International football competition
The 2021 Rink Hockey European Championship (originally scheduled to be held in 2020, at La Roche-sur-Yon, and named EuroRink 2020[3]), was the 54th edition of the Rink Hockey European Championship, a biennial tournament for men's national roller hockey teams of Europe organised by World Skate Europe – Rink Hockey. It took place between 15 and 20 November in Paredes, Portugal.
Spain were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating France 2−1 (after extra time) in the final to claim their second consecutive title and eighteenth overall.
Teams
While ten teams were set to play in the 2020 tournament,[4] the final field of participants was reduced to six. Austria, Belgium, England and Switzerland withdrew from the competition.
Team
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Appearance
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Previous best performance
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Andorra |
5th |
Sixth place (2018)
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France |
53rd |
Runners-up (1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931)
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Germany |
50th |
Runners-up (1932, 1934)
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Italy |
52nd |
Champions (1953, 1990, 2014)
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Portugal |
49th |
Champions (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2016)
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Spain |
41st |
Champions (1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1969, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018)
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Venue
Originally scheduled to take place at Le Vendéspace,[5] all the tournament matches will instead be played at Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes, in Paredes, Portugal.[6]
Paredes
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Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes
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Capacity: 1,300[7]
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Group stage
- ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Spain +1, France 0, Portugal −1.