This tournament was also a qualifier for the 2012 Olympics, with both finalists earning a spot. In the event that England played in the final, the third placed team would have qualified instead, as England cannot qualify as a nation for the olympics (being part of Great Britain).[2]
The Netherlands won the title for the eighth time after defeating Germany 3–0 in the final.[3]
The third and fourth place team in each pool competed in a pool to determine the fifth to eighth-place winners. The last two placers will be relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy in 2013. Note that the match played against each other in pool A or B counts in the pool C classification.
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Carol Metchette (IRL)
Statistics
Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.