2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Belgium
City	Leuven
Dates	1–4 February
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Sportoase
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	152 (9.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Philippe Simar (10 goals)
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The 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship is 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.

The tournament is held from 1 to 4 February 2024 at the Sportoase in Leuven, Belgium.^[1]^[2] Austria are the defending champions. This will be the first edition with ten teams. The top four teams will qualify for the 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup.^[3]

Qualified teams

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

All times are local (UTC+1).

Pool A

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

Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2024. 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.^[6]
(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', 40' Curiel 13' Muñoz 15' Cobos 18' Zorita 25' 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	v	Germany
	Report

3 February 2024
10:15

Austria	v	Spain
	Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Belgium (H)	3	2	0	1	14	8	+6	6	Qualification for the semi-finals and the 2025 Indoor World Cup
2	Portugal	4	2	0	2	14	20	−6	6
3	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	16	14	+2	4
4	Ukraine	3	1	1	1	10	12	−2	4
5	Poland	3	1	0	2	13	13	0	3	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II

Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2024. 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.^[6]
(H) Hosts

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	v	Czech Republic
	Report

3 February 2024
12:45

Belgium	v	Ukraine
	Report

Ninth to tenth place classification

Ninth and tenth place

3 February 2024
21:25

Croatia	v	5th Pool B
	Report

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Fifth place

	3 February

	Spain
					4 February
	4th Pool B

	3 February

	3rd Pool B

	Switzerland
					Seventh place

					4 February

Semi-finals

3 February 2024
15:45

Spain	M21	4th Pool B
	Report

3 February 2024
17:10

3rd Pool B	M22	Switzerland
	Report

Seventh and eighth place

4 February 2024
09:30

Loser M21	v	Loser M22
	Report

Fifth and sixth place

4 February 2024
11:00

Winner M21	v	Winner M22
	Report

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final

	3 February

	Austria
					4 February
	2nd Pool B

	3 February

	1st Pool B

	Germany
					Third place

					4 February

Semi-finals

3 February 2024
18:35

1st Pool A	SF1	2nd Pool B
	Report

3 February 2024
20:00

1st Pool B	SF2	2nd Pool A
	Report

Third and fourth place

4 February 2024
12:30

Loser SF1	v	Loser SF2
	Report

Final

4 February 2024
14:00

Winner SF1	v	Winner SF2
	Report

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	TBD	Qualification for the 2025 Indoor World Cup
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD
8	TBD
9	TBD	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
10	TBD	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II

Source: FIH

Goalscorers

There have been 152 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 9.5 goals per match (as of 2 February 2024).

10 goals

Philippe Simar

9 goals

Lucas Maximilian Bachmann

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

Notes

^ The Netherlands withdrew on 29 September 2023 because of the overcrowded international hockey calendar.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Europese indoorkampioenschappen hockey komen in 2024 naar Leuven". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
^ "EuroHockey Indoor Championship venues for 2024 confirmed – UPDATED". eurohcokey.org. European Hockey Federation.
^ "Qualification system for 2025 FIH Indoor World Cups" (PDF).
^ 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.
^ "EuroHockey statement on Netherlands withdrawal from EHIC2024". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor - October 2023" (PDF).

[6] The Netherlands withdrew on 29 September 2023 because of the overcrowded international hockey calendar.^[4]^[5]

[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] 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.

[5] "EuroHockey statement on Netherlands withdrawal from EHIC2024". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

[Regulations-7] "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor - October 2023" (PDF).

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v t e Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championships
Championship	Berlin 1974 Arnhem 1976 Zürich 1980 Edinburgh 1984 Vienna 1988 Birmingham 1991 Bonn 1994 Lievin 1997 Slagelse 1999 Lucerne 2001 Santander 2003 Eindhoven 2006 Yekaterinburg 2008 Almere 2010 Leipzig 2012 Vienna 2014 Prague 2016 Antwerp 2018 Berlin 2020 Hamburg 2022 Leuven 2024 Heidelberg 2026
Championship II	Porto 1997 Porto 1999 Vienna 2001 Zagreb 2003 La Spezia 2006 Copenhagen 2008 Poznań 2010 Lignano 2012 Bern 2014 Espinho 2016 Alanya 2018 Lucerne 2020 Paredes 2022 Paredes–Budapest 2024 Sveti Ivan Zelina–Oslo 2026
Championship III	Brescia 2003 Sofia 2006 Sheffield 2008 Alanya 2010 Gondomar 2012 Sveti Ivan Zelina 2014 Vantaa 2016 Nicosia 2018 Santander 2020 Nicosia 2022
Championship IV	Rouen 2010

v t e European championships in 2024
Summer sports & indoor sports	Aquatic sports Athletics Archery indoor outdoor Football (men) Badminton Basketball 3x3 Beach soccer Beach volleyball Boxing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Canoeing slalom sprint marathon Cycling BMX cyclo-cross road track mountain bike Fencing Golf team Gymnastics men's artistic women's artistic rhythmic trampoline Handball men women Indoor hockey men women Judo team Karate Minifootball Modern pentathlon Orienteering foot MTB Rowing Rugby union men's I / II women Sambo Shooting 10 m 25/50/300 m running target shotgun Softball (women) Sport climbing Table tennis Taekwondo Triathlon Water polo men women Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh / Skeleton Curling Figure skating Luge Short-track speed skating Speed skating
Cue & mind sports	Chess Darts
Motor sports	Formula Regional Le Mans Series Motocross Rally Rallycross Speedway individual pairs team Touring car Truck racing

Qualified teams

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Ninth to tenth place classification

Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

Semi-finals

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

See also

Notes

References