1974 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

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]

1974 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
City	Madrid
Dates	1–11 May
Teams	18 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Club de Campo Villa de Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played	57
Goals scored	183 (3.21 per match)
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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

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3 May 1974 12:30 Scotland   3–1   Czechoslovakia

3 May 1974 18:30 Denmark   2–1   Switzerland

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4 May 1974 14:30 West Germany   4–0   Denmark

4 May 1974 17:30 Czechoslovakia   1–0   Switzerland

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5 May 1974 18:30 West Germany   6–0   Czechoslovakia

5 May 1974 18:30 Scotland   3–0   Switzerland

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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

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3 May 1974 18:30 Netherlands   2–0   Ireland

3 May 1974 18:30 Poland   4–0   Portugal

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5 May 1974 12:30 Ireland   3–0   Portugal

5 May 1974 15:30 Netherlands   4–2   Poland

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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

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3 May 1974 12:30 France   5–1   Austria

3 May 1974 15:30 Italy   1–0   Finland

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4 May 1974 14:30 Austria   4–0   Finland

4 May 1974 17:30 England   4–0   Italy

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5 May 1974 12:30 France   5–0   Finland

5 May 1974 15:30 England   1–0   Austria

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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) Host

2 May 1974 12:30 Spain   6–0   Yugoslavia

2 May 1974 18:30 Wales   3–1   Belgium

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3 May 1974 15:30 Wales   1–0   Yugoslavia

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4 May 1974 17:30 Spain   2–0   Belgium

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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-finals				9–12th place semi-finals				Ninth place
	8 May
	Czechoslovakia	2
					10 May
	Portugal	1
					Czechoslovakia	2
	8 May
					Italy	0
	Italy	2
									11 May
	Yugoslavia	1
									Czechoslovakia	2
	8 May
									Belgium	1
	Belgium	3
					10 May
	Austria	2
					Belgium	1
	8 May
					Ireland	0			11th place
	Ireland	1
									11 May
	Denmark	0
									Ireland	1
									Italy	0

9–16th place quarter-finals

8 May 1974 12:00 Italy   2–1   Yugoslavia

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8 May 1974 15:30 Ireland   1–0   Denmark

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8 May 1974 15:30 Czechoslovakia   2–1   Portugal

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8 May 1974 18:30 Belgium   3–2   Austria

9–12th place semi-finals

10 May 1974 15:30 Czechoslovakia   2–0   Italy

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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-finals				13th place
	10 May
	Yugoslavia	4
					11 May
	Portugal	0
					Yugoslavia	3
	10 May
					Denmark	0
	Denmark	1
	Austria	0
					15th place
					11 May
					Austria	3
					Portugal	0

13–16th place semi-finals

10 May 1974 12:00 Yugoslavia   4–0   Portugal

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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-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	8 May
	Spain	2
					10 May
	France	1
					Spain	1
	8 May
					Netherlands	0
	Netherlands	6
									11 May
	Scotland	0
									Spain	1
	8 May
									West Germany	0
	West Germany	5
					10 May
	Poland	1
					West Germany	5
	8 May
					England	0			Third place
	England (a.e.t.)	2
									11 May
	Wales	1
									Netherlands	4
									England	1

Quarter-finals

8 May 1974 12:00 England   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Wales

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8 May 1974 15:30 West Germany   5–1   Poland

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8 May 1974 18:30 Spain   2–1   France

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8 May 1974 18:30 Netherlands   6–0   Scotland

Semi-finals

10 May 1974 16:30 Spain   1–0   Netherlands

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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-finals				Fifth place
	10 May
	Poland	4
					11 May
	Wales	3
					Poland	2
	10 May
					France	1
	France	2
	Scotland	1
					Seventh place
					11 May
					Scotland	1
					Wales	0

5–8th place semi-finals

10 May 1974 15:30 France   2–1   Scotland

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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. "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.