The Men's EuroHockey Championship II, formerly known as the Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, is a competition for European national field hockey teams. It is the second level of European field hockey Championships for national teams.
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship II | |
| Formerly | Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 2005 |
| First season | 2005 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Ireland (3rd title) (2023) |
| Most titles | Ireland (3 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
Underneath the Championship II there exists at least one division of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge, like European Championship III. There is promotion and relegation.[1] The two first ranked teams qualify for the next EuroHockey Nations Championship and are replaced by the two lowest-ranked teams from that tournament. The teams finishing in seventh and eighth positions are relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III and replaced by the two highest-ranked from that tournament.
The tournament has been won by seven different teams: Ireland has the most titles with three, Poland follows with two and Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Russia and Scotland have all won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Dublin, Ireland and was won by Ireland.
Results edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2005 Details |
Rome, Italy |  Ireland |
4–2 |  Czech Republic |
 Wales |
2–1 |  Austria |
8 | |||
| 2007 Details |
Lisbon, Portugal |  Poland |
4–3 | Austria |
 Scotland |
4–3 (a.e.t) |  Switzerland |
8 | |||
| 2009 Details |
Wrexham, Wales | Ireland |
2–1 |  Russia |
Wales |
5–2 | Czech Republic |
8 | |||
| 2011 Details |
Vinnytsia, Ukraine | Czech Republic |
1–1 (2–1 s.o.) |
Poland |
Scotland |
4–3 | Austria |
8 | |||
| 2013 Details |
Vienna, Austria | Russia |
0–0 (5–4 s.o.) |
 France |
Austria |
6–1 |  Azerbaijan |
8 | |||
| 2015 Details |
Prague, Czech Republic | Poland |
3–1 | Austria |
Scotland |
5–1 | Czech Republic |
8 | |||
| 2017 Details |
Glasgow, Scotland | Scotland |
2–1 | Wales |
France |
5–4 | Russia |
8 | |||
| 2019 Details |
Cambrai, France | France |
4–0 | Russia |
Austria |
4–1 | Poland |
8 | |||
| 2021 Details |
Gniezno, Poland | Austria |
1–1 (7–6 s.o.) |
Scotland |
Ireland |
4–2 | Poland |
8 | |||
| 2023 Details |
Dublin, Ireland | Ireland |
5–2 |  Ukraine |
Scotland |
4–1 |  Italy |
8 | |||
Summary edit
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland
|
3 (2005, 2009, 2023*) | 1 (2021) | ||
 Poland
|
2 (2007, 2015) | 1 (2011) | 2 (2019, 2021*) | |
 Austria
|
1 (2021) | 2 (2007, 2015) | 2 (2013*, 2019) | 2 (2005, 2011) |
 Russia
|
1 (2013) | 2 (2009, 2019) | 1 (2017) | |
 Scotland
|
1 (2017*) | 1 (2021) | 4 (2007, 2011, 2015, 2023) | |
 France
|
1 (2019*) | 1 (2013) | 1 (2017) | |
 Czech Republic
|
1 (2011) | 1 (2005) | 2 (2009, 2015*) | |
 Wales
|
1 (2017) | 2 (2005, 2009*) | ||
 Ukraine
|
1 (2023) | |||
 Azerbaijan
|
1 (2013) | |||
 Switzerland
|
1 (2007) | |||
 Italy
|
1 (2023) |
- * = host nation
Team appearances edit
| Team | 2005 |
 2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
 2023 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
|
4th | 2nd | – | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | – | 3rd | 1st | – | 7 |
| Azerbaijan
|
– | – | – | – | 4th | 5th | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Belarus
|
7th | – | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 4 |
 Croatia
|
– | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 8th | – | 2 |
| Czech Republic
|
2nd | – | 4th | 1st | – | 4th | 6th | 7th | – | 5th | 7 |
| France
|
– | – | – | – | 2nd | – | 3rd | 1st | – | – | 3 |
| Ireland
|
1st | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 1st | 4 |
| Italy
|
5th | 6th | 7th | – | 8th | – | – | 5th | 5th | 4th | 7 |
| Poland
|
– | 1st | – | 2nd | – | 1st | – | 4th | 4th | – | 5 |
| Portugal
|
– | 7th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 7th | 3 |
| Russia
|
8th | – | 2nd | – | 1st | – | 4th | 2nd | – | – | 5 |
| Scotland
|
– | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 1st | – | 2nd | 3rd | 8 |
 Sweden
|
– | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Switzerland
|
6th | 4th | 8th | – | – | 7th | 7th | – | 7th | 6th | 7 |
 Turkey
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 1 |
| Ukraine
|
– | 8th | – | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 8 |
| Wales
|
3rd | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | – | 2nd | – | – | – | 6 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | [2] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ http://www.eurohockey.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=17&Itemid=26 EHF website
- ^ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 20. Retrieved 29 August 2018.