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2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

The 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship was the 21st edition of the Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international indoor hockey championship of Europe for men organized by the European Hockey Federation.

2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
CityLeuven
Dates1–4 February
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Sportoase
Final positions
Champions Germany (17th title)
Runner-up Poland
Third place Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored271 (9.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)Austria Fülöp Losonci
Spain Ignacio Abajo (12 goals)
Best playerCroatia Anže Fujs
Best goalkeeperBelgium Matteo Gryspeerdt
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The tournament was held from 1 to 4 February 2024 at the Sportoase in Leuven, Belgium.[1][2] This was the first edition with ten teams. The top four teams qualified for the 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup.[3]

Germany won a record-extending 17th title by defeating Poland 5–2 in the final.[4] The hosts Belgium won the bronze medal by defeating the defending champions Austria 7–6.[5]

Qualified teams edit

Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2022 competition.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
8–11 December 2023 2022 EuroHockey Indoor Championship Hamburg, Germany 5   Austria
  Belgium
  Czech Republic
  Germany
  Netherlands[a]
   Switzerland
14–16 January 2022 2022 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II Paredes, Portugal 5   Croatia
  Poland
  Portugal
  Spain
  Ukraine
Total 10

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+1).

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Austria 4 3 1 0 23 17 +6 10 Qualification for the semi-finals
and the 2025 Indoor World Cup
2   Germany 4 2 1 1 23 19 +4 7
3   Spain 4 2 0 2 22 23 −1 6
4    Switzerland 4 2 0 2 19 22 −3 6
5   Croatia (R) 4 0 0 4 23 29 −6 0 Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
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.[8]
(R) Relegated
1 February 2024
10:00
Austria   6–4   Croatia
Unterkircher   14', 29', 33'
Stanzl   19'
Eitenberger   25'
Losonci   36' 		Report Bachmann   7', 34', 38'
Mucić   35'
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)
1 February 2024
11:15
Germany   6–2   Spain
Mazkour   4', 9', 33'
Mertgens   10', 12'
Kaufmann   30' 		Report Cobos   16'
Prol   24'
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
1 February 2024
16:00
Spain   8–6   Croatia
Abajo   3', 19', 25', 40'
Curiel   13'
Muñoz   15'
Cobos   18'
Sanz   34' 		Report A. Fujs   6'
Bachmann   9', 19'
Mucić   16'
G. Fujs   27', 30'
Umpires:
Michael Pontus (BEL)
Michelle Meister (GER)
1 February 2024
17:15
Switzerland   2–4   Austria
Stomps   32'
Hengartner   39' 		Report Losonci   3', 19'
Kelner   33'
Stanzl   36'
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
2 February 2024
10:00
Switzerland   3–6   Spain
Reinhard   11'
Stomps   18'
Morard   26' 		Report Muñoz   8'
Abajo   10', 12'
Cobos   20'
Zorita   29', 35'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
2 February 2024
11:15
Germany   7–6   Croatia
Staib   4', 15', 23', 34'
Mertgens   18'
Lehmann-Richter   28'
Mazkour   31' 		Report Bachmann   3'
Jazbec   4', 39'
A. Fujs   8'
Mucić   13', 29'
Umpires:
Pieter Hembrecht (NED)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
2 February 2024
16:00
Croatia   7–8    Switzerland
A. Fujs   7'
Bachmann   8', 37', 39'
Mucić   11', 12'
Krleža   38' 		Report Grandchamp   20', 22'
Stomps   20', 27', 29', 40'
Hengartner   24'
Reinhard   37'
Umpires:
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
2 February 2024
17:15
Germany   5–5   Austria
Staib   1'
Kleinlein   3'
Dösch   17'
Mertgens   22'
Kaufmann   36' 		Report Stanzl   17', 28', 30'
Unterkircher   31'
Fröhlich   39'
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
3 February 2024
09:00
Switzerland   6–5   Germany
Reinhard   3'
Landtwing   4'
Stomps   7', 18'
Grandchamp   25', 39' 		Report Kleinlein   1'
Mertgens   5', 32'
Dösch   8'
Mazkour   33'
Umpires:
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
3 February 2024
10:15
Austria   8–6   Spain
Unterkircher   2', 13', 37'
Losonci   11', 19', 22', 27', 35' 		Report Rodriguez   5', 33'
Abajo   29', 39', 40'
Muñoz   33'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Belgium (H) 4 3 0 1 22 11 +11 9 Qualification for the semi-finals
and the 2025 Indoor World Cup
2   Poland 4 2 0 2 17 16 +1 6
3   Portugal 4 2 0 2 14 20 −6 6
4   Czech Republic 4 1 1 2 19 18 +1 4
5   Ukraine (R) 4 1 1 2 13 20 −7 4 Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
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.[8]
(H) Hosts; (R) Relegated
1 February 2024
12:30
Czech Republic   4–4   Ukraine
Uhlíř   18'
Plochý   36', 38'
Seemann   38' 		Report Kalinchuk   1', 34'
Kovalenko   13'
Luppa   37'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Michael Pontus (BEL)
1 February 2024
13:45
Belgium   4–2   Portugal
Simar   14', 23', 30'
Magnant   33' 		Report Santos   15'
L. Halfmann   23'
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Pieter Hembrecht (NED)
1 February 2024
18:30
Ukraine   1–4   Portugal
Zhmereniuk   15' Report Castro   10', 40'
L. Halfmann   14', 16'
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Pieter Hembrecht (NED)
1 February 2024
19:45
Poland   4–2   Belgium
Jarzyński   9', 10', 16', 40' Report Simar   3'
Hermans   17'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
2 February 2024
12:30
Czech Republic   10–2   Portugal
V. Soukup   10', 30', 39'
Seemann   16', 38'
Plochý   16', 18', 20'
Toms   19', 40' 		Report L. Halfmann   13'
Santos   35'
Umpires:
Michael Pontus (BEL)
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)
2 February 2024
13:45
Poland   4–5   Ukraine
Gumny   6'
Hulboj   9'
Jarzyński   13'
P. Pawlak   18' 		Report Kalinchuk   11', 20', 37'
Koshelenko   30'
Kovalenko   36'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
2 February 2024
18:30
Portugal   6–5   Poland
Ribeiro   14', 16'
Q. Halfmann   17', 19'
Santos   34'
Castro   40' 		Report Gumny   27'
Hulboj   29'
P. Pawlak   33'
Jarzyński   38'
Kurowski   39'
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
2 February 2024
19:45
Czech Republic   2–8   Belgium
Toms   2'
V. Soukup   11' 		Report Simar   13', 19', 20', 23', 30', 39'
Hermans   36'
Magnant   40'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Pieter Hembrecht (NED)
3 February 2024
11:30
Poland   4–3   Czech Republic
Hulboj   5', 33'
Jarzyński   20', 39' 		Report Tomeš   8'
Kolar   28'
V. Soukup   40'
Umpires:
Michael Pontus (BEL)
Ben Goentgen (GER)
3 February 2024
12:45
Belgium   8–3   Ukraine
Langer   6', 22'
Dykmans   24', 34', 36'
Magnant   33', 39'
Hawaux   40' 		Report Kalinchuk   8', 14'
Luppa   40'
Umpires:
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
Michelle Meister (GER)

Ninth to tenth place classification edit

Ninth and tenth place edit

3 February 2024
21:25
Croatia   6–4   Ukraine
Bachmann   9', 17'
Mucić   19'
Jazbec   20'
A. Fujs   32'
Žlimen   36' 		Report Kalinchuk   10', 30'
Koshelenko   13'
Kovalenko   25'
Umpires:
Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
3 February
 
 
  Spain (s.o.)3 (2)
 
4 February
 
  Czech Republic3 (0)
 
  Spain3
 
3 February
 
   Switzerland1
 
  Portugal5 (2)
 
 
   Switzerland (s.o.)5 (3)
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 February
 
 
  Czech Republic5
 
 
  Portugal10

Semi-finals edit

3 February 2024
15:45
Spain   3–3   Czech Republic
Abajo   11', 20'
Prol   33' 		Report Seemann   9'
Toms   23'
Uhlíř   40'
Penalties
Abajo  
Rodriguez   		2–0   Seemann
  Plochý
Umpires:
Pieter Hembrecht (NED)
Michael Pontus (BEL)
3 February 2024
17:10
Portugal   5–5    Switzerland
Santos   5'
Franco   6'
L. Halfmann   10'
Ribeiro   15'
Q. Halfmann   23' 		Report Grandchamp   3', 16', 36'
Stomps   26'
Morard   29'
Penalties
Q. Halfmann  
L. Halfmann  
Franco  
L. Halfmann  
Franco  
Q. Halfmann   		2–3   Stomps
  Grandchamp
  Morard
  Stomps
  Morard
  Grandchamp
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

Seventh and eighth place edit

4 February 2024
09:30
Czech Republic   5–10   Portugal
Plochý   27', 31'
Toms   36'
V. Soukup   38'
Seemann   40' 		Report Ribeiro   2', 30'
Franco   4', 9', 23', 34'
L. Halfmann   10'
Castro   13', 19', 31'
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

Fifth and sixth place edit

4 February 2024
11:00
Spain   3–1    Switzerland
Prol   12'
Muñoz   27'
Abajo   29' 		Report Morard   31'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

First to fourth place classification edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 February
 
 
  Austria1 (2)
 
4 February
 
  Poland (s.o.)1 (3)
 
  Poland2
 
3 February
 
  Germany5
 
  Belgium4
 
 
  Germany5
 
Third place
 
 
4 February
 
 
  Austria6
 
 
  Belgium7

Semi-finals edit

3 February 2024
18:35
Belgium   4–5   Germany
Dykmans   4'
Hawaux   26'
Langer   27'
Magnant   30' 		Report Staib   6', 20'
Lehmann-Richter   29'
Kleinlein   33'
Mertgens   40'
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Michelle Meister (GER)
3 February 2024
20:00
Austria   1–1   Poland
Losonci   13' Report Lewartowski   36'
Penalties
Losonci  
Unterkircher  
Eitenberger  
Losonci   		2–3   P. Pawlak
  R. Pawlak
  Jarzyński
  R. Pawlak
Umpires:
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZR)

Third and fourth place edit

4 February 2024
12:30
Austria   6–7   Belgium
Losonci   3', 39', 40'
Unterkircher   5', 26', 28' 		Report Langer   8', 20', 34', 39'
Dykmans   23', 30'
Bogaerts   28'
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

Final edit

4 February 2024
14:00
Poland   2–5   Germany
Jarzyński   20'
P. Pawlak   22' 		Report Dösch   14', 27'
Mazkour   20', 25'
Mertgens   31'
Umpires:
Pieter Hembrecht (NED)
Michael Pontus (BEL)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

Pos Team Qualification or relegation
    Germany Qualification for the 2025 Indoor World Cup
    Poland
    Belgium (H)
4   Austria
5   Spain
6    Switzerland
7   Portugal
8   Czech Republic
9   Croatia (R) Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
10   Ukraine (R)
Source: FIH
(H) Host; (R) Relegated

Goalscorers edit

There were 271 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 9.34 goals per match.

12 goals

11 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The Netherlands withdrew on 29 September 2023 because of the overcrowded international hockey calendar.[6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Europese indoorkampioenschappen hockey komen in 2024 naar Leuven". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ "EuroHockey Indoor Championship venues for 2024 confirmed – UPDATED". eurohcokey.org. European Hockey Federation.
  3. ^ "Qualification system for 2025 FIH Indoor World Cups" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Germany the men's European indoor champions for 17th time". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Indoor Red Lions sluiten EK af met brons na thriller tegen wereldkampioen Oostenrijk". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  6. ^ Wester, Eelko (29 September 2023). "Uitpuilende kalender: KNHB stopt met EK's en WK's zaal en Hockey 5s". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. ^ "EuroHockey statement on Netherlands withdrawal from EHIC2024". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor - October 2023" (PDF).
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