2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
CityLeuven
Dates1–4 February
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Sportoase
Final positions
Champions Germany (17th title)
Runner-up Poland
Third place Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored271 (9.34 per match)
Top scorer(s) Fülöp Losonci
Ignacio Abajo (12 goals)
Best player Anže Fujs
Best goalkeeper Matteo Gryspeerdt
2022 (previous) (next) 2026

The 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship was the 21st edition of the Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international indoor hockey championship of Europe for men organized by the European Hockey Federation.

The tournament was held from 1 to 4 February 2024 at the Sportoase in Leuven, Belgium.[1][2] This was the first edition with ten teams. The top four teams qualified for the 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup.[3]

Germany won a record-extending 17th title by defeating Poland 5–2 in the final.[4] The hosts Belgium won the bronze medal by defeating the defending champions Austria 7–6.[5]

Qualified teams

Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2022 competition.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
8–11 December 2023 2022 EuroHockey Indoor Championship Hamburg, Germany 5  Austria
 Belgium
 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Netherlands[a]
  Switzerland
14–16 January 2022 2022 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II Paredes, Portugal 5  Croatia
 Poland
 Portugal
 Spain
 Ukraine
Total 10

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Austria 4 3 1 0 23 17 +6 10 Qualification for the semi-finals
and the 2025 Indoor World Cup
2  Germany 4 2 1 1 23 19 +4 7
3  Spain 4 2 0 2 22 23 −1 6
4   Switzerland 4 2 0 2 19 22 −3 6
5  Croatia (R) 4 0 0 4 23 29 −6 0 Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[8]
(R) Relegated
1 February 2024
10:00
Austria  6–4  Croatia
Unterkircher  14'29'33'
Stanzl  19'
Eitenberger  25'
Losonci  36'
Report Bachmann  7'34'38'
Mucić  35'
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)
1 February 2024
11:15
Germany  6–2  Spain
Mazkour  4'9'33'
Mertgens  10'12'
Kaufmann  30'
Report Cobos  16'
Prol  24'
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
1 February 2024
16:00
Spain  8–6  Croatia
Abajo  3'19'25'40'
Curiel  13'
Muñoz  15'
Cobos  18'
Sanz  34'
Report A. Fujs  6'
Bachmann  9'19'
Mucić  16'
G. Fujs  27'30'
Umpires:
Michael Pontus (BEL)
Michelle Meister (GER)
1 February 2024
17:15
Switzerland  2–4  Austria
Stomps  32'
Hengartner  39'
Report Losonci  3'19'
Kelner  33'
Stanzl  36'
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

2 February 2024
10:00
Switzerland  3–6  Spain
Reinhard  11'
Stomps  18'
Morard  26'
Report Muñoz  8'
Abajo  10'12'
Cobos  20'
Zorita  29'35'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
2 February 2024
11:15
Germany  7–6  Croatia
Staib  4'15'23'34'
Mertgens  18'
Lehmann-Richter  28'
Mazkour  31'
Report Bachmann  3'
Jazbec  4'39'
A. Fujs  8'
Mucić  13'29'
Umpires:
Pieter Hembrecht (NED)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
2 February 2024
16:00
Croatia  7–8   Switzerland
A. Fujs  7'
Bachmann  8'37'39'
Mucić  11'12'
Krleža  38'
Report Grandchamp  20'22'
Stomps  20'27'29'40'
Hengartner  24'
Reinhard  37'
Umpires:
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
2 February 2024
17:15
Germany  5–5  Austria
Staib  1'
Kleinlein  3'
Dösch  17'
Mertgens  22'
Kaufmann  36'
Report Stanzl  17'28'30'
Unterkircher  31'
Fröhlich  39'
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

3 February 2024
09:00
Switzerland  6–5  Germany
Reinhard  3'
Landtwing  4'
Stomps  7'18'
Grandchamp  25'39'
Report Kleinlein  1'
Mertgens  5'32'
Dösch  8'
Mazkour  33'
Umpires:
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
3 February 2024
10:15
Austria  8–6  Spain
Unterkircher  2'13'37'
Losonci  11'19'22'27'35'
Report Rodriguez  5'33'
Abajo  29'39'40'
Muñoz  33'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Belgium (H) 4 3 0 1 22 11 +11 9 Qualification for the semi-finals
and the 2025 Indoor World Cup
2  Poland 4 2 0 2 17 16 +1 6
3  Portugal 4 2 0 2 14 20 −6 6
4  Czech Republic 4 1 1 2 19 18 +1 4
5  Ukraine (R) 4 1 1 2 13 20 −7 4 Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[8]
(H) Hosts; (R) Relegated
1 February 2024
12:30
Czech Republic  4–4  Ukraine
Uhlíř  18'
Plochý  36'38'
Seemann  38'
Report Kalinchuk  1'34'
Kovalenko  13'
Luppa  37'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Michael Pontus (BEL)
1 February 2024
13:45
Belgium  4–2  Portugal
Simar  14'23'30'
Magnant  33'
Report Santos  15'
L. Halfmann  23'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Pieter Hembrecht (NED)
1 February 2024
18:30
Ukraine  1–4  Portugal
Zhmereniuk  15' Report Castro  10'40'
L. Halfmann  14'16'
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Pieter Hembrecht (NED)
1 February 2024
19:45
Poland  4–2  Belgium
Jarzyński  9'10'16'40' Report Simar  3'
Hermans  17'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

2 February 2024
12:30
Czech Republic  10–2  Portugal
V. Soukup  10'30'39'
Seemann  16'38'
Plochý  16'18'20'
Toms  19'40'
Report L. Halfmann  13'
Santos  35'
Umpires:
Michael Pontus (BEL)
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)
2 February 2024
13:45
Poland  4–5  Ukraine
Gumny  6'
Hulboj  9'
Jarzyński  13'
P. Pawlak  18'
Report Kalinchuk  11'20'37'
Koshelenko  30'
Kovalenko  36'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
2 February 2024
18:30
Portugal  6–5  Poland
Ribeiro  14'16'
Q. Halfmann  17'19'
Santos  34'
Castro  40'
Report Gumny  27'
Hulboj  29'
P. Pawlak  33'
Jarzyński  38'
Kurowski  39'
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
2 February 2024
19:45
Czech Republic  2–8  Belgium
Toms  2'
V. Soukup  11'
Report Simar  13'19'20'23'30'39'
Hermans  36'
Magnant  40'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Pieter Hembrecht (NED)

3 February 2024
11:30
Poland  4–3  Czech Republic
Hulboj  5'33'
Jarzyński  20'39'
Report Tomeš  8'
Kolar  28'
V. Soukup  40'
Umpires:
Michael Pontus (BEL)
Ben Goentgen (GER)
3 February 2024
12:45
Belgium  8–3  Ukraine
Langer  6'22'
Dykmans  24'34'36'
Magnant  33'39'
Hawaux  40'
Report Kalinchuk  8'14'
Luppa  40'
Umpires:
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
Michelle Meister (GER)

Ninth to tenth place classification

Ninth and tenth place

3 February 2024
21:25
Croatia  6–4  Ukraine
Bachmann  9'17'
Mucić  19'
Jazbec  20'
A. Fujs  32'
Žlimen  36'
Report Kalinchuk  10'30'
Koshelenko  13'
Kovalenko  25'
Umpires:
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
3 February
 
 
 Spain (s.o.)3 (2)
 
4 February
 
 Czech Republic3 (0)
 
 Spain3
 
3 February
 
  Switzerland1
 
 Portugal5 (2)
 
 
  Switzerland (s.o.)5 (3)
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 February
 
 
 Czech Republic5
 
 
 Portugal10

Semi-finals

3 February 2024
15:45
Spain  3–3  Czech Republic
Abajo  11'20'
Prol  33'
Report Seemann  9'
Toms  23'
Uhlíř  40'
Penalties
Abajo
Rodriguez
2–0 Seemann
Plochý
Umpires:
Pieter Hembrecht (NED)
Michael Pontus (BEL)

3 February 2024
17:10
Portugal  5–5   Switzerland
Santos  5'
Franco  6'
L. Halfmann  10'
Ribeiro  15'
Q. Halfmann  23'
Report Grandchamp  3'16'36'
Stomps  26'
Morard  29'
Penalties
Q. Halfmann
L. Halfmann
Franco
L. Halfmann
Franco
Q. Halfmann
2–3 Stomps
Grandchamp
Morard
Stomps
Morard
Grandchamp
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

Seventh and eighth place

4 February 2024
09:30
Czech Republic  5–10  Portugal
Plochý  27'31'
Toms  36'
V. Soukup  38'
Seemann  40'
Report Ribeiro  2'30'
Franco  4'9'23'34'
L. Halfmann  10'
Castro  13'19'31'
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

Fifth and sixth place

4 February 2024
11:00
Spain  3–1   Switzerland
Prol  12'
Muñoz  27'
Abajo  29'
Report Morard  31'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 February
 
 
 Austria1 (2)
 
4 February
 
 Poland (s.o.)1 (3)
 
 Poland2
 
3 February
 
 Germany5
 
 Belgium4
 
 
 Germany5
 
Third place
 
 
4 February
 
 
 Austria6
 
 
 Belgium7

Semi-finals

3 February 2024
18:35
Belgium  4–5  Germany
Dykmans  4'
Hawaux  26'
Langer  27'
Magnant  30'
Report Staib  6'20'
Lehmann-Richter  29'
Kleinlein  33'
Mertgens  40'
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Michelle Meister (GER)

3 February 2024
20:00
Austria  1–1  Poland
Losonci  13' Report Lewartowski  36'
Penalties
Losonci
Unterkircher
Eitenberger
Losonci
2–3 P. Pawlak
R. Pawlak
Jarzyński
R. Pawlak
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZR)

Third and fourth place

4 February 2024
12:30
Austria  6–7  Belgium
Losonci  3'39'40'
Unterkircher  5'26'28'
Report Langer  8'20'34'39'
Dykmans  23'30'
Bogaerts  28'
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

Final

4 February 2024
14:00
Poland  2–5  Germany
Jarzyński  20'
P. Pawlak  22'
Report Dösch  14'27'
Mazkour  20'25'
Mertgens  31'
Umpires:
Pieter Hembrecht (NED)
Michael Pontus (BEL)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification or relegation
 Germany Qualification for the 2025 Indoor World Cup
 Poland
 Belgium (H)
4  Austria
5  Spain
6   Switzerland
7  Portugal
8  Czech Republic
9  Croatia (R) Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
10  Ukraine (R)
Source: FIH
(H) Host; (R) Relegated

Goalscorers

There were 271 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 9.34 goals per match.

12 goals

  • Fülöp Losonci
  • Ignacio Abajo

11 goals

  • Lucas Maximilian Bachmann

10 goals

  • Fabian Unterkircher
  • Philippe Simar

9 goals

  • Gracjan Jarzyński
  • Boris Stomps
  • Vitalii Kalinchuk

8 goals

  • Henrik Mertgens

7 goals

6 goals

  • Gaetan Dykmans
  • Vít Soukup
  • Rodrigo Castro
  • Laurens Halfmann

5 goals

  • Benjamin Stanzl
  • Mallory Magnant
  • Martin Seemann
  • Josef Toms
  • David Franco
  • Vasco Ribeiro

4 goals

  • Anže Fujs
  • Paul Dösch
  • Mateusz Hulboj
  • José Santos
  • Juan Muñoz

3 goals

  • Josip Jazbec
  • Erik Kleinlein
  • Patryk Pawlak
  • Quentin Halfmann
  • Ignacio Cobos
  • Manuel Prol
  • Michel Morard
  • Fabio Reinhard
  • Bohdan Kovalenko

2 goals

  • Guerlain Hawaux
  • Cyril Hermans
  • Gregor Fujs
  • Adam Uhlíř
  • Paul-Philipp Kaufmann
  • Adrian Lehmann-Richter
  • Mikolaj Gumny
  • Manuel Rodriguez
  • Enrique Zorita
  • Lukas Hengartner
  • Andrii Koshelenko
  • Dmytro Luppa

1 goal

  • Sebastian Eitenberger
  • Daniel Fröhlich
  • Maximilian Kelner
  • Nicolas Bogaerts
  • Josip Krleža
  • Filip Žlimen
  • Vojtech Kolar
  • Denis Tomeš
  • Jacek Kurowski
  • Marcin Lewartowski
  • Cesar Curiel
  • Antonio Sanz
  • Fabio Landtwing
  • Volodymyr Zhmereniuk

Source: FIH

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Netherlands withdrew on 29 September 2023 because of the overcrowded international hockey calendar.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Europese indoorkampioenschappen hockey komen in 2024 naar Leuven". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ "EuroHockey Indoor Championship venues for 2024 confirmed – UPDATED". eurohcokey.org. European Hockey Federation.
  3. ^ "Qualification system for 2025 FIH Indoor World Cups" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Germany the men's European indoor champions for 17th time". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Indoor Red Lions sluiten EK af met brons na thriller tegen wereldkampioen Oostenrijk". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  6. ^ Wester, Eelko (29 September 2023). "Uitpuilende kalender: KNHB stopt met EK's en WK's zaal en Hockey 5s". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. ^ "EuroHockey statement on Netherlands withdrawal from EHIC2024". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor - October 2023" (PDF).