2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
Field hockey tournament
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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 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.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Scotland | ||
| City | Glasgow | ||
| Dates | 6–12 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | 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 | Alan Forsyth (8 goals) | ||
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Qualified teams
The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.[2]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 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 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Hosts
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Wales |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Russia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Pool C |
| 4 | Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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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 |
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| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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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
Third and fourth place
Final
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
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Scotland |
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Wales |
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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