1974 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Spain | ||
| City | Madrid | ||
| Dates | 1–11 May | ||
| Teams | 18 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Club de Campo Villa de Madrid | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Spain (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  West Germany | ||
| Third place |  Netherlands | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 57 | ||
| Goals scored | 183 (3.21 per match) | ||
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The 1974 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the second edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.[1] It was held at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in Madrid, Spain from 2 to 11 May 1974.[2]
The hosts Spain won their first European title by defeating the defending champions West Germany 1–0 in the final. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating England 4–1.[1]
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | West Germany |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Scotland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Denmark |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Switzerland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Poland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Ireland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Portugal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
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Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  England |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Italy |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Austria |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Finland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
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Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Wales |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Belgium |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
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