2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers

2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countriesItaly
Finland
Dates9–12 July 2026
Teams15 (from 1 confederation)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers will be a series of two qualification events for the 2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship in London, England and the 2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship II. Qualifier I will be held in Italy and Qualifier II in Finland.

The winner and runner-up from Qualifier I will qualify for the 2027 EuroHockey Championship in London, the remaining six sides will play in the EuroHockey Championship II.[1] The winner and runner-up from Qualifier II will qualify for the 2027 EuroHockey Chamionship II.[2]

Qualification

All teams not already qualified directly for the 2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship are eligible to play in the Qualifiers. Teams qualified for the Qualifier I or II based on their performance in the 2025 EuroHockey Championships.[3]

Qualifier I

The following eight teams qualified for the Qualifier I.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
27 July – 2 August 2025 2025 EuroHockey Championship II Lousada, Portugal 6  Croatia
 Czech Republic
 Italy
 Portugal
 Scotland
  Switzerland
28 July – 2 August 2025 2025 EuroHockey Championship III Kırklareli, Turkey 2  Turkey
 Ukraine
Total 8

Qualifier II

The following sevens teams qualified for the Qualifier II.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
28 July – 2 August 2025 2025 EuroHockey Championship III Kırklareli, Turkey 5  Bulgaria
 Finland
 Hungary
 Lithuania
 Luxembourg
 Malta
N/a New entry N/a 2  Gibraltar
 Greece
Total 7

Qualifier I

Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifier I
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
CityRome
Dates9–12 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)

Qualifier I will be held in Rome, Italy from 9 to 12 July 2026.[4]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 July
 
 
  Switzerland
 
10 July
 
 Croatia
 
 
 
9 July
 
 
 
 Scotland
 
12 July
 
 Turkey
 
 
 
9 July
 
 
 
 Czech Republic
 
10 July
 
 Portugal
 
 
 
9 July
 
 Third place
 
 Italy
 
12 July
 
 Ukraine
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals

9 July 2026
10:00
Switzerland  M01  Croatia
Report

9 July 2026
12:15
Scotland  M02  Turkey
Report

9 July 2026
16:15
Czech Republic  M03  Portugal
Report

9 July 2026
18:30
Italy  M04  Ukraine
Report

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
Cross-oversFifth place
 
      
 
11 July
 
 
Loser M02
 
12 July
 
Loser M01
 
 
 
11 July
 
 
 
Loser M03
 
 
Loser M04
 
Seventh place
 
 
12 July
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cross-overs

11 July 2026
10:00
Loser M02 M07 Loser M01
Report

11 July 2026
12:15
Loser M03 M08 Loser M04
Report

Seventh and eighth place

12 July 2026
09:15
Loser M07 v Loser M08
Report

Fifth and sixth place

12 July 2026
11:30
Winner M07 v Winner M08
Report

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

10 July 2026
16:15
Winner M02 M05 Winner M01
Report

10 July 2026
18:30
Winner M03 M06 Winner M04
Report

Third and fourth place

12 July 2026
13:45
Loser M05 v Loser M06
Report

Final

12 July 2026
16:00
Winner M05 v Winner M06
Report

Qualifier II

Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifier II
Tournament details
Host countryFinland
CityHelsinki
Dates9–12 July
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
VenueHelsinki Velodrome

Qualifier II will be held at the Helsinki Velodrome in Helsinki, Finland from 9 to 12 July 2026.[5]

Participating teams

The following seven teams will participate in the EuroHockey Championship Qualifier II.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final
2  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.[6]

All times are in (UTC+2)

9 July 2026
14:00
Lithuania  v  Luxembourg
Report

10 July 2026
14:00
Hungary  v  Lithuania
Report

11 July 2026
13:45
Luxembourg  v  Hungary
Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final
2  Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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.[6]
(H) Hosts

All times are in (UTC+2)

9 July 2026
16:15
Malta  v  Greece
Report
9 July 2026
18:30
Finland  v  Gibraltar
Report

10 July 2026
16:15
Gibraltar  v  Greece
Report
10 July 2026
18:30
Malta  v  Finland
Report

11 July 2026
16:00
Gibraltar  v  Malta
Report
11 July 2026
18:15
Finland  v  Greece
Report

Classification round

Fifth place match

12 July 2026
13:15
3rd Pool A v 3rd Pool B
Report

Third place match

12 July 2026
15:30
2nd Pool A v 2nd Pool B
Report

Final

12 July 2026
17:45
1st Pool A v 1st Pool B
Report

References

  1. ^ Gilmour, Rod (19 August 2025). "Euro Hockey 2027 finals could be played at rugby ground". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ^ "EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers 2026 venues announced – updated". 19 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ^ "EuroHockey Championships 2025 – confirmed ranking positions". eurohockey.org. EuroHockey. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Roma ospiterà il torneo di qualificazione agli Europei maschili di Pool A". hockeyitalia21.com (in Italian). 3 October 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  5. ^ "EuroHockey Championship Qualifier II Men 2026". tms.fih.ch.
  6. ^ a b FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021