2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II

The 2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II was the seventh edition of the EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the European field hockey championships. It was held from the 6th to the 12th of August 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] The tournament also served as a direct qualifier for the 2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, with the winner Scotland and runner-up Wales qualifying.

2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
Tournament details
Host countryScotland
CityGlasgow
Dates6–12 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Glasgow National Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions Scotland (1st title)
Runner-up Wales
Third place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored106 (5.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Scotland Alan Forsyth (8 goals)
2015 (previous) (next) 2019

Qualified teams edit

The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.[2]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
21–29 August 2015 2015 EuroHockey Championship London, England 2   France (17)
  Russia (21)
19–27 July 2015 2015 EuroHockey Championship II Prague, Czech Republic 4   Scotland (23)
  Czech Republic (24)
  Azerbaijan[a]
  Ukraine (25)
   Switzerland (28)
19–25 July 2015 2015 EuroHockey Championship III Lisbon, Portugal 2   Wales (32)
  Portugal (43)
Total 8

Format edit

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams from each pool 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 EuroHockey Championship III.

Results edit

All times are local (UTC+0).

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Scotland (H) 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Semi-finals
2   France 3 2 0 1 13 4 +9 6
3   Ukraine 3 1 0 2 9 9 0 3 Pool C
4   Portugal 3 0 0 3 4 20 −16 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Hosts
6 August 2017 (2017-08-06)
16:15
Ukraine   7–2   Portugal
Luppa   9'
Koshlenko   26'50'
Kovalenko   34'
Paziuk   39'43'
Polishchuk   54'
Report Pinto   34'
Ribeiro   50'
Umpires:
Fraser Bell (SCO)
Anton Kochin (RUS)
6 August 2017 (2017-08-06)
18:30
France   1–2   Scotland
Martin-Brisac   53' Report Bain   29'
Forsyth   41'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Nick Bennett (ENG)

8 August 2017 (2017-08-08)
16:15
Ukraine   1–5   France
Paziuk   36' Report Peters-Deutz   17'
Tynevez   21'
Genestet   25'
Baumgarten   32'
Curty   53'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Anton Kochin (RUS)
8 August 2017 (2017-08-08)
18:30
Scotland   6–1   Portugal
Morton   1'60'
Bain   21'
Forsyth   28'40'49'
Report Tavares   20'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Joachim Wimmer (SUI)

9 August 2017 (2017-08-09)
16:15
France   7–1   Portugal
Van Straaten   18'
Goyet   21'
Genestet   23'42'59'
Tynevez   25'
Kieffer   37'
Report Franco   60'
Umpires:
Tomas Holek (CZE)
Jamie Hooper (WAL)
9 August 2017 (2017-08-09)
18:30
Scotland   2–1   Ukraine
Forsyth   55'58' Report Polishchuk   34'
Umpires:
Anton Kochin (RUS)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Wales 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7 Semi-finals
2   Russia 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3   Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Pool C
4    Switzerland 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
6 August 2017 (2017-08-06)
11:45
Russia   3–2    Switzerland
Spichkovskii   33'
Nikitin   44'
Plesetskii   52'
Report Hödle   25'57'
Umpires:
Xavier Fenaert(FRA)
Jamie Hooper (WAL)
6 August 2017 (2017-08-06)
14:00
Czech Republic   1–2   Wales
Barta   42' Report Furlong   24'
Kyriakides   29'
Umpires:
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
Joacim Wimmer (SUI)

7 August 2017 (2017-08-07)
16:15
Switzerland   0–9   Wales
Report Dolan-Gray   19'
Kyriakides   38'45'
Kelly   39'47'57'58'
Shipperley   48'
Hawker   55'
Umpires:
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
Tomas Holek (CZE)
7 August 2017 (2017-08-07)
18:30
Czech Republic   1–1   Russia
Plochy   23' Report Proskuriakov   56'
Umpires:
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
Fraser Bell (SCO)

9 August 2017 (2017-08-09)
11:45
Russia   2–2   Wales
Kornilov   37'
Khairullin   40'
Report Furlong   32'34'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
9 August 2017 (2017-08-09)
14:00
Switzerland   1–2   Czech Republic
Wyss-Chodat   44' Report Vohnicky   3'
Pauer   7'
Umpires:
Fraser Bell (SCO)
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

Pool C edit

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5   Ukraine 3 2 1 0 13 5 +8 7
6   Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
7    Switzerland 3 1 0 2 7 9 −2 3 EuroHockey Championship III
8   Portugal 3 1 0 2 6 12 −6 3
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)
9:30
Portugal   2–4    Switzerland
Rodrigues   39'
Vasco Ribeiro   58'
Report Wyss-Chodat   13'
Feller   33'
Schewr   50'
Steffen   53'
Umpires:
Jamie Hooper (WAL)
Tomas Holek (CZE)
11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)
11:45
Ukraine   1–1   Czech Republic
Plochy   46' Report Popovchenko   20'
Umpires:
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
Joachim Wimmer (SUI)

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)
9:30
Ukraine   5–2    Switzerland
Kalinchuk   21'60'
Koshlenko   27'
Diachuk   29'
Paziuk   43'
Report Wyss-Chodat   17'28'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Fraser Bell (SCO)
12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)
11:45
Czech Republic   1–2   Portugal
Plochy   58' Report Ventosa   4'
Tavares   33'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Anton Kochin (RUS)

First to fourth place classification edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 August
 
 
  Scotland4
 
12 August
 
  Russia3
 
  Scotland2
 
11 August
 
  Wales1
 
  Wales4
 
 
  France3
 
Third place
 
 
12 August
 
 
  Russia4
 
 
  France5

Semi-finals edit

11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)
16:30
Scotland   4–3   Russia
Bain   29'
Cosgrove   36'
Fraser   45'
Forsyth   49'
Report Matkovskiy   50'
Plesetskii   55'
Komarov   59'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)

11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)
14:00
Wales   4–3   France
Shipperley   13'
Carson   33'
Furlong   52'
Hawker   58'
Report Baumgarten   23'
Charlet   56'
Deront   59'
Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Fraser Bell (SCO)

Third and fourth place edit

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)
14:00
Russia   4–5   France
Laptev   6'
Golubev   37'
Khairullin   42'
Kuraev   45'
Report Charlet   21'
Genestet   28'
Dumont   48'
van Straaten   53'
Tynevez   55'
Umpires:
Jamie Hooper (WAL)
Tomas Holek (CZE)

Final edit

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)
16:30
Scotland   2–1   Wales
Cosgrove   49'
Forsyth   52'
Report Carson   18'
Umpires:
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    Scotland
    Wales
    France
4   Russia
5   Ukraine
6   Czech Republic
7    Switzerland
8   Portugal

  Qualified for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III

Notes edit

  1. ^ Azerbaijan qualified by finishing 5th in the 2015 EuroHockey Championship II but their national association was suspended by the FIH[3] so Switzerland qualified instead

References edit

  1. ^ "EuroHockey Championship II 2017 Men". EuroHockey.
  2. ^ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ^ "AZERBAIJAN". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Regulations

External links edit