| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Ireland | ||
| City | Dublin | ||
| Dates | 23–29 July | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | National Sports Campus | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Ireland (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Ukraine | ||
| Third place |  Scotland | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 126 (6.3 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Lee Cole (9 goals) | ||
| Best player | Sean Murray | ||
| Best goalkeeper | David Harte | ||
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The 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship II was the tenth 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 was held from 23 to 29 July 2023 at the National Sports Campus in Dublin, Ireland.[1]
The top two teams aside from Scotland qualified for the 2024 Men's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers.[2] The hosts Ireland won a record third Men's EuroHockey Championship II title by defeating Ukraine 5–2 in the final.[3]
Qualification
The eight teams qualified based on their performance in the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers, with the runners-up and third-placed teams qualifiying for the Championship II.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 17–20 August 2022 | EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | Ourense, Spain | 2 |  Czech Republic Portugal |
| 23–26 August 2022 | Vienna, Austria | 2 |  Italy Ukraine | |
| 24–27 August 2022 | Calais, France | 2 | Ireland Turkey | |
| Glasgow, Scotland | 2 | Scotland.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | ||
| Total | 8 | |||
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).[4]
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ireland (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Ukraine |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 3 | |
| 4 | Portugal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 0 |
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.[5]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Italy |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Scotland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 6 | |
| 3 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Turkey |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 |
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.[5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
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Fifth to eighth place classification
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team will be carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 5 | Czech Republic |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 |
| 6 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 4 |
| 7 | Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
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.[5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
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| 28 July | ||||||
| Ireland | 4 | |||||
| 29 July | ||||||
| Scotland | 1 | |||||
| Ireland | 5 | |||||
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| Ukraine | 2 | |||||
| Italy | 3 (3) | |||||
| Ukraine (s.o.) | 3 (4) | |||||
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| 29 July | ||||||
| Scotland | 4 | |||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Final standings
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ireland (H) |
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| 2 | Ukraine | |
| 3 | Scotland[lower-alpha 1] |
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| 4 | Italy | |
| 5 | Czech Republic | |
| 6 | Switzerland | |
| 7 | Portugal | |
| 8 | Turkey |
- ↑ Scotland is not eligible for the Olympics.
See also
References
- ↑ "Venues announced for 2023 EuroHockey Championship II and III events". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ↑ "Two Olympic qualifier spots on the line at men's Championship II in Dublin".
- ↑ Ringland, Nigel (29 July 2023). "EuroHockey II: Irish fight back to defeat Ukraine in Dublin decider". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "Groups and match schedules published". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- 1 2 3 "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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