1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification

Alicante
Tournament details
Host country	Spain
City	Alicante
Dates	6–12 July 1998
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"> Spain
Runner-up	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> France
Third place	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"> Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	103 (5.42 per match)

Dundee
Tournament details
Host country	Scotland
City	Dundee
Dates	5–11 July 1998
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"> Russia
Runner-up	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"> Switzerland
Third place	<img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600"> Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	52 (5.2 per match)

1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates	5–12 July 1998
Teams	17 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	226 (6.46 per match)
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The 1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification was the sixth edition of the qualifying round for the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. It took place from 5 to 12 July 1998 in three different venues with 17 teams playing for five quotas at the 1999 European Championship.^[1]

Dundee

The first qualifying tournament was played in Dundee, Scotland from 6 to 11 July 1998 with five teams participating.^[2]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	4	3	1	0	21	4	+17	10	1999 European Championship
2	Switzerland	4	3	1	0	12	3	+9	10	1999 European Championship
3	Scotland (H)	4	2	0	2	8	5	+3	6
4	Denmark	4	1	0	3	9	13	−4	3
5	Ukraine	4	0	0	4	2	27	−25	0

Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts

Results

5 July 1998
12:00

Russia	10–0	Ukraine

5 July 1998
17:00

Switzerland	2–0	Denmark

6 July 1998
13:30

Ukraine	0–4	Scotland

6 July 1998
16:00

Switzerland	2–2	Russia

8 July 1998
12:30

Denmark	7–1	Ukraine

8 July 1998
15:00

Scotland	1–2	Russia

10 July 1998
12:30

Ukraine	1–6	Switzerland

10 July 1998
15:00

Denmark	7–1	Denmark

11 July 1998
14:00

Russia	7–1	Denmark

11 July 1998
16:00

Switzerland	2–0	Scotland

Alicante

The second qualifying tournament was played in Alicante, Spain from 6 to 12 July 1998 with eighth teams participating.^[3]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain (H)	3	2	1	0	14	4	+10	7	Semi-finals
2	Sweden	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7	Semi-finals
3	Austria	3	1	0	2	12	8	+4	3
4	Malta	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18	0

Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts

6 July 1998
17:30

Austria	2–4	Sweden

6 July 1998
19:30

Spain	8–0	Malta

8 July 1998
17:30

Malta	0–8	Austria

8 July 1998
19:30

Spain	2–2	Sweden

9 July 1998
17:30

Malta	0–2	Sweden

9 July 1998
19:30

Austria	2–4	Spain

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	0	16	3	+13	7	Semi-finals
2	Belarus	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7	Semi-finals
3	Portugal	3	1	0	2	5	9	−4	3
4	Azerbaijan	3	0	0	3	0	16	−16	0

Source: Todor66

6 July 1998
10:00

Portugal	1–5	Belarus

6 July 1998
12:00

France	11–0	Azerbaijan

7 July 1998
17:30

Azerbaijan	0–3	Belarus

7 July 1998
19:30

France	4–2	Portugal

9 July 1998
10:00

Portugal	2–0	Azerbaijan

9 July 1998
12:00

Belarus	1–1	France

Fifth to eighth place classification

5–8th place semi-finals		Fifth place

11 July

Portugal	3
		12 July
Malta	0
		Portugal	2
11 July
		Austria	3
Austria	3

Azerbaijan	2
		Seventh place

		12 July

		Malta	w/o

		Azerbaijan

5–8th place semi-finals

11 July 1998
16:30

Portugal	3–0	Malta

11 July 1998
19:00

Austria	3–2	Azerbaijan

Seventh place game

12 July 1998
17:00

Malta	w/o	Azerbaijan

Fifth place game

12 July 1998
19:30

Portugal	2–3	Austria

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals		Final

11 July

France	1
		12 July
Sweden	0
		France	0
11 July
		Spain	8
Spain	9

Belarus	1
		Third place

		12 July

		Sweden	2

		Belarus	5

Semi-finals

11 July 1998
09:30

France	1–0	Sweden

11 July 1998
12:00

Spain	9–1	Belarus

Third place game

12 July 1998
09:30

Sweden	2–5	Belarus

Final

12 July 1998
12:00

France	0–8	Spain

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Spain (H)	1999 European Championship
2	France	1999 European Championship
3	Belarus
4	Sweden
5	Austria
6	Portugal
7	Malta
8	Azerbaijan

(H) Host.

Prague

Prague
Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Dates	9–12 July 1998
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Wales
Runner-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Gibraltar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	71 (11.83 per match)

The third and last qualifying tournament was held in Prague, Czech Republic from 9 to 12 July 1998 with four teams participating.^[4]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wales	3	3	0	0	28	0	+28	9	1999 European Championship
2	Czech Republic (H)	3	1	1	1	23	9	+14	4
3	Gibraltar	3	1	1	1	18	6	+12	4
4	Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	2	56	−54	0

Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts

Matches

9 July 1998
16:00

Czech Republic	3–3	Gibraltar

9 July 1998
18:00

Wales	21–0	Bulgaria

11 July 1998
14:00

Wales	2–0	Gibraltar

11 July 1998
16:30

Bulgaria	1–20	Czech Republic

12 July 1998
14:30

Bulgaria	1–15	Gibraltar

12 July 1998
17:00

Czech Republic	0–5	Wales

References

^ "Men Field Hockey 9th European Championship 1999 Qualification played 1998". todor66.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^ "8th European Nations Cup for Men Qualifying Tournament Maryfield Dundee (Scotland) 6th-11th July 1998". Archived from the original on 2 July 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^ "8th European Nations Cup for Men Qualifying Tournament Alicante (Spain) 6th-12th July 1998". Archived from the original on 2 July 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^ "8th European Nations Cup for Men Qualifying Tournament Prague (Czech Rep.) 9th-12th July 1998". Archived from the original on 2 July 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

[1] "Men Field Hockey 9th European Championship 1999 Qualification played 1998". todor66.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

[2] "8th European Nations Cup for Men Qualifying Tournament Maryfield Dundee (Scotland) 6th-11th July 1998". Archived from the original on 2 July 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

[3] "8th European Nations Cup for Men Qualifying Tournament Alicante (Spain) 6th-12th July 1998". Archived from the original on 2 July 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

[4] "8th European Nations Cup for Men Qualifying Tournament Prague (Czech Rep.) 9th-12th July 1998". Archived from the original on 2 July 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

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