Men's field hockey championship 2005
| Men's field hockey championship 2005 | |||
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| 2003 EuroHockey Nations Championship | |||
| Number of nations | 8th | ||
| European champion |
 Spain
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| Association |
European Hockey Federation 
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| venue | Leipzig | ||
| opening | August 28, 2005 | ||
| Endgame | September 4, 2005 | ||
| Number of games | 20th | ||
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The 10th Men's Field Hockey European Championship 2005 was held from August 28th to September 4th in Leipzig . In the final, Spain beat the Netherlands 4-2 . Defending champion Germany came third. Poland and Scotland were relegated to the "B-EM" .
game schedule
Group stage
Group A
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 3:30 p.m. |
 Germany
|
 Scotland |
5: 1 (3: 1) |
| August 28, 6:00 p.m. |
 England |
 Belgium |
1: 1 (1: 1) |
| August 30th 5:30 pm |
Germany
|
Belgium |
4: 1 (1: 1) |
| August 30th 8:15 pm |
England |
Scotland
|
2: 4 (1: 1) |
| September 1st 10:45 |
Scotland |
Belgium
|
1: 2 (0: 1) |
| September 1 5:25 pm |
Germany
|
England |
1: 0 (0: 0) |
- table
| rank | country | Games | Gates | difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
|
3 | 10: 2 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 |
Belgium
|
3 | 4: 6 | −2 | 4th |
| 3 |
Scotland
|
3 | 6: 9 | −3 | 3 |
| 4th |
England
|
3 | 3: 6 | −3 | 1 |
Legend: qualified for the finals , qualified for the games for places 5–8
Group B
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 10:30 am |
 Netherlands
|
 France |
5: 4 (4: 2) |
| August 28, 1:00 p.m. |
Spain
|
 Poland |
2: 1 (1: 0) |
| August 29, 5:30 p.m. |
Poland |
Netherlands
|
1: 2 (0: 1) |
| August 29, 8:15 pm |
Spain
|
France |
6: 3 (2: 1) |
| September 1, 1:00 p.m. |
France |
Poland
|
1: 4 (0: 3) |
| September 1st 3:15 pm |
Netherlands
|
Spain |
2: 1 (1: 0) |
- table
| rank | country | Games | Gates | difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
3 | 9: 6 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 |
Spain
|
3 | 9: 6 | +3 | 6th |
| 3 |
Poland
|
3 | 6: 5 | +1 | 3 |
| 4th |
France
|
3 | 8:15 | −7 | 0 |
Legend: qualified for the finals , qualified for the games for places 5–8
Placement games
Play for places 5–8
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2005 4:30 p.m. |
Scotland |
France
|
2: 4 |
| September 2, 2005 7:00 p.m. |
Poland |
England
|
0: 3 |
Game for 7th place
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2005 4:30 pm |
Scotland |
Poland
|
5: 6 n.7m (2: 2, - :-) |
Play for 5th place
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2005 7:00 p.m. |
France
|
England |
7: 6 n.7m (2: 2, - :-) |
Finals
Semifinals
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2005 11:30 am |
Netherlands
|
Belgium |
5: 1 (1: 0) |
| September 3, 2005 14:00 |
Spain
|
Germany |
3: 2 (2: 1) |
3rd place match
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2005 10:00 |
Germany
|
Belgium |
9: 1 (4: 1) |
final
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2005 12:20 pm |
Spain
|
Netherlands |
4: 2 (0: 0) |
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| Netherlands
|
5 | |||||
| Belgium
|
1 | |||||
| Netherlands
|
2 | |||||
| Spain
|
4th | |||||
| Game for third place | ||||||
| Germany
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2 | Belgium
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1 | |||
| Spain
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3 | Germany
|
9 | |||
Final placements
| Pl. | team |
|---|---|
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Spain
|
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Netherlands
|
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Germany
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| 4th |
Belgium
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| 5 |
France
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| 6th |
England
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| 7th |
Poland
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| 8th |
Scotland
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After this European Championship, the last two had to relegate to the Nations Trophy 2007 to fight for promotion.