2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

This article is about men's event. For women's event, see 2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship.

The 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 11th 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 in Manchester, England from 19 to 26 August 2007.

2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

EURO 2007
Official logo
Tournament details
Host country	England
City	Manchester
Dates	19–26 August
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Belle Vue Regional Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	105 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Taeke Taekema (16 goals)
Best player	Robert van der Horst
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The Netherlands won its third title by defeating the defending champions Spain 3–2 in the final. Belgium won its first-ever medal by defeating Germany 4–3.

The top three teams qualified directly for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The other teams qualified for the qualification tournaments for the Summer Olympics.

Qualified teams

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
Host			1	England
28 August – 4 September 2005	2005 EuroHockey Championship	Leipzig, Germany	5	Belgium  France  Germany  Netherlands  Spain
11–17 September 2005	2005 EuroHockey Nations Trophy	Rome, Italy	2	Czech Republic  Ireland
Total			8

Squads

Further information: 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship squads

Results

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7	Semi-finals
2	Belgium	3	1	2	0	10	4	+6	5
3	England (H)	3	1	1	1	9	5	+4	4	Pool C
4	Czech Republic	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

19 August 2007 10:00 Germany  5–0  Czech Republic Weß  9', 48' Zeller  22' Nevado  37', 55' Report Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

19 August 2007 12:00 England  2–2  Belgium Daly  26' Middleton  67' Report Dohmen  31' Vandeweghe  46' Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Juan Manuel Requena (ESP)

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20 August 2007 17:00 Germany  2–2  Belgium Witthaus  10' Zeller  18' Report Vandeweghe  33' Dohmen  66' Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Marcin Grochal (POL)

20 August 2007 19:00 England  7–0  Czech Republic Middleton  7', 51' R. Mantell  18', 21', 44' Daly  45' Jones  52' Report Umpires: Juan Manuel Requena (ESP) Marc Knülle (FRA)

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22 August 2007 15:00 Czech Republic  0–6  Belgium Report Dohmen  1', 62' Gucassoff  8', 66' Luycx  32' Vandeweghe  55' Umpires: Marc Knulle (FRA) Ged Curran (SCO)

22 August 2007 19:00 England  0–3  Germany Report Witthaus  3', 31' Montag  45' Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	13	5	+8	9	Semi-finals
2	Spain	3	1	1	1	9	5	+4	4
3	France	3	1	0	2	4	14	−10	3	Pool C
4	Ireland	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

19 August 2007 14:00 Spain  1–1  Ireland Ribas  43' Report Gleghorne  2' Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Ged Curran (SCO)

19 August 2007 16:00 Netherlands  8–3  France Taekema  9', 10', 26', 43', 59' Brouwer  20', 58' Bouwens  65' Report Jean-Jean  32' Genestet  47' Verrier  63' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

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21 August 2007 09:00 Spain  6–0  France Ribas  20', 67', 70' Sojo  24' Tubau  30' Amat  32' Report Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Marcin Grochal (POL)

21 August 2007 11:00 Netherlands  1–0  Ireland Taekema  16' Report Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Ged Curran (SCO)

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22 August 2007 13:00 France  1–0  Ireland Soyez  10' Report Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Rob ten Cate (NED)

22 August 2007 17:00 Spain  2–4  Netherlands Ribas  6' Amat  42' Report De Nooijer  2' Taekema  24', 47' Weusthof  35' Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Christian Blasch (GER)

Fifth to eighth place classification

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
5	England (H)	3	2	1	0	15	1	+14	7
6	France	3	2	0	1	4	7	−3	6
7	Ireland	3	1	1	1	11	2	+9	4	EuroHockey Nations Trophy
8	Czech Republic	3	0	0	3	0	20	−20	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

24 August 2007 12:00 England  1–1  Ireland Tindall  15' Report Jermyn  12' Umpires: Juan Manuel Raquena (ESP) Marc Knülle (FRA)

24 August 2007 14:00 France  3–0  Czech Republic Durchon  15' Gouedard Comte  49' Genestet  55' Report Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

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26 August 2007 09:00 Czech Republic  0–10  Ireland Report Gleghorne  3', 68' Jermyn  11', 19', 41' Magee  24' Maguire  35' Barbour  60', 70' Shaw  63' Umpires: Marc Knūlle (FRA) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

26 August 2007 11:00 England  7–0  France Jackson  14', 28', 65' S. Mantell  23' R. Mantell  38' Clarke  57' Wilson  59' Report Umpires: Ged Curran (SCO) Juan Manuel Raquena (ESP)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 August
	Netherlands	7
					26 August
	Belgium	2
					Netherlands	3
	24 August
					Spain	2
	Germany	3 (2)
	Spain (p.s.)	3 (4)
					Third place
					26 August
					Belgium	4
					Germany	3

Semi-finals

24 August 2007 16:00 Netherlands  7–2  Belgium Taekema  14', 19', 47', 50', 51', 63' Weusthof  29' Report Vandeweghe  12' Van den Balck  39' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Christian Blasch (GER)

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24 August 2007 18:30 Germany  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Spain Zeller  7', 65' Nevado  19' Report Ribas  2', 58' Alegre  60' Penalties C. Zeller Weß Meinert P. Zeller 2–4 Alegre Enrique Amat Tubau Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Third and fourth place

26 August 2007 13:00 Belgium  4–3  Germany De Saedeleer  42' Vandeweghe  43' Dekeyser  62' Truyens  70' Report Witte  33' Witthaus  40' Meinert  65' Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) John Wright (RSA)

Final

26 August 2007 15:30 Netherlands  3–2  Spain Brouwer  5' Taekema  35', 57' Report Lainz  52' Tubau  64' Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Christian Blasch (GER)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
	Netherlands	Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics
	Spain
	Belgium
4	Germany
5	England (H)
6	France
7	Ireland	Relegation to the Nations Trophy
8	Czech Republic

(H) Host.

Awards

Topscorer	Player of the tournament	Goalkeeper of the tournament	Fair Play Award
Taeke Taekema	Robert van der Horst	Guus Vogels	Ireland

See also

• 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy
• 2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

External links

• Official website