2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II

2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
Tournament details
Host country	Scotland
City	Glasgow
Dates	6–12 August
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Glasgow National Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	Scotland (1st title)
Runner-up	Wales
Third place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	106 (5.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alan Forsyth (8 goals)
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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 of 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.

Qualified teams[]

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[]

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[]

All times are local (UTC+0).

Preliminary round[]

Pool A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Scotland (H)	3	3	0	10	3	+7	9	Semi-finals
2	France	3	2	1	13	4	+9	6	Semi-finals
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	9	9	0	3	Pool C
4	Portugal	3	0	3	4	20	−16	0	Pool C

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[4]
(H) Host

6 August 2017
16:15

Ukraine	7–2	Portugal
9' 26', 50' 34' 39', 43' 54'	Report	34' 50'

Umpires:
Fraser Bell (SCO)
Anton Kochin (RUS)

6 August 2017
18:30

France	1–2	Scotland
Martin-Brisac 53'	Report	Bain 29' Forsyth 41'

Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Nick Bennett (ENG)

8 August 2017
16:15

Ukraine	1–5	France
36'	Report	17' Tynevez 21' Genestet 25' Baumgarten 32' Curty 53'

Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Anton Kochin (RUS)

8 August 2017
18:30

Scotland	6–1	Portugal
Morton 1', 60' Bain 21' Forsyth 28', 40', 49'	Report	20'

Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Joachim Wimmer (SUI)

9 August 2017
16:15

France	7–1	Portugal
Van Straaten 18' Goyet 21' Genestet 23', 42', 59' Tynevez 25' 37'	Report	60'

Umpires:
Tomas Holek (CZE)
Jamie Hooper (WAL)

9 August 2017
18:30

Scotland	2–1	Ukraine
Forsyth 55', 58'	Report	34'

Umpires:
Anton Kochin (RUS)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

Pool B[]

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	Semi-finals
3	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4	Pool C
4	Switzerland	3	0	0	3	3	14	−11	0	Pool C

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[4]

6 August 2017
11:45

Russia	3–2	Switzerland
33' 44' 52'	Report	25', 57'

Umpires:
Xavier Fenaert(FRA)
Jamie Hooper (WAL)

6 August 2017
14:00

Czech Republic	1–2	Wales
42'	Report	24' Kyriakides 29'

Umpires:
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
Joacim Wimmer (SUI)

7 August 2017
16:15

Switzerland	0–9	Wales
	Report	19' Kyriakides 38', 45' 39', 47', 57', 58' Shipperley 48' 55'

Umpires:
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
Tomas Holek (CZE)

7 August 2017
18:30

Czech Republic	1–1	Russia
23'	Report	56'

Umpires:
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)
Fraser Bell (SCO)

9 August 2017
11:45

Russia	2–2	Wales
37' 40'	Report	32', 34'

Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)

9 August 2017
14:00

Switzerland	1–2	Czech Republic
44'	Report	3' 7'

Umpires:
Fraser Bell (SCO)
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)

Fifth to eighth place classification[]

Pool C[]

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	EuroHockey Championship III

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[4]

11 August 2017
9:30

Portugal	2–4	Switzerland
39' 58'	Report	13' 33' 50' 53'

Umpires:
Jamie Hooper (WAL)
Tomas Holek (CZE)

11 August 2017
11:45

Ukraine	1–1	Czech Republic
46'	Report	20'

Umpires:
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
Joachim Wimmer (SUI)

12 August 2017
9:30

Ukraine	5–2	Switzerland
21', 60' 27' 29' 43'	Report	17', 28'

Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Fraser Bell (SCO)

12 August 2017
11:45

Czech Republic	1–2	Portugal
58'	Report	4' 33'

Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Anton Kochin (RUS)

First to fourth place classification[]

Semi-finals		Final

11 August

Scotland	4
		12 August
Russia	3
		Scotland	2
11 August
		Wales	1
Wales	4

France	3
		Third place

		12 August

		Russia	4

		France	5

Semi-finals[]

11 August 2017
16:30

Scotland	4–3	Russia
Bain 29' 36' 45' Forsyth 49'	Report	50' 55' 59'

Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)

11 August 2017
14:00

Wales	4–3	France
13' 33' 52' 58'	Report	Baumgarten 23' Charlet 56' 59'

Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Fraser Bell (SCO)

Third and fourth place[]

12 August 2017
14:00

Russia	4–5	France
6' 37' 42' 45'	Report	Charlet 21' Genestet 28' Dumont 48' van Straaten 53' Tynevez 55'

Umpires:
Jamie Hooper (WAL)
Tomas Holek (CZE)

Final[]

12 August 2017
16:30

Scotland	2–1	Wales
49' Forsyth 52'	Report	18'

Umpires:
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
Maksym Perepelytsya (UKR)

Final standings[]

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[]

^ 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[]

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

External links[]

FIH results page

[4] 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

[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.

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