# 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy

The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy was the first ever edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, the second level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Rome, Italy from 11 to 17 September 2005.
The number one and two were promoted to the "A"-level, the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, while the number seven and eight were relegated to the "C"-level, the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I.

## Results

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

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 0 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
* 11 September 2005 11:00
| Russia | 2–4 | Wales |
* 11 September 2005 13:30
| Ireland | 7–3 | Belarus |
* 12 September 2005 16:00
| Russia | 3–4 | Belarus |
* 12 September 2005 19:00
| Ireland | 1–1 | Wales |
* 14 September 2005 11:00
| Wales | 1–0 | Belarus |
* 14 September 2005 13:30
| Ireland | 4–1 | Russia |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Italy (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 4 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 1 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
* 11 September 2005 16:00
| Italy | 4–5 | Austria |
* 12 September 2005 19:00
| Switzerland | 2–3 | Czech Republic |
* 13 September 2005 16:00
| Czech Republic | 3–0 | Austria |
* 12 September 2005 18:45
| Italy | 4–4 | Switzerland |
* 14 September 2005 16:00
| Switzerland | 2–4 | Austria |
* 14 September 2005 18:45
| Italy | 3–1 | Czech Republic |

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 16 September | 16 September |
| Belarus | 1 |
| Belarus | 1 | 17 September | 17 September |
| Switzerland | 2 | 17 September | 17 September |
| Switzerland | 2 | Switzerland | 1 |
| 16 September | 16 September | | Switzerland | 1 |
| 16 September | 16 September | Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | Italy | 3 |
| Russia | 1 | | |
| Russia | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 17 September | 17 September |
| | | Belarus | 4 |
| | | Russia | 1 |

#### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 16 September 2005 10:30
| Belarus | 1–2 | Switzerland |
* 16 September 2005 13:00
| Italy | 3–1 | Russia |

#### Seventh place game

* 17 September 2005 11:00
| Belarus | 4–1 | Russia |

#### Fifth place game

* 17 September 2005 13:30
| Switzerland | 1–3 | Italy |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 16 September | 16 September |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 | 17 September | 17 September |
| Austria | 1 | 17 September | 17 September |
| Austria | 1 | Ireland | 4 |
| 16 September | 16 September | | Ireland | 4 |
| 16 September | 16 September | Czech Republic | 2 |
| Wales | 1 | Czech Republic | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | | |
| Czech Republic | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 17 September | 17 September |
| | | Austria | 1 |
| | | Wales | 2 |

#### Semi-finals

* 16 September 2005 16:15
| Ireland | 2–1 | Austria |
* 16 September 2005 18:45
| Wales | 1–3 | Czech Republic |

#### Third place game

* 17 September 2005 16:15
| Austria | 1–2 | Wales |

#### Final

* 17 September 2005 18:45
| Ireland | 4–2 | Czech Republic |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Ireland |
| | Czech Republic |
| | Wales |
| 4 | Austria |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Switzerland |
| 7 | Belarus |
| 8 | Russia |
Qualified for the 2007 EuroHockey Championship
Relegated to the EuroHockey Challenge I