2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy

Tournament details
Host country	Wales
City	Wrexham
Dates	1–8 August
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Ireland (2nd title)
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	97 (4.85 per match)
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The 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy was the 3rd edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, the second level of the European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 1 to 8 August 2009 in Wrexham, Wales.^[1]

The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2011 EuroHockey Championship, with the finalists Ireland and Russia qualifying. Ireland won their second EuroHockey Nations Trophy title by defeating Russia 2–1 in the final and the hosts Wales won the bronze medal by defeating the Czech Republic 5–2.

Qualified teams

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
19–26 August 2007	2007 EuroHockey Championship	Mönchengladbach, Germany	2	Czech Republic (25)  Ireland (18)
9–12 September 2007	2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy	Lisbon, Portugal	4	Italy (27)  Scotland (26)   Switzerland (30)  Wales (28)
9–15 September 2007	2007 EuroHockey Challenge I	Kazan, Russia	2	Belarus (32)  Russia (22)
Total			8

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals 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 2011 EuroHockey Championship III.

Results

All times were local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	3	3	0	0	14	5	+9	9	Semi-finals
2	Ireland	3	2	0	1	13	5	+8	6
3	Belarus	3	0	1	2	7	13	−6	1	Pool C
4	Italy	3	0	1	2	10	21	−11	1

Source: The-Sports.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[2]

1 August 2009 Ireland  2–1  Belarus

1 August 2009 Russia  6–3  Italy

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2 August 2009 Ireland  10–2  Italy

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3 August 2009 Russia  6–1  Belarus

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4 August 2009 Ireland  1–2  Russia

4 August 2009 Italy  5–5  Belarus

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wales (H)	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5	Semi-finals
2	Czech Republic	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
3	Scotland	3	1	1	1	8	6	+2	4	Pool C
4	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	1

Source: The-Sports.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[2]
(H) Hosts

1 August 2009 Scotland  2–4  Wales

1 August 2009 Czech Republic  3–1   Switzerland

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2 August 2009 Czech Republic  1–1  Wales

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3 August 2009 Scotland  4–0   Switzerland

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4 August 2009 Switzerland  1–1  Wales

4 August 2009 Scotland  2–2  Czech Republic

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
5	Scotland	3	3	0	0	11	4	+7	9
6	Belarus	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
7	Italy	3	1	1	1	10	11	−1	4	EuroHockey Championship III
8	Switzerland	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: The-Sports.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

6 August 2009 Belarus  1–0   Switzerland

6 August 2009 Italy  3–5  Scotland

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7 August 2009 Belarus  1–2  Scotland

7 August 2009 Italy  2–1   Switzerland

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	6 August
	Ireland	1
					8 August
	Wales	0
					Ireland	2
	6 August
					Russia	1
	Russia	4
	Czech Republic	1
					Third place
					8 August
					Wales	5
					Czech Republic	2

Semi-finals

6 August 2009 Ireland  1–0  Wales

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6 August 2009 Russia  4–1  Czech Republic

Third place game

8 August 2009 Wales  5–2  Czech Republic

Final

8 August 2009 Ireland  2–1  Russia

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Ireland
	Russia
	Wales
4	Czech Republic
5	Scotland
6	Belarus
7	Italy
8	Switzerland

  Qualified for the 2011 EuroHockey Championship

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III

See also

• 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
• 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
• 2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Trophy

References