2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy

2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
City	Rome
Dates	11–17 September
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Ireland (1st title)
Runner-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	107 (5.35 per match)
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The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy was the first ever edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, the second level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Rome, Italy from 11 to 17 September 2005.

The number one and two were promoted to the "A"-level, the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, while the number seven and eight were relegated to the "C"-level, the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I.

Results

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland	3	2	1	0	12	5	+7	7	Semi-finals
2	Wales	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
3	Belarus	3	1	0	2	7	11	−4	3	5–8th place semi-finals
4	Russia	3	0	0	3	6	12	−6	0

Source: TheSports.org

11 September 2005 11:00 Russia   2–4   Wales

11 September 2005 13:30 Ireland   7–3   Belarus

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12 September 2005 16:00 Russia   3–4   Belarus

12 September 2005 19:00 Ireland   1–1   Wales

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14 September 2005 11:00 Wales   1–0   Belarus

14 September 2005 13:30 Ireland   4–1   Russia

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6	Semi-finals
2	Austria	3	2	0	1	9	9	0	6
3	Italy (H)	3	1	1	1	11	10	+1	4	5–8th place semi-finals
4	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	8	11	−3	1

Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts

11 September 2005 16:00 Italy   4–5   Austria

12 September 2005 19:00 Switzerland   2–3   Czech Republic

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13 September 2005 16:00 Czech Republic   3–0   Austria

12 September 2005 18:45 Italy   4–4    Switzerland

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14 September 2005 16:00 Switzerland   2–4   Austria

14 September 2005 18:45 Italy   3–1   Czech Republic

Fifth to eighth place classification

	5–8th place semi-finals				Fifth place
	16 September
	Belarus	1
					17 September
	Switzerland	2
					Switzerland	1
	16 September
					Italy	3
	Italy	3
	Russia	1
					Seventh place
					17 September
					Belarus	4
					Russia	1

5–8th place semi-finals

16 September 2005 10:30 Belarus   1–2    Switzerland

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16 September 2005 13:00 Italy   3–1   Russia

Seventh place game

17 September 2005 11:00 Belarus   4–1   Russia

Fifth place game

17 September 2005 13:30 Switzerland   1–3   Italy

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 September
	Ireland	2
					17 September
	Austria	1
					Ireland	4
	16 September
					Czech Republic	2
	Wales	1
	Czech Republic	3
					Third place
					17 September
					Austria	1
					Wales	2

Semi-finals

16 September 2005 16:15 Ireland   2–1   Austria

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16 September 2005 18:45 Wales   1–3   Czech Republic

Third place game

17 September 2005 16:15 Austria   1–2   Wales

Final

17 September 2005 18:45 Ireland   4–2   Czech Republic

Final standings

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

  Qualified for the 2007 EuroHockey Championship

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Challenge I

See also

• 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
• 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

External links

• EuroHockey