2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 11th 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 in Manchester, England from 19 to 26 August 2007.

2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
EURO 2007
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
CityManchester
Dates19–26 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Belle Vue Regional Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored105 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Taeke Taekema (16 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Robert van der Horst
2005 (previous) (next) 2009

The Netherlands won its third title by defeating the defending champions Spain 3–2 in the final. Belgium won its first-ever medal by defeating Germany 4–3.

The top three teams qualified directly for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The other teams qualified for the qualification tournaments for the Summer Olympics.

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host 1  England
28 August – 4 September 2005 2005 EuroHockey Championship Leipzig, Germany 5  Belgium
 France
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Spain
11–17 September 2005 2005 EuroHockey Nations Trophy Rome, Italy 2  Czech Republic
 Ireland
Total 8

Squads

Results

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Semi-finals
2  Belgium 3 1 2 0 10 4 +6 5
3  England (H) 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4 Pool C
4  Czech Republic 3 0 0 3 0 18 18 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
19 August 2007
10:00
Germany  5–0  Czech Republic
Weß field hockey ball 9', 48'
Zeller field hockey ball 22'
Nevado field hockey ball 37', 55'
Report
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
19 August 2007
12:00
England  2–2  Belgium
Daly field hockey ball 26'
Middleton field hockey ball 67'
Report Dohmen field hockey ball 31'
Vandeweghe field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

20 August 2007
17:00
Germany  2–2  Belgium
Witthaus field hockey ball 10'
Zeller field hockey ball 18'
Report Vandeweghe field hockey ball 33'
Dohmen field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
20 August 2007
19:00
England  7–0  Czech Republic
Middleton field hockey ball 7', 51'
R. Mantell field hockey ball 18', 21', 44'
Daly field hockey ball 45'
Jones field hockey ball 52'
Report
Umpires:
Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)
Marc Knülle (FRA)

22 August 2007
15:00
Czech Republic  0–6  Belgium
Report Dohmen field hockey ball 1', 62'
Gucassoff field hockey ball 8', 66'
Luycx field hockey ball 32'
Vandeweghe field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Marc Knulle (FRA)
Ged Curran (SCO)
22 August 2007
19:00
England  0–3  Germany
Report Witthaus field hockey ball 3', 31'
Montag field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 13 5 +8 9 Semi-finals
2  Spain 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
3  France 3 1 0 2 4 14 10 3 Pool C
4  Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 1
Source:
19 August 2007
14:00
Spain  1–1  Ireland
Ribas field hockey ball 43' Report Gleghorne field hockey ball 2'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Ged Curran (SCO)
19 August 2007
16:00
Netherlands  8–3  France
Taekema field hockey ball 9', 10', 26', 43', 59'
Brouwer field hockey ball 20', 58'
Bouwens field hockey ball 65'
Report Jean-Jean field hockey ball 32'
Genestet field hockey ball 47'
Verrier field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

21 August 2007
09:00
Spain  6–0  France
Ribas field hockey ball 20', 67', 70'
Sojo field hockey ball 24'
Tubau field hockey ball 30'
Amat field hockey ball 32'
Report
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
21 August 2007
11:00
Netherlands  1–0  Ireland
Taekema field hockey ball 16' Report
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Ged Curran (SCO)

22 August 2007
13:00
France  1–0  Ireland
Soyez field hockey ball 10' Report
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Rob ten Cate (NED)
22 August 2007
17:00
Spain  2–4  Netherlands
Ribas field hockey ball 6'
Amat field hockey ball 42'
Report De Nooijer field hockey ball 2'
Taekema field hockey ball 24', 47'
Weusthof field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Christian Blasch (GER)

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
5  England (H) 3 2 1 0 15 1 +14 7
6  France 3 2 0 1 4 7 3 6
7  Ireland 3 1 1 1 11 2 +9 4 EuroHockey Nations Trophy
8  Czech Republic 3 0 0 3 0 20 20 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
24 August 2007
12:00
England  1–1  Ireland
Tindall field hockey ball 15' Report Jermyn field hockey ball 12'
Umpires:
Juan Manuel Raquena (ESP)
Marc Knülle (FRA)
24 August 2007
14:00
France  3–0  Czech Republic
Durchon field hockey ball 15'
Gouedard Comte field hockey ball 49'
Genestet field hockey ball 55'
Report
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

26 August 2007
09:00
Czech Republic  0–10  Ireland
Report Gleghorne field hockey ball 3', 68'
Jermyn field hockey ball 11', 19', 41'
Magee field hockey ball 24'
Maguire field hockey ball 35'
Barbour field hockey ball 60', 70'
Shaw field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Marc Knūlle (FRA)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
26 August 2007
11:00
England  7–0  France
Jackson field hockey ball 14', 28', 65'
S. Mantell field hockey ball 23'
R. Mantell field hockey ball 38'
Clarke field hockey ball 57'
Wilson field hockey ball 59'
Report
Umpires:
Ged Curran (SCO)
Juan Manuel Raquena (ESP)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 August
 
 
 Netherlands7
 
26 August
 
 Belgium2
 
 Netherlands3
 
24 August
 
 Spain2
 
 Germany3 (2)
 
 
 Spain (p.s.)3 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
26 August
 
 
 Belgium4
 
 
 Germany3

Semi-finals

24 August 2007
16:00
Netherlands  7–2  Belgium
Taekema field hockey ball 14', 19', 47', 50', 51', 63'
Weusthof field hockey ball 29'
Report Vandeweghe field hockey ball 12'
Van den Balck field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Christian Blasch (GER)

24 August 2007
18:30
Germany  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Zeller field hockey ball 7', 65'
Nevado field hockey ball 19'
Report Ribas field hockey ball 2', 58'
Alegre field hockey ball 60'
Penalties
C. Zeller Penalty shoot-out scored
Weß Penalty shoot-out missed
Meinert Penalty shoot-out scored
P. Zeller Penalty shoot-out missed
2–4 Penalty shoot-out scored Alegre
Penalty shoot-out scored Enrique
Penalty shoot-out scored Amat
Penalty shoot-out scored Tubau
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Third and fourth place

26 August 2007
13:00
Belgium  4–3  Germany
De Saedeleer field hockey ball 42'
Vandeweghe field hockey ball 43'
Dekeyser field hockey ball 62'
Truyens field hockey ball 70'
Report Witte field hockey ball 33'
Witthaus field hockey ball 40'
Meinert field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
John Wright (RSA)

Final

26 August 2007
15:30
Netherlands  3–2  Spain
Brouwer field hockey ball 5'
Taekema field hockey ball 35', 57'
Report Lainz field hockey ball 52'
Tubau field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Christian Blasch (GER)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification or relegation
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Belgium
4  Germany
5  England (H)
6  France
7  Ireland Relegation to the Nations Trophy
8  Czech Republic

(H) Host.

Awards

Topscorer Player of the tournament Goalkeeper of the tournament Fair Play Award
Netherlands Taeke Taekema Netherlands Robert van der Horst Netherlands Guus Vogels  Ireland

See also

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