The 2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 16th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship , the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the EHF . It was held from 19 to 27 August 2017 in the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen , Netherlands.[ 1] The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup , with the winner qualifying.
The hosts and defending champions the Netherlands won their fifth overall title by defeating Belgium 4–2 in the final, while England captured third place by beating Germany 4–2.[ 2]
Qualified teams The following teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings , participated in the 2017 EuroHockey Championship.
The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the Men's EuroHockey Championship II .
Squads
Results All times are local (UTC+2 ). [ 3]
Preliminary round
Pool A Source:
EuroHockey Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 4] (H) Hosts
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Łukasz Zweirzchowski (POL)
Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Martin Madden (SCO)
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Bruce Bale (ENG)
Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Ben Göntgen (GER)
Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE} Łukasz Zweirzchowski (POL)
Pool B
Source:
EuroHockey Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
[ 4]
Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Francisco Vazquez (ESP)
Umpires: Jonas van 't Hek (NED) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Umpires: Francisco Vázquez (ESP) Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
Umpires: Jonas van 't Hek (NED) Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Umpires: Francisco Vázquez (ESP) Adam Kearns (AUS)
Fifth to eighth place classification
Pool C The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
Source:
EuroHockey Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(R) Relegated
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Sebastien Michielsen (BEL)
Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Umpires: Sebastien Michielsen (BEL) Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Bruce Bale (ENG)
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Umpires: Jonas van 't Hek (NED) Bruce Bale (ENG)
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Third place game
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Łukasz Zweirzchowski (POL)
Final
Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Statistics
Final standings
Qualification for the 2018 World Cup
Relegation to the EuroHockey Championship II
Awards
Goalscorers There were 96 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
See also
References
External links
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