2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship II

The 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship II was the tenth 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 23 to 29 July 2023 at the National Sports Campus in Dublin, Ireland.^[1]

2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship II

Tournament details
Host country	Ireland
City	Dublin
Dates	23–29 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	National Sports Campus
Final positions
Champions	Ireland (3rd title)
Runner-up	Ukraine
Third place	Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	126 (6.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lee Cole (9 goals)
Best player	Sean Murray
Best goalkeeper	David Harte
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The top two teams aside from Scotland qualified for the 2024 Men's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers.^[2] The hosts Ireland won a record third Men's EuroHockey Championship II title by defeating Ukraine 5–2 in the final. Scotland were placed third.^[3]

Qualification

The eight teams qualified based on their performance in the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers, with the runners-up and third-placed teams qualifying for the Championship II.

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
17–20 August 2022	EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers	Ourense, Spain	2	Czech Republic  Portugal
23–26 August 2022		Vienna, Austria	2	Italy  Ukraine
24–27 August 2022		Calais, France	2	Ireland  Turkey
		Glasgow, Scotland	2	Scotland   Switzerland
Total			8

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).^[4]

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland (H)	3	3	0	0	22	2	+20	9	Semi-finals
2	Ukraine	3	2	0	1	11	11	0	6
3	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	5	17	−12	3
4	Portugal	3	0	0	3	8	16	−8	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.^[5]
(H) Hosts

23 July 2023 15:45 Ukraine  6–3  Portugal Koshelenko  6', 14', 34', 48' Kovalenko  16' Onofriiuk  25' Report Ribeiro  20' Santos  23' Franco  41' Umpires: Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR) Xavier Fenaert (FRA)

23 July 2023 18:00 Ireland  9–0  Czech Republic Murray  18', 26' Walker  24' McKee  41', 58' Cole  43', 56' Duncan  44' Johnson  56' Report Umpires: Benjamin Messerli (SUI) Kamaal Khan (ITA)

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25 July 2023 17:30 Czech Republic  4–3  Portugal Hes  17' Klaban  37' Plochý  41', 58' Report Castro  5' Ribeiro  39' Ventosa  49' Umpires: Benjamin Messerli (SUI) Vladyslav Mikhailiuk (UKR)

25 July 2023 19:45 Ukraine  0–7  Ireland Report O'Donoghue  23', 34' Cole  30', 44', 56' Empey  58' Walker  59' Umpires: Hugo Jesus (POR) Jamie Telfer (SCO)

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26 July 2023 17:30 Czech Republic  1–5  Ukraine Tomeš  56' Report Popov  7' Koshelenko  19' Paziuk  27' Onofriiuk  39' Kovalenko  40' Umpires: Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR) Kamaal Khan (ITA)

26 July 2023 19:45 Ireland  6–2  Portugal Walker  11' Cole  19' Duncan  43' O'Donoghue  53' Empey  53', 60' Report Franco  20' Rebelo  33' Umpires: Xavier Fenaert (FRA) Tomas Holek (CZE)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	9	Semi-finals
2	Scotland	3	2	0	1	15	3	+12	6
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	6	7	−1	3
4	Turkey	3	0	0	3	2	19	−17	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.^[5]

23 July 2023 11:15 Italy  4–0  Turkey Sior  1' Munafo'  29' Dionisi Vici  44' Mondo  56' Report Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Jamie Telfer (SCO)

23 July 2023 13:30 Scotland  3–0   Switzerland Robb  22' Golden  30' Walker  36' Report Umpires: Russell Donaldson (IRL) Vladyslag Mikhailiuk (UKR)

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24 July 2023 15:15 Switzerland  5–2  Turkey Conrad  29' Grandchamp  38', 43' Reinhard  48' Hug  60' Report Ekinci  21' Karakus  33' Umpires: Tomas Holek (CZE) Kamaal Khan (ITA)

24 July 2023 17:30 Italy  3–2  Scotland Giuliani  1' Arosio  37' Keenan  53' Report Golden  19' White  31' Umpires: Hugo Jesus (POR) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

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26 July 2023 13:00 Scotland  10–0  Turkey Walker  2', 23', 56' Forsyth  6', 21', 24', 39' Golden  41', 54', 54' Report Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Vladuslav Mikhailiuk (UKR)

26 July 2023 15:15 Switzerland  1–2  Italy Grandchamp  56' Report Moretto  12' Dionisi Vici  47' Umpires: Russell Donaldson (IRL) Hugo Jesus (POR)

Fifth to eighth place classification

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team will be carried over.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Czech Republic	3	2	1	0	13	6	+7	7
6	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	11	10	+1	4
7	Portugal	3	1	0	2	10	10	0	3
8	Turkey	3	1	0	2	5	13	−8	3

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.^[5]

28 July 2023 10:15 Portugal  1–2  Turkey Fourie  23' Report Elagöz  33' Ekinci  39' Umpires: Jamie Telfer (SCO) Russell Donaldson (IRL)

28 July 2023 12:30 Czech Republic  2–2   Switzerland Plochý  5', 51' Report Stomps  28' Hug  48' Umpires: Hugo Jesus (POR) Kamaal Khan (ITA)

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29 July 2023 09:00 Czech Republic  7–1  Turkey Tomeš  8' Plochý  13', 17', 33', 59' Uhlíř  30', 36' Report Ekinci  35' Umpires: Vladyslav Mikhailiuk (UKR) Russel Donaldson (IRL)

29 July 2023 11:15 Switzerland  4–6  Portugal Hug  24' Stomps  44', 55' Hengartner  60' Report Franco  12', 51' Castro  16', 39' Caramalho  47' Fourie  56' Umpires: Tomas Holek (CZE) Jamie Telfer (SCO)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	28 July
	Ireland	4
					29 July
	Scotland	1
					Ireland	5
	28 July
					Ukraine	2
	Italy	3 (3)
	Ukraine (s.o.)	3 (4)
					Third place
					29 July
					Scotland	4
					Italy	1

Semi-finals

28 July 2023 14:45 Ireland  4–1  Scotland Duncan  31' Johnson  40' Cole  50', 53' Report Forsyth  58' Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

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28 July 2023 17:00 Italy  3–3  Ukraine Mondo  7' Arosio  39', 46' Report Paziuk  10' Koshelenko  18' Onofriiuk  47' Penalties Clement Keenan Arosio Brocco Amorosini 3–4 Onofriiuk Shevchuk Kovalenko Kaplinskyi Koshelenko Umpires: Xavier Fenaert (FRA) Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

Third and fourth place

29 July 2023 13:45 Scotland  4–1  Italy Moran  34' Golden  40', 57' Lochrin  53' Report Arosio  28' Umpires: Benjamin Messerli (SUI) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

Final

29 July 2023 16:00 Ireland  5–2  Ukraine O'Donoghue  7' Murray  50', 51' Walker  53' Cole  56' Report Paziuk  9' Boiko  12' Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Xavier Fenaert (FRA)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Ireland (H)	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
2	Ukraine
3	Scotland[a]
4	Italy
5	Czech Republic
6	Switzerland
7	Portugal
8	Turkey

Source: FIH
(H) Host
Notes:

1. Scotland is not eligible for the Olympics.

See also

• 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship
• 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
• 2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

References

1. "Venues announced for 2023 EuroHockey Championship II and III events". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
2. "Two Olympic qualifier spots on the line at men's Championship II in Dublin".
3. Ringland, Nigel (29 July 2023). "EuroHockey II: Irish fight back to defeat Ukraine in Dublin decider". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
4. "Groups and match schedules published". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
5. "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.