2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship

This article is about men's event. For women's event, see 2019 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship.
2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
CityAntwerp
Dates16–24 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Wilrijkse Plein
Final positions
Champions Belgium (1st title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored103 (5.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Belgium Tom Boon
Belgium Alexander Hendrickx
Netherlands Mirco Pruyser
Spain Pau Quemada (5 goals)
Best playerBelgium Victor Wegnez
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The 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 17th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.

It was held alongside the women's tournament from 16 to 24 August 2019 in Antwerp, Belgium.[1][2] The tournament also served as a direct qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with the winner Belgium qualifying.

The hosts Belgium won their first-ever European title after beating Spain 5–0 in the final.[3] The two-time defending champions the Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[4]

Qualified teams

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The following teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, participated in the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[5]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
15 June 2016 Host 1  Belgium (2)
19–27 August 2017 2017 EuroHockey Championship Amstelveen, Netherlands 5  Netherlands (3)
 England (6)
 Germany (7)
 Spain (9)
 Ireland (11)
6–12 August 2017 2017 EuroHockey Championship II Glasgow, Scotland 2  Scotland (21)
 Wales (25)
Total 8

Format

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The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals 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 EuroHockey Championship II.

Squads

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Main article: 2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship squads

Results

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All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9 Semi-finals
2  Spain 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1 4
3  England 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2 Pool C
4  Wales 3 0 1 2 3 13 −10 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
(H) Hosts
16 August 2019
20:30
Belgium  5–0  Spain
Hendrickx field hockey ball 9', 54'
Wegnez field hockey ball 19'
Boon field hockey ball 52'
Kina field hockey ball 55' 		Report
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Jonas van't Hek (NED)
17 August 2019
11:15
England  2–2  Wales
Ward field hockey ball 26'
Gall field hockey ball 58' 		Report G. Furlong field hockey ball 32'
R. Furlong field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Sébastien Duterme (BEL)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
18 August 2019
13:30
Spain  5–1  Wales
Iglesias field hockey ball 3'
Quemada field hockey ball 14', 56'
Ruiz field hockey ball 28'
Romeu field hockey ball 36' 		Report G. Furlong field hockey ball 42'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Sébastien Duterme (BEL)
18 August 2019
18:00
England  0–2  Belgium
Report Boon field hockey ball 15'
Hendrickx field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)
20 August 2019
13:30
Spain  2–2  England
Quemada field hockey ball 33'
Arana field hockey ball 43' 		Report Ward field hockey ball 21'
Jackson field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Sébastien Duterme (BEL)
20 August 2019
20:30
Belgium  6–0  Wales
Hendrickx field hockey ball 15'
Boon field hockey ball 15'
De Kerpel field hockey ball 25'
Charlier field hockey ball 28', 35'
Briels field hockey ball 41' 		Report
Umpires:
Bruce Bale (ENG)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 14 3 +11 9 Semi-finals
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 16 3 +13 6
3  Ireland 3 0 1 2 4 13 −9 1 Pool C
4  Scotland 3 0 1 2 3 18 −15 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
17 August 2019
13:30
Germany  9–0  Scotland
Herzbruch field hockey ball 8', 40', 49'
Wellen field hockey ball 9', 34'
M. Grambusch field hockey ball 25'
Fuchs field hockey ball 28'
Rühr field hockey ball 54'
Häner field hockey ball 55' 		Report
Umpires:
Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)
Bruce Bale (ENG)
17 August 2019
15:45
Netherlands  5–1  Ireland
Van Ass field hockey ball 3'
Pruyser field hockey ball 5', 52'
Kellerman field hockey ball 8', 37' 		Report O'Donoghue field hockey ball 25'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Ben Göntgen (GER)
18 August 2019
15:45
Ireland  3–3  Scotland
O'Donoghue field hockey ball 12', 58'
Cross field hockey ball 55' 		Report Bain field hockey ball 28', 33'
Falconer field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Jonas van't Hek (NED)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
18 August 2019
20:30
Germany  2–3  Netherlands
Herzbruch field hockey ball 25'
Windfeder field hockey ball 42' 		Report Pruyser field hockey ball 21'
Bakker field hockey ball 40'
Brinkman field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
20 August 2019
15:45
Ireland  0–5  Germany
Report Wellen field hockey ball 3'
T. Grambusch field hockey ball 8'
Hellwig field hockey ball 55'
Fuchs field hockey ball 60'
Windfeder field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
20 August 2019
18:00
Netherlands  6–0  Scotland
Bakker field hockey ball 6'
Brinkman field hockey ball 15', 37'
Van der Weerden field hockey ball 30'
Janssen field hockey ball 58'
Pruyser field hockey ball 60+' 		Report
Umpires:
Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)
Paul Walker (ENG)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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Pool C

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The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were taken over.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5  England 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
6  Wales 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4
7  Scotland (R) 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1 4 Relegation to Championship II
8  Ireland (R) 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
(R) Relegated
22 August 2019
13:30
Wales  2–4  Scotland
Dolan-Gray field hockey ball 40'
Prosser field hockey ball 60' 		Report Golden field hockey ball 2', 53'
Falconer field hockey ball 12'
Parkes field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Paul Walker (ENG)
22 August 2019
15:45
England  2–1  Ireland
Wallace field hockey ball 11'
Roper field hockey ball 12' 		Report Robson field hockey ball 21'
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
24 August 2019
13:30
England  3–0  Scotland
Ward field hockey ball 15', 29'
Jackson field hockey ball 27' 		Report
Umpires:
Jonas van't Hek (NED)
Sébastien Duterme (BEL)
24 August 2019
15:45
Ireland  0–4  Wales
Report G. Furlong field hockey ball 4', 20'
Hutchinson field hockey ball 39'
Francis field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 August
 
 
 Belgium4
 
24 August
 
 Germany2
 
 Belgium5
 
22 August
 
 Spain0
 
 Netherlands3
 
 
 Spain4
 
Third place
 
 
24 August
 
 
 Germany0
 
 
 Netherlands4

Semi-finals

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22 August 2019
18:00
Netherlands  3–4  Spain
Bakker field hockey ball 53'
Janssen field hockey ball 59', 60' 		Report Quemada field hockey ball 2', 19'
Romeu field hockey ball 34'
Sánchez field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Bruce Bale (ENG)
Ben Göntgen (GER)
22 August 2019
20:30
Belgium  4–2  Germany
Boon field hockey ball 42'
De Kerpel field hockey ball 54'
Wegnez field hockey ball 56'
Charlier field hockey ball 58' 		Report Rühr field hockey ball 21'
Fuchs field hockey ball 26'
Umpires:
Jonas van't Hek (NED)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

Third and fourth place

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24 August 2019
18:00
Germany  0–4  Netherlands
Report Kellerman field hockey ball 19'
Pruyser field hockey ball 43'
Hertzberger field hockey ball 58'
Van der Weerden field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Bruce Bale (ENG)

Final

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24 August 2019
20:30
Belgium  5–0  Spain
Dohmen field hockey ball 10'
Van Aubel field hockey ball 17'
Boon field hockey ball 18'
Stockbroekx field hockey ball 27'
Hendrickx field hockey ball 39' 		Report
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Ben Göntgen (GER)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Rank Team
 Belgium
 Spain
 Netherlands
4  Germany
5  England
6  Wales
7  Scotland
8  Ireland

  Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[3]

Player of the tournament Goalkeeper of the tournament Under-21 talent of the tournament Top goalscorers
Belgium Victor Wegnez Belgium Vincent Vanasch Netherlands Jonas de Geus Belgium Tom Boon
Belgium Alexander Hendrickx
Netherlands Mirco Pruyser
Spain Pau Quemada

Goalscorers

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There were 103 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.15 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Belgium confirmed as host of 2019 EuroHockey Championships for women and men". fih.ch. 15 June 2016.
  2. ^ "EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS, WOMEN AND MEN". eurohockey.org. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Four-star Dutch ease their way to European bronze medal". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b c FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019
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