2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers

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]

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)Austria Fülöp Losonci (10 goals)
2023 (previous) (next) 2027

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Cross-overs

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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

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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

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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

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Semi-finals

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Cross-overs

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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

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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

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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

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Semi-finals

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
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