Men's field hockey championship 1978

Men's field hockey championship 1978
Number of nations	12
European champion	BR Germany
Association	European Hockey Federation
venue	Hanover , Germany
opening	2nd September 1978
Endgame	September 10, 1978
Number of games	42
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The men's European field hockey championship in 1978 was the third edition of the men's European field hockey championship . It took place from September 2nd to 10th in Hanover . The German selection won its second title as host.

Participant and mode

Twelve teams took part. The six best placed at the 1974 European Championship , Spain, the Netherlands, England, Poland, France and host Germany , qualified first . The six teams, the Soviet Union, Scotland, Wales, Gibraltar, Ireland and Czechoslovakia, reached the finals through qualifying tournaments and comparisons.

Initially, the game was played in two groups of six. The two best placed in each group then played in the semifinals. The third and fourth placed players played for places 5 to 8 and the fifth and sixth placed of the groups played for places 9 to 12.

Preliminary round

Group A

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
2nd September 1978	Scotland	Gibraltar	2-0
	BR Germany	England	1: 1
	Poland	France	5-0
3rd September 1978	BR Germany	Scotland	3-0
	England	Poland	2-0
	France	Gibraltar	3: 1
4th September 1978	England	Scotland	2-0
	Poland	Gibraltar	1: 1
	BR Germany	France	5-0
September 6, 1978	England	France	4-0
	Poland	Scotland	1: 1
	BR Germany	Gibraltar	10-0
September 7, 1978	France	Scotland	4: 2
	England	Gibraltar	8: 1
	BR Germany	Poland	2: 1

table

rank	country	Games	Gates	difference	Points
1	BR Germany	5	21: 2	+19	9: 1
2	England	5	17: 2	+15	9: 1
3	Poland	5	8: 6	+2	4: 6
4th	France	5	7:17	−10	4: 6
5	Scotland	5	5:10	−5	3: 7
6th	Gibraltar	5	3:24	−21	1: 9

Legend: qualified for the semi-finals , qualified for the games for places 5–8 , qualified for the games for places 9–12

Group B

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
2nd September 1978	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	3-0
	Netherlands	Ireland	3-0
	Spain	Wales	3-0
3rd September 1978	Wales	Czechoslovakia	1-0
	Ireland	Soviet Union	3: 2
	Netherlands	Spain	6: 3
5th September 1978	Ireland	Czechoslovakia	3: 2
	Netherlands	Wales	2: 2
	Spain	Soviet Union	1-0
September 6, 1978	Netherlands	Soviet Union	4: 1
	Spain	Czechoslovakia	2: 2
	Ireland	Wales	1: 2
September 7, 1978	Spain	Ireland	1-0
	Wales	Soviet Union	3: 3
	Netherlands	Czechoslovakia	4: 2

table

rank	country	Games	Gates	difference	Points
1	Netherlands	5	19: 8	+11	9: 1
2	Spain	5	10: 8	+2	7: 3
3	Wales	5	8: 9	−1	6: 4
4th	Ireland	5	7:10	−3	4: 6
5	Soviet Union	5	9:11	−2	3: 7
6th	Czechoslovakia	5	6:12	−7	1: 9

Legend: qualified for the semi-finals , qualified for the games for places 5–8 , qualified for the games for places 9–12

Placement games

Play for places 9–12

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
September 8, 1978	Czechoslovakia	Scotland	2: 1
	Soviet Union	Gibraltar	1-0

Game for 11th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
September 9, 1978	Scotland	Gibraltar	2: 1

Play for 9th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
September 9, 1978	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	2: 1

Play for places 5–8

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
September 8, 1978	Poland	Ireland	2: 1
	Wales	France	3: 2

Game for 7th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
September 9, 1978	France	Ireland	3: 1

Play for 5th place

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
September 9, 1978	Poland	Wales	4: 1

Semifinals

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
September 8, 1978	Germany	Spain	3: 2
	Netherlands	England	5-0

3rd place match

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
September 9, 1978	England	Spain	2-0

final

date	Team 1	Team 2	Result
September 9, 1978	Germany	Netherlands	3: 2 n.V. (2: 1)

Final placements

Pl.	team
	BR Germany
	Netherlands
	England
4th	Spain
5	Poland
6th	Wales
7th	France
8th	Ireland
9	Soviet Union
10	Czechoslovakia
11	Scotland
12	Gibraltar

Web links

• Men Field Hockey III European Championship 1978 Hanover (FRG) 09 - Winner West Germany , Todor Krastev on www.todor66.com
• FIH Archive (English)