1983 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 1983 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the fourth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 18 to 28 August 1983.

1983 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Amstelveen
Dates	18–28 August
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Wagener Stadium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	189 (4.5 per match)
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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.

Preliminary round

Pool A

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

Source: TheSports.org

18 August 1983 West Germany 8–0 Austria

18 August 1983 England 2–3 Spain

18 August 1983 France 1–1 Wales

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19 August 1983 Spain 10–0 Austria

19 August 1983 Wales 0–2 England

19 August 1983 France 1–3 West Germany

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21 August 1983 England 3–4 West Germany

21 August 1983 Austria 1–4 France

21 August 1983 Spain 4–0 Wales

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22 August 1983 England 8–1 Austria

22 August 1983 France 1–3 Spain

22 August 1983 Wales 0–6 West Germany

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24 August 1983 Wales 6–1 Austria

24 August 1983 France 1–1 England

24 August 1983 Spain 4–2 West Germany

Pool B

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

Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts

18 August 1983 Scotland 2–4 Belgium

18 August 1983 Netherlands 9–0 Ireland

18 August 1983 Soviet Union 4–0 Poland

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20 August 1983 Belgium 0–3 Soviet Union

20 August 1983 Poland 1–2 Ireland

20 August 1983 Scotland 1–2 Netherlands

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21 August 1983 Netherlands 2–2 Soviet Union

21 August 1983 Scotland 3–2 Ireland

21 August 1983 Belgium 2–1 Poland

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23 August 1983 Netherlands 5–1 Poland

23 August 1983 Belgium 0–0 Ireland

23 August 1983 Scotland 1–4 Soviet Union

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24 August 1983 Netherlands 7–1 Belgium

24 August 1983 Soviet Union 5–0 Ireland

24 August 1983 Scotland 1–1 Poland

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

	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

26 August 1983 Wales 0–1 Poland

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26 August 1983 Ireland 4–0 Austria

Eleventh place game

Wales 0–1 Austria

Ninth place game

Poland 2–0 Ireland

Fifth to eighth place classification

	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

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

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26 August 1983 Belgium 1–2 France

Seventh place game

Scotland 2–0 Belgium

Fifth place game

England 3–0 France

First to fourth place classification

	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

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

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26 August 1983 Spain 2–4 Soviet Union

Third place game

West Germany 3–1 Spain

Final

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

Final standings

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