# 1978 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 1978 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the third 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 Hanover, West Germany from 2 to 10 September 1978.
The hosts West Germany won their second title by defeating the Netherlands 3–2 after extra time in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating the defending champions Spain 2–0.

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Germany (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 4 | |
| 5 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 1 | |
* 2 September 1978
| Scotland | 2–0 | Gibraltar |
* 2 September 1978
| West Germany | 1–1 | England |
* 2 September 1978
| Poland | 5–0 | France |
* 3 September 1978
| West Germany | 3–0 | Scotland |
* 3 September 1978
| England | 2–0 | Poland |
* 3 September 1978
| France | 3–1 | Gibraltar |
* 4 September 1978
| England | 2–0 | Scotland |
* 4 September 1978
| Poland | 1–1 | Gibraltar |
* 4 September 1978
| West Germany | 5–0 | France |
* 6 September 1978
| England | 4–0 | France |
* 6 September 1978
| Poland | 1–1 | Scotland |
* 6 September 1978
| West Germany | 10–0 | Gibraltar |
* 7 September 1978
| France | 4–2 | Scotland |
* 7 September 1978
| England | 8–1 | Gibraltar |
* 7 September 1978
| West Germany | 2–1 | Poland |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Wales | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 1 | |
* 2 September 1978
| Soviet Union | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia |
* 2 September 1978
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Ireland |
* 2 September 1978
| Spain | 3–0 | Wales |
* 3 September 1978
| Wales | 1–0 | Czechoslovakia |
* 3 September 1978
| Ireland | 3–2 | Soviet Union |
* 3 September 1978
| Netherlands | 6–3 | Spain |
| Ireland | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia |
| Netherlands | 2–2 | Wales |
| Spain | 1–0 | Soviet Union |
* 6 September 1978
| Netherlands | 4–1 | Soviet Union |
* 6 September 1978
| Spain | 2–2 | Czechoslovakia |
* 6 September 1978
| Ireland | 1–2 | Wales |
* 7 September 1978
| Spain | 1–0 | Ireland |
* 7 September 1978
| Wales | 3–3 | Soviet Union |
* 7 September 1978
| Netherlands | 4–2 | Czechoslovakia |

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

| 9–12th place semi-finals | 9–12th place semi-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 9 September | 9 September |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 10 September | 10 September |
| Scotland | 1 | 10 September | 10 September |
| Scotland | 1 | Soviet Union (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| 9 September | 9 September | | Soviet Union (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| 9 September | 9 September | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | Czechoslovakia | 1 |
| Gibraltar | 0 | | |
| Gibraltar | 0 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 10 September | 10 September |
| | | Scotland | 2 |
| | | Gibraltar | 1 |

#### 9–12th place semi-finals

* 9 September 1978
| Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | Scotland |
* 9 September 1978
| Soviet Union | 1–0 | Gibraltar |

#### Eleventh place game

* 10 September 1978
| Scotland | 2–1 | Gibraltar |

#### Ninth place game

* 10 September 1978
| Soviet Union | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Czechoslovakia |

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 9 September | 9 September |
| Poland (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| Poland (a.e.t.) | 2 | 10 September | 10 September |
| Ireland | 1 | 10 September | 10 September |
| Ireland | 1 | Poland | 4 |
| 9 September | 9 September | | Poland | 4 |
| 9 September | 9 September | Wales | 1 |
| Wales | 3 | Wales | 1 |
| France | 2 | | |
| France | 2 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 10 September | 10 September |
| | | France | 3 |
| | | Ireland | 1 |

#### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 9 September 1978
| Poland | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Ireland |
* 9 September 1978
| Wales | 3–2 | France |

#### Seventh place game

* 10 September 1978
| France | 3–1 | Ireland |

#### Fifth place game

* 10 September 1978
| Poland | 4–1 | Wales |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 9 September | 9 September |
| West Germany | 3 |
| West Germany | 3 | 10 September | 10 September |
| Spain | 2 | 10 September | 10 September |
| Spain | 2 | West Germany (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| 9 September | 9 September | | West Germany (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| 9 September | 9 September | Netherlands | 2 |
| Netherlands | 5 | Netherlands | 2 |
| England | 0 | | |
| England | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 10 September | 10 September |
| | | England | 2 |
| | | Spain | 0 |

#### Semi-finals

* 9 September 1978
| West Germany | 3–2 | Spain |
* 9 September 1978
| Netherlands | 5–0 | England |

#### Third place game

* 10 September 1978
| England | 2–0 | Spain |

#### Final

* 10 September 1978
| West Germany | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands |

## Final standings

* West Germany
* Netherlands
* England
* Spain
* Poland
* Wales
* France
* Ireland
* Soviet Union
* Czechoslovakia
* Scotland
* Gibraltar