The 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 15th edition of the men's EuroHockey Nations Championship , the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation . It was held from 21 to 29 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park , London , England.[ 2]
The Netherlands defeated the defending champions Germany 6–1 in the final to capture their fourth title, while Ireland won their first-ever medal by beating the hosts England 4–2.[ 1] As the winners, the Netherlands qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil.
Qualified teams
The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II .
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Geoff Conn (IRL)
Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Geoff Conn (IRL)
Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Tim Benford (ENG)
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Coen van Bunge (NED)
Pool B
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Tim Benford (ENG)
Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Martin Madden (SCO)
Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Tim Benford (ENG)
Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Fifth to eighth place classification
Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Umpires: Tim Benford (ENG) Geoff Conn (IRL)
Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Ben Göntgen (GER)
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Marcin Grochal (POL)
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Final
Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Martin Madden (SCO)
Statistics
Final standings
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II
Awards
Goalscorers
There were 118 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.9 goals per match.
10 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
See also
References
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