2017 Men's Field Hockey European Championship
| 16th European Championship 2017 | |||
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| Men's | |||
| Number of nations | 8th | ||
| European champion | Netherlands | ||
| Association | EHF | ||
| venue | Amstelveen | ||
| Stadion | Wagener Stadium | ||
| opening | 19th August 2017 | ||
| Endgame | 27th August 2017 | ||
| Number of games | 20th | ||
| Number of goals | 98 (Ø 4.9 per game) | ||
| Top scorer |
 Mirco Pruijser
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| Best player |
 Arthur van Doren
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| Best goalkeeper |
Vincent Vanasch
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The 2017 men's European field hockey championship was the 16th edition of the men 's European field hockey championship . It took place from August 19-27 in Amstelveen , Netherlands, together with the European Women's Championship. The venue was the Wagener Stadium . The defending champions were the Netherlands .
Attendees
The six best nations from the previous European Championship and the two best nations from the "B-Pool" were eligible to participate.
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Netherlands (defending champions and hosts)
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Germany (finalist 2015) -
Ireland (third 2015) -
England (fourth 2015) -
Belgium (5th 2015)
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Spain (sixth 2015) -
Poland (Winner B-Pool) -
Austria (finalist B-Pool)
Stadion
All games of the European Championship were held in the venerable Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, which got a new main stand in preparation for the European Championship. After 1983 and 2009, a European Championship took place in this stadium for the third time. The winners of the two editions were the Netherlands in 1983 and England in 2009 .
mode
The preliminary round was played in two groups of four teams in an everyone-against-everyone format. The first two of each group qualified for the semi-finals. As usual in international hockey, a game for third place was played. The last two of the two groups formed group C and played for participation in the following European championship. The teams took the result against the nation from their own group. The last two out of the group of four were relegated to the B pool and the first two were allowed to take part in the next European championship.
Preliminary round
Times are given in Central European Summer Time (CEST) . The schedule was announced on July 21, 2016 by the European Hockey Federation .
Group A
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2017 5:00 p.m. |
Belgium
|
Austria |
4: 1 (4: 1) |
| August 19, 2017 8:00 p.m. |
Netherlands
|
Spain |
7: 1 (3: 0) |
| August 21, 2017 12:30 pm |
Spain |
Austria |
2: 2 (0: 0) |
| August 21, 2017 8:00 p.m. |
Belgium
|
Netherlands |
5: 0 (3: 0) |
| 23 August 2017 5:00 p.m. |
Spain
|
Belgium |
2: 0 (0: 0) |
| 23 August 2017 8:00 p.m. |
Netherlands
|
Austria |
6: 0 (3: 0) |
- table
| rank | country | Games | Gates | difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
3 | 13: 6 | +7 | 6th |
| 2 |
Belgium
|
3 | 11: 2 | +9 | 6th |
| 3 |
Spain
|
3 | 4:11 | −7 | 4th |
| 4th |
Austria
|
3 | 3:12 | −9 | 1 |
Legend: qualified for the finals , participation in the relegation round
Group B
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2017 9:00 am |
England
|
Poland |
6: 0 (4: 0) |
| August 20, 2017 3:30 p.m. |
Germany |
 Ireland |
1: 1 (1: 0) |
| August 21, 2017 2:45 p.m. |
Ireland
|
Poland |
7: 1 (4: 0) |
| August 21, 2017 5:00 p.m. |
England |
Germany
|
3: 4 (1: 2) |
| 23 August 2017 12:30 |
Germany
|
Poland |
7: 3 (3: 2) |
| 23 August 2017 2:45 p.m. |
Ireland |
England
|
1: 2 (1: 0) |
- table
| rank | country | Games | Gates | difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
|
3 | 12: 7 | +5 | 7th |
| 2 |
England
|
3 | 11: 5 | +6 | 6th |
| 3 |
Ireland
|
3 | 9: 4 | +5 | 4th |
| 4th |
Poland
|
3 | 4:20 | −16 | 0 |
Legend: qualified for the finals , participation in the relegation round
Relegation round
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2017 12:30 pm |
Austria |
Poland |
1: 1 (1: 0) |
| August 25, 2017 2:45 p.m. |
Spain
|
Ireland |
1: 0 (1: 0) |
| August 27, 2017 9:00 am |
Spain
|
Poland |
2: 1 (1: 0) |
| 27 August 2017 11:00 |
Ireland |
Austria |
2: 2 (1: 1) |
- table
| rank | country | Games | Gates | difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spain
|
3 | 5: 3 | +2 | 7th |
| 2 |
Ireland
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3 | 9: 4 | +5 | 4th |
| 3 |
Austria
|
3 | 5: 5 | ± 0 | 3 |
| 4th |
Poland
|
3 | 3:10 | −7 | 1 |
Legend: qualified for the finals , relegation to the EuroHockey Nations Trophy 2019
Final round
Semifinals
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2017 5:00 p.m. |
Germany |
Belgium
|
2: 4 n.P. (2: 2, 1: 1) |
| August 25, 2017 8:00 p.m. |
Netherlands
|
England |
3: 1 (2: 0) |
3rd place match
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2017 1:30 p.m. |
Germany |
England |
2: 4 (2: 1) |
final
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2017 16:00 |
Belgium |
Netherlands |
2: 4 (2: 0) |
Closing table
| Pl. | team |
|---|---|
 |
Netherlands
|
 |
Belgium
|
 |
England
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| 4th |
Germany
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| 5 |
Spain
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| 6th |
Ireland
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| 7th |
Austria
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| 8th |
Poland
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Individual evidence
- ↑ https://hockey.nl/nieuws/algemeen/renovatie-wagener-stadion-definitief/
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Men Field Hockey 16th EuroHockey Championship 2017 Amstelveen (NED) 19-27.08 - Winner Netherlands (5th) , November 10, 2017, Todor Krastev on todor66.com, accessed on December 9, 2017