The 2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 16th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's

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championship of

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organised by the EHF. It was held from 19 to 27 August 2017 in the Wagener Stadium in

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, Netherlands. The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, with the winner qualifying. The hosts and defending champions the

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won their fifth overall title by defeating

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4–2 in the final, while

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captured third place by beating

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4–2.

Qualified teams

The following teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, participated in the 2017 EuroHockey Championship.

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 Men's EuroHockey Championship II.

Squads

Results

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Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

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First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Third place game

Final

Statistics

Final standings

Qualification for the

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Relegation to the EuroHockey Championship II

Awards

Goalscorers

References

External links

* {{European championships in 2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship Men 1 International field hockey competitions hosted by the Netherlands EuroHockey Nations Championship Men EuroHockey Nations Championship Men Sports competitions in Amstelveen EuroHockey Championship