# 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship

The 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 13th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 20 to 28 August 2011 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.
This tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2012 Olympics, with the finalists and the team finishing in third position earning a spot. However, because England finished in the top three, the fourth team (Belgium) qualified instead, as England cannot qualify as a nation for the Olympics (they automatically participated as Great Britain).
The hosts Germany won its seventh title by defeating the Netherlands 4–2 in the final. The defending champions England won the bronze medal by defeating Belgium 2–1.

## Qualified teams

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| Host | Host | Host | 1 | Germany |
| 22–30 August 2009 | 2009 EuroHockey Championship | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 5 | Belgium England France Netherlands Spain |
| 1–8 August 2009 | 2009 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Wrexham, Wales | 2 | Ireland Russia |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Results

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | Pool C |
* 20 August 2011 16:00
| Germany | 3–1 | Belgium |
| Stralkowski 42' Fuchs 51' Montag 57' | Report | Dekeyser 55' |
* Umpires: Andrew Mair (SCO) David Gentles (AUS)
* 20 August 2011 20:00
| Spain | 5 – 0 | Russia |
| Quemada 14', 27', 41' Oliva 45' Terraza 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Marc Knulle (FRA)
* 22 August 2011 15:00
| Spain | 1–3 | Germany |
| Tubau 69' | Report | Wesley 41' Stralkowski 48' Luycx 65' |
* Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
* 22 August 2011 17:00
| Belgium | 7–1 | Russia |
| Dekeyser 4', 38', 45' Gougnard 13' Boon 26' Charlier 57', 64' | Report | Zhirkov 53' |
* Umpires: Marc Knülle (FRA) Geoff Conn (IRL)
* 24 August 2011 15:00
| Germany | 7–0 | Russia |
| Montag 2', 6' Fürste 32', 61' Stralkowski 48' Wesley 50' Fuchs 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: Marc Knülle (FRA) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
* 24 August 2011 20:00
| Belgium | 3–2 | Spain |
| Luycx 40' Boon 44' Dekeyser 62' | Report | Oliva 16' Fernandez 22' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Hamish Jamson (ENG)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | Pool C |
* 21 August 2011 10:00
| England | 4–2 | Ireland |
| Daly 21' Middleton 40', 68' Jackson 50' | Report | Cargo 14' Jermyn 61' |
* Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
* 21 August 2011 14:00
| Netherlands | 8–1 | France |
| Taekema 12', 61' Jenniskens 22' Weusthof 28' Evers 35', 36', 62' van der Horst 49' | Report | Pauchet 50' |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Francisco Vasquez Lopez (ESP)
* 22 August 2011 13:00
| France | 0–2 | Ireland |
| | Report | Jermyn 56', 68' |
* Umpires: Francisco Vazquez Lopez (ESP) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
* 22 August 2011 19:00
| England | 3–4 | Netherlands |
| Daly 24', 54' Jackson 65' | Report | Bakker 10', 40', 58' Taekema 39' |
* Umpires: Nathan Stagno (GIB) Christian Blasch (GER)
* 24 August 2011 13:00
| France | 1–8 | England |
| Magner 42' | Report | Jackson 8', 30', 56' Alexander 15', 46' Tindall 44', 58' Dixon 52' |
* Umpires: Nathan Stagno (GIB) Geoff Conn (IRL)
* 24 August 2011 18:00
| Netherlands | 7–4 | Ireland |
| de Voogd 7', 68' Taekema 27', 31', 46', 51' Nooijer 60' | Report | Magee 14' McCabe 22' Cockram 62' Watt 69' |
* Umpires: Andy Mair (GBR) Francisco Vázquez López (ESP)

### Fifth to eighth place classification

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 5 | Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 9 | |
| 6 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |
| 7 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | EuroHockey Championship II |
| 8 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 | EuroHockey Championship II |
* 26 August 2011 14:00
| Russia | 2–8 | Ireland |
| Platonov 35' Plesetskiy 50' | Report | Watt 15' Darling 21' Magee 24' Cockram 32' Ames 33' McCabe 39' Jermyn 63', 70' |
* Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) David Gentles (AUS)
* 26 August 2011 16:00
| Spain | 2–1 | France |
| Tubau 22' Salles 62' | Report | Sevestre 18' |
* Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Andrew Mair (GBR)
* 28 August 2011 08:30
| Russia | 5–2 | France |
| Volkov 5' Platonov 6', 45' Yankun 39' Golubev 42' | Report | Sevestre 11' Pauchet 17' |
* Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Nathan Stagno (GIB)
* 28 August 2011 10:30
| Spain | 2–3 | Ireland |
| Quemada 25' Freixa 42' | Report | Magee 32' Cockram 64', 70' |
* Umpires: Marc Knülle (FRA) Roel van Eert (NED)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 26 August | 26 August |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 | 28 August | 28 August |
| Netherlands | 4 | 28 August | 28 August |
| Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | 2 |
| 26 August | 26 August | | Netherlands | 2 |
| 26 August | 26 August | Germany | 4 |
| Germany | 3 | Germany | 4 |
| England | 0 | | |
| England | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 28 August | 28 August |
| | | Belgium | 1 |
| | | England (a.e.t.) | 2 |

#### Semi-finals

* 26 August 2011 18:30
| Belgium | 2–4 | Netherlands |
| van Aubel 22' Gougnard 29' | Report | Verga 15' Taekema 32', 39' Kemperman 61' |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Christian Blasch (GER)
* 26 August 2011 21:00
| Germany | 3–0 | England |
| Zeller 16' Deecke 61' Korn 68' | Report | |
* Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Nathan Stagno (GIB)

#### Third place game

* 28 August 2011 13:00
| Belgium | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | England |
| de Paeuw 43' | Report | Mantell 6' Tindall 75' |
* Umpires: Francisco Vasquez Lopez (ESP) Christian Blasch (GER)

#### Final

* 28 August 2011 15:30
| Netherlands | 2–4 | Germany |
| Weusthof 19' de Nooijer 53' | Report | Zeller 1' Fürste 32' Fuchs 42' Korn 68' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Andy Mair (GBR)
Stadium: Warsteiner HockeyPark Attendance: 9,000

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Germany |
| | Netherlands |
| | England |
| 4 | Belgium |
| 5 | Ireland |
| 6 | Spain |
| 7 | Russia |
| 8 | France |
Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics as hosts
Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II