1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

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]

1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

Tournament details
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(s)	Bram Lomans[1] (12 goals)
← 1995 (previous) (next) 2003 →

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)
—	Host	—	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
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

1 September 1999 09:30 Ireland  2–3  France

1 September 1999 12:00 Netherlands  4–1  Poland

1 September 1999 17:00 England  7–1  Russia

---

2 September 1999 14:30 Ireland  0–5  Netherlands

2 September 1999 17:30 France  1–4  England

---

3 September 1999 09:30 Russia  4–3  Poland

---

4 September 1999 12:00 Ireland  0–3  England

4 September 1999 14:30 France  5–4  Poland

4 September 1999 17:00 Russia  1–6  Netherlands

---

6 September 1999 09:30 Poland  0–3  England

6 September 1999 12:00 Ireland  2–5  Russia

6 September 1999 14:30 Netherlands  4–0  France

---

7 September 1999 12:00 Poland  2–1  Ireland

7 September 1999 17:00 Netherlands  3–3  England

---

8 September 1999 09:30 Russia  3–1  France

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts

1 September 1999 14:30 Italy  0–6  Germany

---

2 September 1999 09:30 Switzerland  2–2  Wales

2 September 1999 12:00 Spain  3–5  Belgium

---

3 September 1999 12:00 Wales  0–1  Belgium

3 September 1999 14:30 Switzerland  2–1  Italy

3 September 1999 17:00 Germany  0–0  Spain

---

5 September 1999 12:00 Germany  5–2   Switzerland

5 September 1999 14:30 Italy  2–3  Belgium

5 September 1999 17:00 Spain  5–1  Wales

---

6 September 1999 17:00 Germany  6–2  Belgium

---

7 September 1999 09:30 Switzerland  0–1  Spain

7 September 1999 14:30 Italy  1–6  Wales

---

8 September 1999 12:00 Belgium  5–3   Switzerland

8 September 1999 17:00 Italy  1–7  Spain

8 September 1999 17:00 Germany  6–1  Wales

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

11 September 1999 09:00 Poland  5–1  Italy

---

11 September 1999 11:30 Switzerland  2–1  Ireland

Eleventh place game

12 September 1999 09:00 Ireland  2–1  Italy

Ninth place game

12 September 1999 11:30 Switzerland  2–6  Poland

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

10 September 1999 09:00 Russia  3–4 (a.e.t.)  Wales

---

10 September 1999 11:30 Spain  3–0  France

Seventh place game

11 September 1999 14:00 France  4–1  Russia

Fifth place game

11 September 1999 16:30 Spain  3–0  Wales

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

10 September 1999 14:00 Netherlands  7–1  Belgium

---

10 September 1999 16:30 Germany  4–0  England

Third place game

12 September 1999 14:00 England  7–2  Belgium

Final

12 September 1999 16:30 Germany  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands Penalties 5–4

Final standings

1.  Germany
2.  Netherlands
3.  England
4.  Belgium
5.  Spain
6.  Wales
7.  France
8.  Russia
9.  Poland
10.   Switzerland
11.  Ireland
12.  Italy

Awards

• Best Player of the Tournament: Christian Mayerhofer
• Best goalkeeper of the Tournament: Chris Ashcroft
• Topscorer of the Tournament: Bram Lomans

See also

• 1999 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship