# 1983 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 1983 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the fourth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 18 to 28 August 1983.
The hosts the Netherlands won their first title by defeating the Soviet Union 8–6 in penalty strokes after the match finished 2–2 after extra time. The defending champions West Germany won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 3–1.

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | West Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 5 | |
| 4 | France | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 36 | −33 | 0 | |
* 18 August 1983
| West Germany | 8–0 | Austria |
* 18 August 1983
| England | 2–3 | Spain |
* 18 August 1983
| France | 1–1 | Wales |
* 19 August 1983
| Spain | 10–0 | Austria |
* 19 August 1983
| Wales | 0–2 | England |
* 19 August 1983
| France | 1–3 | West Germany |
* 21 August 1983
| England | 3–4 | West Germany |
* 21 August 1983
| Austria | 1–4 | France |
* 21 August 1983
| Spain | 4–0 | Wales |
* 22 August 1983
| England | 8–1 | Austria |
* 22 August 1983
| France | 1–3 | Spain |
* 22 August 1983
| Wales | 0–6 | West Germany |
* 24 August 1983
| Wales | 6–1 | Austria |
* 24 August 1983
| France | 1–1 | England |
* 24 August 1983
| Spain | 4–2 | West Germany |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 5 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | |
* 18 August 1983
| Scotland | 2–4 | Belgium |
* 18 August 1983
| Netherlands | 9–0 | Ireland |
* 18 August 1983
| Soviet Union | 4–0 | Poland |
* 20 August 1983
| Belgium | 0–3 | Soviet Union |
* 20 August 1983
| Poland | 1–2 | Ireland |
* 20 August 1983
| Scotland | 1–2 | Netherlands |
* 21 August 1983
| Netherlands | 2–2 | Soviet Union |
* 21 August 1983
| Scotland | 3–2 | Ireland |
* 21 August 1983
| Belgium | 2–1 | Poland |
* 23 August 1983
| Netherlands | 5–1 | Poland |
* 23 August 1983
| Belgium | 0–0 | Ireland |
* 23 August 1983
| Scotland | 1–4 | Soviet Union |
* 24 August 1983
| Netherlands | 7–1 | Belgium |
* 24 August 1983
| Soviet Union | 5–0 | Ireland |
* 24 August 1983
| Scotland | 1–1 | Poland |

## Classification round
### Ninth to twelfth place classification

| 9–12th place semi-finals | 9–12th place semi-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 26 August | 26 August |
| Wales | 0 |
| Poland | 1 | | |
| Poland | 1 | Poland | 2 |
| 26 August | 26 August | | Poland | 2 |
| 26 August | 26 August | Ireland | 0 |
| Ireland | 4 | Ireland | 0 |
| Austria | 0 | | |
| Austria | 0 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | Wales | 0 |
| | | Austria | 1 |

#### 9–12th place semi-finals

* 26 August 1983
| Wales | 0–1 | Poland |
* 26 August 1983
| Ireland | 4–0 | Austria |

#### Eleventh place game

| Wales | 0–1 | Austria |

#### Ninth place game

| Poland | 2–0 | Ireland |

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 26 August | 26 August |
| England (p.s.o.) | 1 (?) |
| Scotland | 1 (?) | | |
| Scotland | 1 (?) | England | 3 |
| 26 August | 26 August | | England | 3 |
| 26 August | 26 August | France | 0 |
| Belgium | 1 | France | 0 |
| France | 2 | | |
| France | 2 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Scotland | 2 |
| | | Belgium | 0 |

#### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 26 August 1983
| England | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Scotland |
| Penalties |||
* 26 August 1983
| Belgium | 1–2 | France |

#### Seventh place game

| Scotland | 2–0 | Belgium |

#### Fifth place game

| England | 3–0 | France |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 26 August | 26 August |
| Netherlands (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| West Germany | 1 | | |
| West Germany | 1 | Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 4 (8) |
| 26 August | 26 August | | Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 4 (8) |
| 26 August | 26 August | Soviet Union | 4 (6) |
| Spain | 2 | Soviet Union | 4 (6) |
| Soviet Union | 4 | | |
| Soviet Union | 4 | Third place | Third place |
| | | West Germany | 3 |
| | | Spain | 1 |

#### Semi-finals

* 26 August 1983
| Netherlands | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | West Germany |
* 26 August 1983
| Spain | 2–4 | Soviet Union |

#### Third place game

| West Germany | 3–1 | Spain |

#### Final

| Netherlands | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Soviet Union |
| Penalties |||
| | 8–6 | |

## Final standings

* Netherlands
* Soviet Union
* West Germany
* Spain
* England
* France
* Scotland
* Belgium
* Poland
* Ireland
* Austria
* Wales