz Zweirzchowski (POL)
19 August 2017
20:00
Netherlands  7–1  Spain
Van Ass  26'
Verga  27', 47'
Van der Weerden  30'
Pruyser  31'
De Voogd  52', 55'		 Report Arana  38'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Martin Madden (SCO)
21 August 2017
12:30
Spain  2–2  Austria
Iglesias  47'
Romeu  51'		 Report Körper  35', 60'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
21 August 2017
20:00
Belgium  5–0  Netherlands
Dockier  5', 25'
Briels  25'
Luypaert  39'
Boon  56'		 Report
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Bruce Bale (ENG)
23 August 2017
17:00
Spain  2–0  Belgium
Lleonart  42'
Tarres  51'		 Report
Umpires:
Bruce Bale (ENG)
Ben Göntgen (GER)
23 August 2017
20:00
Netherlands  6–0  Austria
Kellerman  1'
Pruyser  6'
Brinkman  23'
Van Ass  40'
Bakker  52'
Van der Weerden  57'		 Report
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE}
Łukasz Zweirzchowski (POL)

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]
20 August 2017
09:00
England  6–0  Poland
Gleghorne  6', 20'
Griffiths  26'
Ward  29', 58'
Condon  41'		 Report
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
20 August 2017
15:30
Germany  1–1  Ireland
Windfeder  17' Report Murray  47'
Umpires:
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
21 August 2017
14:45
Ireland  7–1  Poland
Murray  6'
Glassey  10'
O'Donoghue  23', 36'
Sothern  24'
Nelson  55'
Loughrey  59'		 Report Pawlak  39'
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
21 August 2017
17:00
England  3–4  Germany
Gleghorne  16'
Roper  40'
Dixon  41'		 Report Grambusch  2'
Wellen  11'
Windfeder  45+'
Boeckel  46'
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
23 August 2017
12:30
Germany  7–3  Poland
Windfeder  12'
Miltkau  13', 59'
Wellen  21', 31'
Linnekogel  39'
Hauke  48'		 Report Gumny  24'
Janiszewski  29'
Poltaszewski  50'
Umpires:
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
23 August 2017
14:45
Ireland  1–2  England
Nelson  13' Report Goodfield  32'
Ward  44'
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

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.
25 August 2017
12:30
Austria  1–1  Poland
Körper  30' Report Krokosz  44'
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
25 August 2017
14:45
Spain  1–0  Ireland
González  3' Report
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
27 August 2017
09:00
Spain  2–1  Poland
Iglesias  16'
Romeu  45'		 Report Bratkowski  57'
Umpires:
Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
27 August 2017
11:00
Ireland  2–2  Austria
Sothern  27'
O'Donoghue  35'		 Report Körper  5', 57'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Bruce Bale (ENG)

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
25 August 2017
17:00
Germany  2–2  Belgium
Windfeder  3'
Fürk  59'		 Report Boon  18'
Dockier  37'
Penalties
Hauke
Rühr
Miltkau
Linnekogel 		0–2 Gougnard
Denayer
Wegnez
Van Doren
Umpires:
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
Bruce Bale (ENG)
25 August 2017
20:00
Netherlands  3–1  England
Van der Weerden  21'
Pruyser  22', 39'		 Report Gleghorne  42'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

Third place game
27 August 2017
13:30
Germany  2–4  England
Grambusch  16'
Windfeder  44'		 Report Middleton  24'
Sloan  27'
Gleghorne  51'
Roper  59'
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Łukasz Zweirzchowski (POL)

Final
27 August 2017
16:00
Belgium  2–4  Netherlands
Boon  8'
Charlier  28'		 Report Kemperman  37'
Pruyser  45', 60'
Van der Weerden  51'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)

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
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

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. "Deja vu and Dutch delight at the EuroHockey Championships". fih.ch. 27 August 2017.
  3. "Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  4. Regulations
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