| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Belgium | ||
| City | Antwerp | ||
| Dates | 16–24 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Wilrijkse Plein | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | .svg.png.webp) Belgium (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Spain | ||
| Third place |  Netherlands | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 103 (5.15 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png.webp) Tom Boon .svg.png.webp) Alexander Hendrickx  Mirco Pruyser  Pau Quemada (5 goals) | ||
| Best player | .svg.png.webp) Victor Wegnez | ||
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The 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 17th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.
It was held alongside the women's tournament from 16 to 24 August 2019 in Antwerp, Belgium.[1][2] The tournament also served as a direct qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with the winner Belgium qualifying.
The hosts Belgium won their first-ever European title after beating Spain 5–0 in the final.[3] The two-time defending champions the Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–0.[4]
Qualified teams
The following teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, participated in the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[5]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) | 
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| 15 June 2016 | Host | 1 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium (2) | |
| 19–27 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 5 |  Netherlands (3)  England (6)  Germany (7)  Spain (9)  Ireland (11) | 
| 6–12 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship II | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 |  Scotland (21)  Wales (25) | 
| Total | 8 | |||
Format
The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals 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
All times are local (UTC+2).
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | Pool C | 
| 4 |  Wales | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
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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 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | Pool C | 
| 4 |  Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 1 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were taken over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | 
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| 5 |  England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 6 |  Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Scotland (R) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | Relegation to Championship II | 
| 8 |  Ireland (R) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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|  Germany | 2 | |||||
| .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 5 | |||||
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|  Spain | 0 | |||||
|  Netherlands | 3 | |||||
|  Spain | 4 | |||||
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|  Germany | 0 | |||||
|  Netherlands | 4 | |||||
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Statistics
Final standings
| Rank | Team | 
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|  | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 
|  |  Spain | 
|  |  Netherlands | 
| 4 |  Germany | 
| 5 |  England | 
| 6 |  Wales | 
| 7 |  Scotland | 
| 8 |  Ireland | 
Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[3]
| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Under-21 talent of the tournament | Top goalscorers | 
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| .svg.png.webp) Victor Wegnez | .svg.png.webp) Vincent Vanasch |  Jonas de Geus | .svg.png.webp) Tom Boon .svg.png.webp) Alexander Hendrickx  Mirco Pruyser  Pau Quemada | 
Goalscorers
There were 103 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.15 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
 Sam Ward Sam Ward
 Timm Herzbruch Timm Herzbruch
 Gareth Furlong Gareth Furlong
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
.svg.png.webp) Florent Van Aubel Florent Van Aubel
.svg.png.webp) Thomas Briels Thomas Briels
.svg.png.webp) John-John Dohmen John-John Dohmen
.svg.png.webp) Antoine Kina Antoine Kina
.svg.png.webp) Emmanuel Stockbroekx Emmanuel Stockbroekx
 James Gall James Gall
 Phil Roper Phil Roper
 Zachary Wallace Zachary Wallace
 Mats Grambusch Mats Grambusch
 Tom Grambusch Tom Grambusch
 Martin Häner Martin Häner
 Malte Hellwig Malte Hellwig
 Tim Cross Tim Cross
 Michael Robson Michael Robson
 Seve van Ass Seve van Ass
 Jeroen Hertzberger Jeroen Hertzberger
 Nicky Parkes Nicky Parkes
 Diego Arana Diego Arana
 Álvaro Iglesias Álvaro Iglesias
 Viçens Ruiz Viçens Ruiz
 Ricardo Sánchez Ricardo Sánchez
 Owain Dolan-Gray Owain Dolan-Gray
 Benjamin Francis Benjamin Francis
 Rhodri Furlong Rhodri Furlong
 Dale Hutchinson Dale Hutchinson
 Lewis Prosser Lewis Prosser
Source: FIH
See also
References
- ↑ "Belgium confirmed as host of 2019 EuroHockey Championships for women and men". fih.ch. 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS, WOMEN AND MEN". eurohockey.org. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Brilliant Belgium win their first ever European Championship crown". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ↑ "Four-star Dutch ease their way to European bronze medal". belfiuseurohockey.com. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ↑ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- 1 2 3 FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019

