2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship II

The 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship II was the 5th 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 the 3rd until the 11th of August 2013 in Vienna, Austria. [1]

2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
Tournament details
Host countryAustria
CityVienna
Dates3–11 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Wiener Hockeystadion
Final positions
Champions Russia (1st title)
Runner-up France
Third place Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored101 (5.05 per match)
2011 (previous) (next) 2015

The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2015 EuroHockey Championship, with the finalists Russia and France qualifying.

Qualified teams edit

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
20–28 August 2011 2011 EuroHockey Championship Mönchengladbach, Germany 2   France
  Russia
8–14 August 2011 2011 EuroHockey Championship II Vinnytsia, Ukraine 4   Austria
  Scotland
  Ukraine
  Wales
24–30 July 2011 2011 EuroHockey Championship III Catania, Italy 2   Azerbaijan
  Italy
Total 8

Format edit

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the Men's EuroHockey Championship III. [2]

Results edit

All times were local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 2 0 1 12 8 +4 6 Advanced to Semi-finals
2   Azerbaijan 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3   Scotland 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 Pool C
4   Wales 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
5 August 2013
11:00
France   7–2   Wales
Deront   9'
Sánchez   15'
H. Genestet   18'41'
  33'
M. Genestet   62'
Kieffer   69'
Report Naughalty   28'58'
Umpires:
Moritz Meissner (GER)
Anton Kochin (RUS)
5 August 2013
13:00
Scotland   0–3   Azerbaijan
Report Butt Vagas   24'67'
Khalid Muhammad   51'
Umpires:
Florian Hösch (AUT)
Pietro Galligani (ITA)

6 August 2013
15:00
Wales   1–2   Azerbaijan
Naughalty   21' Report Balamiyev   23'
Butt Vagas   57'
Umpires:
Anton Kochin (RUS)
Pietro Galligani (ITA)
6 August 2013
17:00
Scotland   4–1   France
A. Forsyth   28'70'
Bain   34'47'
Report Martin-Brisac   27'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Maksim Perepelitzka (UKR)

8 August 2013
11:00
France   4–2   Azerbaijan
Report
Umpires:
Anton Kochin (RUS)
Florian Hösch (AUT)
8 August 2013
13:00
Wales   1–1   Scotland
Shaw   3' Report Byers   70'
Umpires:
Pietro Galligani (ITA)
Maksim Perepelitzka (UKR)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 7 Advanced to Semi-finals
2   Austria (H) 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
3   Italy 3 0 1 2 6 10 −4 1 Pool C
4   Ukraine 3 0 1 2 5 12 −7 1
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
5 August 2013
15:00
Russia   6–1   Ukraine
Report
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Neil McAlpine (SCO)
5 August 2013
17:00
Austria   2–1   Italy
Fröhlich   20'
Szmidt   47'
Report Murgia   51'
Umpires:
Will Drury (WAL)
Hichem Azaiez (FRA)

7 August 2013
15:00
Ukraine   3–3   Italy
Ozerskyy   12'
Diachenko   33'
Moroz   38'
Report   18'
Murgia   46'56'
Umpires:
Will Drury (WAL)
Elchin Qurbanov (AZE)
7 August 2013
17:00
Austria   1–1   Russia
Körper   64' Report   49'
Umpires:
Neil McAlpine (SCO)
Hichem Azaiez (FRA)

8 August 2013
15:00
Russia   5–2   Italy
Report
Umpires:
Hichem Azaiez (FRA)
Moritz Meissner (GER)
8 August 2013
17:00
Ukraine   1–3   Austria
  61' Report Podpera   10'
R. Bele   55'
Szmidt   58'
Umpires:
Elchin Qurbanov (AZE)
Neil McAlpine (SCO)

Classification round edit

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

Points obtained in the preliminary round are carried over into Pool C.

Pool C edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5   Ukraine 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4 5
6   Scotland 3 1 2 0 8 4 +4 5
7   Wales 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 4 Relegated to 2015 EuroHockey Championship III
8   Italy 3 0 1 2 7 13 −6 1
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
10 August 2013
11:00
Wales   0–4   Ukraine
Report Polishchuk   18'21'
Moroz   39'
Serdiuk   53'
Umpires:
Pietro Galligani (ITA)
Florian Hösch (AUT)
10 August 2013
13:00
Scotland   5–1   Italy
A. Forsyth   2'65'
Byers   19'45'
Bain   64'
Report Murgia   11'
Umpires:
Will Drury (WAL)
Maksim Perepelitzka (UKR)

11 August 2013
10:00
Wales   5–3   Italy
Report
Umpires:
Neil McAlpine (SCO)
Elchin Qurbanov (AZE)
11 August 2013
12:00
Scotland   2–2   Ukraine
Bain   6'
Marshall   30'
Report Paziuk   27'
Yarovanko   65'
Umpires:
Florian Hösch (AUT)
Anton Kochin (RUS)

First to fourth place classification edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 August 2013
 
 
  France5
 
11 August 2013
 
  Austria3
 
  France0 (4)
 
10 August 2013
 
  Russia (p.s.o.)0 (5)
 
  Russia6
 
 
  Azerbaijan1
 
Third Place
 
 
11 August 2013
 
 
  Austria6
 
 
  Azerbaijan1
Semi-finals edit
10 August 2013
15:00
Russia   6–1   Azerbaijan
Plesetskii   19'30'
Maiorov   24'
Kornilov   47'
Komarov  
Azarov   64'
Report Tofeeg   44'
Umpires:
Hichem Azaiez (FRA)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

10 August 2013
17:30
France   5–3   Austria
H. Genestet   31'
M. Genestet   33'
Baumgarten   52'
Samson   67'
Martin-Brisac   70'
Report Schmidt   1'
Körper   11'57'
Umpires:
Moritz Meissner (GER)
Neil McAlpine (SCO)
Third and fourth place edit
11 August 2013
14:30
Austria   6–1   Azerbaijan
Podpera   8'
Körper   15'55'
B. Stanzl   37'
Fröhlich   54'
A. Bele   64'
Report   53'
Umpires:
Maksim Perepelitzka (UKR)
Moritz Meissner (GER)
Final edit
11 August 2013
17:00
France   0–0   Russia
Report
Penalties
4–5
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Will Drury (WAL)

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    Russia
    France
    Austria
4   Azerbaijan
5   Ukraine
6   Scotland
7   Wales
8   Italy

  Qualified for the 2015 EuroHockey Championship

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIH CALENDAR -- 2015" (PDF). fih.ch. 6 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships II - Home". the-sports.org. 2007.
  3. ^ a b c Regulations