2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 12th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 22 to 30 August 2009.

2009 EuroHockey Nations Championship
EURO 2009
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Dates22–30 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Wagener Stadium
Final positions
Champions England (1st title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored115 (5.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Taeke Taekema
Belgium Jérôme Dekeyser (9 goals)
2007 (previous) (next) 2011

England won the tournament for the first time after defeating Germany 5–3 in the final. The hosts and defending champions the Netherlands secured third place after defeating Spain 6–1 in the third-place playoff.

Qualified teams

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Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host 1   Netherlands
19–26 August 2007 EuroHockey Championship Manchester, England 5   Spain
  Belgium
  Germany
  England
  France
9–12 September 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy Lisbon, Portugal 2   Poland
  Austria
Total 8

Results

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All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).[1]

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England 3 2 1 0 17 6 +11 7 Semi-finals
2   Germany 3 2 1 0 10 7 +3 7
3   Belgium 3 1 0 2 7 11 −4 3 Pool C
4   Austria 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
23 August 2009
13:30
England   5–0   Austria
Jackson   12'
Middleton   44'61'
Tindall   60'
Mackay   69'
Report
Umpires:
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
Marc Knülle (FRA)
23 August 2009
17:30
Germany   3–2   Belgium
Fürste   39'66'
Deecke   53'
Report Luycx   33'
Dekeyser   70'
Umpires:
Michiel Brüning (NED)
Francisco Vázquez López (ESP)

24 August 2009
15:30
Belgium   3–0   Austria
Dekeyser   29'70'
Luycx   67'
Report
Umpires:
Marc Knülle (FRA)
Michiel Brüning (NED)
24 August 2009
17:30
Germany   4–4   England
Zeller   32'59'
Fürste   36'
Wesley   68'
Report Jackson   4'
Middleton   40'43'
Mackay   52'
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez López (ESP)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

26 August 2009
13:30
Belgium   2–8   England
Dekeyser   5'
Luycx   33'
Report Jackson   17'27'37'
R. Mantell   23'
Clarke   30'68'
Alexander   54'
Tindall   60'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Tim Pullman (AUS)
26 August 2009
15:30
Germany   3–1   Austria
Weß   27'
C. Zeller   59'
P. Zeller   59'
Report Proksch   44'
Umpires:
Michiel Brüning (NED)
Pawel Linkowski (POL)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Semi-finals
2   Netherlands (H) 3 2 0 1 15 3 +12 6
3   France 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3 Pool C
4   Poland 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
22 August 2009
15:30
Netherlands   9–0   Poland
Taekema   16'26'63'
de Nooijer   40'
Kemperman   50'
Hofman   54'
Hertzberger   60'
Brouwer   66'68'
Report
Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
John Wright (RSA)
22 August 2009
19:30
Spain   3–0   France
Tubau   23'65'
Arbós   43'
Report
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Tim Pullman (AUS)

24 August 2009
13:30
Poland   2–3   France
Strykowski   34'
Dutkiewicz   68'
Report Durchon   25'42'
Jean-Jean   52'
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
John Wright (RSA)
24 August 2009
19:30
Netherlands   0–3   Spain
Report Tubau   4'
Amat   43'
Sojo   65'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

26 August 2009
17:30
Spain   6–1   Poland
Enrique   8'
Sojo   29'66'
Tubau   45'
Fàbregas   58'
Amat   62'
Report Dutkiewicz   70'
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Christian Blasch (GER)
26 August 2009
19:30
France   0–6   Netherlands
Report Taekema   12'14'54'70'
Weusthof   34'
de Nooijer   37'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5   Belgium 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9
6   France 3 2 0 1 6 11 −5 6
7   Austria 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3 EuroHockey Championship II
8   Poland 3 0 0 3 6 13 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
28 August 2009
12:00
Austria   2–3   France
Körper   19'
Stanzl   68'
Report Jean-Jean   5'
Becuwe   66'
Sevestre   70'
Umpires:
Michiel Brüning (NED)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
28 August 2009
14:00
Belgium   5–0   Poland
Briels   29'
De Saedeleer   45'
Dekeyser   54'
Charlier   56'
Thys   68'
Report
Umpires:
Francisco Vázquez López (ESP)
Marc Knülle (FRA)

30 August 2009
08:30
Austria   5–4   Poland
Jelinek   3'
Proksch   6'
Monghy   14'
Körper   31'43'
Report Dutkiewicz   24'28'32'53'
Umpires:
Thomas Dumon (BEL)
Marc Knülle (FRA)
30 August 2009
10:30
Belgium   7–0   France
Dekeyser   1'15'50'66'
De Saedeleer   46'
Thys   48'
Briels   58'
Report
Umpires:
Pawel Linkowski (POL)
Francisco Vázquez López (ESP)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 August
 
 
  England (a.e.t.)2
 
30 August
 
  Netherlands1
 
  England5
 
28 August
 
  Germany3
 
  Germany2
 
 
  Spain1
 
Third place
 
 
30 August
 
 
  Netherlands6
 
 
  Spain1

Semi-finals

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28 August 2009
16:00
England   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Netherlands
Tindall   22'
Jackson   87'
Report Taekema   49'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
John Wright (RSA)

28 August 2009
19:00
Germany   2–1   Spain
Menke   48'
Zeller   61'
Report Tubau   58'
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)

Third and fourth place

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30 August 2009
13:00
Netherlands   6–1   Spain
Weusthof   18'24'
Kemperman   54'
Hertzberger   63'
Brouwer   65'
Taekema   69'
Report Garza   26'
Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Christian Blasch (GER)

Final

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30 August 2009
15:30
England   5–3   Germany
Jackson   9'62'
Middleton   14'
R. Mantell   54'57'
Report Zeller   10'26'
Montag   31'
Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
John Wright (RSA)

Final standings

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Rank Team
    England
    Germany
    Netherlands
4   Spain
5   Belgium
6   France
7   Austria
8   Poland

  Qualified for the 2010 World Cup

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EHF announces EuroHockey Nations Championships match schedule". EHF. FIH. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2009.[permanent dead link]