User:Parwa104/2024 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)
2022 (previous) (next) 2026

The 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II is 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 will be 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 will be promoted to the 2026 Championship. The tournaments will be held from 2 to 4 February 2024 in Paredes, Portugal and Budapest, Hungary.[1]

Qualification

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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

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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

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2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II-A
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityParedes
Dates2–4 February
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored16 (8 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Ross Canning (4 goals)

The Championship II-A is held from 2 to 4 February 2024 at the Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes in Paredes, Portugal.

Teams

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Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ireland 1 1 0 0 11 1 +10 3 Final
2   Lithuania 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
3   Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Third place match
4   Cyprus 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
5   Norway 1 0 0 1 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2024. 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
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2 February 2024
13:30
Cyprus   1–3   Lithuania
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2 February 2024
16:30
Denmark   v   Norway
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2 February 2024
17:45
Ireland   v   Lithuania
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3 February 2024
11:45
Lithuania   v   Norway
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3 February 2024
13:00
Cyprus   v   Denmark
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3 February 2024
17:00
Norway   v   Cyprus
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3 February 2024
18:15
Ireland   v   Denmark
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4 February 2024
08:00
Denmark   v   Lithuania
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4 February 2024
09:15
Cyprus   v   Ireland
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First to fourth place classification

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Third and fourth place

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4 February 2024
12:15
3rd Pool A v 4th Pool A
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Final

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4 February 2024
13:40
1st Pool A v 2nd Pool A
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Championship II-B

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2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II-B
Tournament details
Host countryHungary
CityBudapest
Dates2–4 February
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Soroksári Sportcsarnok
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored82 (11.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Alessandro Muzzioli
  Matej Jelačič (8 goals)

The Championship II-B is held from 2 to 4 February 2024 at the Soroksári Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1   Italy 2 2 0 0 27 3 +24 6 EuroHockey Indoor Championship
2   Slovakia 2 2 0 0 21 3 +18 6
3   Turkey 2 2 0 0 18 3 +15 6
4   Greece 2 1 0 1 5 17 −12 3
5   Hungary (H) 2 0 0 2 3 11 −8 0
6   Serbia 2 0 0 2 4 19 −15 0
7   Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 4 26 −22 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2024. 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]
(H) Hosts

Matches

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2 February 2024
10:00
Bulgaria   2–13   Turkey
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2 February 2024
11:15
Greece   1–14   Italy
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2 February 2024
12:30
Slovakia   15–1   Serbia
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2 February 2024
14:00
Hungary   1–5   Turkey
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2 February 2024
16:00
Bulgaria   2–13   Italy
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2 February 2024
17:15
Greece   4–3   Serbia
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2 February 2024
18:30
Hungary   2–6   Slovakia
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3 February 2024
10:00
Turkey   14–0   Serbia
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3 February 2024
11:15
Bulgaria   0–13   Slovakia
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3 February 2024
12:30
Hungary   1–10   Italy
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3 February 2024
14:00
Turkey   v   Greece
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3 February 2024
16:00
Serbia   v   Bulgaria
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3 February 2024
17:15
Italy   v   Slovakia
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3 February 2024
18:30
Greece   v   Hungary
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4 February 2024
08:30
Turkey   v   Italy
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4 February 2024
09:45
Greece   v   Slovakia
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4 February 2024
11:00
Hungary   v   Bulgaria
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4 February 2024
12:15
Italy   v   Serbia
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4 February 2024
13:30
Turkey   v   Slovakia
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4 February 2024
14:45
Greece   v   Bulgaria
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4 February 2024
16:00
Serbia   v   Hungary
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EuroHockey Indoor Championship venues for 2024 confirmed – UPDATED". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 20 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Portugal look to take full use of golden ticket to top table". 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor - October 2023" (PDF).