2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II

2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityLousada
Dates27 July–2 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueAD Lousada
Final positions
Champions Wales (1st title)
Runner-up Ireland
Third place Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored114 (5.7 per match)
Top scorer Struan Walker (10 goals)
Best player Jacob Draper
Best goalkeeper Jamie Carr
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The 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II was the eleventh edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.

It was held from 27 July to 2 August 2025 at AD Lousada in Lousada, Portugal.[1] The finalists qualified directly for the 2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship in London, England.[2] The top three teams qualified for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.[3]

Wales won their first Championship II title by defeating the defending champions Ireland 3–1 in a shoot-out after the final finished 1–1 in regular time.[4] Scotland won the bronze medal by defeating Italy 5–2.[5]

Qualification

The eight teams qualified based on their performance in the 2025 Men'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
22–25 August 2024 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers Vienna, Austria 4  Ukraine
 Scotland
 Portugal
  Switzerland
 Croatia
Dublin, Ireland 4  Wales
 Ireland
 Czechia
 Italy
Total 8

Squads

 Croatia
 Czechia
 Ireland

Head coach: Mark Tumilty

  2. Jamie Carr (GK)
  4. Timothy Cross
  5. Jonathan McKee
  6. Matthew Nelson
  7. Daragh Walsh
  9. Kyle Marshall (C)
  11. Sean Murray
  12. Mark McNellis
  13. Peter McKibbin
  14. Jeremy Duncan
  16. Jonathan Lynch
  17. Peter Brown
  19. Benjamin Nelson
  20. Lee Cole
  21. Louis Rowe
  23. Fergus Gibson
  25. Luke Roleston (GK)
  27. Adam McAllister
 Italy
 Portugal
 Scotland

[6]

Head coach: Jonny Caren

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
2 DF Andrew Lochrin (2001-03-18)18 March 2001 (aged 24) 22 Western Wildcats
3 DF Andrew McAlister (2001-04-27)27 April 2001 (aged 24) 15 Western Wildcats
6 FW Ali Douglas (2003-11-13)13 November 2003 (aged 21) 21 Holcombe
8 MF Rob Field (Captain) (1994-04-14)14 April 1994 (aged 31) 43 Holcombe
9 FW Andy McConnell (2000-01-05)5 January 2000 (aged 25) 40 Harvestehuder THC
10 FW Rob Harwood (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 28) 50 Western Wildcats
13 FW Struan Walker (2002-07-06)6 July 2002 (aged 23) 40 Surbiton
20 MF Jamie Golden (2001-12-24)24 December 2001 (aged 23) 35 Western Wildcats
21 FW David Nairn (2000-06-30)30 June 2000 (aged 25) 21 Grange
22 GK Calum Douglas (2005-03-25)25 March 2005 (aged 20) 15 Surbiton
24 DF Jamie Croll (2004-01-07)7 January 2004 (aged 21) 12 Edinburgh Univ
25 FW Jamie Green (2005-10-01)1 October 2005 (aged 19) 6 Grange
29 FW Keir Robb (2002-01-19)19 January 2002 (aged 23) 21 Edinburgh Univ
30 MF Thomas Austin (2007-04-20)20 April 2007 (aged 18) 22 Western Wildcats
32 DF Callum Mackenzie (1998-12-31)31 December 1998 (aged 26) 59 Wimbledon
33 GK Matthew Taylor (2001-04-25)25 April 2001 (aged 24) 1 Edinburgh Univ
34 FW Alasdair Richmond (2000-08-06)6 August 2000 (aged 24) 13 Beeston
36 FW Iain McFadden (2002-03-26)26 March 2002 (aged 23) 11 Edinburgh Univ
  Switzerland

Head coach: Jaïr Levie

  1. Philip Nitsch (GK)
  2. Clemént Thijs
  3. Nico Muggli
  5. Maurizio Ribaudo
  6. Louis Thijs
  7. Fabio Landtwing
  8. Léonard Kraxner
  9. Mika Conrad
  10. Loris Grandchamp (C)
  11. Elias Brönnimann
  12. Jens Flück
  14. Fabio Reinhard
  16. Lorenz Gassner
  18. Yannick Hug
  19. Lukas Müller
  20. Lukas Egloff (GK)
  21. Bastian Thoma
  23. Matthieu Wyss-Chodat
  25. Lukas Hengartner
  27. Matthias Mohrhauer
 Wales

[7]

Head coach: Daniel Newcombe

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
3 DF Daniel Kyriakides (1995-03-21)21 March 1995 (aged 30) 138 Club an der Alster
5 MF Alf Dinnie (1994-12-01)1 December 1994 (aged 30) 65 Cardiff & Met
6 DF Jacob Draper (1998-07-24)24 July 1998 (aged 27) 91 Pinoké
7 MF Gareth Griffiths (1999-03-13)13 March 1999 (aged 26) 45 Beeston
9 MF Rupert Shipperley (co-Captain) (1992-11-21)21 November 1992 (aged 32) 116 Hampstead & Westminster
13 MF Dale Hutchinson (1992-11-21)21 November 1992 (aged 32) 123 Hampstead & Westminster
14 MF Owen Sutton (2004-07-30)30 July 2004 (aged 20) 20 Wimbledon
15 MF Rhys Bradshaw (2000-09-19)19 September 2000 (aged 24) 73 Wimbledon
17 MF Fred Newbold (2001-03-29)29 March 2001 (aged 24) 38 Wimbledon
18 DF Gareth Furlong (1992-05-10)10 May 1992 (aged 33) 158 Surbiton
20 FW Jolyon Morgan (1999-03-09)9 March 1999 (aged 26) 52 Hampstead & Westminster
23 FW Jack Pritchard (1993-08-14)14 August 1993 (aged 31) 39 Cardiff & Met
24 DF Hywel Jones (1997-07-09)9 July 1997 (aged 28) 78 Hampstead & Westminster
25 FW Ben Francis (co-Captain) (1996-03-20)20 March 1996 (aged 29) 120 Wimbledon
33 GK Rhys Payne (2001-06-07)7 June 2001 (aged 24) 4 Cardiff & Met
44 DF Nicholas Morgan (2002-01-05)5 January 2002 (aged 23) 11 Surbiton
50 GK Toby Reynolds-Cotterill (1997-08-06)6 August 1997 (aged 27) 43 Hampstead & Westminster
61 MF John Bennett (2003-07-05)5 July 2003 (aged 22) 12 Sevenoaks

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ireland 3 3 0 0 15 3 +12 9 Semi-finals
2  Italy 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Czechia 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3
4  Portugal (H) 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 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.[8]
(H) Hosts
27 July 2025
15:45
Ireland  5–3  Czechia
McKee  28', 34'
Cole  37', 42'
M. Nelson  42' 		Report Gerlický  13'
Plochý  23'
Soukup  32'
Umpires:
Duncan Ruzzak (SCO)
Ana Faias (POR)
27 July 2025
18:00
Italy  2–1  Portugal
Arosio  31', 47' Report L. Halfmann  24'
Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Christian Phillips-Adams (WAL)
29 July 2025
15:15
Italy  0–1  Ireland
Report Duncan  2'
Umpires:
Ana Faias (POR)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
29 July 2025
17:30
Czechia  2–1  Portugal
F. Toms  9'
Homolka  60' 		Report Castro  21'
Umpires:
Robert Argent (IRE)
Duncan Ruzzak (SCO)
30 July 2025
15:45
Czechia  1–3  Italy
Šmíd  21' Report Giuliani  4'
Mondo  15'
Brocco  58'
Umpires:
Christian Phillips-Adams (WAL)
Daniel Denta (DEN)
30 July 2025
18:00
Ireland  9–0  Portugal
McNellis  10'
Gibson  24'
B. Nelson  25'
Rowe  25', 35'
Lynch  33'
Cole  43'
Murray  55'
Duncan  57' 		Report
Umpires:
Alessio Fiorenza (ITA)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales 3 2 1 0 19 3 +16 7 Semi-finals
2  Scotland 3 2 1 0 14 8 +6 7
3   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 7 10 −3 1
4  Croatia 3 0 1 2 6 25 −19 1
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]
27 July 2025
11:15
Wales  3–1   Switzerland
Pritchard  5'
Bradshaw  9'
Griffiths  17' 		Report Hengartner  40'
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
27 July 2025
13:30
Scotland  8–3  Croatia
Walker  6', 22', 55', 59'
Field  12'
Golden  15', 35'
McConnell  40' 		Report Zidanić  5'
Krleža  38'
Ilinović  39'
Umpires:
Robert Argent (IRE)
Alessio Fiorenza (ITA)
28 July 2025
15:15
Switzerland  3–3  Croatia
Conrad  10'
Kraxner  24'
Hengartner  58' 		Report L. Bachmann  18', 44', 51'
Umpires:
Alessio Fiorenza (ITA)
Tomáš Holek (CZE)
28 July 2025
17:30
Scotland  2–2  Wales
Walker  26', 47' Report N. Morgan  12'
Griffiths  60'
Umpires:
Daniel Denta (DEN)
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
30 July 2025
11:15
Wales  14–0  Croatia
Pritchard  1', 4', 18', 46'
N. Morgan  2', 10'
Furlong  8', 29', 48'
Griffiths  9', 27'
Newbold  14', 21'
Bennett  21' 		Report
Umpires:
Ana Faias (POR)
Duncan Ruzzak (SCO)
30 July 2025
13:30
Switzerland  3–4  Scotland
Hug  7', 24'
Brönnimann  15' 		Report Green  6', 8'
Golden  15', 51'
Umpires:
Tomáš Holek (CZE)
Raphaël Adrien (GER)

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
5  Czechia 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
6   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 11 10 +1 5
7  Croatia 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
8  Portugal (H) 3 0 0 3 7 11 −4 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.[8]
(H) Hosts
1 August 2025
10:15
Portugal  1–3  Croatia
Franco  2' Report Krleža  4', 20'
Bachmann  49'
Umpires:
Tomás Holek (CZE)
Alessio Fiorenza (ITA)
1 August 2025
12:30
Czechia  2–2   Switzerland
Klaban  42'
Uhlíř  60' 		Report Grandchamp  23', 42'
Umpires:
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Daniel Denta (DEN)
2 August 2025
09:00
Czechia  3–0  Croatia
Soukup  43'
Šmíd  54'
Šesták  58' 		Report
Umpires:
Christian Phillips-Adams (WAL)
Duncan Ruzzak (SCO)
2 August 2025
11:15
Switzerland  6–5  Portugal
Grandchamp  21', 30', 53', 57'
Gassner  41'
Mohrhauer  59' 		Report L. Halfmann  13'
Q. Halfmann  14'
Castro  16', 31'
Coelho  33'
Umpires:
Tomás Holek (CZE)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 August
 
 
 Wales5
 
2 August
 
 Italy0
 
 Wales (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
1 August
 
 Ireland1 (1)
 
 Ireland3
 
 
 Scotland1
 
Third place
 
 
2 August
 
 
 Italy2
 
 
 Scotland5

Semi-finals

1 August 2025
14:45
Wales  5–0  Italy
Francis  27'
Griffiths  32'
N. Morgan  40'
Pritchard  55'
Newbold  59' 		Report
Umpires:
Robert Argent (IRE)
Ana Faias (POR)
1 August 2025
17:00
Ireland  3–1  Scotland
Cole  3'
Rowe  40', 44' 		Report Field  46'
Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Christian Phillips-Adams (WAL)

Third and fourth place

2 August 2025
13:45
Italy  2–5  Scotland
Clement  11'
Arosio  14' 		Report Golden  16'
Walker  23', 36', 57', 60'
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Robert Argent (IRE)

Final

2 August 2025
16:00
Wales  1–1  Ireland
Pritchard  19' Report Duncan  14'
Penalties
Griffiths
Newbold
Francis
Pritchard 		3–1 Murray
McKee
Walsh
Rowe
Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Daniel Denta (DEN)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1  Wales 2026 World Cup Qualifiers and
2027 EuroHockey Championship
2  Ireland
3  Scotland 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
4  Italy
5  Czechia
6   Switzerland
7  Croatia
8  Portugal (H)
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[9]

Award Player
Player of the Tournament Jacob Draper
Leading goalscorer Struan Walker
Goalkeeper of the Tournament Jamie Carr

Goalscorers

There have been 114 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.7 goals per match.

10 goals

7 goals

6 goals

  • Loris Grandchamp

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Mario Ilinović
  • Andrej Zidanić
  • Eduard Gerlický
  • Jakub Homolka
  • Jakub Klaban
  • Lukáš Plochý
  • Kryštof Šesták
  • František Toms
  • Adam Uhlíř
  • Fergus Gibson
  • Jonathan Lynch
  • Mark McNellis
  • Sean Murray
  • Benjamin Nelson
  • Matthew Nelson
  • Claudio Brocco
  • Geronimo Clement
  • Davide Giuliani
  • Manuel Mondo
  • Joaquín Coelho
  • David Franco
  • Quentin Halfmann
  • Andrew McConnell
  • Elias Brönnimann
  • Mika Conrad
  • Lorenz Gassner
  • Léonard Kraxner
  • Matthias Mohrhauer
  • Jonathan Bennett
  • Rhys Bradshaw
  • Benjamin Francis

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lousada and Gniezno to host EuroHockey Championship II events in 2025". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ "EuroHockey Championships to expand to 12-team knock-out format in 2027". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Qualification System for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Wales men beat Ireland in EuroHockey II final shootout". bbc.com. BBC. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Welsh Dragons breath fire in shoot-out to win men's EHC II in Lousada". eurohockey.org. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Scotland". FIH. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Wales". FIH. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  8. ^ a b c "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Player Awards". fih.altiusrt.com.
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