2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship explained

Tournament:2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship
Country:Belgium
City:Antwerp
Dates:16–24 August
Venues:Wilrijkse Plein
Teams:8
Confederations:1
Count:1
Matches:20
Goals:103
Top Scorer: Tom Boon
Alexander Hendrickx
Mirco Pruyser
Pau Quemada
Top Scorer Goals:5
Best Player: Victor Wegnez
Previous Year:2017
Previous Tournament:2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Next Year:2021
Next Tournament:2021 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

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]

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)
15 June 2016Host1 (2)
19–27 August 20172017 EuroHockey ChampionshipAmstelveen, Netherlands5 (3)
(6)
(7)
(9)
(11)
6–12 August 20172017 EuroHockey Championship IIGlasgow, Scotland2 (21)
(25)
Total8

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

Squads

See main article: 2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship squads.

Results

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 2020 Summer Olympics

Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[3]

Goalscorers

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belgium confirmed as host of 2019 EuroHockey Championships for women and men. fih.ch. 15 June 2016.
  2. Web site: EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS, WOMEN AND MEN. eurohockey.org. 22 March 2018. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330211411/https://eurohockey.org/event/eurohockey-championships-women-men/?instance_id=181. 30 March 2019. dead.
  3. Web site: Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown. belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019. 24 August 2019. 2 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902091916/https://www.belfiuseurohockey.com/en/news/article.html?Article_ID=867496. dead.
  4. Web site: Four-star Dutch ease their way to European bronze medal. belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019. 24 August 2019. 18 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518164821/https://www.belfiuseurohockey.com/en/news/article.html?Article_ID=867474. dead.
  5. Web site: Teams . tms.fih.ch . International Hockey Federation . 5 December 2018.

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