2005 EuroHockey Nations Championship Host country Germany City Leipzig Dates 28 August – 4 September Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) ATV Leipzig Champions Spain (2nd title) Runner-up Netherlands Third place Germany Matches played 20 Goals scored 99 (4.95 per match) Top scorer(s) Taeke Taekema (7 goals)
The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the tenth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship , the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation . It was held on the complex of the hockey club ATV Leipzig in Leipzig , Germany from 28 August to 4 September 2005.
For the first time, there were just eight teams competing instead of twelve. From 2005 on the competition has been held every two years, while the lower-ranked teams got their own championship, divided into a Nations Trophy ("B"-nations) and a Nations Challenge ("C"-nations).
Spain won their second title by defeating the Netherlands 4–2 in the final. The hosts and four-time defending champions Germany won the bronze medal by defeating Belgium 9–1.
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC +2)
Umpires: Pawel Linkowski (POL) Rob ten Cate (NED)
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Francisco Vasquez (ESP)
Umpires: Francisco Vasquez (ESP) Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Hichem Azaiez (FRA)
Umpires: Pawel Linkowski (POL) Rob ten Cate (NED)
Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) Hichem Azaiez (FRA)
Umpires: David Wallis (SCO) Paul Ludwig (AUS)
Umpires: Markus Petter (GER) Sebastian Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: James Pilgrim (ENG) Sebastien Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: David Wallis (SCO) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Umpires: Markus Petter (GER) Sebastian Duterme (BEL)
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) James Pilgrim (ENG)
Fifth to eighth place classification [ edit ] 5–8th place semi-finals[ edit ] Umpires: Pawel Linkowski (POL) Markus Petter (GER)
Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Francisco Vasquez (ESP)
Umpires: Hichem Azaiez (FRA) Markus Petter (GER)
Umpires: Pawel Linkowski (POL) Francisco Vasquez (ESP)
First to fourth place classification [ edit ] Umpires: James Pilgrim (ENG) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Umpires: Paul Ludwig (AUS) David Wallis (SCO)
Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Francisco Vasquez (ESP)
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) James Pilgrim (ENG)