2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship II
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Poland | ||
| City | Gniezno | ||
| Dates | 27 July–2 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | Alfonsa Flinika Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Italy (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Wales | ||
| Third place |  Austria | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 72 (3.6 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Nikol Babická Wiktoria Blaszyk (5 goals) | ||
| Best player | Betsan Thomas | ||
| Best goalkeeper |  Ursina Fazis | ||
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The 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the eleventh edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the women's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.
It was held from 27 July to 2 August 2025 in Gniezno, Poland.[1] The finalists qualified directly for the 2027 Women's EuroHockey Championship in London, England.[2] The top four teams qualified for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.[3]
Italy won their second EuroHockey Championship II title by defeating Wales 2–1 in the final. Austria won the bronze medal by defeating Switzerland 2–0 in a shoot-out after the third place match finished 1–1.
The eight teams qualified based on their performance in the 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers, with the runners-up, third, fourth and fifth-placed teams qualifying for the Championship II. Ukraine withdrew and Turkey was asked to take over the place but declined. The second highest-ranked team in the qualifiers Croatia accepted the invitation.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 22–25 August 2024 | EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | Glasgow, Scotland | 5 | Wales Czech Republic Austria Lithuania Croatia |
| Douai, France | 3 | Poland Italy Ukraine Switzerland | ||
| Total | 8 | |||
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 7 | Semi-finals and 2026 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 2 | Austria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Poland (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Croatia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
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.[4]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[4]
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Wales |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2026 World Cup Qualifiers |
| 2 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Lithuania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
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.[4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[4]
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 5 | Poland (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 |
| 6 | Czech Republic |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 |
| 7 | Lithuania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
| 8 | Croatia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
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.[4]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[4]
(H) Hosts
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| Wales | 2 | |||||
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| Austria | 1 | |||||
| Wales | 1 | |||||
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| Italy | 2 | |||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| Switzerland | 0 | |||||
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| Austria (s.o.) | 1 (2) | |||||
| Switzerland | 1 (0) | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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