The 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 15th 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 organised by the
European Hockey Federation
EuroHockey is a European sports federation for field hockey, based in Brussels. It is the umbrella organisation for all European national federations, and organises the Euro Hockey League. The president of the league is Marcos Hofmann. In reactio ...
. It was held from 21 to 29 August 2015 in the
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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,
London
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, England.
The
Netherlands
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defeated the
defending champions Germany
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6–1 in the final to capture their fourth title, while
Ireland
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won their first-ever medal by beating the hosts
England
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4–2.
As the winners, the Netherlands qualified for the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil.
Qualified teams
Format
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
The Men's EuroHockey Championship II, formerly known as the Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, is a competition for European national field hockey teams. It is the second level of European field hockey Championships for national teams.
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.
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
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Pool B
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics
Final standings
Qualified for the
2016 Summer Olympics
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Relegated to the
EuroHockey Championship II
The Men's EuroHockey Championship II, formerly known as the Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, is a competition for European national field hockey teams. It is the second level of European field hockey Championships for national teams.
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Awards
Goalscorers
See also
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2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 12th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 22 to 30 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England. ...
References
External links
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{{EuroHockey Nations Cup
Men's EuroHockey Championship
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Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
International sports competitions in London
International field hockey competitions hosted by England
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 ...
Field hockey at the Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification
EuroHockey Championship Men
Field hockey in London