2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
| EURO 2009 | |||
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 Official logo | |||
| Tournament details | |||
| Host country | Netherlands | ||
| City | Amsterdam | ||
| Dates | 22–30 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Wagener Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  England (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Germany | ||
| Third place |  Netherlands | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 115 (5.75 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Taeke Taekema Jérôme Dekeyser (9 goals) | ||
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The 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 12th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 22 to 30 August 2009.
England won the tournament for the first time after defeating Germany 5–3 in the final. The hosts and defending champions the Netherlands secured third place after defeating Spain 6–1 in the third-place playoff.
Qualified teams
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| Host | 1 | Netherlands | ||
| 19–26 August | 2007 EuroHockey Championship | Manchester, England | 5 |  Spain Belgium Germany England France |
| 9–12 September | 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Lisbon, Portugal | 2 |  Poland Austria |
| Total | 8 | |||
Results
All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).[1]
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 6 | |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
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Fifth to eighth place classification
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 5 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 | |
| 6 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | |
| 7 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | EuroHockey Championship II |
| 8 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| England (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| England | 5 | |||||
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| Germany | 3 | |||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Netherlands | 6 | |||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Final standings
| Rank | Team |
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 | England |
 | Germany |
 | Netherlands |
| 4 | Spain |
| 5 | Belgium |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Austria |
| 8 | Poland |
Qualified for the 2010 World Cup
Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II
See also
References
- ^ "EHF announces EuroHockey Nations Championships match schedule". EHF. FIH. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2009.[permanent dead link]
