| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Belgium | ||
| City | Boom | ||
| Dates | 17–25 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | Braxgata HC[1] | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Germany (8th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Belgium | ||
| Third place |  Netherlands | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 105 (5.25 per match) | ||
| Top scorer |  Eduard Tubau (6 goals) | ||
| Best player | Robbert Kemperman | ||
| Best goalkeeper |  Filip Neusser | ||
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The 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 14th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament from 17 until 25 August 2013 at Braxgata HC in Boom, Belgium.[2] The main sponsor for the tournament was TriFinance
The defending champions Germany defeated the hosts Belgium 3–1 in the final to win a record-extending eighth title and they earned their qualification to the 2014 World Cup.[3] The Netherlands won the bronze medal as they defeated England 3–2.
Qualified teams
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| Host | 1 | Belgium | ||
| 20 – 28 August 2011 | 2011 EuroHockey Championship | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 5 | Germany Netherlands England Ireland Spain |
| 8 – 14 August 2011 | 2011 EuroHockey Championship II | Vinnytsia, Ukraine | 2 | Czech Republic Poland |
| Total | 8 | |||
Format
The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group against the teams they did not play in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II.
Squads
Preliminary round
The match schedule was released on 24 January 2013.[4]
All times are local (UTC+2).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Belgium (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 4 | Pool C |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Pool C |
| 4 | Poland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 |
Source: FIH
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Fifth to eighth place classification
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were taken over.
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 5 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 | |
| 6 | Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | |
| 7 | Poland (R) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | EuroHockey Championship II |
| 8 | Czech Republic (R) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 |
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 August | ||||||
| Belgium | 3 | |||||
| 25 August | ||||||
| England | 0 | |||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||
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| Germany | 3 | |||||
| Germany | 5 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 August | ||||||
| England | 2 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation |
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Netherlands | |
| 4 | England | |
| 5 | Spain | |
| 6 | Ireland | |
| 7 | Poland (R) |
Relegation to the Championship II |
| 8 | Czech Republic (R) |
Awards
- Best Player of the Tournament: Robbert Kemperman[5]
- Best goalkeeper of the Tournament: Filip Neusser[5]
- Topscorer of the Tournament: Eduard Tubau[5]
Goalscorers
There were 105 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Florent van Aubel
- Thomas Briels
- Cédric Charlier
- John-John Dohmen
- Lukas Plochý
- Tomas Procházka
- Ondrej Vudmaska
- Alastair Brogdon
- Adam Dixon
- Iain Lewers
- Barry Middleton
- Richard Smith
- Moritz Fürste
- Tobias Hauke
- Marco Miltkau
- Christopher Wesley
- Benjamin Wess
- John Jackson
- Stuart Loughrey
- Eugene Magee
- Michael Watt
- Seve van Ass
- Jelle Galema
- Valentin Verga
- Pawel Bratkowski
- Tomasz Górny
- Piotr Kozlowski
- Krystian Makowski
- Michal Nowakowski
- Dariusz Rachwalski
- Bartosz Zywiczka
- Alex Casasayas
- Xavi Lleonart
- Andres Mir
- Roc Oliva
- Manel Terraza
1 own goal
- Czech Republic (against Belgium)
Source: FIH
See also
References
- "EuroHockey Championships, 2013, Braxgata HC, Belgium". eurohockey.org. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- "EuroHockey Championship (Men) 2013". eurohockey.org. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- "Double GOLD for Germany". eurohockey.org. eurohockey.org. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- "TriFinance EuroHockey Championships – the Match Schedule". eurohockey.org. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- "Golden double for Germany!". EHC2013. Trifinanceeurohockey2013.be. Retrieved 28 August 2013.