1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship explained

Tournament:1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Country:Belgium
City:Brussels
Dates:18–27 September
Teams:19
Confederations:1
Winners Fhm:FRG
Count:1
Second Fhm:NED
Third Fhm:ESP
Third-Flagvar:1945
Matches:64
Goals:160
Next Year:1974
Next Tournament:1974 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the inaugural edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 19 to 27 September 1970 in Brussels, Belgium.

West Germany won the first-ever European championship by defeating the Netherlands 3–1 in the final. Spain won the bronze medal by defeating France 2–1.

The top four teams qualified for the 1971 Men's Hockey World Cup.

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Playoff

Classification round

17th to 19th place classification

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Ninth to 16th place classification

13th to 16th place classification

First to eighth place classification

Fifth to eighth place classification

Final standings

Rank Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

Qualified for the 1971 World Cup

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