2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II Host countries Portugal Hungary Dates 2–4 February Teams 12 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Matches played 33 Goals scored 340 (10.3 per match) Top scorer(s) File:Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Muzzioli (18 goals)
The 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II was the fourteenth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II, the second level of the men's European indoor hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation .
This was the first edition with a Championship II-A and II-B having equal status, replacing the former Championship II and Championship III. The winner of each event was promoted to the 2026 Championship . The tournaments were held from 2 to 4 February 2024 in Paredes, Portugal and Budapest , Hungary.[ 1]
Qualification
Participating teams qualified based on their performance in the 2022 Championships. Portugal was originally scheduled to participate in the Championship II, but they were offered a spot in the top tier due to the withdrawal of the Netherlands.[ 2]
Qualified teams
Championship II-A
Championship II-A was held at Pavilhão Multiusos de Paredes in Paredes, Portugal from 2 to 4 February 2024. Ireland won their first EuroHockey Indoor Championship II title and were promoted to the 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship by defeating Denmark 3–1 in the final.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+0 ).
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.
[ 3]
Umpires: Karolis Donculas (LTU) Marco Santos (POR)
Umpires: Divyabhanu Singh Rathore (NOR) Tommy Croese (BEL)
Umpires: Simon O'Connor (IRL) Tommy Croese (BEL)
Umpires: Raphaël Adrien (GER) Divyabhanu Singh Rathore (NOR)
Umpires: Marco Santos (POR) Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Umpires: Divyabhanu Singh Rathore (NOR) Karolis Donculas (LTU)
Umpires: Karolis Donculas (LTU) Simon O'Connor (IRL)
Umpires: Marco Santos (POR) Tommy Croese (BEL)
Umpires: Simon O'Connor (IRL) Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Umpires: Karolis Donculas (LTU) Divyabhanu Singh Rathore (NOR)
First to fourth place classification
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Marco Santos (POR) Simon O'Connor (IRL)
Final
Umpires: Raphaël Adrien (GER) Tommy Croese (BEL)
Final standings
Championship II-B
Championship II-B was held at the Soroksári Sportcsarnok in Budapest , Hungary from 2 to 4 February 2024. Turkey won their first EuroHockey Indoor Championship II title and were promoted to the 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship by finishing first in the round-robin tournament .
Standings
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
[ 3] (H) Hosts;
(P) Promoted
Results
All times are local (UTC+0 ).
Umpires: Isaac Charles (ENG) Balazs Szalay (HUN)
Umpires: Daniël Veerman (NED) Ivan Yanchev (BUL)
Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg
15–1
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
Jelačić File:Field hockey ball.svg 4' , 9' , 13' , 25' , 38' Augustinič File:Field hockey ball.svg 5' , 6' , 18' , 34' Petráš File:Field hockey ball.svg 12' , 20' , 20+' , 26' Garaj File:Field hockey ball.svg 15' Hruska File:Field hockey ball.svg 35'
Report
Katančić File:Field hockey ball.svg 11'
Umpires: Ivan Grgurev (CRO) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
Umpires: Michal Pivko (SVK) Kamaal Khan (ITA)
Umpires: Ivan Grgurev (CRO) Michal Pivko (SVK)
Umpires: Balazs Szalay (HUN) Tomas Holek (CZE)
Umpires: Ivan Yanchev (BUL) Isaac Charles (ENG)
Umpires: Ivan Yanchev (BUL) Tomas Holek (CZE)
Umpires: Balazs Szalay (HUN) Kamaal Khan (ITA)
Umpires: Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR) Daniël Veerman (NED)
Umpires: Michal Pivko (SVK) Isaac Charles (ENG)
Umpires: Daniël Veerman (NED) Kamaal Khan (ITA)
Umpires: Ivan Grgyrev (CRO) Tomas Holek (CZE)
Umpires: Michal Pivko (SVK) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
Umpires: Isaac Charles (ENG) Daniël Veerman (NED)
Umpires: Kamaal Khan (ITA) Ivan Yanchev (BUL)
Umpires: Tomas Holek (CZE) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg
18–1
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
Saoncella File:Field hockey ball.svg 5' Succi File:Field hockey ball.svg 6' , 25' , 36' , 40' Pagliara File:Field hockey ball.svg 7' , 9' , 17' , 20' , 27' Chiesa File:Field hockey ball.svg 12' , 21' Valentino File:Field hockey ball.svg 19' Muzzioli File:Field hockey ball.svg 29' , 35' , 37' , 39' Amorosini File:Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Report
Kakaš File:Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Umpires: Ivan Grgurev (CRO) Balasz Szalay (HUN)
Umpires: Daniël Veerman (NED) Tomas Holek (CZE)
Umpires: Isaac Charles (ENG) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
Umpires: Ivan Yanchev (BUL) Michal Pivko (SVK)
See also
References