2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
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The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the tenth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held on the complex of the hockey club ATV Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany from 28 August to 4 September 2005.
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Germany | ||
| City | Leipzig | ||
| Dates | 28 August – 4 September | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | ATV Leipzig | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Spain (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Netherlands | ||
| Third place |  Germany | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 99 (4.95 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Taeke Taekema (7 goals) | ||
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For the first time, there were just eight teams competing instead of twelve. From 2005 on the competition has been held every two years, while the lower-ranked teams got their own championship, divided into a Nations Trophy ("B"-nations) and a Nations Challenge ("C"-nations).
Spain won their second title by defeating the Netherlands 4–2 in the final. The hosts and four-time defending champions Germany won the bronze medal by defeating Belgium 9–1.
Squads
Results
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC +2)
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Belgium |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 |  England |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 |  France |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 0 |
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 2 September | ||||||
| Scotland | 2 | |||||
| 3 September | ||||||
| France | 4 | |||||
| France (p.s.) | 2 (5) | |||||
| 2 September | ||||||
| England | 2 (4) | |||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||
| England | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 3 September | ||||||
| Scotland | 2 (3) | |||||
| Poland (p.s.) | 2 (4) | |||||
5–8th place semi-finals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 September | ||||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||
| 4 September | ||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
| 3 September | ||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 September | ||||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||
| Germany | 9 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third place game
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Final
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
Qualification for the 2006 World Cup |
| 2 | Netherlands | |
| 3 | Germany (H) |
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| 4 | Belgium | |
| 5 | France | |
| 6 | England | |
| 7 | Poland |
Relegation to the Nations Trophy |
| 8 | Scotland |
See also
External links
- Official website
- Eurohockey Nations Championship Men Leipzig (GER) from eurohockey.org