1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship Belgium Brussels 18–27 September 19 1 FRG 1 NED ESP 1945 64 160 1974 1974 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. 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 main WDL complete TheSports.org 2 FRG POL WAL ITA 2 1 0 8 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 7 FRG POL 1928 WAL ITA PR PR Q green1 Quarter-finals 19 September 1970 FRG 2–0 WAL 19 September 1970 POL 1928 1–0 ITA 20 September 1970 FRG 0–0 POL 1928 20 September 1970 WAL 0–0 ITA 21 September 1970 FRG 6–0 ITA 21 September 1970 POL 1928 1–1 WAL Pool B main WDL complete TheSports.org 2 NED ENG AUT URS DEN 3 1 0 8 2 3 0 1 7 3 1 1 2 5 9 0 1 3 0 4 1 1 2 3 5 NED ENG URS DEN AUT PR PR Q green1 Quarter-finals 18 September 1970 ENG 3–1 URS 18 September 1970 NED 2–0 AUT 19 September 1970 URS 1–0 DEN 19 September 1970 NED 1–0 ENG 20 September 1970 AUT 1–0 DEN 20 September 1970 NED 5–2 URS 21 September 1970 NED 0–0 DEN 21 September 1970 ENG 2–1 AUT 22 September 1970 ENG 2–0 DEN 22 September 1970 URS 1–1 AUT Pool C main WDL complete TheSports.org 2 FRA ESP IRE TCH MLT 3 1 0 10 1 2 2 0 21 2 2 1 1 8 2 1 0 3 1 9 0 0 4 0 26 FRA ESP 1945 IRE TCH MLT PR PR Q green1 Quarter-finals 18 September 1970 FRA 1–0 TCH 18 September 1970 ESP 1945 1–1 IRE hockey 19 September 1970 ESP 1945 6–0 TCH 19 September 1970 FRA 7–0 MLT 20 September 1970 FRA 1–1 ESP 1945 20 September 1970 IRE hockey 5–0 MLT 21 September 1970 IRE hockey 2–0 TCH 21 September 1970 ESP 1945 13–0 MLT 22 September 1970 TCH 1–0 MLT 22 September 1970 FRA 1–0 IRE hockey Pool D main WDL complete TheSports.org 2 BEL SUI FIN SCO HUN 4 0 0 12 0 H 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 5 0 0 4 0 8 BEL SUI FIN SCO HUN PR PR Q green1 Quarter-finals 18 September 1970 BEL 1–0 FIN 18 September 1970 SUI 1–0 SCO 19 September 1970 SUI 1–0 HUN 19 September 1970 BEL 3–0 SCO 20 September 1970 BEL 5–0 HUN 20 September 1970 FIN 1–0 SCO 21 September 1970 SCO 1–0 HUN 21 September 1970 SUI 0–0 FIN 22 September 1970 FIN 1–0 HUN 22 September 1970 BEL 3–0 SUI Playoff September 1970 SUI 1–0 FIN Classification round 17th to 19th place classification main WDL complete TheSports.org 2 HUN DEN MLT 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 10 1 0 0 2 0 12 HUN DEN MLT 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. 17 24 September 1970 DEN 10–0 MLT 26 September 1970 HUN 2–0 MLT 27 September 1970 HUN 1–0 DEN Ninth to 16th place classification N8 yes high yes 9–16th place quarter-finals 9–12th place semi-finals Ninth place 11th place 24 September TCH 1 FIN 0 24 September AUT 1 ITA 0 24 September IRE 1 SCO 0 24 September WAL (p.s.o.) 0 (5) URS 0 (3) 26 September TCH 3 AUT 0 26 September IRE 1 WAL 0 27 September IRE 1 TCH 0 27 September AUT 2 WAL 1 13th to 16th place classification N4 yes high yes 13–16th place semi-finals 13th place 15th place 26 September FIN 0 ITA 3 26 September SCO 0 URS 1 27 September ITA 2 URS 0 27 September FIN 1 SCO 4 First to eighth place classification N8 yes high yes 24 September FRG (a.e.t.) 1 ENG 0 24 September FRA 2 SUI 0 24 September NED 1 POL 1928 0 24 September ESP 1945 2 BEL 1 26 September FRG (a.e.t.) 2 FRA 1 26 September NED 2 ESP 1945 0 27 September FRG 3 NED 1 27 September FRA 1 ESP 1945 2 Fifth to eighth place classification N4 yes high yes 5–8th place semi-finals Fifth place Seventh place 26 September ENG 2 SUI 0 26 September POL 1928 2 BEL 4 27 September ENG 1 BEL 3 27 September SUI 1 POL 1928 3 Final standings Rank TeamImage:Gold medal icon.svgFRGImage:Silver medal icon.svgNEDImage:Bronze medal icon.svgESP 19454FRA5BEL6ENG7POL 19288SUI9IRE hockey10TCH11AUT12WAL13ITA14URS15SCO16FIN17HUN18DEN19MLT #bbf3bb silver Qualified for the 1971 World Cup References Todor66.com Category:Men's EuroHockey Championship EuroHockey Nations Championship EuroHockey Nations Championship Category:Sports competitions in Brussels EuroHockey Nations Championship Category:International field hockey competitions hosted by Belgium Category:1970s in Brussels