1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the inaugural edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 19 to 27 September 1970 in Brussels, Belgium.

1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Belgium
City	Brussels
Dates	18–27 September
Teams	19 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	West Germany (1st title)
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	160 (2.5 per match)
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West Germany won the first-ever European championship by defeating the Netherlands 3–1 in the final. Spain won the bronze medal by defeating France 2–1.

The top four teams qualified for the 1971 Men's Hockey World Cup.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Germany	3	2	1	0	8	0	+8	5	Quarter-finals
2	Poland	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4
3	Wales	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
4	Italy	3	0	1	2	0	7	−7	1

Source: TheSports.org

19 September 1970 West Germany  2–0  Wales

19 September 1970 Poland  1–0  Italy

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20 September 1970 West Germany  0–0  Poland

20 September 1970 Wales  0–0  Italy

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21 September 1970 West Germany  6–0  Italy

21 September 1970 Poland  1–1  Wales

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	4	3	1	0	8	2	+6	7	Quarter-finals
2	England	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	6
3	Austria	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	3
4	Soviet Union	4	1	1	2	5	9	−4	3
5	Denmark	4	0	1	3	0	4	−4	1

Source: TheSports.org

18 September 1970 England  3–1  Soviet Union

18 September 1970 Netherlands  2–0  Austria

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19 September 1970 Soviet Union  1–0  Denmark

19 September 1970 Netherlands  1–0  England

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20 September 1970 Austria  1–0  Denmark

20 September 1970 Netherlands  5–2  Soviet Union

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21 September 1970 Netherlands  0–0  Denmark

21 September 1970 England  2–1  Austria

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22 September 1970 England  2–0  Denmark

22 September 1970 Soviet Union  1–1  Austria

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	4	3	1	0	10	1	+9	7	Quarter-finals
2	Spain	4	2	2	0	21	2	+19	6
3	Ireland	4	2	1	1	8	2	+6	5
4	Czechoslovakia	4	1	0	3	1	9	−8	2
5	Malta	4	0	0	4	0	26	−26	0

Source: TheSports.org

18 September 1970 France  1–0  Czechoslovakia

18 September 1970 Spain  1–1  Ireland

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19 September 1970 Spain  6–0  Czechoslovakia

19 September 1970 France  7–0  Malta

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20 September 1970 France  1–1  Spain

20 September 1970 Ireland  5–0  Malta

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21 September 1970 Ireland  2–0  Czechoslovakia

21 September 1970 Spain  13–0  Malta

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22 September 1970 Czechoslovakia  1–0  Malta

22 September 1970 France  1–0  Ireland

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium (H)	4	4	0	0	12	0	+12	8	Quarter-finals
2	Switzerland	4	2	1	1	2	3	−1	5
3	Finland	4	2	1	1	2	1	+1	5
4	Scotland	4	1	0	3	1	5	−4	2
5	Hungary	4	0	0	4	0	8	−8	0

Source: TheSports.org
(H) Host.

18 September 1970 Belgium  1–0  Finland

18 September 1970 Switzerland   1–0  Scotland

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19 September 1970 Switzerland   1–0  Hungary

19 September 1970 Belgium  3–0  Scotland

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20 September 1970 Belgium  5–0  Hungary

20 September 1970 Finland  1–0  Scotland

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21 September 1970 Scotland  1–0  Hungary

21 September 1970 Switzerland   0–0  Finland

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22 September 1970 Finland  1–0  Hungary

22 September 1970 Belgium  3–0   Switzerland

Playoff

September 1970 Switzerland   1–0  Finland

Classification round

17th to 19th place classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
17	Hungary	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	4
18	Denmark	2	1	0	1	10	1	+9	2
19	Malta	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12	0

Source: TheSports.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

24 September 1970 Denmark  10–0  Malta

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26 September 1970 Hungary  2–0  Malta

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27 September 1970 Hungary  1–0  Denmark

Ninth to 16th place classification

	9–16th place quarter-finals				9–12th place semi-finals				Ninth place
	24 September
	Czechoslovakia	1
					26 September
	Finland	0
					Czechoslovakia	3
	24 September
					Austria	0
	Austria	1
									27 September
	Italy	0
									Ireland	1
	24 September
									Czechoslovakia	0
	Ireland	1
					26 September
	Scotland	0
					Ireland	1
	24 September
					Wales	0			11th place
	Wales (p.s.o.)	0 (5)
									27 September
	Soviet Union	0 (3)
									Austria	2
									Wales	1

13th to 16th place classification

	13–16th place semi-finals				13th place
	26 September
	Finland	0
					27 September
	Italy	3
					Italy	2
	26 September
					Soviet Union	0
	Scotland	0
	Soviet Union	1
					15th place
					27 September
					Finland	1
					Scotland	4

First to eighth place classification

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	24 September
	West Germany (a.e.t.)	1
					26 September
	England	0
					West Germany (a.e.t.)	2
	24 September
					France	1
	France	2
									27 September
	Switzerland	0
									West Germany	3
	24 September
									Netherlands	1
	Netherlands	1
					26 September
	Poland	0
					Netherlands	2
	24 September
					Spain	0			Third place
	Spain	2
									27 September
	Belgium	1
									France	1
									Spain	2

Fifth to eighth place classification

	5–8th place semi-finals				Fifth place
	26 September
	England	2
					27 September
	Switzerland	0
					England	1
	26 September
					Belgium	3
	Poland	2
	Belgium	4
					Seventh place
					27 September
					Switzerland	1
					Poland	3

Final standings

Rank	Team
	West Germany
	Netherlands
	Spain
4	France
5	Belgium
6	England
7	Poland
8	Switzerland
9	Ireland
10	Czechoslovakia
11	Austria
12	Wales
13	Italy
14	Soviet Union
15	Scotland
16	Finland
17	Hungary
18	Denmark
19	Malta

  Qualified for the 1971 World Cup

References

• Todor66.com