1970_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.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Belgium | ||
| City | Brussels | ||
| Dates | 18–27 September | ||
| Teams | 19 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 64 | ||
| Goals scored | 160 (2.5 per match) | ||
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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.
Pool A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Poland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Wales |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Italy |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
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Source: TheSports.org
Pool B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  England |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Austria |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Soviet Union |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Denmark |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
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Source: TheSports.org
Pool C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Spain |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Ireland |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Malta |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 |
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Source: TheSports.org
Pool D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Switzerland |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Finland |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Scotland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Hungary |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
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- Playoff
17th to 19th place classification
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Hungary |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| 18 | Denmark |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 2 |
| 19 | Malta |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
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Source: TheSports.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Ninth to 16th place classification
| 9–16th place quarter-finals | 9–12th place semi-finals | Ninth place | ||||||||
| 24 September | ||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 September | ||||||||||
| Finland | 0 | |||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | |||||||||
| 24 September | ||||||||||
| Austria | 0 | |||||||||
| Austria | 1 | |||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 September | ||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 September | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 September | ||||||||||
| Wales | 0 | 11th place | ||||||||
| Wales (p.s.o.) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
| Soviet Union | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| Austria | 2 | |||||||||
| Wales | 1 | |||||||||
13th to 16th place classification
| 13–16th place semi-finals | 13th place | |||||
| 26 September | ||||||
| Finland | 0 | |||||
| 27 September | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||
| 26 September | ||||||
| Soviet Union | 0 | |||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 1 | |||||
| 15th place | ||||||
| 27 September | ||||||
| Finland | 1 | |||||
| Scotland | 4 | |||||
First to eighth place classification
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 September | ||||||||||
| West Germany (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 September | ||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| West Germany (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 September | ||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||
| West Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| 24 September | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 September | ||||||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 September | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||
Fifth to eighth place classification
| 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 26 September | ||||||
| England | 2 | |||||
| 27 September | ||||||
| Switzerland | 0 | |||||
| England | 1 | |||||
| 26 September | ||||||
| Belgium | 3 | |||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||
| Belgium | 4 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 27 September | ||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | |||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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West Germany |
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Netherlands |
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Spain |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Belgium |
| 6 | England |
| 7 | Poland |
| 8 | Switzerland |
| 9 | Ireland |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia |
| 11 | Austria |
| 12 | Wales |
| 13 | Italy |
| 14 | Soviet Union |
| 15 | Scotland |
| 16 | Finland |
| 17 | Hungary |
| 18 | Denmark |
| 19 | Malta |
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Qualified for the 1971 World Cup