Men's field hockey championship 2021
| 18th European Championship 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | |||
| Number of nations | 8th | ||
| European champion | Netherlands | ||
| Association | EHF | ||
| venue | Amstelveen | ||
| Stadion | Wagener Stadium | ||
| opening | June 4, 2021 | ||
| Endgame | June 12, 2021 | ||
| Number of games | 20th | ||
| Number of goals | 106 (Ø 5.3 per game) | ||
| Top scorer | Tom Boon (BEL), Sam Ward (ENG) 6th each | ||
| Best player | Pau Quemada (ESP) | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Pirmin Blaak (NED) | ||
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The men's European field hockey championship in 2021 was the 18th edition of the European field hockey championship . It took place from June 4th to 12th in Amstelveen ( Netherlands ) together with the European Women's Championship. The defending champion was Belgium , the venue was the Wagener Stadium . The Netherlands won the tournament for the sixth time, beating Germany 3-2 after a shootout . Belgium secured third place with a 3-2 win against England .
Originally, the tournament was supposed to take place from August 20th to 29th, 2021. Due to the postponement of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo , the tournament has been moved forward by the EHF by more than two months.
Attendees
In addition to the Dutch team as hosts, the best five teams from the last European Championship in 2019 and the best two teams from the European Championship in Division II are entitled to participate .
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Netherlands (hosts) -
Belgium (defending champion) -
Spain (runner-up 2019) -
Germany (fourth 2019) -
England (Fifth 2019) -
Wales (sixth 2019) -
France (Winner B-Pool) -
Russia (finalist B-Pool)
mode
The preliminary round is played in two groups of four teams each in an everyone-against-everyone format. The first two of each group qualify for the semifinals. As usual in international hockey, a game for third place is played. The last two of the two groups form group C and play for participation in the following European championship. The teams take the result against the nation from their own group. The last two from the group of four descend into the B-pool and the first two are allowed to take part in the next European championship.
Preliminary round
Group A
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2021 11:00 |
England
|
Russia |
5: 0 (0: 0) |
| June 5, 2021 1:15 p.m. |
Belgium
|
Spain |
4: 2 (1: 1) |
| June 6, 2021 5:30 p.m. |
Spain
|
Russia |
5: 1 (4: 0) |
| June 6, 2021 7:45 p.m. |
England
|
Belgium |
2: 1 (1: 1) |
| June 8, 2021 12:30 |
Belgium
|
Russia |
9: 2 (6: 1) |
| June 8, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
Spain |
England
|
2: 3 (1: 2) |
| rank | country | Games | S. | U | N | Gates | difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
England
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10: 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 |
Belgium
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14: 6 | +8 | 6th |
| 3 |
Spain
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9: 8 | +1 | 3 |
| 4th |
Russia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:19 | −16 | 0 |
Legend: qualified for the finals , participation in the relegation round
Group B
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
Germany
|
Wales |
8: 1 (4: 1) |
| June 4, 2021 8:00 p.m. |
Netherlands
|
France |
3: 0 (2: 0) |
| June 5, 2021 8:15 pm |
France |
Wales
|
2: 3 (1: 2) |
| June 6, 2021 15:00 |
Germany |
Netherlands |
2: 2 (0: 1) |
| June 8, 2021 2:45 p.m. |
France |
Germany
|
5: 6 (5: 3) |
| June 8, 2021 8:00 p.m. |
Netherlands
|
Wales |
6: 0 (3: 0) |
| rank | country | Games | S. | U | N | Gates | difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11: 2 | +9 | 7th |
| 2 |
Germany
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16: 8 | +8 | 7th |
| 3 |
Wales
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:16 | −13 | 3 |
| 4th |
France
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7:12 | −5 | 0 |
Legend: qualified for the finals , participation in the relegation round
Relegation round
Group C
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2021
12:30 |
Russia
|
France
|
5: 6 (2: 2) |
| June 10, 2021
14:45 |
Spain
|
Wales
|
6: 1 (2: 0) |
| June 11, 2021
13:45 |
Spain
|
France
|
2: 3 (2: 1) |
| June 11, 2021
21:00 |
Wales
|
Russia
|
3: 3 (2: 1) |
| rank | country | Games | S. | U | N | Gates | difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spain
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13: 5 | +8 | 6th |
| 2 |
France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:10 | +1 | 6th |
| 3 |
Wales
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7:11 | −4 | 4th |
| 4th |
Russia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9:14 | −5 | 1 |
Legend: qualified for the men's field hockey championship 2023 , relegation to the EuroHockey Nations Trophy 2023
Final round
Semifinals
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2021
17:00 |
England
|
Germany
|
2: 3 (1: 3) |
| June 10, 2021
20:00 |
Netherlands
|
Belgium
|
5: 3 (0: 0) |
3rd place match
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2021
10:00 |
England
|
Belgium
|
2: 3 |
final
| date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2021
12:30 |
Germany
|
Netherlands
|
2: 2 (1: 4 SO) |
Closing table
| Pl. | team |
|---|---|
 |
Netherlands
|
 |
Germany
|
 |
Belgium
|
| 4th |
England
|
| 5 |
Spain
|
| 6th |
France
|
| 7th |
Wales
|
| 8th |
Russia
|
Legend: Relegation to the EuroHockey Nations Trophy 2023
Medalists
Individual evidence
- ^ EuroHockey Championship and Championships II 2021. In: European Hockey Federation. May 11, 2020, accessed January 20, 2021 (UK English).
- ↑ https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14894
- ↑ https://tms.fih.ch/matches/14895
- ↑ List at tms.fih.ch, accessed on June 12, 2021
- ↑ List at tms.fih.ch, accessed on June 12, 2021
- ↑ List at tms.fih.ch, accessed on June 12, 2021