# 1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification

The 1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification was the sixth edition of the qualifying round for the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. It took place from 5 to 12 July 1998 in three different venues with 17 teams playing for five quotas at the 1999 European Championship.

## Dundee

The first qualifying tournament was played in Dundee, Scotland from 6 to 11 July 1998 with five teams participating.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 10 | 1999 European Championship |
| 2 | Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 | 1999 European Championship |
| 3 | Scotland (H) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Denmark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Ukraine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 0 | |

### Results

* 5 July 1998 12:00
| Russia | 10–0 | Ukraine |
* 5 July 1998 17:00
| Switzerland | 2–0 | Denmark |
* 6 July 1998 13:30
| Ukraine | 0–4 | Scotland |
* 6 July 1998 16:00
| Switzerland | 2–2 | Russia |
* 8 July 1998 12:30
| Denmark | 7–1 | Ukraine |
* 8 July 1998 15:00
| Scotland | 1–2 | Russia |
* 10 July 1998 12:30
| Ukraine | 1–6 | Switzerland |
* 10 July 1998 15:00
| Denmark | 7–1 | Denmark |
* 11 July 1998 14:00
| Russia | 7–1 | Denmark |
* 11 July 1998 16:00
| Switzerland | 2–0 | Scotland |

## Alicante

The second qualifying tournament was played in Alicante, Spain from 6 to 12 July 1998 with eighth teams participating.

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 | |
* 6 July 1998 17:30
| Austria | 2–4 | Sweden |
* 6 July 1998 19:30
| Spain | 8–0 | Malta |
* 8 July 1998 17:30
| Malta | 0–8 | Austria |
* 8 July 1998 19:30
| Spain | 2–2 | Sweden |
* 9 July 1998 17:30
| Malta | 0–2 | Sweden |
* 9 July 1998 19:30
| Austria | 2–4 | Spain |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Belarus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | |
* 6 July 1998 10:00
| Portugal | 1–5 | Belarus |
* 6 July 1998 12:00
| France | 11–0 | Azerbaijan |
* 7 July 1998 17:30
| Azerbaijan | 0–3 | Belarus |
* 7 July 1998 19:30
| France | 4–2 | Portugal |
* 9 July 1998 10:00
| Portugal | 2–0 | Azerbaijan |
* 9 July 1998 12:00
| Belarus | 1–1 | France |

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 11 July | 11 July |
| Portugal | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 | 12 July | 12 July |
| Malta | 0 | 12 July | 12 July |
| Malta | 0 | Portugal | 2 |
| 11 July | 11 July | | Portugal | 2 |
| 11 July | 11 July | Austria | 3 |
| Austria | 3 | Austria | 3 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | | |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 12 July | 12 July |
| | | Malta | w/o |
| | | Azerbaijan | |

#### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 11 July 1998 16:30
| Portugal | 3–0 | Malta |
* 11 July 1998 19:00
| Austria | 3–2 | Azerbaijan |

#### Seventh place game

* 12 July 1998 17:00
| Malta | w/o | Azerbaijan |

#### Fifth place game

* 12 July 1998 19:30
| Portugal | 2–3 | Austria |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 11 July | 11 July |
| France | 1 |
| France | 1 | 12 July | 12 July |
| Sweden | 0 | 12 July | 12 July |
| Sweden | 0 | France | 0 |
| 11 July | 11 July | | France | 0 |
| 11 July | 11 July | Spain | 8 |
| Spain | 9 | Spain | 8 |
| Belarus | 1 | | |
| Belarus | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 12 July | 12 July |
| | | Sweden | 2 |
| | | Belarus | 5 |

#### Semi-finals

* 11 July 1998 09:30
| France | 1–0 | Sweden |
* 11 July 1998 12:00
| Spain | 9–1 | Belarus |

#### Third place game

* 12 July 1998 09:30
| Sweden | 2–5 | Belarus |

#### Final

* 12 July 1998 12:00
| France | 0–8 | Spain |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain (H) | 1999 European Championship |
| 2 | France | 1999 European Championship |
| 3 | Belarus | |
| 4 | Sweden | |
| 5 | Austria | |
| 6 | Portugal | |
| 7 | Malta | |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | |
(H) Host.

## Prague

The third and last qualifying tournament was held in Prague, Czech Republic from 9 to 12 July 1998 with four teams participating.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | +28 | 9 | 1999 European Championship |
| 2 | Czech Republic (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 4 | |
| 3 | Gibraltar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 56 | −54 | 0 | |

### Matches

* 9 July 1998 16:00
| Czech Republic | 3–3 | Gibraltar |
* 9 July 1998 18:00
| Wales | 21–0 | Bulgaria |
* 11 July 1998 14:00
| Wales | 2–0 | Gibraltar |
* 11 July 1998 16:30
| Bulgaria | 1–20 | Czech Republic |
* 12 July 1998 14:30
| Bulgaria | 1–15 | Gibraltar |
* 12 July 1998 17:00
| Czech Republic | 0–5 | Wales |