1987 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 1987 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the fifth 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 in Moscow, Soviet Union from 20 to 30 August 1987.^[2]

1987 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Soviet Union
City	Moscow
Dates	20–30 August
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Dynamo Stadium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	162 (3.86 per match)
← 1983 (previous) (next) 1991 →

The defending champions the Netherlands won their second title by defeating England 3–0 in penalty strokes after the match finished 1–1 after extra time. West Germany won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts the Soviet Union 3–2 after extra time.^[1]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	5	5	0	0	21	1	+20	10	Semi-finals
2	Netherlands	5	4	0	1	18	3	+15	8
3	Spain	5	2	1	2	15	7	+8	5
4	Scotland	5	1	2	2	5	13	−8	4
5	Belgium	5	1	1	3	10	17	−7	3
6	Italy	5	0	0	5	3	31	−28	0

Source: TheSports.org

20 August 1987 Netherlands   4–0   Scotland

20 August 1987 Spain   2–1   Belgium

20 August 1987 England   7–0   Italy

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21 August 1987 Scotland   1–0   Italy

21 August 1987 Belgium   1–4   England

21 August 1987 Netherlands   1–0   Spain

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23 August 1987 Spain   11–0   Italy

23 August 1987 England   5–0   Scotland

23 August 1987 Netherlands   6–1   Belgium

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24 August 1987 Scotland   2–2   Belgium

24 August 1987 Italy   0–7   Netherlands

24 August 1987 Spain   0–3   England

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25 August 1987 Belgium   5–3   Italy

25 August 1987 Spain   2–2   Scotland

25 August 1987 England   2–0   Netherlands

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Germany	5	5	0	0	16	3	+13	10	Semi-finals
2	Soviet Union (H)	5	3	1	1	8	3	+5	7
3	Ireland	5	3	1	1	9	6	+3	7
4	Poland	5	2	0	3	10	12	−2	4
5	Wales	5	0	1	4	3	12	−9	1
6	France	5	0	1	4	2	12	−10	1

Source: TheSports.org
(H) Host

20 August 1987 West Germany   4–0   Ireland

20 August 1987 France   1–3   Poland

20 August 1987 Soviet Union   2–0   Wales

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22 August 1987 West Germany   4–2   Poland

22 August 1987 Wales   1–1   France

22 August 1987 Soviet Union   1–1   Ireland

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23 August 1987 West Germany   3–1   Wales

23 August 1987 Poland   1–3   Ireland

23 August 1987 Soviet Union   2–0   France

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25 August 1987 Wales   2–3   Ireland

25 August 1987 West Germany   4–0   France

25 August 1987 Soviet Union   3–1   Poland

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26 August 1987 France   0–2   Ireland

26 August 1987 Wales   1–3   Poland

26 August 1987 West Germany   1–0   Soviet Union

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

	9–12th place semi-finals				Ninth place
	28 August
	Belgium (p.s.o.)	3 (9)
					29 August
	France	3 (8)
					Belgium	1 (6)
	28 August
					Italy (p.s.o.)	1 (7)
	Wales	1
	Italy	2
					Eleventh place
					29 August
					France	1
					Wales	0

9–12th place semi-finals

28 August 1987 Belgium   3–3 (a.e.t.)   France Penalties 8–7

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28 August 1987 Italy   2–1   Wales

Eleventh place game

29 August 1987 France   1–0   Wales

Ninth place game

29 August 1987 Belgium   1–1 (a.e.t.)   Italy Penalties 6–7

Fifth to eighth place classification

	5–8th place semi-finals				Fifth place
	28 August
	Ireland	3
					29 August
	Scotland	2
					Ireland	1
	28 August
					Poland	2
	Spain	0
	Poland	2
					Seventh place
					30 August
					Spain (p.s.o.)	3 (3)
					Scotland	3 (2)

5–8th place semi-finals

28 August 1987 Ireland   3–2   Scotland

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28 August 1987 Spain   0–2   Poland

Seventh place game

30 August 1987 Spain   3–3 (a.e.t.)   Scotland Penalties 3–2

Fifth place game

29 August 1987 Ireland   1–2   Poland

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	28 August
	West Germany	1
					30 August
	Netherlands	2
					Netherlands (p.s.o.)	1 (3)
	28 August
					England	1 (0)
	England	2
	Soviet Union	0
					Third place
					30 August
					West Germany (a.e.t.)	3
					Soviet Union	2

Semi-finals

28 August 1987 England   2–0   Soviet Union

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28 August 1987 West Germany   1–2   Netherlands

Third place game

30 August 1987 West Germany   3–2 (a.e.t.)   Soviet Union

Final

30 August 1987 Netherlands   1–1 (a.e.t.)   England Penalties 3–0

Final standings

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

See also

• 1987 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

References

1. "Men Field Hockey V EuroHockey (European Championship) 1987 Moskva (URS) 20-30.08 - Winner Netherlands". Retrieved 25 April 2020.
2. "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championship - 1987 - Home". Retrieved 25 April 2020.