1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
City	Padua
Dates	1–12 September
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (5th title)
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	225 (5.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Bram Lomans (12 goals)
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The 1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the eighth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.^[2] It was held in Padua, Italy from 1 to 12 September 1999.^[3]

The two-time defending champions Germany won a record-extending fifth title by defeating the Netherlands 8–7 in penalty strokes after the match finished 3–3 after extra time. England won the bronze medal by defeating Belgium 7–2.^[2]

Qualified teams

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
—	Host	—	1	Italy
16–27 August 1995	1995 European Championship	Dublin, Ireland	6	Belgium England Germany Ireland Netherlands Poland
6–11 July 1998	1999 European Championship qualification	Dundee, Scotland	2	Russia Switzerland
6–12 July 1998		Alicante, Spain	2	France Spain
9–12 July 1998		Prague, Czech Republic	1	Wales
Total			12

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	4	1	0	22	5	+17	13	Semi-finals
2	England	5	4	1	0	20	5	+15	13	Semi-finals
3	Russia	5	3	0	2	14	19	−5	9
4	France	5	2	0	3	10	17	−7	6
5	Poland	5	1	0	4	10	17	−7	3
6	Ireland	5	0	0	5	5	18	−13	0

Source: TheSports.org

1 September 1999
09:30

Ireland	2–3	France

1 September 1999
12:00

Netherlands	4–1	Poland

1 September 1999
17:00

England	7–1	Russia

2 September 1999
14:30

Ireland	0–5	Netherlands

2 September 1999
17:30

France	1–4	England

3 September 1999
09:30

Russia	4–3	Poland

4 September 1999
12:00

Ireland	0–3	England

4 September 1999
14:30

France	5–4	Poland

4 September 1999
17:00

Russia	1–6	Netherlands

6 September 1999
09:30

Poland	0–3	England

6 September 1999
12:00

Ireland	2–5	Russia

6 September 1999
14:30

Netherlands	4–0	France

7 September 1999
12:00

Poland	2–1	Ireland

7 September 1999
17:00

Netherlands	3–3	England

8 September 1999
09:30

Russia	3–1	France

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	5	4	1	0	23	5	+18	13	Semi-finals
2	Belgium	5	4	0	1	16	14	+2	12	Semi-finals
3	Spain	5	3	1	1	16	7	+9	10
4	Wales	5	1	1	3	10	15	−5	4
5	Switzerland	5	1	1	3	9	14	−5	4
6	Italy (H)	5	0	0	5	5	24	−19	0

Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts

1 September 1999
14:30

Italy	0–6	Germany

2 September 1999
09:30

Switzerland	2–2	Wales

2 September 1999
12:00

Spain	3–5	Belgium

3 September 1999
12:00

Wales	0–1	Belgium

3 September 1999
14:30

Switzerland	2–1	Italy

3 September 1999
17:00

Germany	0–0	Spain

5 September 1999
12:00

Germany	5–2	Switzerland

5 September 1999
14:30

Italy	2–3	Belgium

5 September 1999
17:00

Spain	5–1	Wales

6 September 1999
17:00

Germany	6–2	Belgium

7 September 1999
09:30

Switzerland	0–1	Spain

7 September 1999
14:30

Italy	1–6	Wales

8 September 1999
12:00

Belgium	5–3	Switzerland

8 September 1999
17:00

Italy	1–7	Spain

8 September 1999
17:00

Germany	6–1	Wales

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

9–12th place semi-finals		Ninth place

11 September

Switzerland	2
		12 September
Ireland	1
		Switzerland	2
11 September
		Poland	6
Poland	5

Italy	1
		Eleventh place

		12 September

		Ireland	2

		Italy	1

9–12th place semi-finals

11 September 1999
09:00

Poland	5–1	Italy

11 September 1999
11:30

Switzerland	2–1	Ireland

Eleventh place game

12 September 1999
09:00

Ireland	2–1	Italy

Ninth place game

12 September 1999
11:30

Switzerland	2–6	Poland

Fifth to eighth place classification

5–8th place semi-finals		Fifth place

10 September

Spain	3
		11 September
France	0
		Spain	3
10 September
		Wales	0
Russia	3

Wales (a.e.t.)	4
		Seventh place

		11 September

		France	4

		Russia	1

5–8th place semi-finals

10 September 1999
09:00

Russia	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Wales

10 September 1999
11:30

Spain	3–0	France

Seventh place game

11 September 1999
14:00

France	4–1	Russia

Fifth place game

11 September 1999
16:30

Spain	3–0	Wales

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals		Final

10 September

Germany	4
		12 September
England	0
		Germany (p.s.o.)	3 (5)
10 September
		Netherlands	3 (4)
Netherlands	7

Belgium	1
		Third place

		12 September

		England	7

		Belgium	2

Semi-finals

10 September 1999
14:00

Netherlands	7–1	Belgium

10 September 1999
16:30

Germany	4–0	England

Third place game

12 September 1999
14:00

England	7–2	Belgium

Final

12 September 1999
16:30

Germany	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands

Penalties
	5–4

Final standings

Awards

Best Player of the Tournament: Christian Mayerhofer
Best goalkeeper of the Tournament: Chris Ashcroft
Topscorer of the Tournament: Bram Lomans

References

^ "EK 1999, Padova (Italië), Heren". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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^ "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championship - 1999 - Home". Retrieved 19 April 2020.

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