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
The following teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings , participated in the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[ 5]
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
Results
All times are local (UTC+2 ).
Preliminary round
Pool A
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
Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Jonas van't Hek (NED)
Umpires: Sébastien Duterme (BEL) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Sébastien Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Sébastien Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Pool B
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]
Umpires: Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT) Bruce Bale (ENG)
Umpires: Paul Walker (ENG) Ben Göntgen (GER)
Umpires: Jonas van't Hek (NED) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Umpires: Francisco Vázquez (ESP) Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Umpires: Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT) Paul Walker (ENG)
Fifth to eighth place classification
Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were taken over.
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
Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Paul Walker (ENG)
Umpires: Francisco Vázquez (ESP) Andrés Ortiz (ESP)
Umpires: Jonas van't Hek (NED) Sébastien Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Ben Göntgen (GER)
Umpires: Jonas van't Hek (NED) Coen van Bunge (NED)
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Francisco Vázquez (ESP) Bruce Bale (ENG)
Final
Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Ben Göntgen (GER)
Statistics
Final standings
Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[ 3]
Goalscorers
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
References
External links
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