The 2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 16th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the EHF. It was held from 19 to 27 August 2017 in the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, with the winner qualifying.
The hosts and defending champions the Netherlands won their fifth overall title by defeating Belgium 4–2 in the final, while England captured third place by beating Germany 4–2.
Qualified teams The following teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, participated in the 2017 EuroHockey Championship. DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)31 August 2015Host1 (4)21 - 29 August 20152015 EuroHockey ChampionshipLondon, England5 (5) (7) (3) (9) (10)19 - 27 July 20152015 EuroHockey Championship IIPrague, Czech Republic2 (22) (20)Total8
Format The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the Men's EuroHockey Championship II.
Squads
Results All times are local (UTC+2).
Preliminary round Pool A
Pool B
Fifth to eighth place classification Pool C The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Third place game
Final
Statistics Final standings Rank Team45678
Qualification for the 2018 World Cup
Relegation to the EuroHockey Championship II
Awards Top GoalscorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentYoung Player of the Tournament Mirco Pruyser Arthur Van Doren Vincent Vanasch Jorrit Croon
Goalscorers
See also 2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II 2017 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship 2017 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
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