2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship

2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityMönchengladbach
Dates19–27 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueWarsteiner HockeyPark
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (7th title)
Runner-up England
Third place Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored96 (4.8 per match)
Top scorerNetherlands Duco Telgenkamp (6 goals)
Best playerGermany Teo Hinrichs
Best young playerNetherlands Duco Telgenkamp
Best goalkeeperGermany Jean Danneberg
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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]

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team
Host nation 14 December 2020 N/a 1  Germany
2021 EuroHockey Championship 4–12 June 2021 Netherlands Amstelveen 3  Netherlands
 Belgium
 England
EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers 17–20 August 2022 Spain Ourense 1  Spain
23–26 August 2022 Austria Vienna 1  Austria
24–27 August 2022 France Calais 1  France
Scotland Glasgow 1  Wales
Total 8

Squads

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).[8]

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 13 5 +8 9 Semi-finals
2  England 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 9 9 0 3
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 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]

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7 Semi-finals
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 6
3  France 3 1 0 2 3 10 −7 3
4  Wales 3 0 1 2 4 13 −9 1
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

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]

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 August
 
 
 Belgium2
 
27 August
 
 Netherlands3
 
 Netherlands2
 
25 August
 
 England1
 
 Germany0 (4)
 
 
 England (p.s.o.)0 (5)
 
Third place
 
 
27 August
 
 
 Belgium2
 
 
 Germany0

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics and awards

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands 2024 Summer Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Belgium
4  Germany (H)
5  France[a]
6  Spain 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
7  Austria
8  Wales[b]
Source: FIH
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ↑ France is already qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.
  2. ↑ 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]

AwardPlayer
Player of the tournamentGermany Teo Hinrichs
Top goalscorerNetherlands Duco Telgenkamp
Goalkeeper of the tournamentGermany Jean Danneberg
Young player of the tournamentNetherlands Duco Telgenkamp

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2023 EuroHockey Championships Men and Women will be held in Mönchengladbach, Germany". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "EK hockey 2023 toegewezen aan Duitse stad Mönchengladbach". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Qualification System - Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - Paris 2024".
  4. ↑ "2023 EHC pools and schedule announced".
  5. 1 2 "Double Dutch titles as men win title for fourth time in five editions". eurohockey.org. 27 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "32nd GA – AKirkland report.pdf" (PDF). European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Groups and match schedules published". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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