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1983 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The hosts the Netherlands won their first title by defeating the Soviet Union 8–6 in penalty strokes after the match finished 2–2 after extra time. The defending champions West Germany won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 3–1.^[1]

Preliminary round[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	5	5	0	0	24	5	+19	10	Semi-finals
2	West Germany	5	4	0	1	23	8	+15	8
3	England	5	2	1	2	16	9	+7	5
4	France	5	1	2	2	8	9	−1	4
5	Wales	5	1	1	3	7	14	−7	3
6	Austria	5	0	0	5	3	36	−33	0

18 August 1983 West Germany  8–0  Austria

18 August 1983 England  2–3  Spain

18 August 1983 France  1–1  Wales

19 August 1983 Spain  10–0  Austria

19 August 1983 Wales  0–2  England

19 August 1983 France  1–3  West Germany

21 August 1983 England  3–4  West Germany

21 August 1983 Austria  1–4  France

21 August 1983 Spain  4–0  Wales

22 August 1983 England  8–1  Austria

22 August 1983 France  1–3  Spain

22 August 1983 Wales  0–6  West Germany

24 August 1983 Wales  6–1  Austria

24 August 1983 France  1–1  England

24 August 1983 Spain  4–2  West Germany

Pool B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	5	4	1	0	25	5	+20	9	Semi-finals
2	Soviet Union	5	4	1	0	18	3	+15	9
3	Belgium	5	2	1	2	7	13	−6	5
4	Scotland	5	1	1	3	8	13	−5	3
5	Ireland	5	1	1	3	4	18	−14	3
6	Poland	5	0	1	4	4	14	−10	1

18 August 1983 Scotland  2–4  Belgium

18 August 1983 Netherlands  9–0  Ireland

18 August 1983 Soviet Union  4–0  Poland

20 August 1983 Belgium  0–3  Soviet Union

20 August 1983 Poland  1–2  Ireland

20 August 1983 Scotland  1–2  Netherlands

21 August 1983 Netherlands  2–2  Soviet Union

21 August 1983 Scotland  3–2  Ireland

21 August 1983 Belgium  2–1  Poland

23 August 1983 Netherlands  5–1  Poland

23 August 1983 Belgium  0–0  Ireland

23 August 1983 Scotland  1–4  Soviet Union

24 August 1983 Netherlands  7–1  Belgium

24 August 1983 Soviet Union  5–0  Ireland

24 August 1983 Scotland  1–1  Poland

Classification round[edit]

Ninth to twelfth place classification[edit]

	9–12th place semi-finals				Ninth place
	26 August
	Wales	0
	Poland	1
					Poland	2
	26 August
					Ireland	0
	Ireland	4
	Austria	0
					Eleventh place
					Wales	0
					Austria	1

9–12th place semi-finals[edit]

26 August 1983 Wales  0–1  Poland

26 August 1983 Ireland  4–0  Austria

Eleventh place game[edit]

Wales  0–1  Austria

Ninth place game[edit]

Poland  2–0  Ireland

Fifth to eighth place classification[edit]

	5–8th place semi-finals				Fifth place
	26 August
	England (p.s.o.)	1 (?)
	Scotland	1 (?)
					England	3
	26 August
					France	0
	Belgium	1
	France	2
					Seventh place
					Scotland	2
					Belgium	0

5–8th place semi-finals[edit]

26 August 1983 England  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Scotland Penalties ?–?

26 August 1983 Belgium  1–2  France

Seventh place game[edit]

Scotland  2–0  Belgium

Fifth place game[edit]

England  3–0  France

First to fourth place classification[edit]

	Semi-finals				Final
	26 August
	Netherlands (a.e.t.)	4
	West Germany	1
					Netherlands (p.s.o.)	4 (8)
	26 August
					Soviet Union	4 (6)
	Spain	2
	Soviet Union	4
					Third place
					West Germany	3
					Spain	1

Semi-finals[edit]

26 August 1983 Netherlands  4–1 (a.e.t.)  West Germany

26 August 1983 Spain  2–4  Soviet Union

Third place game[edit]

West Germany  3–1  Spain

Final[edit]

Netherlands  4–4 (a.e.t.)  Soviet Union Penalties 8–6

Final standings[edit]

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

References[edit]