1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship Host country Belgium City Brussels Dates 18–27 September Teams 19 (from 1 confederation) Matches played 64 Goals scored 160 (2.5 per match)
The 1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the inaugural 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 from 19 to 27 September 1970 in Brussels , Belgium.
West Germany won the first-ever European championship by defeating the Netherlands 3–1 in the final. Spain won the bronze medal by defeating France 2–1.
The top four teams qualified for the 1971 Men's Hockey World Cup .
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
West Germany
3
2
1
0
8
0
+8
5
Quarter-finals
2
Poland
3
1
2
0
2
1
+1
4
3
Wales
3
0
2
1
1
3
−2
2
4
Italy
3
0
1
2
0
7
−7
1
Pool B
Pool C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
France
4
3
1
0
10
1
+9
7
Quarter-finals
2
Spain
4
2
2
0
21
2
+19
6
3
Ireland
4
2
1
1
8
2
+6
5
4
Czechoslovakia
4
1
0
3
1
9
−8
2
5
Malta
4
0
0
4
0
26
−26
0
Pool D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Belgium (H)
4
4
0
0
12
0
+12
8
Quarter-finals
2
Switzerland
4
2
1
1
2
3
−1
5
3
Finland
4
2
1
1
2
1
+1
5
4
Scotland
4
1
0
3
1
5
−4
2
5
Hungary
4
0
0
4
0
8
−8
0
Playoff
Classification round
17th to 19th place classification
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
17
Hungary
2
2
0
0
3
0
+3
4
18
Denmark
2
1
0
1
10
1
+9
2
19
Malta
2
0
0
2
0
12
−12
0
Source:
TheSports.org Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Ninth to 16th place classification
13th to 16th place classification
First to eighth place classification
Fifth to eighth place classification
Final standings
Qualified for the 1971 World Cup
References
