2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

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

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 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.

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	Semi-finals
3	England (H)	3	1	1	1	9	5	+4	4	Pool C
4	Czech Republic	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18	0	Pool C

Source:
(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)

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)

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	Semi-finals
3	France	3	1	0	2	4	14	−10	3	Pool C
4	Ireland	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1	Pool C

Source:

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)

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)

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	EuroHockey Nations Trophy

Source:
(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)

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)

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	Relegation to the Nations Trophy

(H) Host.

Awards

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

External links

Official website

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