| Netherlands (1.), West Germany (3.), Spain (4.), England (5.), France (6.)qualified from EuroHockey Men 1983. | | Soviet Union (2.) - as Host. |
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| 12 teams played for 6 quotas. | | Only Italy took the place of Austria from 1983. |
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| Tournaments | Qualified | Eliminated | | Tournament 1 | Poznan (POL) | Poland | Italy | Yugoslavia | Austria | | Tournament 2 | Meadowbank (SCO) | Scotland | Wales | Finland | Switzerland | | Tournament 3 | Brussels (BEL) | Belgium | Ireland | Sweden | Portugal |
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| Round Robin | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | ns | | 1. Poland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7: | 2 | | | 2. Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5: | 3 | | | 3. Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3: | 7 | 1 | | 4. Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: | 4 | 1 |
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| Team | Pola | Ital | Aust | Yugo | | Poland | --- | 1:0 | 4:1 | 2:1 | | Italy | | --- | 3:2 | 2:0 | | Austria | | | --- | - | | Yugoslavia | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played in Poznan (POL) | | 30.05 |  Poland | 2-1 |  Yugoslavia | 0-1 | | 30.05 |  Italy | 3-2 |  Austria | | | 31.05 | Austria | --- | Yugoslavia | | | 31.05 | Poland | 1-0 | Italy | 1-0 | | 01.06 | Italy | 2-0 | Yugoslavia | | | 01.06 | Poland | 4-1 | Austria | 3-1 |
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| Round Robin | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Scotland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11: | 1 | | 2. Wales | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14: | 3 | | 3. Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4: | 12 | | 4. Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5: | 18 |
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| Team | Scot | Wale | Finl | Swit | | Scotland | --- | 2:0 | 3:0 | 6:1 | | Wales | | --- | 6:0 | 8:1 | | Finland | | | --- | 4:3 | | Switzerland | | | | --- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played in Meadowbank (SCO) | | 12.09 | 14:00 |  Wales | 8-1 |  Switzerland | | | 12.09 | 16:30 |  Scotland | 3-0 |  Finland | | | 13.09 | --:-- | Scotland | 6-1 | Switzerland | | | Leiper 2, Cowan, Scouler, Tom Hay, Potter | | 13.09 | --:-- | Wales | 6-0 | Finland | | | 14.09 | --:-- | Finland | 4-3 | Switzerland | | | 14.09 | --:-- | Scotland | 2-0 | Wales | 1-0 | | 1-0 Ross Cowan 21'PC; 2-0 David Leiper 66'PC |
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| Round Robin | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | ns | | 1. Belgium | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12: | 0 | 2 | | 2. Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6: | 0 | 2 | | 3. Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3: | 0 | 2 | | 4. Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0: | 21 | |
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| Team | Belg | Irel | Swed | Port | | Belgium | --- | bt | bt | 12:0 | | Ireland | | --- | bt | 6:0 | | Sweden | | | --- | 3:0 | | Portugal | | | | --- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played in Brissels (BEL) | | 26.09 | 15:00 |  Ireland | bt |  Sweden | | | 26.09 | 17:00 |  Belgium | 12-0 |  Portugal | 6-0 | | Chris Vandergract 5, Robert Gucassof 3, Eric Muschs 2, Eric van den Bemdem, Luc Mellote | | 27.09 | 15:00 | Sweden | 3-0 | Portugal | | | 27.09 | 17:00 | Belgium | bt | Ireland | | | 28.09 | 14:00 | Ireland | 6-0 | Portugal | | | 28.09 | 16:00 | Belgium | bt | Sweden | |
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