The 1974 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the second edition of the Men's

EuroHockey Nations Championship The Men's EuroHockey Championship is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Championships. The tourname ...

, the quadrennial international men's

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championship of

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organized by the

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. It was held at

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, Spain from 2 to 11 May 1974. The hosts

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won their first European title by defeating the defending champions

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1–0 in the final. The

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won the bronze medal by defeating

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4–1.

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Classification round

17th place game

Ninth to 16th place classification

9–16th place quarter-finals

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9–12th place semi-finals

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11th place game

Ninth place game

13th to 16th place classification

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=15th place game

=13th place game

First to eighth place classification

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place game

Final

Fifth to eighth place classification

=5–8th place semi-finals

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=Seventh place game

=Fifth place game

Final standings

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References

{{EuroHockey Nations Cup Men's EuroHockey Championship

International field hockey competitions hosted by Spain Sports competitions in Madrid Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, 1974