1978 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

1978 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

Tournament details
Host country	West Germany
City	Hanover
Dates	2–10 September
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	164 (3.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paul Litjens[1] (16 goals)
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The 1978 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the third 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 Hanover, West Germany from 2 to 10 September 1978.^[3]

The hosts West Germany won their second title by defeating the Netherlands 3–2 after extra time in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating the defending champions Spain 2–0.^[2]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Germany (H)	5	4	1	0	21	2	+19	9	Semi-finals
2	England	5	4	1	0	17	2	+15	9
3	Poland	5	1	2	2	8	6	+2	4
4	France	5	2	0	3	7	17	−10	4
5	Scotland	5	1	1	3	5	10	−5	3
6	Gibraltar	5	0	1	4	3	24	−21	1

Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts

2 September 1978 Scotland  2–0  Gibraltar

2 September 1978 West Germany  1–1  England

2 September 1978 Poland  5–0  France

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3 September 1978 West Germany  3–0  Scotland

3 September 1978 England  2–0  Poland

3 September 1978 France  3–1  Gibraltar

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4 September 1978 England  2–0  Scotland

4 September 1978 Poland  1–1  Gibraltar

4 September 1978 West Germany  5–0  France

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6 September 1978 England  4–0  France

6 September 1978 Poland  1–1  Scotland

6 September 1978 West Germany  10–0  Gibraltar

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7 September 1978 France  4–2  Scotland

7 September 1978 England  8–1  Gibraltar

7 September 1978 West Germany  2–1  Poland

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	4	1	0	19	8	+11	9	Semi-finals
2	Spain	5	3	1	1	10	8	+2	7
3	Wales	5	2	2	1	8	9	−1	6
4	Ireland	5	2	0	3	7	10	−3	4
5	Soviet Union	5	1	1	3	9	11	−2	3
6	Czechoslovakia	5	0	1	4	6	13	−7	1

Source: TheSports.org

2 September 1978 Soviet Union  3–0  Czechoslovakia

2 September 1978 Netherlands  3–0  Ireland

2 September 1978 Spain  3–0  Wales

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3 September 1978 Wales  1–0  Czechoslovakia

3 September 1978 Ireland  3–2  Soviet Union

3 September 1978 Netherlands  6–3  Spain

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Ireland  3–2  Czechoslovakia

Netherlands  2–2  Wales

Spain  1–0  Soviet Union

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6 September 1978 Netherlands  4–1  Soviet Union

6 September 1978 Spain  2–2  Czechoslovakia

6 September 1978 Ireland  1–2  Wales

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7 September 1978 Spain  1–0  Ireland

7 September 1978 Wales  3–3  Soviet Union

7 September 1978 Netherlands  4–2  Czechoslovakia

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

	9–12th place semi-finals				Ninth place
	9 September
	Czechoslovakia	2
					10 September
	Scotland	1
					Soviet Union (a.e.t.)	2
	9 September
					Czechoslovakia	1
	Soviet Union	1
	Gibraltar	0
					Eleventh place
					10 September
					Scotland	2
					Gibraltar	1

9–12th place semi-finals

9 September 1978 Czechoslovakia  2–1  Scotland

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9 September 1978 Soviet Union  1–0  Gibraltar

Eleventh place game

10 September 1978 Scotland  2–1  Gibraltar

Ninth place game

10 September 1978 Soviet Union  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Czechoslovakia

Fifth to eighth place classification

	5–8th place semi-finals				Fifth place
	9 September
	Poland (a.e.t.)	2
					10 September
	Ireland	1
					Poland	4
	9 September
					Wales	1
	Wales	3
	France	2
					Seventh place
					10 September
					France	3
					Ireland	1

5–8th place semi-finals

9 September 1978 Poland  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Ireland

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9 September 1978 Wales  3–2  France

Seventh place game

10 September 1978 France  3–1  Ireland

Fifth place game

10 September 1978 Poland  4–1  Wales

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	9 September
	West Germany	3
					10 September
	Spain	2
					West Germany (a.e.t.)	3
	9 September
					Netherlands	2
	Netherlands	5
	England	0
					Third place
					10 September
					England	2
					Spain	0

Semi-finals

9 September 1978 West Germany  3–2  Spain

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9 September 1978 Netherlands  5–0  England

Third place game

10 September 1978 England  2–0  Spain

Final

10 September 1978 West Germany  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands

Final standings

1.  West Germany
2.  Netherlands
3.  England
4.  Spain
5.  Poland
6.  Wales
7.  France
8.  Ireland
9.  Soviet Union
10.  Czechoslovakia
11.  Scotland
12.  Gibraltar

References

1. "EK 1987, Hannover (Duitsland), Heren". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
2. "Men Field Hockey III European Championship 1978 Hanover (FRG) 09 - Winner West Germany". Retrieved 23 May 2020.
3. "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championship - 1978 - Home". Retrieved 23 May 2020.