2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers

2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countriesItaly
Finland
Dates9–12 July 2026
Teams15 (from 1 confederation)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers was a series of two qualification events for the 2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship in London, England and the 2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship II. Qualifier I was held in Italy and Qualifier II in Finland.

The winners Scotland and the runners-up Italy from Qualifier I qualified for the 2027 EuroHockey Championship in London and the remaining six sides will play in the EuroHockey Championship II.[1] The winners Lithuania and the runners-up Gibraltar from Qualifier II qualified for the 2027 EuroHockey Chamionship II.[2]

Qualification

All teams not already qualified directly for the 2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship were eligible to play in the Qualifiers. Teams qualified for the Qualifier I or II based on their performance in the 2025 EuroHockey Championships.[3]

Qualifier I

The following eight teams qualified for the Qualifier I.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
27 July – 2 August 2025 2025 EuroHockey Championship II Lousada, Portugal 6  Croatia
 Czech Republic
 Italy
 Portugal
 Scotland
  Switzerland
28 July – 2 August 2025 2025 EuroHockey Championship III Kırklareli, Turkey 2  Turkey
 Ukraine
Total 8

Qualifier II

The following sevens teams qualified for the Qualifier II.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
28 July – 2 August 2025 2025 EuroHockey Championship III Kırklareli, Turkey 5  Bulgaria
 Finland
 Hungary
 Lithuania
 Luxembourg
 Malta
N/a New entry N/a 2  Gibraltar
 Greece
Total 7

Qualifier I

Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifier I
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
CityRome
Dates9–12 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Scotland
Runner-up Italy
Third place Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored78 (6.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Croatia Josip Krleža
Scotland Jamie Golden (5 goals)
Best playerPortugal David Franco
Best goalkeeperCroatia Fran Pažur

Qualifier I was held in Rome, Italy from 9 to 12 July 2026.[4]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 July
 
 
  Switzerland2
 
10 July
 
 Croatia3
 
 Croatia4
 
9 July
 
 Scotland6
 
 Scotland6
 
12 July
 
 Turkey1
 
 Scotland3
 
9 July
 
 Italy1
 
 Czech Republic3 (2)
 
10 July
 
 Portugal (p.s.o.)3 (3)
 
 Portugal2
 
9 July
 
 Italy5 Third place
 
 Italy6
 
12 July
 
 Ukraine2
 
 Croatia3
 
 
 Portugal2
 

Quarter-finals

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
Cross-oversFifth place
 
      
 
11 July
 
 
 Turkey0
 
12 July
 
  Switzerland7
 
  Switzerland (p.s.o)2 (4)
 
11 July
 
 Czech Republic2 (3)
 
 Czech Republic7
 
 
 Ukraine2
 
Seventh place
 
 
12 July
 
 
 Turkey (p.s.o)3 (4)
 
 
 Ukraine3 (2)

Cross-overs

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Scotland 2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Croatia
4  Portugal
5   Switzerland
6  Czech Republic
7  Turkey
8  Ukraine
Source: FIH

Goalscorers

There were 78 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 6.5 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

  • Czech Republic Lukáš Plochý

3 goals

2 goals

  • Croatia Lucas Bachmann
  • Czech Republic Jakub Homolka
  • Czech Republic Jonáš Lupač
  • Italy Davide Giuliani
  • Italy Claudio Brocco
  • Italy Joaquin Puglisi
  • Portugal Tiago Ventosa
  • Scotland Keir Robb
  • Scotland Struan Walker
  • Switzerland Loris Grandchamp
  • Switzerland Jens Flück

1 goal

  • Croatia Karlo Perković
  • Croatia Petar Bahlen
  • Croatia Mario Mucić
  • Czech Republic Josef Toms
  • Czech Republic František Toms
  • Czech Republic Štêpán Lalík
  • Czech Republic Martin Plachý
  • Italy Davide Arosio
  • Italy Franco Harte
  • Italy Ladislao Gencarelli
  • Portugal Rodrigo Castro
  • Portugal Emil Gomes
  • Scotland Jamie Green
  • Scotland Andrew McConnell
  • Scotland Thomas Orr
  • Switzerland Mika Conrad
  • Switzerland Matthias Mohrhauer
  • Switzerland Lukas Hengartner
  • Switzerland Léonard Kraxner
  • Switzerland Valentin Gloor
  • Switzerland Lorenz Gassner
  • Switzerland Clemént Thijs
  • Turkey Mehmet Aydin
  • Turkey Müslüm Ekinci
  • Turkey Sait Kalkan
  • Turkey Ömer Karakuş
  • Ukraine Serhii Riabchuk
  • Ukraine Vitalii Shevchuk
  • Ukraine Maksym Onofriiuk
  • Ukraine Oleksandr Solomianyi

Source: FIH

Qualifier II

Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifier II
Tournament details
Host countryFinland
CityHelsinki
Dates9–12 July
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
VenueHelsinki Velodrome
Final positions
Champions Lithuania
Runner-up Gibraltar
Third place Luxembourg
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored44 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Gibraltar Craig Bossano-Anes
Malta Thomas Degiovanni
Lithuania Povilas Sinkevičius (4 goals)
Best playerMalta Thomas Degiovanni
Best goalkeeperMalta Marvin Grixti

Qualifier II was held at the Helsinki Velodrome in Helsinki, Finland from 9 to 12 July 2026.[5]

Participating teams

The following seven teams participated in the EuroHockey Championship Qualifier II.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Lithuania 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Final
2  Luxembourg 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3 Third place match
3  Hungary 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0 Fifth place match
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.[6]

All times are in (UTC+2)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Gibraltar 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Final
2  Malta 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4 Third place match
3  Finland (H) 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4 Fifth place match
4  Greece 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1 Eliminated
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.[6]
(H) Hosts

All times are in (UTC+2)

Classification round

Fifth place match

Third place match

Final

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Lithuania 2027 EuroHockey Championship II
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Gibraltar
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Luxembourg
4  Malta
5  Finland
6  Hungary
7  Greece
Source: FIH

Goalscorers

There were 44 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

4 goals

  • Gibraltar Craig Bossano-Anes
  • Malta Thomas Degiovanni
  • Lithuania Povilas Sinkevičius

3 goals

  • Finland Emil Könönen
  • Greece Paris Welzel
  • Lithuania Andžej Burkot
  • Luxembourg Leopold Krampe

2 goals

  • Gibraltar Julian Lopez

1 goal

  • Finland Ari Laiho
  • Finland Elmeri Rihtilä
  • Finland Tommi Rantala
  • Finland Santeri Määttänen
  • Gibraltar Jack Cox
  • Gibraltar Ian Rodriguez
  • Gibraltar Julian Hernandez
  • Gibraltar Leigh Dobinson
  • Greece Nikolas Dierckx
  • Lithuania Dominykas Vaikenas
  • Lithuania Danielius Petkevič
  • Luxembourg Henry Ensch
  • Luxembourg Frederic Schmit
  • Luxembourg Leander Ulitzka
  • Luxembourg Lohan Verschoren
  • Malta Christ Agius
  • Malta Joseph Ellul-Turner
  • Malta Redeemer Rapinett

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gilmour, Rod (19 August 2025). "Euro Hockey 2027 finals could be played at rugby ground". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers 2026 venues announced – updated". 19 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "EuroHockey Championships 2025 – confirmed ranking positions". eurohockey.org. EuroHockey. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Roma ospiterà il torneo di qualificazione agli Europei maschili di Pool A". hockeyitalia21.com (in Italian). 3 October 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "EuroHockey Championship Qualifier II Men 2026". tms.fih.ch.
  6. 1 2 FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021
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