2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship
The 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 15th edition of the men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 21 to 29 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England.[2]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | England | ||
| City | London | ||
| Dates | 21–29 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Riverbank Arena | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Germany | ||
| Third place |  Ireland | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 118 (5.9 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tom Boon (10 goals) | ||
| Best player | Florian Fuchs[1] | ||
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The Netherlands defeated the defending champions Germany 6–1 in the final to capture their fourth title, while Ireland won their first-ever medal by beating the hosts England 4–2.[1] As the winners, the Netherlands qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Qualified teams
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| Host | 1 |  England | ||
| 17–25 August 2013 | 2013 EuroHockey Championship | Boom, Belgium | 5 | Germany Belgium Netherlands Spain Ireland |
| 3–11 August 2013 | 2013 EuroHockey Championship II | Vienna, Austria | 2 |  Russia France |
| Total | 8 | |||
Format
The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals 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.
Results
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 |
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Belgium |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | Pool C |
| 4 | France |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 0 |
Source: FIH
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Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 5 | Belgium |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 | |
| 6 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 | |
| 7 | France (R) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | EuroHockey Championship II |
| 8 | Russia (R) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 0 |
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| 29 August | ||||||
| Ireland | 0 | |||||
| Netherlands | 6 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| England | 2 (2) | |||||
| Germany (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 August | ||||||
| Ireland | 4 | |||||
| England | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
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Netherlands |
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Germany |
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Ireland |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Belgium |
| 6 | Spain |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Russia |
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II
Awards
| Best Player of the Tournament[1] | Best goalkeeper of the Tournament[1] | Topscorer of the Tournament[1] |
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| Florian Fuchs |
David Harte |
Tom Boon |
Goalscorers
There were 118 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.9 goals per match.
10 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Florent van Aubel
- Mathew Cobbaert
- Emmanuel Stockbroekx
- Jérôme Truyens
- David Ames
- Nick Catlin
- Adam Dixon
- Iain Lewers
- Harry Martin
- Sam Ward
- Gaspard Baumgarten
- Alexis Fourcroy
- Martin Genestet
- Jean-Laurent Kieffer
- Charles Masson
- Olivier Sanchez
- Oskar Deecke
- Mats Grambusch
- Christopher Rühr
- Constantin Staib
- Martin Zwicker
- Jonathan Bruton
- Kyle Good
- John Jackson
- Eugene Magee
- Alan Sothern
- Rogier Hofman
- Robbert Kemperman
- Nikolay Komarov
- Aleksei Maiorov
- Pavel Plesetskii
- Mikhail Proskuriakov
- Igor Siniagin
- Salvador Piera
Source: FIH
References
- "EHC2015: Netherlands men storm to Unibet EuroHockey Championship title". fih.ch. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- "EuroHockey Championships 2015, Men". eurohockey.org. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
External links
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