The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the tenth edition of the Men's

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, the biennial international men's

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championship of

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organized by the

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. It was held on the complex of the hockey club ATV Leipzig in

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from 28 August to 4 September 2005. For the first time, there were just eight teams competing instead of twelve. From 2005 on the competition has been held every two years, while the lower-ranked teams got their own championship, divided into a Nations Trophy ("B"-nations) and a Nations Challenge ("C"-nations).

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won their second title by defeating the

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4–2 in the final. The hosts and four-time defending champions

won the bronze medal by defeating

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9–1.

Squads

Results

All times are

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(UTC +2)

Pool A

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Pool B

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Fifth to eighth place classification

5–8th place semi-finals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals