2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II explained

Tournament:2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
Country:Portugal
City:Lousada
Dates:27 July–2 August
Venues:AD Lousada
Teams:8
Confederations:1
Previous Year:2023
Previous Tournament:2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
Next Year:2027
Next Tournament:2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship II

The 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II will be the eleventh 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 will be held from 27 July to 2 August 2025 at the AD Lousada in Lousada, Portugal.[1] The finalists will qualify directly for the 2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship in London, England.[2]

Qualification

The eight teams qualified based on their performance in the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers, with the runners-up, third, fourth and fifth-placed teams qualifying for the Championship II. Ukraine withdrew and Turkey was asked to take over the place but declined. The second highest-ranked team in the qualifiers Croatia accepted the invitation.

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifiers
22–25 August 2024EuroHockey Championship QualifiersVienna, Austria4



Dublin, Ireland4


Total8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

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

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lousada and Gniezno to host EuroHockey Championship II events in 2025 . eurohockey.org . . 13 October 2024 . 2 October 2024.
  2. Web site: EuroHockey Championships to expand to 12-team knock-out format in 2027 . eurohockey.org . . 14 November 2024 . 25 April 2024.