# 1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the eighth 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 Padua, Italy from 1 to 12 September 1999.
The two-time defending champions Germany won a record-extending fifth title by defeating the Netherlands 8–7 in penalty strokes after the match finished 3–3 after extra time. England won the bronze medal by defeating Belgium 7–2.

## Qualified teams

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| — | Host | — | 1 | Italy |
| 16–27 August 1995 | 1995 European Championship | Dublin, Ireland | 6 | Belgium England Germany Ireland Netherlands Poland |
| 6–11 July 1998 | 1999 European Championship qualification | Dundee, Scotland | 2 | Russia Switzerland |
| 6–12 July 1998 | 1999 European Championship qualification | Alicante, Spain | 2 | France Spain |
| 9–12 July 1998 | 1999 European Championship qualification | Prague, Czech Republic | 1 | Wales |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 9 | |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 | Ireland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 | |
* 1 September 1999 09:30
| Ireland | 2–3 | France |
* 1 September 1999 12:00
| Netherlands | 4–1 | Poland |
* 1 September 1999 17:00
| England | 7–1 | Russia |
* 2 September 1999 14:30
| Ireland | 0–5 | Netherlands |
* 2 September 1999 17:30
| France | 1–4 | England |
* 3 September 1999 09:30
| Russia | 4–3 | Poland |
* 4 September 1999 12:00
| Ireland | 0–3 | England |
* 4 September 1999 14:30
| France | 5–4 | Poland |
* 4 September 1999 17:00
| Russia | 1–6 | Netherlands |
* 6 September 1999 09:30
| Poland | 0–3 | England |
* 6 September 1999 12:00
| Ireland | 2–5 | Russia |
* 6 September 1999 14:30
| Netherlands | 4–0 | France |
* 7 September 1999 12:00
| Poland | 2–1 | Ireland |
* 7 September 1999 17:00
| Netherlands | 3–3 | England |
* 8 September 1999 09:30
| Russia | 3–1 | France |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 10 | |
| 4 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Italy (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 0 | |
* 1 September 1999 14:30
| Italy | 0–6 | Germany |
* 2 September 1999 09:30
| Switzerland | 2–2 | Wales |
* 2 September 1999 12:00
| Spain | 3–5 | Belgium |
* 3 September 1999 12:00
| Wales | 0–1 | Belgium |
* 3 September 1999 14:30
| Switzerland | 2–1 | Italy |
* 3 September 1999 17:00
| Germany | 0–0 | Spain |
* 5 September 1999 12:00
| Germany | 5–2 | Switzerland |
* 5 September 1999 14:30
| Italy | 2–3 | Belgium |
* 5 September 1999 17:00
| Spain | 5–1 | Wales |
* 6 September 1999 17:00
| Germany | 6–2 | Belgium |
* 7 September 1999 09:30
| Switzerland | 0–1 | Spain |
* 7 September 1999 14:30
| Italy | 1–6 | Wales |
* 8 September 1999 12:00
| Belgium | 5–3 | Switzerland |
* 8 September 1999 17:00
| Italy | 1–7 | Spain |
* 8 September 1999 17:00
| Germany | 6–1 | Wales |

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

| 9–12th place semi-finals | 9–12th place semi-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 11 September | 11 September |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Ireland | 1 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Ireland | 1 | Switzerland | 2 |
| 11 September | 11 September | | Switzerland | 2 |
| 11 September | 11 September | Poland | 6 |
| Poland | 5 | Poland | 6 |
| Italy | 1 | | |
| Italy | 1 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 12 September | 12 September |
| | | Ireland | 2 |
| | | Italy | 1 |

#### 9–12th place semi-finals

* 11 September 1999 09:00
| Poland | 5–1 | Italy |
* 11 September 1999 11:30
| Switzerland | 2–1 | Ireland |

#### Eleventh place game

* 12 September 1999 09:00
| Ireland | 2–1 | Italy |

#### Ninth place game

* 12 September 1999 11:30
| Switzerland | 2–6 | Poland |

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 10 September | 10 September |
| Spain | 3 |
| Spain | 3 | 11 September | 11 September |
| France | 0 | 11 September | 11 September |
| France | 0 | Spain | 3 |
| 10 September | 10 September | | Spain | 3 |
| 10 September | 10 September | Wales | 0 |
| Russia | 3 | Wales | 0 |
| Wales (a.e.t.) | 4 | | |
| Wales (a.e.t.) | 4 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 11 September | 11 September |
| | | France | 4 |
| | | Russia | 1 |

#### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 10 September 1999 09:00
| Russia | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Wales |
* 10 September 1999 11:30
| Spain | 3–0 | France |

#### Seventh place game

* 11 September 1999 14:00
| France | 4–1 | Russia |

#### Fifth place game

* 11 September 1999 16:30
| Spain | 3–0 | Wales |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 10 September | 10 September |
| Germany | 4 |
| Germany | 4 | 12 September | 12 September |
| England | 0 | 12 September | 12 September |
| England | 0 | Germany (p.s.o.) | 3 (5) |
| 10 September | 10 September | | Germany (p.s.o.) | 3 (5) |
| 10 September | 10 September | Netherlands | 3 (4) |
| Netherlands | 7 | Netherlands | 3 (4) |
| Belgium | 1 | | |
| Belgium | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 12 September | 12 September |
| | | England | 7 |
| | | Belgium | 2 |

#### Semi-finals

* 10 September 1999 14:00
| Netherlands | 7–1 | Belgium |
* 10 September 1999 16:30
| Germany | 4–0 | England |

#### Third place game

* 12 September 1999 14:00
| England | 7–2 | Belgium |

#### Final

* 12 September 1999 16:30
| Germany | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands |
| Penalties |||
| | 5–4 | |

## Final standings

* Germany
* Netherlands
* England
* Belgium
* Spain
* Wales
* France
* Russia
* Poland
* Switzerland
* Ireland
* Italy

### Awards

* Best Player of the Tournament: Christian Mayerhofer
* Best goalkeeper of the Tournament: Chris Ashcroft
* Topscorer of the Tournament: Bram Lomans