2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship
International field hockey tournament
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The 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 15th edition of the men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 21 to 29 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England.[2]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | England | ||
| City | London | ||
| Dates | 21–29 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Germany | ||
| Third place |  Ireland | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 118 (5.9 per match) | ||
| Top scorer |  Tom Boon (10 goals) | ||
| Best player | Florian Fuchs[1] | ||
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The Netherlands defeated the defending champions Germany 6–1 in the final to capture their fourth title, while Ireland won their first-ever medal by beating the hosts England 4–2.[1] As the winners, the Netherlands qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Qualified teams
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 |  England | ||
| 17–25 August 2013 | 2013 EuroHockey Championship | Boom, Belgium | 5 | Germany Belgium Netherlands Spain Ireland |
| 3–11 August 2013 | 2013 EuroHockey Championship II | Vienna, Austria | 2 |  Russia France |
| Total | 8 | |||
Format
The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II.
Squads
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 |
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Pool B
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Belgium |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 | |
| 6 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 | |
| 7 | France (R) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | EuroHockey Championship II |
| 8 | Russia (R) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 0 |
First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| 29 August | ||||||
| Ireland | 0 | |||||
| Netherlands | 6 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| England | 2 (2) | |||||
| Germany (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 August | ||||||
| Ireland | 4 | |||||
| England | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
Final
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Statistics
Final standings
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II
Awards
| Best Player of the Tournament[1] | Best goalkeeper of the Tournament[1] | Topscorer of the Tournament[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Florian Fuchs |
David Harte |
Tom Boon |
Goalscorers
There were 118 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.9 goals per match.
10 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Florent van Aubel- Mathew Cobbaert
- Emmanuel Stockbroekx
- Jérôme Truyens
David Ames- Nick Catlin
- Adam Dixon
- Iain Lewers
- Harry Martin
- Sam Ward
Gaspard Baumgarten- Alexis Fourcroy
- Martin Genestet
- Jean-Laurent Kieffer
- Charles Masson
- Olivier Sanchez
Oskar Deecke- Mats Grambusch
- Christopher Rühr
- Constantin Staib
- Martin Zwicker
Jonathan Bruton- Kyle Good
- John Jackson
- Eugene Magee
- Alan Sothern
Rogier Hofman- Robbert Kemperman
Nikolay Komarov- Aleksei Maiorov
- Pavel Plesetskii
- Mikhail Proskuriakov
- Igor Siniagin
Salvador Piera
Source: FIH