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2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II

2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II
Tournament details
Host countriesPortugal
Hungary
Dates2–4 February
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored340 (10.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Alessandro Muzzioli (18 goals)
2022 (previous) (next) 2026

The 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II was the fourteenth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II, the second level of the men's European indoor hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.

This was the first edition with a Championship II-A and II-B having equal status, replacing the former Championship II and Championship III. The winner of each event was promoted to the 2026 Championship. The tournaments were held from 2 to 4 February 2024 in Paredes, Portugal and Budapest, Hungary.[1]

Qualification

Participating teams qualified based on their performance in the 2022 Championships. Portugal was originally scheduled to participate in the Championship II, but they were offered a spot in the top tier due to the withdrawal of the Netherlands.[2]

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
14–16 January 2022 2022 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II Paredes, Portugal 2  Slovakia
 Turkey
2–4 December 2022 2022 EuroHockey Indoor Championship III Athienou, Cyprus 6  Cyprus
 Denmark
 Greece
 Ireland
 Italy
 Serbia
New entry 4  Bulgaria
 Hungary
 Lithuania
 Norway
Total 12

Championship II-A

Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityParedes
Dates2–4 February
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes
Final positions
Champions Ireland
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Lithuania
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored99 (8.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ireland Ross Canning (13 goals)
Best playerDenmark Jesper Jonasson
Best goalkeeperIreland Stephen O'Keeffe

Championship II-A was held at Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes in Paredes, Portugal from 2 to 4 February 2024. Ireland won their first EuroHockey Indoor Championship II title and were promoted to the 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship by defeating Denmark 3–1 in the final.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+0).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Ireland 4 3 0 1 31 11 +20 9 Final
2  Denmark 4 3 0 1 31 13 +18 9
3  Lithuania 4 2 0 2 14 15 −1 6 Third place match
4  Cyprus 4 1 0 3 5 21 −16 3
5  Norway 4 1 0 3 8 29 −21 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.[3]
2 February 2024
12:15
Ireland  11–1  Norway
Mackay field hockey ball 10'36'
Canning field hockey ball 12'22'24'39'
Patterson field hockey ball 25'
Williams field hockey ball 26'34'
Hosking field hockey ball 33'35'
Report Ashraf field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
Marco Santos (POR)
2 February 2024
13:30
Cyprus  1–3  Lithuania
Lyne field hockey ball 38' Report Balsiukas field hockey ball 14'
Pocevicius field hockey ball 20'
Ridlauskas field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Divyabhanu Singh Rathore (NOR)
Tommy Croese (BEL)
2 February 2024
16:30
Denmark  13–2  Norway
Thorsted field hockey ball 10'17'20'37'40'
Grand field hockey ball 13'15'21'35'
Nørgaard field hockey ball 18'30'
Jonasson field hockey ball 23'23'
Report Ashraf field hockey ball 20+'
Janjua field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Simon O'Connor (IRL)
Tommy Croese (BEL)
2 February 2024
17:45
Ireland  6–3  Lithuania
Patterson field hockey ball 10+'
Canning field hockey ball 11'32'40'
Walker field hockey ball 19'
Williams field hockey ball 36'
Report Pocevicius field hockey ball 4'
Sinkevičius field hockey ball 8'30'
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Divyabhanu Singh Rathore (NOR)

3 February 2024
11:45
Lithuania  3–4  Norway
Balsiukas field hockey ball 7'27'
Astrauskas field hockey ball 10'
Report Janjua field hockey ball 4'23'
Singh field hockey ball 19'38'
Umpires:
Marco Santos (POR)
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
3 February 2024
13:15
Cyprus  1–8  Denmark
Ilgin field hockey ball 20' Report Jonasson field hockey ball 1'4'34'
Fich field hockey ball 8'38'
Møller field hockey ball 15'
Nørgaard field hockey ball 17'39'
Umpires:
Divyabhanu Singh Rathore (NOR)
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
3 February 2024
17:00
Norway  1–2  Cyprus
Singh field hockey ball 12' Report Lyne field hockey ball 12'
Savvides field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
Simon O'Connor (IRL)
3 February 2024
18:15
Ireland  5–6  Denmark
Canning field hockey ball 2'
Williams field hockey ball 17'
Hosking field hockey ball 23'
Walker field hockey ball 28'
Mackay field hockey ball 34'
Report Jonasson field hockey ball 3'3'36'
Grand field hockey ball 11'40'
Fich field hockey ball 29'
Umpires:
Marco Santos (POR)
Tommy Croese (BEL)

4 February 2024
08:00
Denmark  4–5  Lithuania
Thorsted field hockey ball 21'
Fich field hockey ball 33'
Nørgaard field hockey ball 39'
Pedersen field hockey ball 40+'
Report Ridlauskas field hockey ball 12'28'30'
Sinkevičius field hockey ball 17'
Ridlauskas field hockey ball 36'
Umpires:
Simon O'Connor (IRL)
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
4 February 2024
09:15
Cyprus  1–9  Ireland
Savvides field hockey ball 9' Report Patterson field hockey ball 7'35'37'
Williams field hockey ball 8'
Canning field hockey ball 23'28'34'
Byrne field hockey ball 24'
Hosking field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
Divyabhanu Singh Rathore (NOR)

First to fourth place classification

Third and fourth place

4 February 2024
12:15
Lithuania  5–1  Cyprus
Balsiukas field hockey ball 3'18'
Pocevicius field hockey ball 10'35'
Stankevič field hockey ball 36'
Report Lyne field hockey ball 1'
Umpires:
Marco Santos (POR)
Simon O'Connor (IRL)

Final

4 February 2024
13:40
Ireland  3–1  Denmark
Williams field hockey ball 5'
Canning field hockey ball 37'39'
Report Grand field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Tommy Croese (BEL)

Final standings

Pos Team Promotion
1  Ireland (P) EuroHockey Indoor Championship
2  Denmark
3  Lithuania
4  Cyprus
5  Norway
Source: FIH
(P) Promoted

Championship II-B

Tournament details
Host countryHungary
CityBudapest
Dates2–4 February
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Soroksári Sportcsarnok
Final positions
Champions Turkey
Runner-up Italy
Third place Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored241 (11.48 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Alessandro Muzzioli (18 goals)

Championship II-B was held at the Soroksári Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary from 2 to 4 February 2024. Turkey won their first EuroHockey Indoor Championship II title and were promoted to the 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship by finishing first in the round-robin tournament.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Turkey (P) 6 6 0 0 59 12 +47 18 EuroHockey Indoor Championship
2  Italy 6 5 0 1 63 10 +53 15
3  Slovakia 6 4 0 2 54 17 +37 12
4  Hungary (H) 6 3 0 3 27 21 +6 9
5  Bulgaria 6 1 0 5 13 57 −44 3
6  Serbia 6 1 0 5 12 59 −47 3
7  Greece 6 1 0 5 13 65 −52 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 scored.[3]
(H) Hosts; (P) Promoted

Results

All times are local (UTC+0).

2 February 2024
10:00
Bulgaria  2–13  Turkey
Baklev field hockey ball 19'
Momchilov field hockey ball 40'
Report Öztürk field hockey ball 6'
Aydin field hockey ball 10'30'34'35'
Elagöz field hockey ball 17'
Ekinci field hockey ball 20'
Özdemir field hockey ball 26'31'32'37'
Ataş field hockey ball 27'
Acikgoz field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Isaac Charles (ENG)
Balazs Szalay (HUN)
2 February 2024
11:15
Greece  1–14  Italy
Antonakos field hockey ball 13' Report Pagliara field hockey ball 6'14'23'
Valentino field hockey ball 10'
Muzzioli field hockey ball 20'27'30'37'37'39'
Moretto field hockey ball 35'
Chiesa field hockey ball 36'
Succi field hockey ball 36'38'
Umpires:
Daniël Veerman (NED)
Ivan Yanchev (BUL)
2 February 2024
12:30
Slovakia  15–1  Serbia
Jelačić field hockey ball 4'9'13'25'38'
Augustinič field hockey ball 5'6'18'34'
Petráš field hockey ball 12'20'20+'26'
Garaj field hockey ball 15'
Hruska field hockey ball 35'
Report Katančić field hockey ball 11'
Umpires:
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
2 February 2024
14:00
Hungary  1–5  Turkey
Leber field hockey ball 25' Report Taşar field hockey ball 8'
Sansar field hockey ball 30'
Ekinci field hockey ball 34'
Aydin field hockey ball 36'
Acikgoz field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Michal Pivko (SVK)
Kamaal Khan (ITA)
2 February 2024
16:00
Bulgaria  2–13  Italy
Todorov field hockey ball 20'
Aleksandrov field hockey ball 25'
Report Pagliara field hockey ball 3'35'
Succi field hockey ball 9'17'30'
Valentino field hockey ball 10+'28'40'
Amorosini field hockey ball 16'
Ughetto field hockey ball 21'
Muzzioli field hockey ball 28'37'
Moretto field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Michal Pivko (SVK)
2 February 2024
17:15
Greece  4–3  Serbia
A. Dierckx field hockey ball 8'
Sideridis field hockey ball 20'
N. Dierckx field hockey ball 27'40'
Report Losonci field hockey ball 13'18'21'
Umpires:
Balazs Szalay (HUN)
Tomas Holek (CZE)
2 February 2024
18:30
Hungary  2–6  Slovakia
Farkas field hockey ball 32'
Hortobágyi field hockey ball 38'
Report Petrás field hockey ball 9'
Jelačić field hockey ball 17'23'40'
Bogar field hockey ball 20'
Krampl field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Ivan Yanchev (BUL)
Isaac Charles (ENG)

3 February 2024
10:00
Turkey  14–0  Serbia
Öztürk field hockey ball 2'27'
Elagöz field hockey ball 8'20'30'
Ekinci field hockey ball 17'23'34'
Aydin field hockey ball 18'26'37'
Ataş field hockey ball 28'39'
Sansar field hockey ball 36'
Report
Umpires:
Ivan Yanchev (BUL)
Tomas Holek (CZE)
3 February 2024
11:15
Bulgaria  0–13  Slovakia
Report Petráš field hockey ball 1'7'37'
Bogar field hockey ball 3'
Krampl field hockey ball 5'
Jelačić field hockey ball 9'24'
Romanec field hockey ball 12'20'
Augustinič field hockey ball 16'32'34'40'
Umpires:
Balazs Szalay (HUN)
Kamaal Khan (ITA)
3 February 2024
12:30
Hungary  1–10  Italy
Papp field hockey ball 33' Report Moretto field hockey ball 3'
Muzzioli field hockey ball 4'22'40'
Succi field hockey ball 4'16'
Pagliara field hockey ball 6'14'38'
Chiesa field hockey ball 18'
Umpires:
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
Daniël Veerman (NED)
3 February 2024
14:00
Turkey  15–2  Greece
Erdoğan field hockey ball 2'
Öztürk field hockey ball 4'21'
Aydin field hockey ball 8'26'31'38'
Ataş field hockey ball 9'
Elagöz field hockey ball 11'19'25'
Acikgoz field hockey ball 14'39'
Özdemir field hockey ball 27'
Ekinci field hockey ball 36'
Report A. Dierckx field hockey ball 33'
Goultidis field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Michal Pivko (SVK)
Isaac Charles (ENG)
3 February 2024
16:00
Serbia  7–2  Bulgaria
Dorgan field hockey ball 3'
Losonci field hockey ball 15'
Marjanušić field hockey ball 16'
R. Kiš field hockey ball 19'23'24'36'
Report Stoyanov field hockey ball 6'
Baklev field hockey ball 18'
Umpires:
Daniël Veerman (NED)
Kamaal Khan (ITA)
3 February 2024
17:15
Italy  5–1  Slovakia
Pagliara field hockey ball 6'14'
Succi field hockey ball 15'
Muzzioli field hockey ball 23'
Amorosini field hockey ball 26'
Report Hruska field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Ivan Grgyrev (CRO)
Tomas Holek (CZE)
3 February 2024
18:30
Greece  0–11  Hungary
Report Farkas field hockey ball 2'
Kovacs field hockey ball 11'
Leber field hockey ball 20'26'
Wesselenyi field hockey ball 21'
Hortobágyi field hockey ball 22'
Ujvari field hockey ball 26'
Papp field hockey ball 28'
Szóga field hockey ball 34'38'
Csőgör field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Michal Pivko (SVK)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

4 February 2024
08:30
Turkey  4–3  Italy
Özdemir field hockey ball 2'
Elagöz field hockey ball 5'9'
Ataş field hockey ball 34'
Report Muzzioli field hockey ball 13'22'
Moretto field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Isaac Charles (ENG)
Daniël Veerman (NED)
4 February 2024
09:45
Greece  1–15  Slovakia
Koulouvardis field hockey ball 26' Report Jelačić field hockey ball 1'8'18'23'
Garaj field hockey ball 5'
Bogar field hockey ball 11'24'
Krampl field hockey ball 17'33'
Augustinič field hockey ball 25'34'35'37'40'
Petrás field hockey ball 29'
Umpires:
Kamaal Khan (ITA)
Ivan Yanchev (BUL)
4 February 2024
11:00
Hungary  6–0  Bulgaria
Wesselenyi field hockey ball 17'37'
Kovacs field hockey ball 18'39'
Leber field hockey ball 28'
Szóga field hockey ball 35'
Report
Umpires:
Tomas Holek (CZE)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
4 February 2024
12:15
Italy  18–1  Serbia
Saoncella field hockey ball 5'
Succi field hockey ball 6'25'36'40'
Pagliara field hockey ball 7'9'17'20'27'
Chiesa field hockey ball 12'21'
Valentino field hockey ball 19'
Muzzioli field hockey ball 29'35'37'39'
Amorosini field hockey ball 30'
Report Kakaš field hockey ball 26'
Umpires:
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Balasz Szalay (HUN)
4 February 2024
13:30
Turkey  8–4  Slovakia
Erdoğan field hockey ball 4'
Aydin field hockey ball 6'21'
Elagöz field hockey ball 23'37'38'
Acikgoz field hockey ball 25'
Sansar field hockey ball 28'
Report Romanec field hockey ball 1'37'
Petrás field hockey ball 9'
Augustinič field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Daniël Veerman (NED)
Tomas Holek (CZE)
4 February 2024
14:45
Greece  5–7  Bulgaria
A. Dierckx field hockey ball 3'8'
N. Dierckx field hockey ball 5'16'26'
Report Baklev field hockey ball 22'23'28'35'
Aleksandrov field hockey ball 30'
Momchilov field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Isaac Charles (ENG)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
4 February 2024
16:00
Serbia  0–6  Hungary
Report Leber field hockey ball 17'
Wesselenyi field hockey ball 18'
Hortobágyi field hockey ball 27'
Papp field hockey ball 28'
Kovacs field hockey ball 30'
Csőgör field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Ivan Yanchev (BUL)
Michal Pivko (SVK)

See also

References