1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification

The 1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification was the sixth edition of the qualifying round for the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. It took place from 5 to 12 July 1998 in three different venues with 17 teams playing for five quotas at the 1999 European Championship.^[1]

1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship qualification

Tournament details
Dates	5–12 July 1998
Teams	17 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	226 (6.46 per match)
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Dundee

Dundee

Tournament details
Host country	Scotland
City	Dundee
Dates	5–11 July 1998
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Russia
Runner-up	Switzerland
Third place	Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	52 (5.2 per match)

The first qualifying tournament was played in Dundee, Scotland from 6 to 11 July 1998 with five teams participating.^[2]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	4	3	1	0	21	4	+17	10	1999 European Championship
2	Switzerland	4	3	1	0	12	3	+9	10
3	Scotland (H)	4	2	0	2	8	5	+3	6
4	Denmark	4	1	0	3	9	13	−4	3
5	Ukraine	4	0	0	4	2	27	−25	0

Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts

Results

5 July 1998 12:00 Russia  10–0  Ukraine

5 July 1998 17:00 Switzerland  2–0  Denmark

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6 July 1998 13:30 Ukraine  0–4  Scotland

6 July 1998 16:00 Switzerland  2–2  Russia

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8 July 1998 12:30 Denmark  7–1  Ukraine

8 July 1998 15:00 Scotland  1–2  Russia

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10 July 1998 12:30 Ukraine  1–6   Switzerland

10 July 1998 15:00 Denmark  7–1  Denmark

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11 July 1998 14:00 Russia  7–1  Denmark

11 July 1998 16:00 Switzerland  2–0  Scotland

Alicante

Alicante

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
City	Alicante
Dates	6–12 July 1998
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain
Runner-up	France
Third place	Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	103 (5.42 per match)

The second qualifying tournament was played in Alicante, Spain from 6 to 12 July 1998 with eighth teams participating.^[3]

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain (H)	3	2	1	0	14	4	+10	7	Semi-finals
2	Sweden	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7
3	Austria	3	1	0	2	12	8	+4	3
4	Malta	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18	0

Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts

6 July 1998 17:30 Austria  2–4  Sweden

6 July 1998 19:30 Spain  8–0  Malta

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8 July 1998 17:30 Malta  0–8  Austria

8 July 1998 19:30 Spain  2–2  Sweden

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9 July 1998 17:30 Malta  0–2  Sweden

9 July 1998 19:30 Austria  2–4  Spain

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	0	16	3	+13	7	Semi-finals
2	Belarus	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7
3	Portugal	3	1	0	2	5	9	−4	3
4	Azerbaijan	3	0	0	3	0	16	−16	0

Source: Todor66

6 July 1998 10:00 Portugal  1–5  Belarus

6 July 1998 12:00 France  11–0  Azerbaijan

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7 July 1998 17:30 Azerbaijan  0–3  Belarus

7 July 1998 19:30 France  4–2  Portugal

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9 July 1998 10:00 Portugal  2–0  Azerbaijan

9 July 1998 12:00 Belarus  1–1  France

Fifth to eighth place classification

	5–8th place semi-finals				Fifth place
	11 July
	Portugal	3
					12 July
	Malta	0
					Portugal	2
	11 July
					Austria	3
	Austria	3
	Azerbaijan	2
					Seventh place
					12 July
					Malta	w/o
					Azerbaijan

5–8th place semi-finals

11 July 1998 16:30 Portugal  3–0  Malta

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11 July 1998 19:00 Austria  3–2  Azerbaijan

Seventh place game

12 July 1998 17:00 Malta  w/o  Azerbaijan

Fifth place game

12 July 1998 19:30 Portugal  2–3  Austria

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	11 July
	France	1
					12 July
	Sweden	0
					France	0
	11 July
					Spain	8
	Spain	9
	Belarus	1
					Third place
					12 July
					Sweden	2
					Belarus	5

Semi-finals

11 July 1998 09:30 France  1–0  Sweden

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11 July 1998 12:00 Spain  9–1  Belarus

Third place game

12 July 1998 09:30 Sweden  2–5  Belarus

Final

12 July 1998 12:00 France  0–8  Spain

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Spain (H)	1999 European Championship
2	France
3	Belarus
4	Sweden
5	Austria
6	Portugal
7	Malta
8	Azerbaijan

(H) Host.

Prague

Prague

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Dates	9–12 July 1998
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Wales
Runner-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Gibraltar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	71 (11.83 per match)

The third and last qualifying tournament was held in Prague, Czech Republic from 9 to 12 July 1998 with four teams participating.^[4]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wales	3	3	0	0	28	0	+28	9	1999 European Championship
2	Czech Republic (H)	3	1	1	1	23	9	+14	4
3	Gibraltar	3	1	1	1	18	6	+12	4
4	Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	2	56	−54	0

Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts

Matches

9 July 1998 16:00 Czech Republic  3–3  Gibraltar

9 July 1998 18:00 Wales  21–0  Bulgaria

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11 July 1998 14:00 Wales  2–0  Gibraltar

11 July 1998 16:30 Bulgaria  1–20  Czech Republic

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12 July 1998 14:30 Bulgaria  1–15  Gibraltar

12 July 1998 17:00 Czech Republic  0–5  Wales