2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers

Tournament details
Host country	France
City	Calais
Dates	24–27 August
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Le Sporting Tennis Club de Calais
Final positions
Champions	France
Runner-up	Ireland
Third place	Turkey
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	72 (12 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Timothée Clément (8 goals)

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
City	Ourense
Dates	17–20 August
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Campo Hockey Herba Mariñamansa
Final positions
Champions	Spain
Runner-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	35 (5.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lukas Plochý (4 goals)

2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countries	Spain; France; Austria; Scotland
Dates	17–27 August 2022
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	193 (10.72 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrii Koshelenko (8 goals)
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The 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers was a series of 4 qualification events for the 2023 EuroHockey Championships in Mönchengladbach. The tournaments were held in Spain, France, Austria and Scotland between 17 and 27 August 2022.^[1]

The top team from each tournament qualified for the EuroHockey Championships. The second and third ranked teams from each group advanced to the EuroHockey Championship II, with the remaining teams advancing to the EuroHockey Championship III.^[2]

Qualification[edit]

All eligible teams from the 2021 editions of the EuroHockey Championships II and III will participate, as well as the four lowest ranked teams from the EuroHockey Championships.^[2]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
5–13 June 2021	EuroHockey Championship	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3	Spain France ~~Russia~~^[a] Wales
1–7 August 2021	EuroHockey Championship III	Lousada, Portugal	4	~~Belarus~~^[a] Czech Republic Lithuania Portugal Turkey
15–21 August 2021	EuroHockey Championship II	Gniezno, Poland	8	Austria Croatia Ireland Italy Poland Scotland Switzerland Ukraine
15 February 2022	World rankings^[3]	—	1	Gibraltar
Total			16

^[a] – Belarus and Russia were precluded from the tournament due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Qualifier A[edit]

Qualifier A was held in Ourense, Spain from 17 to 20 August 2022.

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain (H)	3	3	0	20	0	+20	9	2023 EuroHockey Championship
2	Czech Republic	3	2	1	8	9	−1	6	2023 EuroHockey Championship II
3	Portugal	3	1	2	4	18	−14	3	2023 EuroHockey Championship II
4	Poland	3	0	3	3	8	−5	0	2023 EuroHockey Championship III

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.^[4]
(H) Hosts

Results[edit]

17 August 2022
18:15

Poland	2–3	Portugal
Rutkowski 19' Jarzyński 57'	Report	Ribeiro 17', 46' Franco 27'

Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Harrison Collinson (ENG)

17 August 2022
20:30

Spain	7–0	Czech Republic
De Ignacio-Simó 15' Reyné 30' Cunill 36' Menini 37', 49' Iglesias 43' Miralles 48'	Report

Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Daniel Denta (DEN)

18 August 2022
18:15

Czech Republic	5–1	Portugal
Soukup 14' Plochý 33', 43' Capouch 38' Uhlíř 43'	Report	Ribeiro 2'

Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Maarten Boxma (NED)

18 August 2022
20:30

Poland	0–2	Spain
	Report	Iglesias 17' González 41'

Umpires:
Harrison Collinson (ENG)
Daniel Denta (DEN)

20 August 2022
09:45

Czech Republic	3–1	Poland
Plochý 13', 18' Soukup 17'	Report	Głowacki 43'

Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Harry Collinson (ENG)

20 August 2022
12:00

Spain	11–0	Portugal
Menini 3' Basterra 7', 60' Cunill 8', 22' Iglesias 11' Reyné 13' Gispert 30' Bonastre 32' Salvador 44' Recasens 48'	Report

Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
David Sweetman (SCO)

Qualifier B[edit]

Qualifier B was held in Calais, France from 24 to 27 August 2022.^[5]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	3	3	0	37	3	+34	9	2023 EuroHockey Championship
2	Ireland	3	2	1	29	4	+25	6	2023 EuroHockey Championship II
3	Turkey	3	1	2	5	24	−19	3	2023 EuroHockey Championship II
4	Lithuania	3	0	3	1	41	−40	0	2023 EuroHockey Championship III

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.^[4]
(H) Hosts

Results[edit]

24 August 2022
16:45

Ireland	19–0	Lithuania
Madeley 1', 37', 48', 52' Murray 14' Duncan 14', 33', 33' McKee 15', 45+', 57' Walker 17', 32', 53' Walsh 42' M. Robson 44', 54', 55' Witherow 58'	Report

Umpires:
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)

24 August 2022
19:00

France	14–2	Turkey
Charlet 3', 30', 35', 46', 52' Tynevez 19' Clément 27', 32', 45', 47', 60' Martin-Brisac 51' Marqué 51' Rogeau 56'	Report	Elagöz 43' Kayar 60+'

Umpires:
Daniel Veerman (NED)
Duncan Ruzzak (SCO)

25 August 2022
17:45

Turkey	3–1	Lithuania
Ataş 21' Demirel 54' Aydin 58'	Report	Sinkevičius 21'

Umpires:
Daniel Veerman (NED)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)

25 August 2022
20:00

Ireland	1–4	France
Madeley 44'	Report	Baumgarten 5' Sellier 7' Tynevez 32', 38'

Umpires:
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
Nick Bennett (ENG)

27 August 2022
10:00

Turkey	0–9	Ireland
	Report	Murray 4', 44' McKee 34', 43' Walker 41', 54', 60' M. Robson 51' Madeley 60'

Umpires:
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
Daniel Veerman (NED)

27 August 2022
12:15

France	19–0	Lithuania
Baumgarten 5', 47' Charlet 6', 60+' Rogeau 8', 42' Tynevez 16', 39' Clément 20', 44', 55' Marqué 21' Martin-Brisac 23' Curty 23' Sellier 24', 28', 42', 43' Lockwood 27'	Report

Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)

Qualifier C[edit]

Tournament details
Host country	Austria
City	Vienna
Dates	23–26 August
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	HC Wien
Final positions
Champions	Austria
Runner-up	Italy
Third place	Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	44 (7.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrii Koshelenko (9 goals)

Qualifier C was held in Vienna, Austria from 23 to 26 August 2022.^[6]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria (H)	3	3	0	15	3	+12	9	2023 EuroHockey Championship
2	Italy	3	2	1	9	9	0	6	2023 EuroHockey Championship II
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	14	12	+2	3	2023 EuroHockey Championship II
4	Croatia	3	0	3	6	20	−14	0	2023 EuroHockey Championship III

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.^[4]
(H) Hosts

Results[edit]

23 August 2022
16:15

Italy	5–3	Croatia
Mondo 7', 19' Moretto 24' Sior 25', 43'	Report	Krleža 10' Zlatar 18' Mucić 42'

Umpires:
Friedrich Weiland (AUT)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

23 August 2022
18:30

Austria	5–3	Ukraine
Körper 9', 27' Losonci 25' Soldat 43' Frey 58'	Report	Paziuk 36' Koshelenko 43', 59'

Umpires:
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
Daniel Rodríguez (ESP)

24 August 2022
16:15

Ukraine	8–3	Croatia
Koshelenko 3', 11', 12', 39', 41', 49' Shevchuk 19' Kovalenko 44'	Report	Mucić 23' Mesarić 25' Zlatar 36'

Umpires:
Timothy Meissner (GER)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

24 August 2022
18:30

Italy	0–3	Austria
	Report	Körper 10', 50', 55'

Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Daniel Rodríguez (ESP)

26 August 2022
09:45

Ukraine	3–4	Italy
Kaplinskyi 15' Koshelenko 55' Onofriiuk 57'	Report	Keenan 6', 52', 60+' Sior 60'

Umpires:
Daniel Rodríguez (ESP)
Tim Meissner (GER)

26 August 2022
12:00

Austria	7–0	Croatia
Körper 9', 57' Frey 11', 46' Uher 34', 37', 52'	Report

Umpires:
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

Qualifier D[edit]

Tournament details
Host country	Scotland
City	Glasgow
Dates	24–27 August
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Uddingston Hockey Club
Final positions
Champions	Wales
Runner-up	Scotland
Third place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	42 (7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gareth Furlong (8 goals)

Qualifier D was held in Glasgow, Scotland from 24 to 27 August 2022.^[7]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wales	3	3	0	16	0	+16	9	2023 EuroHockey Championship
2	Scotland (H)	3	2	1	17	1	+16	6	2023 EuroHockey Championship II
3	Switzerland	3	1	2	7	18	−11	3	2023 EuroHockey Championship II
4	Gibraltar	3	0	3	2	23	−21	0	2023 EuroHockey Championship III

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.^[4]
(H) Hosts

Results[edit]

24 August 2022
16:45

Wales	8–0	Switzerland
Shipperley 3', 36', 55' Morgan 24' G. Furlong 29', 29', 41', 60'	Report

Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Fraser Bell (SCO)

24 August 2022
19:00

Scotland	9–0	Gibraltar
Golden 3', 35', 59' Harwood 6', 27', 59' Walker 18', 21', 28'	Report

Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)

25 August 2022
16:45

Switzerland	7–2	Gibraltar
Grandchamp 5' Winkler 16' Brönnimann 21', 32', 39', 57' Krüsi 32'	Report	Lopez 8' J. Hernandez 20'

Umpires:
Fraser Bell (SCO)
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)

25 August 2022
19:00

Scotland	0–1	Wales
	Report	G. Furlong 27'

Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)

27 August 2022
10:45

Wales	7–0	Gibraltar
G. Furlong 3', 15+', 17' Carson 30' Hawker 35' Newbold 46' Kyriakides 54'	Report

Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Fraser Bell (SCO)

27 August 2022
13:00

Switzerland	0–8	Scotland
	Report	Morton 30', 51' Nairn 36' Golden 36', 37' Walker 45' Harwood 50' Forsyth 59'

Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 193 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 10.7 goals per match.

9 goals

Andrii Koshelenko

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References[edit]

^ "EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers – UPDATED". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "32nd General Assembly" (PDF). European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "FIH Rankings – OUTDOOR". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021
^ "LES QUALIFICATIONS DES CHAMPIONNATS D'EUROPE ORGANISÉES EN FRANCE EN 2022". ffhockey.org (in French). Fédération Française de Hockey. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER C (MEN)". hockey.at (in German). Österreichischer Hockeyverband. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Men's EuroHockey qualifiers to be held in Uddingston". scottish-hockey.org.uk. Scottish Hockey Union. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

External links[edit]

European Hockey Federation

[EHF1-1] "EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers – UPDATED". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[EHF2-2] "32nd General Assembly" (PDF). European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[3] "FIH Rankings – OUTDOOR". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[Regulations-4] FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021

[5] "LES QUALIFICATIONS DES CHAMPIONNATS D'EUROPE ORGANISÉES EN FRANCE EN 2022". ffhockey.org (in French). Fédération Française de Hockey. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[6] "EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER C (MEN)". hockey.at (in German). Österreichischer Hockeyverband. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[7] "Men's EuroHockey qualifiers to be held in Uddingston". scottish-hockey.org.uk. Scottish Hockey Union. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

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Qualification[edit]

Qualifier A[edit]

Standings[edit]

Results[edit]

Qualifier B[edit]

Standings[edit]

Results[edit]

Qualifier C[edit]

Standings[edit]

Results[edit]

Qualifier D[edit]

Standings[edit]

Results[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

See also[edit]

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