Men's EuroHockey Championship II

Men's EuroHockey Championship II
Most recent season or competition:
2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
FormerlyMen's EuroHockey Nations Trophy
SportField hockey
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
First season2005
No. of teams8
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Ireland (3rd title)
(2023)
Most titles Ireland (3 titles)
Level on pyramid2

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.

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

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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
2025
Details
Lousada, Portugal 8

Summary

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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

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Team Italy
2005
Portugal
2007
Wales
2009
Ukraine
2011
Austria
2013
Czech Republic
2015
Scotland
2017
France
2019
Poland
2021
Republic of Ireland
2023
Portugal
2025
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 Q 8
 France 2nd 3rd 1st 3
 Ireland 1st 1st 3rd 1st Q 5
 Italy 5th 6th 7th 8th 5th 5th 4th Q 8
 Poland 1st 2nd 1st 4th 4th 5
 Portugal 7th 8th 7th Q 4
 Russia 8th 2nd 1st 4th 2nd 5
 Scotland 3rd 5th 3rd 6th 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd Q 9
 Sweden 7th 1
  Switzerland 6th 4th 8th 7th 7th 7th 6th Q 8
 Turkey 8th 1
 Ukraine 8th 5th 5th 6th 5th 6th 6th 2nd Q 9
 Wales 3rd 5th 3rd 6th 7th 2nd Q 7
Total 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 [2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.eurohockey.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=17&Itemid=26 EHF website
  2. ^ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 20. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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