1991 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

1991 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

Tournament details
Host country	France
City	Paris
Dates	12–23 June
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Stade Jules Noël
Final positions
Champions	Germany (3rd title)
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	175 (4.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Floris Jan Bovelander[1] (17 goals)
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The 1991 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the sixth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.[2] It was held in Paris, France, from 12 to 23 June 1991.[3]

Germany won their third title by defeating the two-time defending champions the Netherlands 3–1 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating the Soviet Union 2–1 in penalty strokes after the match finished 1–1 after extra time.[2]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	0	38	1	+37	10	Semi-finals
2	Soviet Union	5	4	0	1	15	6	+9	8
3	France (H)	5	3	0	2	8	12	−4	6
4	Poland	5	1	1	3	7	18	−11	3
5	Switzerland	5	0	2	3	8	23	−15	2
6	Italy	5	0	1	4	3	19	−16	1

Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts

12 June 1991 Netherlands  9–0   Switzerland

12 June 1991 France  1–4  Soviet Union

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13 June 1991 Poland  3–1  Italy

13 June 1991 France  0–6  Netherlands

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14 June 1991 Soviet Union  2–0  Poland

14 June 1991 Switzerland  2–2  Italy

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15 June 1991 Soviet Union  0–4  Netherlands

15 June 1991 France  3–2   Switzerland

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16 June 1991 Netherlands  10–1  Poland

16 June 1991 France  2–0  Italy

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17 June 1991 Switzerland  1–6  Soviet Union

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18 June 1991 Switzerland  3–3  Poland

18 June 1991 Soviet Union  3–0  Italy

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19 June 1991 Netherlands  9–0  Italy

19 June 1991 France  2–0  Poland

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	5	5	0	0	18	2	+16	10	Semi-finals
2	England	5	4	0	1	12	5	+7	8
3	Spain	5	2	0	3	10	10	0	4
4	Ireland	5	2	0	3	8	10	−2	4
5	Belgium	5	2	0	3	7	13	−6	4
6	Wales	5	0	0	5	6	21	−15	0

Source: TheSports.org

12 June 1991 Wales  1–3  England

12 June 1991 Ireland  3–1  Spain

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13 June 1991 Belgium  0–4  Germany

13 June 1991 England  3–1  Ireland

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14 June 1991 Belgium  2–3  Spain

14 June 1991 Wales  0–6  Germany

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15 June 1991 England  1–0  Spain

15 June 1991 Wales  1–3  Ireland

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16 June 1991 England  3–0  Belgium

16 June 1991 Germany  3–0  Ireland

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17 June 1991 Spain  6–2  Wales

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18 June 1991 Wales  2–3  Belgium

18 June 1991 Spain  0–2  Germany

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19 June 1991 Ireland  1–2  Belgium

19 June 1991 Germany  3–2  England

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

	9–12th place semi-finals				Ninth place
	21 June
	Italy	3
					23 June
	Belgium	4
					Belgium	3
	21 June
					Wales	1
	Switzerland	0
	Wales	2
					Eleventh place
					23 June
					Italy	1
					Switzerland (a.e.t.)	2

9–12th place semi-finals

21 June 1991 Italy  3–4  Belgium

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21 June 1991 Switzerland  0–2  Wales

Eleventh place game

23 June 1991 Italy  1–2 (a.e.t.)   Switzerland

Ninth place game

23 June 1991 Belgium  3–1  Wales

Fifth to eighth place classification

	5–8th place semi-finals				Fifth place
	21 June
	Ireland	2 (4)
					23 June
	France (p.s.o.)	2 (5)
					France	0
	21 June
					Spain	1
	Spain	2
	Poland	0
					Seventh place
					23 June
					Ireland	4
					Poland	0

5–8th place semi-finals

21 June 1991 Ireland  2–2 (a.e.t.)  France Penalties 4–5

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21 June 1991 Spain  2–0  Poland

Seventh place game

23 June 1991 Ireland  4–0  Poland

Fifth place game

23 June 1991 France  0–1  Spain

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 June
	England	1
					23 June
	Netherlands	2
					Netherlands	1
	21 June
					Germany	3
	Germany	4
	Soviet Union	0
					Third place
					23 June
					England (p.s.o.)	1 (2)
					Soviet Union	1 (1)

Semi-finals

21 June 1991 England  1–2  Netherlands

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21 June 1991 Germany  4–0  Soviet Union

Third place game

23 June 1991 England  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Soviet Union Penalties 2–1

Final

23 June 1991 Netherlands  1–3  Germany

Final standings

1.  Germany
2.  Netherlands
3.  England
4.  Soviet Union
5.  Spain
6.  France
7.  Ireland
8.  Poland
9.  Belgium
10.  Wales
11.   Switzerland
12.  Italy

See also

• 1991 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

References

1. "EK 1991, Parijs (Frankrijk), Heren". interlandhistorie.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
2. "Men Field Hockey VI EuroHockey (European Championship) 1991 Paris (FRA) 12-24.06 - Winner Germany". Retrieved 24 April 2020.
3. "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championship - 1991 - Home". Retrieved 24 April 2020.