The 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 18th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship , the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation .
The tournament was held alongside the women's tournament at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen , Netherlands and was originally scheduled to take place from 20 to 29 August 2021.[ 1] [ 2] However, following the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to July and August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled and took place from 4 to 13 June 2021.[ 3]
The top five teams qualified for the 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup .[ 4] The hosts Netherlands won the tournament for the sixth time, beating Germany in a 4–1 penalty shoot out after a 2–2 tie. The previous title holders Belgium won the bronze medal, defeating England with 3–2.[ 5]
Along the hosts, the Netherlands, the top 5 teams at the 2019 EuroHockey Championship , which was held in Antwerp from 16 to 24 August, and the top 2 teams from the 2019 EuroHockey Championships II qualified.[ 1] The numbers in brackets are the pre-tournament world rankings of when the draw was made.[ 6]
The pools were announced on 11 May 2020.[ 3]
All times are local (UTC+2 ). [ 7]
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
[ 8]
Umpires: Daniel Rodríguez (ESP) Michiel Otten (NED)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Ben Göntgen (GER)
Umpires: Xavier Fenaert (FRA) Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Michiel Otten (NED)
Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Daniel Rodríguez (ESP)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Michiel Otten (NED)
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
[ 8] (H) Hosts
Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
Umpires: Francisco Vázquez (ESP) Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
Umpires: Michael Pontus (BEL) Sean Edwards (ENG)
Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Umpires: Michael Pontus (BEL) Dan Barstow (ENG)
Umpires: Xavier Fenaert (FRA) Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
Fifth to eighth place classification [ edit ]
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
[ 8]
Umpires: Daniel Rodríguez (ESP) Sean Edwards (ENG)
Umpires: Michael Pontus (BEL) Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Michael Pontus (BEL)
Umpires: Xavier Fenaert (FRA) Daniel Rodríguez (ESP)
First to fourth place classification [ edit ]
Umpires: Francisco Vázquez (ESP) Coen van Bunge (NED)
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Dan Barstow (ENG)
Third and fourth place [ edit ]
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Michiel Otten (NED)
Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[ 9]
There were 121 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 6.05 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
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