2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers

2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countriesAustria
Ireland
Dates22–25 August 2024
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored192 (8 per match)
Top scorer(s) Fülöp Losonci (10 goals)
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The 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers is a series of 2 qualification events for the 2025 EuroHockey Championships in Mönchengladbach. The tournaments will be held in Austria, and Ireland between 22 and 25 August 2024.[1]

The top team from each tournament qualifies for the EuroHockey Championships. The second and third ranked teams from each group advanced to the EuroHockey Championship II, with the remaining teams advancing to the EuroHockey Championship III.[2]

Qualification

All eligible teams from the 2023 editions of the EuroHockey Championships II and III will participate, as well as the two lowest ranked teams from the EuroHockey Championships.[2]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
19–27 August 2023 2023 EuroHockey Championship Mönchengladbach, Germany 2  Austria
 Wales
23–29 July 2023 2023 EuroHockey Championship II Dublin, Ireland 8  Czech Republic
 Ireland
 Italy
 Portugal
 Scotland
  Switzerland
 Turkey
 Ukraine
23–29 July 2023 2023 EuroHockey Championship III Skierniewice, Poland 4  Croatia
 Gibraltar[a]
 Lithuania
 Malta
 Poland
30 January 2024 FIH Men's World Ranking[3] 2  Hungary[a]
 Luxembourg
Total 16
^[a] – Gibraltar withdrew from the competition and was replaced by Hungary.

Qualifier A

Tournament details
Host countryAustria
CityVienna
Dates22–25 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)SV Arminen
Final positions
Champions Austria
Runner-up Ukraine
Third place Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored98 (8.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Fülöp Losonci (10 goals)
Best player Bohdan Kovalenko

Qualifier A will be held in Vienna, Austria from 22 to 25 August 2024. [4]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 August
 
 
 Austria24
 
24 August
 
 Hungary0
 
 Austria3
 
22 August
 
 Portugal1
 
  Switzerland1 (3)
 
25 August
 
 Portugal (s.o.)1 (4)
 
 Austria3
 
22 August
 
 Ukraine1
 
 Ukraine8
 
24 August
 
 Lithuania0
 
 Ukraine1
 
22 August
 
 Scotland0 Third place
 
 Scotland10
 
25 August
 
 Croatia2
 
 Portugal2
 
 
 Scotland10
 

Quarter-finals

22 August 2024
11:00
Ukraine  8–0  Lithuania
Boiko  1'
Kovalenko  15'32'
Onofriiuk  19'33'
Solomianyi  21'
Koshelenko  45'
Zinevych  60'
Report
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Steven Bakker (NED)

22 August 2024
13:15
Scotland  10–2  Croatia
Austin  13'
Lochrin  15'
Walker  27'59'
Morton  38'
C. Golden  39'46'
McConnell  50'
J. Golden  52'60'
Report Krleža  8'
Zidanić  44'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Shane O'Donnell (IRL)

22 August 2024
15:30
Switzerland  1–1  Portugal
Gasser  45+' Report Santos  52'
Penalties
Stomps
Grandchamp
Landtwing
Reinhard
Hengartner
3–4 Castro
Santos
Ventosa
Moreira
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Daniel Denta (DEN)

22 August 2024
17:45
Austria  24–0  Hungary
Lindengrun  2'2'53'
Losonci  14'18'27'31'46'55'57'
Kucera  15'
Hackl  28'
Steyrer  33'43'60'
Kern  36'
Unterkircher  37'
Hasun  39'41'
Soldat  42'48'
Kelner  44'
Winkler  50'
Scholz  52'
Report
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
Cross-oversFifth place
 
      
 
23 August
 
 
 Lithuania1
 
25 August
 
 Croatia4
 
 Croatia1
 
23 August
 
  Switzerland3
 
 Hungary0
 
 
  Switzerland13
 
Seventh place
 
 
25 August
 
 
 Lithuania7
 
 
 Hungary2

Cross-overs

23 August 2024
15:30
Lithuania  1–4  Croatia
Sinkevičius  38' Report Šoić  13'29'
Krleža  27'
Gavran  59'
Umpires:
Shane O'Donnell (IRL)
Steven Bakker (NED)

23 August 2024
17:45
Hungary  0–13   Switzerland
Report Grandchamp  6'30'35'39'46'56'
Landtwing  21'
Hengartner  39'42'44'
Krüsi  42'
Schwehr  55'
Brönnimann  55'
Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

Seventh and eighth place

25 August 2024
09:15
Lithuania  7–2  Hungary
Ridlauskas  2'
Sinkevičius  30'47'49'53'56'60'
Report Leber  42'
Kovacs  45'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Daniel Denta (DEN)

Fifth and sixth place

25 August 2024
11:30
Croatia  1–3   Switzerland
Krleža  20' Report Stomps  10'
Grandchamp  18'
Brönnimann  25'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Steven Bakker (NED)

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

24 August 2024
12:00
Ukraine  1–0  Scotland
Solomianyi  44' Report
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

24 August 2024
14:15
Austria  3–1  Portugal
Scholz  30+'
Losonci  44'54'
Report Castro  43'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

Third and fourth place

25 August 2024
13:45
Portugal  2–10  Scotland
Pereira  10'
Castro  52'
Report C. Golden  4'49'
Walker  8'12'30'59'
Douglas  32'
Robb  38'47'
J. Golden  45+'
Umpires:
Shane O'Donnell (IRL)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

Final

25 August 2024
16:00
Austria  3–1  Ukraine
Lindengrun  3'
Kaltenböck  5'
Losonci  17'
Report Koshelenko  54'
Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1  Austria (H) 2025 EuroHockey Championship
2  Ukraine 2025 EuroHockey Championship II
3  Scotland
4  Portugal
5   Switzerland
6  Croatia 2025 EuroHockey Championship III
7  Lithuania
8  Hungary
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Qualifier B

Tournament details
Host countryIreland
CityDublin
Dates22–25 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)National Sports Campus Dublin
Final positions
Champions Poland
Runner-up Wales
Third place Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored94 (7.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Alistair Empey (7 goals)
Best player Daragh Walsh

Qualifier B will be held in Dublin, Ireland from 22 to 25 August 2024.[5]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 August
 
 
 Ireland25
 
24 August
 
 Malta0
 
 Ireland0 (2)
 
22 August
 
 Poland (s.o.)0 (4)
 
 Italy0 (3)
 
25 August
 
 Poland (s.o.)0 (4)
 
 Poland2
 
22 August
 
 Wales1
 
 Wales17
 
24 August
 
 Luxembourg0
 
 Wales7
 
22 August
 
 Czech Republic1 Third place
 
 Czech Republic9
 
25 August
 
 Turkey1
 
 Ireland4
 
 
 Czech Republic0
 

Quarter-finals

22 August 2024
11:00
Wales  17–0  Luxembourg
Pritchard  6'15'33'
N. Morgan  11'45'
Bradshaw  13'
J. Morgan  26'27'37'
Dolan-Gray  27'59'
Newbold  32'
Jones  44'
Francis  48'56'
Hutchinson  55'
Griffiths  57'
Report
Umpires:
Rob Argent (IRL)
Raphaël Adrien (GER)

22 August 2024
13:15
Czech Republic  9–1  Turkey
Železný  6'8'
Toms  18'
Plochý  27'58'60'
Soukup  34'
Uhlíř  38'
Plachý  56'
Report Durmuş  9'
Umpires:
Michael Pontus (BEL)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

22 August 2024
15:30
Italy  0–0  Poland
Report
Penalties
Amorisini
Fr. Harte
Fa. Harte
Brocco
Clement
3–4 P. Pawlak
Hołosyniuk
Kurowski
R. Pawlak
Jarzyński
Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
David Sweetman (SCO)

22 August 2024
17:45
Ireland  25–0  Malta
Empey  2'15'24'28'39'59'
Johnson  5'33'45'59'
Robson  9'14'
Madeley  10'
Lynch  22'24'
Walker  25'34'47'56'
Cole  26'
O'Donoghue  27'43'
C. Rowe  29'
L. Rowe  38'
Walsh  41'
Report
Umpires:
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
Jamie Telfer (SCO)

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
Cross-oversFifth place
 
      
 
23 August
 
 
 Luxembourg1
 
25 August
 
 Turkey4
 
 Turkey1
 
23 August
 
 Italy5
 
 Malta0
 
 
 Italy12
 
Seventh place
 
 
25 August
 
 
 Luxembourg0
 
 
 Malta4

Cross-overs

23 August 2024
15:30
Luxembourg  1–4  Turkey
Desloovere  58' Report Ataş  14'
Karaku  35'44'
Özakalin  50'
Umpires:
Jamie Telfer (SCO)
David Sweetman (SCO)

23 August 2024
17:45
Malta  0–12  Italy
Report Giuliani  7'30'
Valentino  13'26'
Clement  14'31'33'60'
Arosio  28'
Vici  47'
Saoncella  49'58'
Umpires:
Rob Argent (IRL)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

Seventh and eighth place

25 August 2024
09:15
Luxembourg  0–4  Malta
Report T. Degiovanni  23'34'35'
Zahra  45'
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

Fifth and sixth place

25 August 2024
11:30
Turkey  1–5  Italy
Elagöz  42' Report Vici  33'
Valentino  37'
Mondo  45'
Fr. Harte  60'
Saoncella  60'
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Rob Argent (IRL)

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

24 August 2024
12:00
Wales  7–1  Czech Republic
Newbold  3'
Dinnie  9'
Bradshaw  11'
Griffiths  17'22'
Rawlings  28'
Jones  36'
Report Plochý  48'
Umpires:
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

24 August 2024
14:15
Ireland  0–0  Poland
Report
Penalties
Walsh
Cole
Brown
O'Donoghue
2–4 P. Pawlak
Hołosyniuk
Kurowski
R. Pawlak
Jarzyński
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Michael Pontus (BEL)

Third and fourth place

25 August 2024
13:45
Ireland  4–0  Czech Republic
O'Donoghue  6'
Empey  32'
Cole  33'
Rowe  37'
Report
Umpires:
Michael Pontus (BEL)
Jamie Telfer (SCO)

Final

25 August 2024
16:00
Poland  2–1  Wales
Pawlak  37'
Bembenek  51'
Report Francis  11'
Umpires:
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1  Poland 2025 EuroHockey Championship
2  Wales 2025 EuroHockey Championship II
3  Ireland (H)
4  Czech Republic
5  Italy
6  Turkey 2025 EuroHockey Championship III
7  Malta
8  Luxembourg
Source: FIH
(H) Host

See also

References

  1. ^ "EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers – UPDATED". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "32nd General Assembly" (PDF). European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ "FIH Rankings – OUTDOOR". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ "EuroHockey Championship Qualifier A Men 2024". tms.fih.ch. FIH. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ "EuroHockey Championship Qualifier B Men 2024". tms.fih.ch. FIH. Retrieved 22 July 2024.