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2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship

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This article is about men's event. For women's event, see 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship.

The 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 15th edition of the men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 21 to 29 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England.[2]

2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
CityLondon
Dates21–29 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Riverbank Arena
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (4th title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored118 (5.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)Belgium Tom Boon (10 goals)
Best playerGermany Florian Fuchs[1]
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The Netherlands defeated the defending champions Germany 6–1 in the final to capture their fourth title, while Ireland won their first-ever medal by beating the hosts England 4–2.[1] As the winners, the Netherlands qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Qualified teams edit

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host 1   England
17–25 August 2013 2013 EuroHockey Championship Boom, Belgium 5   Germany
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Spain
  Ireland
3–11 August 2013 2013 EuroHockey Championship II Vienna, Austria 2   Russia
  France
Total 8

Format edit

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 EuroHockey Championship II.

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Semi-finals
2   England (H) 3 2 0 1 14 3 +11 6
3   Spain 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3 3 Pool C
4   Russia 3 0 0 3 1 27 −26 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
21 August 2015
17:15
Netherlands   2–0   Spain
Bakker   18'
Van der Weerden   24' 		Report
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
21 August 2015
19:30
England   10–1   Russia
Middleton   9'
Condon   11', 15', 25'
Griffiths   18'
Lewers   23'
Ward   34'
Gleghorne   34'
Catlin   41'
Ames   58' 		Report Plesetskii   30'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Geoff Conn (IRL)
23 August 2015
08:30
Spain   9–0   Russia
Lleonart   2'
Quemada   15', 21', 29', 45', 55'
Casasayas   21', 30'
Dabanch   60' 		Report
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
23 August 2015
18:15
Netherlands   2–0   England
Pruijser   26'
Jonker   55' 		Report
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Geoff Conn (IRL)
25 August 2015
17:15
Russia   0–8   Netherlands
Report Van der Weerden   1', 25'
Kemperman   7'
Hertzberger   22', 48', 57'
Jonker   52'
Bakker   60'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Tim Benford (ENG)
25 August 2015
19:30
England   4–0   Spain
Jackson   20', 57'
Middleton   24'
Griffiths   45' 		Report
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Semi-finals
2   Ireland 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
3   Belgium 3 1 1 1 6 9 −3 4 Pool C
4   France 3 0 0 3 8 15 −7 0
Source: FIH
22 August 2015
08:30
Ireland   4–3   France
Good   1'
Caruth   36'
Bruton   45'
O'Donoghue   47' 		Report Kieffer   27'
Baumgarten   33'
Martin-Brisac   52'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Tim Benford (ENG)
22 August 2015
16:00
Germany   4–0   Belgium
Wellen   42', 51'
Staib   48'
Fuchs   58' 		Report
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
23 August 2015
16:00
France   3–4   Belgium
Charlet   6', 17'
Sanchez   38' 		Report Hendrickx   10'
Cobbaert   15'
Dockier   34'
Boon   50'
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Martin Madden (SCO)
23 August 2015
20:30
Ireland   0–2   Germany
Report Windfeder   54'
Fuchs   56'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Tim Benford (ENG)
25 August 2015
11:00
Germany   7–2   France
Fuchs   3', 43'
Wellen   24'
Fürste   30', 53'
Deecke   48'
Grambusch   50' 		Report Martin-Brisac   36', 56'
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
25 August 2015
13:15
Belgium   2–2   Ireland
Dockier   34'
van Aubel   40' 		Report Caruth   27'
Jackson   39'
Umpires:
Martin Madden (SCO)
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

Pool C edit

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5   Belgium 3 3 0 0 18 7 +11 9
6   Spain 3 2 0 1 13 6 +7 6
7   France (R) 3 1 0 2 10 10 0 3 EuroHockey Championship II
8   Russia (R) 3 0 0 3 6 24 −18 0
Source: FIH
(R) Relegated
27 August 2015
11:00
Russia   2–4   France
Yankun   14'
Proskuriakov   58' 		Report Charlet   20', 33'
Masson   23'
Fourcroy   33'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
27 August 2015
17:15
Spain   0–3   Belgium
Report Boccard   47'
Boon   47', 55'
Umpires:
Geoff Conn (IRL)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
29 August 2015
09:30
Belgium   11–4   Russia
Boon   2', 11', 17', 18', 34', 48', 58'
Hendrickx   25'
Stockbroekx   28'
Boccard   39'
Truyens   55' 		Report Siniagin   15'
Komarov   15'
Maiorov   20'
Yankun   51'
Umpires:
Tim Benford (ENG)
Geoff Conn (IRL)
29 August 2015
11:45
Spain   4–3   France
Dabanch   22'
Lleonart   28', 52'
Piera   57' 		Report Genestet   49'
Charlet   51', 54'
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Ben Göntgen (GER)

First to fourth place classification edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 August
 
 
  Netherlands1
 
29 August
 
  Ireland0
 
  Netherlands6
 
27 August
 
  Germany1
 
  England2 (2)
 
 
  Germany (p.s.o.)2 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
29 August
 
 
  Ireland4
 
 
  England2

Semi-finals edit

27 August 2015
13:15
Netherlands   1–0   Ireland
Hertzberger   12' Report
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
27 August 2015
19:30
Germany   2–2   England
Zwicker   30'
Windfeder   57' 		Report Gleghorne   20'
Jackson   59'
Penalties
Fuchs  
Hauke  
Fürste  
Müller  
Grambusch   		3–2   Jackson
  Middleton
  Catlin
  Martin
  Ward
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

Third and fourth place edit

29 August 2015
14:00
Ireland   4–2   England
O'Donoghue   13', 60'
Sothern   29'
Magee   39' 		Report Martin   11'
Dixon   23'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

Final edit

29 August 2015
16:30
Netherlands   6–1   Germany
Bakker   6'
Van der Weerden   14', 22'
Hertzberger   21'
Hofman   29'
Pruijser   47' 		Report Rühr   50'
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Martin Madden (SCO)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    Netherlands
    Germany
    Ireland
4   England
5   Belgium
6   Spain
7   France
8   Russia

  Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II

Awards edit

Best Player of the Tournament[1] Best goalkeeper of the Tournament[1] Topscorer of the Tournament[1]
  Florian Fuchs   David Harte   Tom Boon

Goalscorers edit

There were 118 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.9 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "EHC2015: Netherlands men storm to Unibet EuroHockey Championship title". fih.ch. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ^ "EuroHockey Championships 2015, Men". eurohockey.org. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

External links edit

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