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2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy

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2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy
Tournament details
Host countryWales
CityWrexham
Dates1–8 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Ireland (2nd title)
Runner-up Russia
Third place Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored97 (4.85 per match)
2007 (previous) (next) 2011

The 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy was the 3rd edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, the second level of the European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 1 to 8 August 2009 in Wrexham, Wales.[1]

The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2011 EuroHockey Championship, with the finalists Ireland and Russia qualifying. Ireland won their second EuroHockey Nations Trophy title by defeating Russia 2–1 in the final and the hosts Wales won the bronze medal by defeating the Czech Republic 5–2.

Qualified teams

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Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
19–26 August 2007 2007 EuroHockey Championship Mönchengladbach, Germany 2  Czech Republic (25)
 Ireland (18)
9–12 September 2007 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy Lisbon, Portugal 4  Italy (27)
 Scotland (26)
  Switzerland (30)
 Wales (28)
9–15 September 2007 2007 EuroHockey Challenge I Kazan, Russia 2  Belarus (32)
 Russia (22)
Total 8

Format

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The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals 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 2011 EuroHockey Championship III.

Results

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All times were local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 14 5 +9 9 Semi-finals
2  Ireland 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6
3  Belarus 3 0 1 2 7 13 −6 1 Pool C
4  Italy 3 0 1 2 10 21 −11 1
Source: The-Sports.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
1 August 2009
Ireland  2–1  Belarus
1 August 2009
Russia  6–3  Italy

2 August 2009
Ireland  10–2  Italy

3 August 2009
Russia  6–1  Belarus

4 August 2009
Ireland  1–2  Russia
4 August 2009
Italy  5–5  Belarus

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales (H) 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 Semi-finals
2  Czech Republic 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4 Pool C
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: The-Sports.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
(H) Hosts
1 August 2009
Scotland  2–4  Wales
1 August 2009
Czech Republic  3–1   Switzerland

2 August 2009
Czech Republic  1–1  Wales

3 August 2009
Scotland  4–0   Switzerland

4 August 2009
Switzerland  1–1  Wales
4 August 2009
Scotland  2–2  Czech Republic

Fifth to eighth place classification

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Pool C

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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  Scotland 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 9
6  Belarus 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
7  Italy 3 1 1 1 10 11 −1 4 EuroHockey Championship III
8   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: The-Sports.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
6 August 2009
Belarus  1–0   Switzerland
6 August 2009
Italy  3–5  Scotland

7 August 2009
Belarus  1–2  Scotland
7 August 2009
Italy  2–1   Switzerland

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 August
 
 
 Ireland1
 
8 August
 
 Wales0
 
 Ireland2
 
6 August
 
 Russia1
 
 Russia4
 
 
 Czech Republic1
 
Third place
 
 
8 August
 
 
 Wales5
 
 
 Czech Republic2

Semi-finals

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6 August 2009
Ireland  1–0  Wales

6 August 2009
Russia  4–1  Czech Republic

Third place game

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8 August 2009
Wales  5–2  Czech Republic

Final

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8 August 2009
Ireland  2–1  Russia

Final standings

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Rank Team
 Ireland
 Russia
 Wales
4  Czech Republic
5  Scotland
6  Belarus
7  Italy
8   Switzerland

  Qualified for the 2011 EuroHockey Championship

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships II - 2009 - Home". the-sports.org. 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b Regulations