2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal | ||
| City | Lousada | ||
| Dates | 27 July–2 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | AD Lousada | ||
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The 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II will be the eleventh edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.
It will be held from 27 July to 2 August 2025 at the AD Lousada in Lousada, Portugal.[1] The finalists will qualify directly for the 2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship in London, England.[2]
Qualification
[edit]The eight teams qualified based on their performance in the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers, with the runners-up, third, fourth and fifth-placed teams qualifying for the Championship II. Ukraine withdrew and Turkey was asked to take over the place but declined. The second highest-ranked team in the qualifiers Croatia accepted the invitation.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22–25 August 2024 | EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | Vienna, Austria | 4 |  Ukraine Scotland Portugal Switzerland Croatia
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| Dublin, Ireland | 4 |  Wales Ireland Czech Republic Italy
| ||
| Total | 8 | |||
Preliminary round
[edit]Pool A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Italy
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Ukraine
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Portugal (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
(H) Hosts
Pool B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Scotland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Switzerland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
Fifth to eighth place classification
[edit]Pool C
[edit]The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
First to fourth place classification
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 August | ||||||
| A1 | ||||||
| 2 August | ||||||
| B2 | ||||||
| 1 August | ||||||
| B1 | ||||||
| A2 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 August | ||||||
Final standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2026 World Cup Qualifiers and 2027 EuroHockey Championship |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | 8 |
See also
[edit]- 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship
- 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
- 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship II
References
[edit]- ^ "Lousada and Gniezno to host EuroHockey Championship II events in 2025". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "EuroHockey Championships to expand to 12-team knock-out format in 2027". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.