The 1983 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the fourth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.[1] It was held in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 18 to 28 August 1983.[2]
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| Host country | Netherlands | ||
| City | Amstelveen | ||
| Dates | 18–28 August | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Wagener Stadium | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 42 | ||
| Goals scored | 189 (4.5 per match) | ||
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The hosts the Netherlands won their first title by defeating the Soviet Union 8–6 in penalty strokes after the match finished 2–2 after extra time. The defending champions West Germany won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 3–1.[1]
Preliminary round edit
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Spain
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  West Germany
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 8 | |
| 3 |  England
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 5 | |
| 4 |  France
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Wales
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Austria
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 36 | −33 | 0 |
Source: TheSports.org
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Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Netherlands (H)
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Soviet Union
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Belgium
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Scotland
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Ireland
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Poland
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 |
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Classification round edit
Ninth to twelfth place classification edit
| 9–12th place semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
| 26 August | ||||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||
| 26 August | ||||||
| Ireland | 0 | |||||
| Ireland | 4 | |||||
| Austria | 0 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||
| Austria | 1 | |||||
9–12th place semi-finals edit
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Eleventh place game edit
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Ninth place game edit
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Fifth to eighth place classification edit
| 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 26 August | ||||||
| England (p.s.o.) | 1 (?) | |||||
| Scotland | 1 (?) | |||||
| England | 3 | |||||
| 26 August | ||||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Scotland | 2 | |||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||
5–8th place semi-finals edit
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Seventh place game edit
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Fifth place game edit
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First to fourth place classification edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 August | ||||||
| Netherlands (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||
| West Germany | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 4 (8) | |||||
| 26 August | ||||||
| Soviet Union | 4 (6) | |||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 4 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| West Germany | 3 | |||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
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Third place game edit
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Final edit
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Final standings edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Men Field Hockey IV EuroHockey (European Championship) 1983 Amsterdam (NED) 18-28.08 - Winner Netherlands". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championship - 1983 - Home". Retrieved 20 May 2020.