1974 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

1974 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityMadrid
Dates1–11 May
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Club de Campo Villa de Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played57
Goals scored183 (3.21 per match)
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The 1974 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the second edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.[1] It was held at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in Madrid, Spain from 2 to 11 May 1974.[2]

The hosts Spain won their first European title by defeating the defending champions West Germany 1–0 in the final. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating England 4–1.[1]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 4 4 0 0 22 1 +21 8 Quarter-finals
2  Scotland 4 3 0 1 11 7 +4 6
3  Czechoslovakia 4 1 1 2 2 9 −7 3
4  Denmark 4 1 1 2 2 10 −8 3
5   Switzerland 4 0 0 4 2 12 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
2 May 1974
12:30
West Germany  6–1   Switzerland
2 May 1974
18:30
Scotland  5–0  Denmark
3 May 1974
12:30
Scotland  3–1  Czechoslovakia
3 May 1974
18:30
Denmark  2–1   Switzerland
4 May 1974
14:30
West Germany  4–0  Denmark
4 May 1974
17:30
Czechoslovakia  1–0   Switzerland
5 May 1974
18:30
West Germany  6–0  Czechoslovakia
5 May 1974
18:30
Scotland  3–0   Switzerland
6 May 1974
15:30
West Germany  6–0  Scotland
6 May 1974
15:30
Czechoslovakia  0–0  Denmark

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 6 Quarter-finals
2  Poland 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 4
3  Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 2
4  Portugal 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
2 May 1974
15:30
Netherlands  6–0  Portugal
3 May 1974
18:30
Netherlands  2–0  Ireland
3 May 1974
18:30
Poland  4–0  Portugal
5 May 1974
12:30
Ireland  3–0  Portugal
5 May 1974
15:30
Netherlands  4–2  Poland
6 May 1974
18:30
Poland  2–0  Ireland

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 4 4 0 0 9 0 +9 8 Quarter-finals
2  France 4 3 0 1 12 3 +9 6
3  Italy 4 2 0 2 3 6 −3 4
4  Austria 4 1 0 3 5 8 −3 2
5  Finland 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]
2 May 1974
15:30
France  2–0  Italy
2 May 1974
18:30
England  2–0  Finland
3 May 1974
12:30
France  5–1  Austria
3 May 1974
15:30
Italy  1–0  Finland
4 May 1974
14:30
Austria  4–0  Finland
4 May 1974
17:30
England  4–0  Italy
5 May 1974
12:30
France  5–0  Finland
5 May 1974
15:30
England  1–0  Austria
6 May 1974
15:30
England  2–0  France
6 May 1974
18:30
Italy  2–0  Austria

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (H) 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 5 Quarter-finals
2  Wales 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Belgium 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
4  Yugoslavia 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
2 May 1974
12:30
Spain  6–0  Yugoslavia
2 May 1974
18:30
Wales  3–1  Belgium
3 May 1974
15:30
Wales  1–0  Yugoslavia
4 May 1974
17:30
Spain  2–0  Belgium
5 May 1974
15:30
Belgium  1–1  Yugoslavia
5 May 1974
18:30
Spain  0–0  Wales

Classification round

17th place game

8 May 1974
12:00
Switzerland  2–1  Finland

Ninth to 16th place classification

 
9–16th place quarter-finals9–12th place semi-finalsNinth place
 
          
 
8 May
 
 
 Czechoslovakia2
 
10 May
 
 Portugal1
 
 Czechoslovakia2
 
8 May
 
 Italy0
 
 Italy2
 
11 May
 
 Yugoslavia1
 
 Czechoslovakia2
 
8 May
 
 Belgium1
 
 Belgium3
 
10 May
 
 Austria2
 
 Belgium1
 
8 May
 
 Ireland0 11th place
 
 Ireland1
 
11 May
 
 Denmark0
 
 Ireland1
 
 
 Italy0
 

9–16th place quarter-finals

8 May 1974
12:00
Italy  2–1  Yugoslavia
8 May 1974
15:30
Ireland  1–0  Denmark
8 May 1974
15:30
Czechoslovakia  2–1  Portugal
8 May 1974
18:30
Belgium  3–2  Austria

9–12th place semi-finals

10 May 1974
15:30
Czechoslovakia  2–0  Italy
10 May 1974
17:30
Belgium  1–0  Ireland

11th place game

11 May 1974
15:30
Ireland  1–0  Italy

Ninth place game

11 May 1974
12:00
Czechoslovakia  2–1  Belgium

13th to 16th place classification

 
13–16th place semi-finals13th place
 
      
 
10 May
 
 
 Yugoslavia4
 
11 May
 
 Portugal0
 
 Yugoslavia3
 
10 May
 
 Denmark0
 
 Denmark1
 
 
 Austria0
 
15th place
 
 
11 May
 
 
 Austria3
 
 
 Portugal0
13–16th place semi-finals
10 May 1974
12:00
Yugoslavia  4–0  Portugal
10 May 1974
12:00
Denmark  1–0  Austria
15th place game
11 May 1974
15:30
Austria  3–0  Portugal
13th place game
11 May 1974
15:30
Yugoslavia  3–0  Denmark

First to eighth place classification

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 May
 
 
 Spain2
 
10 May
 
 France1
 
 Spain1
 
8 May
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Netherlands6
 
11 May
 
 Scotland0
 
 Spain1
 
8 May
 
 West Germany0
 
 West Germany5
 
10 May
 
 Poland1
 
 West Germany5
 
8 May
 
 England0 Third place
 
 England (a.e.t.)2
 
11 May
 
 Wales1
 
 Netherlands4
 
 
 England1
 

Quarter-finals

8 May 1974
12:00
England  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Wales
8 May 1974
15:30
West Germany  5–1  Poland
8 May 1974
18:30
Spain  2–1  France
8 May 1974
18:30
Netherlands  6–0  Scotland

Semi-finals

10 May 1974
16:30
Spain  1–0  Netherlands
10 May 1974
18:30
West Germany  5–0  England

Third place game

11 May 1974
15:30
Netherlands  4–1  England

Final

11 May 1974
18:30
Spain  1–0  West Germany

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
10 May
 
 
 Poland4
 
11 May
 
 Wales3
 
 Poland2
 
10 May
 
 France1
 
 France2
 
 
 Scotland1
 
Seventh place
 
 
11 May
 
 
 Scotland1
 
 
 Wales0
5–8th place semi-finals
10 May 1974
15:30
France  2–1  Scotland
10 May 1974
17:30
Poland  4–3  Wales
Seventh place game
11 May 1974
12:00
Scotland  1–0  Wales
Fifth place game
11 May 1974
12:00
Poland  2–1  France

Final standings

  1.  Spain
  2.  West Germany
  3.  Netherlands
  4.  England
  5.  Poland
  6.  France
  7.  Scotland
  8.  Wales
  9.  Czechoslovakia
  10.  Belgium
  11.  Ireland
  12.  Italy
  13.  Yugoslavia
  14.  Denmark
  15.  Austria
  16.  Portugal
  17.   Switzerland
  18.  Finland

References

  1. ^ a b "Men Field Hockey II EuroHockey (European Championship) 1974 Madrid (ESP) 02-11.05 - Champion Spain". Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championship - 1974 - Home". Retrieved 23 May 2020.