Field hockey championship
The 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the nineteenth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship , the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation .
The tournament was held alongside the women's tournament from 19 to 27 August 2023 at the Warsteiner HockeyPark , in Mönchengladbach , Germany.[ 1] [ 2]
The Netherlands, as the winner, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics , while the other teams aside from Wales and France will have a second chance in the 2024 Men's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers .[ 3] The six best teams qualified directly for the 2025 edition , while the seventh and eighth place teams will play in the 2024 EuroHockey Championship qualifiers.[ 4] In the final the Netherlands defeated England to capture their seventh title.[ 5]
Qualification
Along with the host nation Germany, the top three teams at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the four winners of the 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers fielded the men's tournament.[ 6] [ 7]
Squads
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2 ). [ 8]
Pool A
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.
[ 9]
Umpires: Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Martin Madden (SCO)
Umpires: Erica Porter (IRE) Ben Göntgen (GER)
Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Alison Keogh (IRE)
Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Ben Göntgen (GER)
Pool B
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.
[ 9] (H) Hosts
Umpires: Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT) Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Rachel Williams (ENG)
Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Coen van Bunge (NED)
Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Martin Madden (SCO)
Umpires: Antonio Ilgrande (ITA) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
Fifth to eighth place classification
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
5
France
3
3
0
0
8
4
+4
9
6
Spain
3
2
0
1
10
5
+5
6
7
Austria
3
1
0
2
7
10
−3
3
8
Wales
3
0
0
3
4
10
−6
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.
[ 9]
Umpires: Jonas van 't Hek (NED) Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)
First to fourth place classification
Bracket
Semi-finals
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Dan Barstow (ENG)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Dan Barstow (ENG)
Final
Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Statistics and awards
Final standings
Source:
FIH (H) Host
Notes:
^ France is already qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.
^ Wales is not eligible for the Olympics.
Goalscorers
There were 96 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[ 5]
See also
References
External links
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