# 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy

The 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy was the 3rd edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, the second level of the European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 1 to 8 August 2009 in Wrexham, Wales.
The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2011 EuroHockey Championship, with the finalists Ireland and Russia qualifying. Ireland won their second EuroHockey Nations Trophy title by defeating Russia 2–1 in the final and the hosts Wales won the bronze medal by defeating the Czech Republic 5–2.

## Qualified teams

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
| 19–26 August 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Championship | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 2 | Czech Republic (25) Ireland (18) |
| 9–12 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Lisbon, Portugal | 4 | Italy (27) Scotland (26) Switzerland (30) Wales (28) |
| 9–15 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Challenge I | Kazan, Russia | 2 | Belarus (32) Russia (22) |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Format

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals 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 2011 EuroHockey Championship III.

## Results

All times were local (UTC+2).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 1 | Pool C |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 1 | Pool C |
* 1 August 2009
| Ireland | 2–1 | Belarus |
* 1 August 2009
| Russia | 6–3 | Italy |
* 2 August 2009
| Ireland | 10–2 | Italy |
* 3 August 2009
| Russia | 6–1 | Belarus |
* 4 August 2009
| Ireland | 1–2 | Russia |
* 4 August 2009
| Italy | 5–5 | Belarus |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wales (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | Pool C |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | Pool C |
* 1 August 2009
| Scotland | 2–4 | Wales |
* 1 August 2009
| Czech Republic | 3–1 | Switzerland |
* 2 August 2009
| Czech Republic | 1–1 | Wales |
* 3 August 2009
| Scotland | 4–0 | Switzerland |
* 4 August 2009
| Switzerland | 1–1 | Wales |
* 4 August 2009
| Scotland | 2–2 | Czech Republic |

### Fifth to eighth place classification
#### Pool C

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 5 | Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | |
| 6 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 4 | EuroHockey Championship III |
| 8 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | EuroHockey Championship III |
* 6 August 2009
| Belarus | 1–0 | Switzerland |
* 6 August 2009
| Italy | 3–5 | Scotland |
* 7 August 2009
| Belarus | 1–2 | Scotland |
* 7 August 2009
| Italy | 2–1 | Switzerland |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 6 August | 6 August |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 | 8 August | 8 August |
| Wales | 0 | 8 August | 8 August |
| Wales | 0 | Ireland | 2 |
| 6 August | 6 August | | Ireland | 2 |
| 6 August | 6 August | Russia | 1 |
| Russia | 4 | Russia | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | | |
| Czech Republic | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 8 August | 8 August |
| | | Wales | 5 |
| | | Czech Republic | 2 |

#### Semi-finals

* 6 August 2009
| Ireland | 1–0 | Wales |
* 6 August 2009
| Russia | 4–1 | Czech Republic |

#### Third place game

* 8 August 2009
| Wales | 5–2 | Czech Republic |

#### Final

* 8 August 2009
| Ireland | 2–1 | Russia |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Ireland |
| | Russia |
| | Wales |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
| 5 | Scotland |
| 6 | Belarus |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Switzerland |
Qualified for the 2011 EuroHockey Championship
Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III