2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II explained

Tournament:2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II
Country:Portugal
Country2:Hungary
Cities:2
Dates:2–4 February
Venues:2
Teams:12
Confederations:1
Matches:33
Goals:340
Top Scorer: Alessandro Muzzioli
Top Scorer Goals:18
Previous Year:2022
Previous Tournament:2022 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II
Next Year:2026
Next Tournament:2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II

The 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II was the fourteenth 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 first 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 2026 Championship. The tournaments were held from 2 to 4 February 2024 in Paredes, Portugal and Budapest, Hungary.[1]

Qualification

Participating teams qualified based on their performance in the 2022 Championships. Portugal was originally scheduled to participate in the Championship II, but they were offered a spot in the top tier due to the withdrawal of the Netherlands.[2]

Qualified teams

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifiers
14–16 January 20222022 EuroHockey Indoor Championship IIParedes, Portugal2
2–4 December 20222022 EuroHockey Indoor Championship IIIAthienou, Cyprus6




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Total12

Championship II-A

Country:Portugal
City:Paredes
Dates:2–4 February
Venues:Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes
Teams:5
Confederations:1
Matches:12
Goals:99
Top Scorer: Ross Canning
Top Scorer Goals:13
Best Player: Jesper Jonasson
Goalkeeper: Stephen O'Keeffe

Championship II-A was held at Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes in Paredes, Portugal from 2 to 4 February 2024. Ireland won their first EuroHockey Indoor Championship II title and were promoted to the 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship by defeating Denmark 3–1 in the final.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+0).

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First to fourth place classification

Final

Final standings

Championship II-B

Country:Hungary
City:Budapest
Dates:2–4 February
Venues:Soroksári Sportcsarnok
Teams:7
Confederations:1
Matches:21
Goals:241
Top Scorer: Alessandro Muzzioli
Top Scorer Goals:18

Championship II-B was held at the Soroksári Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary from 2 to 4 February 2024. Turkey won their first EuroHockey Indoor Championship II title and were promoted to the 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship by finishing first in the round-robin tournament.

Results

All times are local (UTC+0).--------

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EuroHockey Indoor Championship venues for 2024 confirmed – UPDATED . eurohockey.org . . 20 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Portugal look to take full use of golden ticket to top table . 29 January 2024.