2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II

The 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II was the 4th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the European field hockey championships, and the first edition with the new name. It was held from the 8th until the 14th of August 2011 in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. [1] The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2013 EuroHockey Championship, with the finalists Czech Republic and Poland qualifying.

2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
Tournament details
Host countryUkraine
CityVinnytsia
Dates8–14 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Czech Republic (1st title)
Runner-up Poland
Third place Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored80 (4 per match)
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Qualified teams
Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
22–30 August 2009 2009 EuroHockey Championship Amstelveen, Netherlands 2  Austria
 Poland
1–8 August 2009 2009 EuroHockey Nations Trophy Wrexham, Wales 4  Belarus
 Czech Republic
 Scotland
 Wales
25–31 July 2009 2009 EuroHockey Challenge I Zagreb, Croatia 2  Sweden
 Ukraine
Total 8

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams 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 Men's EuroHockey Championship III. [2]

Results

All times were local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6 Semi-finals
2  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3  Wales 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Pool C
4  Sweden 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: TheSports.org
8 August 2011 (2011-08-08)
Poland  1–2  Wales
8 August 2011 (2011-08-08)
Czech Republic  7–1  Sweden
10 August 2011 (2011-08-10)
Czech Republic  0–2  Poland
10 August 2011 (2011-08-10)
Wales  1–0  Sweden
11 August 2011 (2011-08-11)
Wales  1–2  Czech Republic
11 August 2011 (2011-08-11)
Poland  5–0  Sweden

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Semi-finals
2  Austria 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7
3  Ukraine (H) 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3 Pool C
4  Belarus 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Host.
8 August 2011 (2011-08-08)
Austria  2–1  Belarus
8 August 2011 (2011-08-08)
Scotland  2–1  Ukraine
10 August 2011 (2011-08-10)
Scotland  2–2  Austria
10 August 2011 (2011-08-10)
Belarus  2–5  Ukraine
11 August 2011 (2011-08-11)
Belarus  1–3  Scotland
11 August 2011 (2011-08-11)
Austria  3–2  Ukraine

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
5  Ukraine (H) 3 3 0 0 10 5 +5 9
6  Wales 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
7  Sweden 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1 EuroHockey Championship III
8  Belarus 3 0 1 2 6 10 −4 1
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Host.
13 August 2011 (2011-08-13)
Wales  0–1  Ukraine
13 August 2011 (2011-08-13)
Sweden  2–2  Belarus
14 August 2011 (2011-08-14)
Sweden  3–4  Ukraine
14 August 2011 (2011-08-14)
Wales  3–2  Belarus

First to fourth place classification
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 August
 
 
 Czech Republic2
 
14 August
 
 Scotland0
 
 Czech Republic (p.s.o.)1 (2)
 
13 August
 
 Poland1 (1)
 
 Poland3
 
 
 Austria1
 
Third place
 
 
14 August
 
 
 Scotland4
 
 
 Austria3

Semi-finals
13 August 2011 (2011-08-13)
Czech Republic  2–0  Scotland
13 August 2011 (2011-08-13)
Poland  3–1  Austria

Third place game
14 August 2011 (2011-08-14)
Scotland  4–3  Austria

Final
14 August 2011 (2011-08-14)
Czech Republic  1–1  Poland
Penalties
2–1

Final standings
RankTeam
 Czech Republic
 Poland
 Scotland
4  Austria
5  Ukraine
6  Wales
7  Sweden
8  Belarus

     Qualified for the 2013 EuroHockey Championship

     Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III

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See also

References
  1. "FIH CALENDAR -- 2015" (PDF). fih.ch. 6 October 2014.
  2. "Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships II - Home". the-sports.org. 2007.
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