1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
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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]
| Tournament details | |||
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| 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 | Bram Lomans[1] (12 goals) | ||
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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) |
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| N/a | Host | N/a | 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 |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 13 | |
| 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
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Belgium |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 12 | |
| 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 |
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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
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Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
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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
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
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
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Third place game
Final
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Final standings
Awards
- Best Player of the Tournament:
Christian Mayerhofer - Best goalkeeper of the Tournament:
Chris Ashcroft - Topscorer of the Tournament:
Bram Lomans