# 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship

The 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 15th edition of the men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 21 to 29 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England.
The Netherlands defeated the defending champions Germany 6–1 in the final to capture their fourth title, while Ireland won their first-ever medal by beating the hosts England 4–2. As the winners, the Netherlands qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

## Qualified teams

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| | Host | | 1 | England |
| 17–25 August 2013 | 2013 EuroHockey Championship | Boom, Belgium | 5 | Germany Belgium Netherlands Spain Ireland |
| 3–11 August 2013 | 2013 EuroHockey Championship II | Vienna, Austria | 2 | Russia France |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## 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 EuroHockey Championship II.

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | Pool C |
* 21 August 2015 17:15
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Spain |
| Bakker 18' Van der Weerden 24' | Report | |
* Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
* 21 August 2015 19:30
| England | 10–1 | Russia |
| Middleton 9' Condon 11', 15', 25' Griffiths 18' Lewers 23' Ward 34' Gleghorne 34' Catlin 41' Ames 58' | Report | Plesetskii 30' |
* Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Geoff Conn (IRL)
* 23 August 2015 08:30
| Spain | 9–0 | Russia |
| Lleonart 2' Quemada 15', 21', 29', 45', 55' Casasayas 21', 30' Dabanch 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
* 23 August 2015 18:15
| Netherlands | 2–0 | England |
| Pruijser 26' Jonker 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Geoff Conn (IRL)
* 25 August 2015 17:15
| Russia | 0–8 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Van der Weerden 1', 25' Kemperman 7' Hertzberger 22', 48', 57' Jonker 52' Bakker 60' |
* Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Tim Benford (ENG)
* 25 August 2015 19:30
| England | 4–0 | Spain |
| Jackson 20', 57' Middleton 24' Griffiths 45' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Coen van Bunge (NED)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | Pool C |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 0 | Pool C |
* 22 August 2015 08:30
| Ireland | 4–3 | France |
| Good 1' Caruth 36' Bruton 45' O'Donoghue 47' | Report | Kieffer 27' Baumgarten 33' Martin-Brisac 52' |
* Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Tim Benford (ENG)
* 22 August 2015 16:00
| Germany | 4–0 | Belgium |
| Wellen 42', 51' Staib 48' Fuchs 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
* 23 August 2015 16:00
| France | 3–4 | Belgium |
| Charlet 6', 17' Sanchez 38' | Report | Hendrickx 10' Cobbaert 15' Dockier 34' Boon 50' |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Martin Madden (SCO)
* 23 August 2015 20:30
| Ireland | 0–2 | Germany |
| | Report | Windfeder 54' Fuchs 56' |
* Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Tim Benford (ENG)
* 25 August 2015 11:00
| Germany | 7–2 | France |
| Fuchs 3', 43' Wellen 24' Fürste 30', 53' Deecke 48' Grambusch 50' | Report | Martin-Brisac 36', 56' |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
* 25 August 2015 13:15
| Belgium | 2–2 | Ireland |
| Dockier 34' van Aubel 40' | Report | Caruth 27' Jackson 39' |
* Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)

### 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 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 | |
| 6 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 | |
| 7 | France (R) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | EuroHockey Championship II |
| 8 | Russia (R) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 0 | EuroHockey Championship II |
* 27 August 2015 11:00
| Russia | 2–4 | France |
| Yankun 14' Proskuriakov 58' | Report | Charlet 20', 33' Masson 23' Fourcroy 33' |
* Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
* 27 August 2015 17:15
| Spain | 0–3 | Belgium |
| | Report | Boccard 47' Boon 47', 55' |
* Umpires: Geoff Conn (IRL) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
* 29 August 2015 09:30
| Belgium | 11–4 | Russia |
| Boon 2', 11', 17', 18', 34', 48', 58' Hendrickx 25' Stockbroekx 28' Boccard 39' Truyens 55' | Report | Siniagin 15' Komarov 15' Maiorov 20' Yankun 51' |
* Umpires: Tim Benford (ENG) Geoff Conn (IRL)
* 29 August 2015 11:45
| Spain | 4–3 | France |
| Dabanch 22' Lleonart 28', 52' Piera 57' | Report | Genestet 49' Charlet 51', 54' |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Ben Göntgen (GER)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 27 August | 27 August |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 29 August | 29 August |
| Ireland | 0 | 29 August | 29 August |
| Ireland | 0 | Netherlands | 6 |
| 27 August | 27 August | | Netherlands | 6 |
| 27 August | 27 August | Germany | 1 |
| England | 2 (2) | Germany | 1 |
| Germany (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | | |
| Germany (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 29 August | 29 August |
| | | Ireland | 4 |
| | | England | 2 |

#### Semi-finals

* 27 August 2015 13:15
| Netherlands | 1–0 | Ireland |
| Hertzberger 12' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
* 27 August 2015 19:30
| Germany | 2–2 | England |
| Zwicker 30' Windfeder 57' | Report | Gleghorne 20' Jackson 59' |
| Penalties |||
| Fuchs Hauke Fürste Müller Grambusch | 3–2 | Jackson Middleton Catlin Martin Ward |
* Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Marcin Grochal (POL)

#### Third and fourth place

* 29 August 2015 14:00
| Ireland | 4–2 | England |
| O'Donoghue 13', 60' Sothern 29' Magee 39' | Report | Martin 11' Dixon 23' |
* Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

#### Final

* 29 August 2015 16:30
| Netherlands | 6–1 | Germany |
| Bakker 6' Van der Weerden 14', 22' Hertzberger 21' Hofman 29' Pruijser 47' | Report | Rühr 50' |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Martin Madden (SCO)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Netherlands |
| | Germany |
| | Ireland |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Belgium |
| 6 | Spain |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Russia |
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II

### Awards

| Best Player of the Tournament | Best goalkeeper of the Tournament | Topscorer of the Tournament |
| Florian Fuchs | David Harte | Tom Boon |

### Goalscorers

There were 118 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.9 goals per match.
10 goals
* Tom Boon
6 goals
* Victor Charlet
5 goals
* Jeroen Hertzberger
* Mink van der Weerden
* Pau Quemada
4 goals
* Florian Fuchs
3 goals
* David Condon
* Ashley Jackson
* Simon Martin-Brisac
* Niklas Wellen
* Shane O'Donoghue
* Billy Bakker
* Xavi Lleonart
2 goals
* Gauthier Boccard
* Sébastien Dockier
* Alexander Hendrickx
* Mark Gleghorne
* Chris Griffiths
* Barry Middleton
* Moritz Fürste
* Lukas Windfeder
* Peter Caruth
* Constantijn Jonker
* Mirco Pruijser
* Nikolay Yankun
* Álex Casasayas
* Gabriel Dabanch
1 goal
* Florent van Aubel
* Mathew Cobbaert
* Emmanuel Stockbroekx
* Jérôme Truyens
* David Ames
* Nick Catlin
* Adam Dixon
* Iain Lewers
* Harry Martin
* Sam Ward
* Gaspard Baumgarten
* Alexis Fourcroy
* Martin Genestet
* Jean-Laurent Kieffer
* Charles Masson
* Olivier Sanchez
* Oskar Deecke
* Mats Grambusch
* Christopher Rühr
* Constantin Staib
* Martin Zwicker
* Jonathan Bruton
* Kyle Good
* John Jackson
* Eugene Magee
* Alan Sothern
* Rogier Hofman
* Robbert Kemperman
* Nikolay Komarov
* Aleksei Maiorov
* Pavel Plesetskii
* Mikhail Proskuriakov
* Igor Siniagin
* Salvador Piera
Source: FIH