2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II

2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II

Tournament details
Host countries	Croatia Norway
Dates	9–11 January
Teams	11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	304 (11.26 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mario Mucić Vitalii Shevchuk (15 goals)
Best player	Jesper Jonasson Vitalii Shevchuk
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The 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II was the fifteenth 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 was the second 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 was promoted to the 2028 Championship. The tournaments were held from 9 to 11 January 2026 in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia and Oslo, Norway.

Qualification

Participating teams qualified based on their performance in the 2024 Championships.

Qualified teams

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
1–4 February 2024	2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship	Leuven, Belgium	2	Croatia Ukraine
2–4 February 2024	2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II	Paredes, Portugal, Budapest, Hungary	6	Denmark Greece Hungary Italy Lithuania Norway
—N/a	New entry	—N/a	3	Bulgaria Slovakia Sweden
Total			11

Championship II-A

Tournament details
Host country	Croatia
City	Sveti Ivan Zelina
Dates	9–11 January 2026
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	Sportska dvorana
Final positions
Champions	Croatia
Runner-up	Denmark
Third place	Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	137 (11.42 per match)
Top scorer	Mario Mucić (15 goals)
Best player	Jesper Jonasson
Best goalkeeper	Jakub Bogár

Championship II-A was held at Sportska dvorana in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia from 9 to 11 January 2026. Croatia won their first EuroHockey Indoor Championship II title and were promoted to the 2028 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship.

Round-Robin

All times are local (UTC+0).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Croatia (P, H)	4	4	0	0	42	9	+33	12	Qualification for the Final Match
2	Denmark	4	3	0	1	25	11	+14	9
3	Slovakia	4	2	0	2	25	11	+14	6	Qualification for the Third-place match
4	Hungary	4	1	0	3	13	23	−10	3
5	Bulgaria	4	0	0	4	7	58	−51	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.
(H) Hosts; (P) Promoted

9 January 2026
12:00

Denmark 14–1 Bulgaria Birch-Hald  5'
Sørensen  6', 15', 22'
Hansen  10'
Jonasson  14', 31'
Lund  17', 19'
Nørgaard  18', 27'
Thorsted  20', 22'
Møller  39' Report Baklev  11'

Umpires:
Mark Becholz (NED)
Michal Pivko (SVK)

9 January 2026
13:30

Slovakia 8–0 Hungary Petráš  2', 13'
Blazovsky  6'
Bogar  14', 16'
Augustinič  18', 24'
Romanec  21' Report

Umpires:
Konstantin Kolev (BUL)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

9 January 2026
17:30

Denmark 4–2 Hungary Birch-Hald  3'
Jonasson  3'
Westrup  6'
Sørensen  39' Report Leber  19', 33'

Umpires:
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Michal Pivko (SVK)

9 January 2026
19:00

Croatia 22–1 Bulgaria Krleža  2', 12'
Ilinović  4', 10', 15', 20', 24', 27'
Mucić  8', 10', 11', 17', 19', 29', 40'
Jazbec  12'
M. Bachmann  21', 22', 23', 36', 39'
L. Bachmann  35' Report Baklev  35'

Umpires:
Balazs Szalay (HUN)
Walther Larsen (DEN)

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10 January 2026
11:30

Hungary 9–3 Bulgaria Galba  8', 25', 36'
Hortobágyi  18', 19'
Szóga  28', 39'
Csőgör  34'
Patkó  37' Report Baklev  12'
Stoyanov  28', 35'

Umpires:
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Mark Becholz (NED)

10 January 2026
13:00

Slovakia 2–6 Croatia Bogar  34'
Augustinič  39' Report M. Bachmann  8'
Krleža  10', 25'
Ilinović  16'
L. Bachmann  30'
Mucić  32'

Umpires:
Konstantin Kolev (BUL)
Walther Larsen (DEN)

10 January 2026
17:00

Bulgaria 2–13 Slovakia Georgiev  11'
Stoyanov  36' Report Petráš  4', 12', 13', 15', 27'
Augustinič  17', 28', 34', 37'
Bogar  24'
Krampl  25'
Blazovsky  27'
Garaj  32'

Umpires:
Balazs Szalay (HUN)
Walther Larsen (DEN)

10 January 2026
18:30

Denmark 4–6 Croatia Jonasson  9', 10'
Thorsted  30'
Nørgaard  33' Report Mucić  4', 18', 18'
L. Bachmann  13'
M. Bachmann  17'
Fujs  35'

Umpires:
Michal Pivko (SVK)
Mark Becholz (NED)

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11 January 2026
08:30

Slovakia 2–3 Denmark Augustinič  24'
Petráš  34' Report Birch-Hald  4'
Jonasson  32', 38'

Umpires:
Balazs Szalay (HUN)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

11 January 2026
10:00

Croatia 8–2 Hungary L. Bachmann  7', 7', 16', 25', 28'
Mucić  17', 27'
M. Bachmann  23' Report Szóga  30'
Suba  31'

Umpires:
Konstantin Kolev (BUL)
Michal Pivko (SVK)

Third-place match

11 January 2026
13:00

Slovakia 6–4 Hungary Petráš  1', 18', 34', 35'
Blazovsky  8'
Garaj  21' Report Suba  28'
Szóga  30', 39'
Hortobágyi  40'

Umpires:
Walther Larsen (DEN)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

Final

11 January 2026
14:30

Croatia 10–5 Denmark Mucić  4', 22'
Fujs  15', 30'
Jazbec  27'
L. Bachmann  28', 31', 34', 39'
M. Bachmann  38' Report Birch-Hald  13'
Nørgaard  15'
Jonasson  18', 35', 37'

Umpires:
Mark Becholz (NED)
Michal Pivko (SVK)

Championship II-B

Tournament details
Host country	Norway
City	Oslo
Dates	9–11 January
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	Klemetsrudhallen
Final positions
Champions	Italy
Runner-up	Ukraine
Third place	Lithuania
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	167 (11.13 per match)
Top scorer	Vitalii Shevchuk (15 goals)
Best player	Vitalii Shevchuk
Best goalkeeper	Bohdan Tovstolytkin

Championship II-B was held at the Klemetsrudhallen in Oslo, Norway from 9–11 January 2026. Italy won their first EuroHockey Indoor Championship II title and were promoted to the 2028 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship by finishing first in the round-robin tournament.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Italy (P)	5	5	0	0	62	7	+55	15	EuroHockey Indoor Championship
2	Ukraine	5	4	0	1	39	15	+24	12
3	Lithuania	5	3	0	2	24	30	−6	9
4	Greece	5	2	0	3	16	28	−12	6
5	Sweden	5	1	0	4	15	39	−24	3
6	Norway (H)	5	0	0	5	11	48	−37	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 scored.
(H) Hosts; (P) Promoted

9 January 2026
12:00

Lithuania 8–2 Greece Sinkevičius  5', 11', 19', 39'
Balsiukas  7'
Burkot  10', 32'
Stankevič  34' Report C. Hochhauser  2'
Sideridis  24'

Umpires:
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
Uzair Wafai (NOR)

9 January 2026
13:30

Italy 21–1 Norway Succi  2', 3', 12', 31', 36', 38'
Lago  5'
Moretto  8'
Faggian  9', 26', 35'
Biocca  11', 32'
Muzzioli  18', 21', 23', 24'
Amorosini  20'
Arosio  29', 34'
Iossa  30' Report Leege  14'

Umpires:
Jesus Medinilla (ESP)
Karolis Donculas (LTU)

9 January 2026
15:00

Ukraine 6–1 Sweden Luppa  9'
Solomianyi  22'
Kaplinskyi  22'
Shevchuk  28', 35'
Dzemukh  34' Report Rydin  16'

Umpires:
Oli Brown (IRL)
Alessio Fiorenza (ITA)

9 January 2026
17:30

Italy 5–1 Greece Muzzioli  2'
Faggian  5', 15'
Garbaccio  8', 36' Report Zafiris  27'

Umpires:
Khidash Kiyani Mohammad (NOR)
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)

9 January 2026
19:00

Ukraine 13–3 Norway Onofriiuk  2', 5'
Shevchuk  3', 18', 35'
Kalinchuk  6', 22'
Solomianyi  9', 16', 26', 33'
Zhmereniuk  14'
Kaplinskyi  28' Report Janjua  25'
Ab. Singh  35'
Skaugvoll  40'

Umpires:
Jesus Medinilla (ESP)
Elysee Enness-Laporte (GRE)

9 January 2026
20:30

Sweden 5–9 Lithuania Lunde  1'
Magnusson  15', 38'
Karlsson  16'
Rodewi  18' Report Sinkevičius  2', 10', 31', 38'
Stankevic  8', 12'
Lakstauskas  11'
Ridlauskas  20'
Burkot  24'

Umpires:
Alessio Fiorenza (ITA)
Uzair Wafai (NOR)

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10 January 2026
10:00

Sweden 1–17 Italy Magnusson  28' Report Amorosini  1'
Muzzioli  1'
Faggian  5', 10', 10', 24', 29'
Lago  15', 30'
Biocca  16', 17', 18', 40'
Iossa  19', 25'
Arosio  20', 29'

Umpires:
Uzair Wafai (NOR)
Elysee Enness-Laporte (GRE)

10 January 2026
11:30

Lithuania 3–8 Ukraine Stankevic  27'
Balsiukas  29'
Pocevicius  32' Report Shevchuk  7', 7', 33', 34'
Onofriiuk  15'
Kaplinksyi  17'
Luppa  17'
Boiko  18'

Umpires:
Oli Brown (IRL)
Khidash Kiyani Mohammad (NOR)

10 January 2026
13:00

Greece 6–3 Norway C. Hochhauser  7', 23'
Dierckx  12', 15'
Diringer  34'
Zafiris  40' Report Ashraf  10'
Garcha  28'
Helgetveit  40'

Umpires:
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)

10 January 2026
16:00

Italy 6–4 Ukraine Lago  4'
Muzzioli  7', 22'
Iossa  10'
Biocca  27'
Arosio  34' Report Shevchuk  18'
Luppa  28'
Onofriiuk  32'
Solomianyi  34'

Umpires:
Oli Brown (IRL)
Jesus Medinilla (ESP)

10 January 2026
17:30

Greece 5–4 Sweden C. Hochhauser  4', 29', 33'
Dierckx  28', 39' Report Lunde  5'
Karlsson  10', 14'
Rydin  23'

Umpires:
Uzair Wafai (NOR)
Khidash Kiyani Mohammad (NOR)

10 January 2026
19:00

Norway 2–4 Lithuania Rathore  34'
Asif  39' Report Pocevicius  21'
Stankevič  24'
Ridlauskas  24'
Burkot  36'

Umpires:
Elysee Enness-Laporte (GRE)
Alessio Fiorenza (ITA)

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11 January 2026
10:00

Lithuania 0–13 Italy Report Succi  2', 3', 31'
Faggian  15', 26', 30', 35'
Biocca  19', 24', 32', 38'
Moretto  22'
Iossa  37'

Umpires:
Khidash Kiyani Mohammad (NOR)
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)

11 January 2026
11:30

Ukraine 8–2 Greece Shevchuk  16', 21', 24', 34', 35'
Onofriiuk  17'
Kaplinskyi  19', 36' Report Diringer  15'
Dierckx  38'

Umpires:
Jesus Medinilla (ESP)
Alessio Fiorenza (ITA)

11 January 2026
13:00

Norway 2–4 Sweden Ab. Singh  3'
Helgetveit  30' Report Karlsson  7'
Rodewi  25', 30'
Rydin  29'

Umpires:
Elysee Enness-Laporte (GRE)
Karolis Donculas (LTU)

See also

• 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
• 2026 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
• 2026 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II