The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the tenth 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 biennial international men's
field hockey
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championship of
Europe
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organized by the
European Hockey Federation
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. It was held on the complex of the hockey club
ATV Leipzig in
Leipzig
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,
Germany
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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).
Spain
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won their second title by defeating the
Netherlands
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4–2 in the final. The hosts and four-time defending champions
Germany
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won the bronze medal by defeating
Belgium
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9–1.
Squads
Results
All times are
Central European Summer Time
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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
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Third place game
Final
Final standings
See also
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2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy
The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy was the first ever edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, the second level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Rome, Italy f ...
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2005 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 2005 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 7th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 14 to 20 August 2005 in Dublin, Ireland.
Qualified teams
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External links
Official websiteEurohockey Nations Championship Men Leipzig (GER)from ''eurohockey.org''
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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 ...