2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship II

2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
Tournament details
Host countryAustria
CityVienna
Dates3–11 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueWiener Hockeystadion
Final positions
Champions Russia (1st title)
Runner-up France
Third place Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored101 (5.05 per match)
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The 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship II was the fifth 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 the 3rd until the 11th of August 2013 in Vienna, Austria. [1]

The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2015 EuroHockey Championship, with the finalists Russia and France qualifying.

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
20–28 August 2011 2011 EuroHockey Championship Mönchengladbach, Germany 2  France
 Russia
8–14 August 2011 2011 EuroHockey Championship II Vinnytsia, Ukraine 4  Austria
 Scotland
 Ukraine
 Wales
24–30 July 2011 2011 EuroHockey Championship III Catania, Italy 2  Azerbaijan
 Italy
Total 8

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the Men's EuroHockey Championship III. [2]

Preliminary round

All times were local (UTC+2).

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 0 1 12 8 +4 6 Semi-finals
2  Azerbaijan 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Wales 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 7 Semi-finals
2  Austria (H) 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
3  Italy 3 0 1 2 6 10 −4 1
4  Ukraine 3 0 1 2 5 12 −7 1
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts

Fifth to eighth place classification

Points obtained in the preliminary round are carried over into Pool C.

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5  Ukraine 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4 5
6  Scotland 3 1 2 0 8 4 +4 5
7  Wales (R) 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 4 EuroHockey Championship III
8  Italy (R) 3 0 1 2 7 13 −6 1
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(R) Relegated

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 August
 
 
 France5
 
11 August
 
 Austria3
 
 France0 (4)
 
10 August
 
 Russia (p.s.o.)0 (5)
 
 Russia6
 
 
 Azerbaijan1
 
Third place
 
 
11 August
 
 
 Austria6
 
 
 Azerbaijan1

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification or relegation
1  Russia Qualification for the 2015 EuroHockey Championship
2  France
3  Austria (H)
4  Azerbaijan
5  Ukraine
6  Scotland
7  Wales (R) Relegation to the EuroHockey Championship III
8  Italy (R)
Source: EHF
(H) Host; (R) Relegated

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIH CALENDAR -- 2015" (PDF). fih.ch. 6 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships II - Home". the-sports.org. 2007.
  3. 1 2 3 Regulations
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