2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship explained

Tournament:	2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship
Country:	Belgium
City:	Boom
Dates:	17–25 August
Venues:	Braxgata HC^[1]
Teams:	8
Confederations:	1
Count:	8
Matches:	20
Goals:	105
Top Scorer:	Eduard Tubau
Top Scorer Goals:	6
Best Player:	Robbert Kemperman
Previous Year:	2011
Previous Tournament:	2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Next Year:	2015
Next Tournament:	2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 14th edition of the men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament from 17 until 25 August 2013 in Boom, Belgium.^[2] The main sponsor for the tournament was TriFinance

Germany defeated Belgium in the final to win their eighth title and they earned their qualification to the 2014 World Cup.^[3]

Qualified teams

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
Host			1
20 – 28 August 2011	2011 EuroHockey Championship	Mönchengladbach, Germany	5
8 – 14 August 2011	2011 EuroHockey Championship II	Vinnytsia, Ukraine	2
Total			8

Format

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 against the teams they did not play in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II.

Squads

See main article: 2013 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship squads.

Results

The match schedule was released on 24 January 2013.^[4]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

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

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First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Final standings

Rank		Team
4
5
6
7
8

Qualified for the 2014 World Cup

Qualified for the 2014 World Cup as hosts

Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II

Awards

• Best Player of the Tournament: Robbert Kemperman^[5]
• Best goalkeeper of the Tournament: Filip Neusser^[5]
• Topscorer of the Tournament: Eduard Tubau^[5]

Goalscorers

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: EuroHockey Championships, 2013, Braxgata HC, Belgium. eurohockey.org. 1 September 2012.
2. Web site: EuroHockey Championship (Men) 2013. eurohockey.org. 1 September 2012.
3. Web site: Double GOLD for Germany. eurohockey.org. eurohockey.org. 25 August 2013. 25 August 2013.
4. News: TriFinance EuroHockey Championships – the Match Schedule. 25 January 2013. eurohockey.org. 24 January 2013.
5. Web site: Golden double for Germany!. EHC2013. Trifinanceeurohockey2013.be. 28 August 2013.