Men's field hockey championship 2011
| Men's field hockey championship 2011 | |||
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| 2011 EuroHockey Nations Championship | |||
| Number of nations | 8th | ||
| European champion |
 Germany
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| Association |
European Hockey Federation 
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| venue | Mönchengladbach | ||
| opening | August 20, 2011 | ||
| Endgame | August 28, 2011 | ||
| Number of games | 20th | ||
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The 2011 men's European field hockey championship was held from August 20 to 28 in Mönchengladbach together with the women's European championship. It was the thirteenth edition of the men's European field hockey championship . The team of the Federal Republic of Germany, which defeated the team of the Netherlands in the final, became European champions; England took third place ahead of Belgium.
At the same time, the tournament was seen as a qualification opportunity for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Three places were awarded to Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, who finished fourth in the European Championship, as England, who was third in the European Championship, was automatically qualified as the host country for the Olympic Games.
Attendees
In addition to the first six teams of the European Championship 2009 , the two finalists of the EuroHockey Nations Trophy 2009 Russia and Ireland took part in the competition.
Preliminary round
Group A
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2011 2:00 p.m. |
Germany |
 Belgium |
3: 1 (0: 0) |
| August 20, 2011 8:00 p.m. |
 Spain |
 Russia |
5: 0 (2: 0) |
| August 22, 2011 3:00 p.m. |
Spain |
Germany |
1: 3 (0: 0) |
| August 22, 2011 5:00 p.m. |
Belgium |
Russia |
7: 1 (3: 0) |
| August 24, 2011 3:00 p.m. |
Germany |
Russia |
7: 0 (3: 0) |
| August 24, 2011 8:00 p.m. |
Belgium |
Spain |
3: 2 (0: 2) |
- table
| rank | country | Games | Gates | difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
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3 | 13: 2 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 |
Belgium
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3 | 11: 6 | +5 | 6th |
| 3 |
Spain
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3 | 8: 6 | +2 | 3 |
| 4th |
Russia
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3 | 1:19 | −18 | 0 |
Group B
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2011 10:00 |
 England |
 Ireland |
4: 2 (1: 1) |
| August 21, 2011 2:00 p.m. |
 Netherlands |
 France |
8: 1 (4: 0) |
| August 22, 2011 1:00 p.m. |
France |
Ireland |
0: 2 (0: 0) |
| August 22, 2011 7:00 p.m. |
England |
Netherlands |
3: 4 (1: 1) |
| August 24, 2011 1:00 p.m. |
France |
England |
1: 8 (0: 3) |
| August 24, 2011 6:00 PM |
Netherlands |
Ireland |
7: 4 (3: 2) |
- table
| rank | country | Games | Gates | difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
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3 | 19: 8 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 |
England
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3 | 15: 7 | +8 | 6th |
| 3 |
Ireland
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3 | 8:11 | −3 | 3 |
| 4th |
France
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3 | 2:18 | −16 | 0 |
Relegation games
The third and fourth of both groups formed a relegation group. The last two had to relegate to the Nations Trophy, from which the Czech Republic and Poland rose for the EM 2013 . The games of the third against the fourth in the same group were taken over from the preliminary round. The teams of Russia and France had to be relegated to the 2011 EuroHockey Nations Trophy as the last of the relegation round .
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2011 2:00 p.m. |
Russia |
Ireland |
2: 8 (1: 5) |
| August 26, 2011 16:00 |
Spain |
France |
2: 1 (1: 1) |
| August 28, 2011 9:00 am |
Russia |
France |
5: 2 (2: 2) |
| August 28, 2011 11:00 am |
Spain |
Ireland |
2: 3 (1: 1) |
- table
| rank | country | Games | Gates | difference | Points |
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| 1 |
Ireland
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3 | 13: 4 | +9 | 9 |
| 6th |
Spain
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3 | 9: 4 | +5 | 6th |
| 7th |
Russia
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3 | 7:15 | −8 | 3 |
| 8th |
France
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3 | 3: 9 | −6 | 0 |
Finals
The first three teams and the host had qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Since England, which represented Great Britain, was qualified as host, all teams in the final round had made the Olympic qualification.
Semifinals
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
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| August 26, 2011 6:30 p.m. |
Netherlands
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Belgium |
4: 2 (2: 2) |
| August 26, 2011 9:00 p.m. |
Germany
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England |
3: 0 (10) |
3rd place match
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2011 1:00 p.m. |
England
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Belgium |
2: 1 n.v. G (1: 1, 0: 0) |
final
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
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| August 28, 2011 3:30 pm |
Germany
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Netherlands |
4: 2 (2: 1) |
| Semifinals | final | |||||
| August 26th - 6:30 pm | ||||||
| Belgium
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2 | |||||
| Netherlands
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4th | |||||
| August 28th - 3:30 pm | ||||||
| Netherlands
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2 | |||||
| Germany
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4th | |||||
| Game for third place | ||||||
| August 26th - 9:00 pm | August 28th - 1.30pm | |||||
| Germany
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3 | Belgium
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1 | |||
| England
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0 | England
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2 | |||
Final placements
| Pl. | team |
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Germany
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Netherlands
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England
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| 4th |
Belgium
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| 5 |
Ireland
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| 6th |
Spain
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| 7th |
Russia
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| 8th |
France
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Web links
- Men Field Hockey XIII EuroHockey (European Championship) 2011 Monchengladbach (GER) 20-28.08 - Winner Germany Todor Krastev on www.todor66.com