2008 Rink Hockey European Championship

2008 Rink Hockey European Championship
Campeonato de Europa de Hockey sobre Patines, Oviedo 2008
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
DatesJuly 21–26, 2008
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain (14th title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Italy
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored138 (5.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ricardo Barreiros (10)

The 2008 Rink Hockey European Championship was the 48th edition of the Rink Hockey European Championship—the biennial rink hockey competition for European national teams, supervised by CERH—that took place in the Spanish city of Oviedo, at the local arena Palacio de los Deportes (English: Sports Palace), on July 21–26, 2008. In a final against long-time rivals, Portugal, the hosts and holders Spain won their fifth consecutive European title.