2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Belgium
City	Leuven
Dates	1–4 February
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Sportoase
Final positions
Champions	Germany (17th title)
Runner-up	Poland
Third place	Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	271 (9.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Fülöp Losonci Ignacio Abajo (12 goals)
Best player	Anže Fujs
Best goalkeeper	Matteo Gryspeerdt
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The 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship was the 21st edition of the Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international indoor hockey championship of Europe for men organized by the European Hockey Federation.

The tournament was held from 1 to 4 February 2024 at the Sportoase in Leuven, Belgium. ^{[1] [2]} This was the first edition with ten teams. The top four teams qualified for the 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup. ^[3]

Germany won a record-extending 17th title by defeating Poland 5–2 in the final. ^[4] The hosts Belgium won the bronze medal by defeating the defending champions Austria 7–6. ^[5]

Qualified teams

Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2022 competition.

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
8–11 December 2023	2022 EuroHockey Indoor Championship	Hamburg, Germany	5	Austria   Belgium   Czech Republic   Germany   Netherlands [a]    Switzerland
14–16 January 2022	2022 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II	Paredes, Portugal	5	Croatia   Poland   Portugal   Spain   Ukraine
Total			10

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Austria	4	3	1	0	23	17	+6	10	Qualification for the semi-finals and the 2025 Indoor World Cup
2	Germany	4	2	1	1	23	19	+4	7
3	Spain	4	2	0	2	22	23	−1	6
4	Switzerland	4	2	0	2	19	22	−3	6
5	Croatia (R)	4	0	0	4	23	29	−6	0	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II

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]
(R) Relegated

1 February 2024 10:00 Austria   6–4   Croatia Unterkircher  14', 29', 33' Stanzl  19' Eitenberger  25' Losonci  36' Report Bachmann  7', 34', 38' Mucić  35' Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)

1 February 2024 11:15 Germany   6–2   Spain Mazkour  4', 9', 33' Mertgens  10', 12' Kaufmann  30' Report Cobos  16' Prol  24' Umpires: Antonio Ilgrande (ITA) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

1 February 2024 16:00 Spain   8–6   Croatia Abajo  3', 19', 25', 40' Curiel  13' Muñoz  15' Cobos  18' Sanz  34' Report A. Fujs  6' Bachmann  9', 19' Mucić  16' G. Fujs  27', 30' Umpires: Michael Pontus (BEL) Michelle Meister (GER)

1 February 2024 17:15 Switzerland   2–4   Austria Stomps  32' Hengartner  39' Report Losonci  3', 19' Kelner  33' Stanzl  36' Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

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2 February 2024 10:00 Switzerland   3–6   Spain Reinhard  11' Stomps  18' Morard  26' Report Muñoz  8' Abajo  10', 12' Cobos  20' Zorita  29', 35' Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

2 February 2024 11:15 Germany   7–6   Croatia Staib  4', 15', 23', 34' Mertgens  18' Lehmann-Richter  28' Mazkour  31' Report Bachmann  3' Jazbec  4', 39' A. Fujs  8' Mucić  13', 29' Umpires: Pieter Hembrecht (NED) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

2 February 2024 16:00 Croatia   7–8    Switzerland A. Fujs  7' Bachmann  8', 37', 39' Mucić  11', 12' Krleža  38' Report Grandchamp  20', 22' Stomps  20', 27', 29', 40' Hengartner  24' Reinhard  37' Umpires: Daniel Rodriguez (ESP) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

2 February 2024 17:15 Germany   5–5   Austria Staib  1' Kleinlein  3' Dösch  17' Mertgens  22' Kaufmann  36' Report Stanzl  17', 28', 30' Unterkircher  31' Fröhlich  39' Umpires: Antonio Ilgrande (ITA) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

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3 February 2024 09:00 Switzerland   6–5   Germany Reinhard  3' Landtwing  4' Stomps  7', 18' Grandchamp  25', 39' Report Kleinlein  1' Mertgens  5', 32' Dösch  8' Mazkour  33' Umpires: Daniel Rodriguez (ESP) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

3 February 2024 10:15 Austria   8–6   Spain Unterkircher  2', 13', 37' Losonci  11', 19', 22', 27', 35' Report Rodriguez  5', 33' Abajo  29', 39', 40' Muñoz  33' Umpires: Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU) Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Belgium (H)	4	3	0	1	22	11	+11	9	Qualification for the semi-finals and the 2025 Indoor World Cup
2	Poland	4	2	0	2	17	16	+1	6
3	Portugal	4	2	0	2	14	20	−6	6
4	Czech Republic	4	1	1	2	19	18	+1	4
5	Ukraine (R)	4	1	1	2	13	20	−7	4	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II

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; (R) Relegated

1 February 2024 12:30 Czech Republic   4–4   Ukraine Uhlíř  18' Plochý  36', 38' Seemann  38' Report Kalinchuk  1', 34' Kovalenko  13' Luppa  37' Umpires: Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU) Michael Pontus (BEL)

1 February 2024 13:45 Belgium   4–2   Portugal Simar  14', 23', 30' Magnant  33' Report Santos  15' L. Halfmann  23' Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Pieter Hembrecht (NED)

1 February 2024 18:30 Ukraine   1–4   Portugal Zhmereniuk  15' Report Castro  10', 40' L. Halfmann  14', 16' Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Pieter Hembrecht (NED)

1 February 2024 19:45 Poland   4–2   Belgium Jarzyński  9', 10', 16', 40' Report Simar  3' Hermans  17' Umpires: Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU) Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

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2 February 2024 12:30 Czech Republic   10–2   Portugal V. Soukup  10', 30', 39' Seemann  16', 38' Plochý  16', 18', 20' Toms  19', 40' Report L. Halfmann  13' Santos  35' Umpires: Michael Pontus (BEL) Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)

2 February 2024 13:45 Poland   4–5   Ukraine Gumny  6' Hulboj  9' Jarzyński  13' P. Pawlak  18' Report Kalinchuk  11', 20', 37' Koshelenko  30' Kovalenko  36' Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

2 February 2024 18:30 Portugal   6–5   Poland Ribeiro  14', 16' Q. Halfmann  17', 19' Santos  34' Castro  40' Report Gumny  27' Hulboj  29' P. Pawlak  33' Jarzyński  38' Kurowski  39' Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)

2 February 2024 19:45 Czech Republic   2–8   Belgium Toms  2' V. Soukup  11' Report Simar  13', 19', 20', 23', 30', 39' Hermans  36' Magnant  40' Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Pieter Hembrecht (NED)

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3 February 2024 11:30 Poland   4–3   Czech Republic Hulboj  5', 33' Jarzyński  20', 39' Report Tomeš  8' Kolar  28' V. Soukup  40' Umpires: Michael Pontus (BEL) Ben Goentgen (GER)

3 February 2024 12:45 Belgium   8–3   Ukraine Langer  6', 22' Dykmans  24', 34', 36' Magnant  33', 39' Hawaux  40' Report Kalinchuk  8', 14' Luppa  40' Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Michelle Meister (GER)

Ninth to tenth place classification

Ninth and tenth place

3 February 2024 21:25 Croatia   6–4   Ukraine Bachmann  9', 17' Mucić  19' Jazbec  20' A. Fujs  32' Žlimen  36' Report Kalinchuk  10', 30' Koshelenko  13' Kovalenko  25' Umpires: Daniel Rodriguez (ESP) Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	3 February
	Spain (s.o.)	3 (2)
					4 February
	Czech Republic	3 (0)
					Spain	3
	3 February
					Switzerland	1
	Portugal	5 (2)
	Switzerland (s.o.)	5 (3)
					Seventh place
					4 February
					Czech Republic	5
					Portugal	10

Semi-finals

3 February 2024 15:45 Spain   3–3   Czech Republic Abajo  11', 20' Prol  33' Report Seemann  9' Toms  23' Uhlíř  40' Penalties Abajo Rodriguez 2–0 Seemann Plochý Umpires: Pieter Hembrecht (NED) Michael Pontus (BEL)

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3 February 2024 17:10 Portugal   5–5    Switzerland Santos  5' Franco  6' L. Halfmann  10' Ribeiro  15' Q. Halfmann  23' Report Grandchamp  3', 16', 36' Stomps  26' Morard  29' Penalties Q. Halfmann L. Halfmann Franco L. Halfmann Franco Q. Halfmann 2–3 Stomps Grandchamp Morard Stomps Morard Grandchamp Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

Seventh and eighth place

4 February 2024 09:30 Czech Republic   5–10   Portugal Plochý  27', 31' Toms  36' V. Soukup  38' Seemann  40' Report Ribeiro  2', 30' Franco  4', 9', 23', 34' L. Halfmann  10' Castro  13', 19', 31' Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

Fifth and sixth place

4 February 2024 11:00 Spain   3–1    Switzerland Prol  12' Muñoz  27' Abajo  29' Report Morard  31' Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 February
	Austria	1 (2)
					4 February
	Poland (s.o.)	1 (3)
					Poland	2
	3 February
					Germany	5
	Belgium	4
	Germany	5
					Third place
					4 February
					Austria	6
					Belgium	7

Semi-finals

3 February 2024 18:35 Belgium   4–5   Germany Dykmans  4' Hawaux  26' Langer  27' Magnant  30' Report Staib  6', 20' Lehmann-Richter  29' Kleinlein  33' Mertgens  40' Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Michelle Meister (GER)

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3 February 2024 20:00 Austria   1–1   Poland Losonci  13' Report Lewartowski  36' Penalties Losonci Unterkircher Eitenberger Losonci 2–3 P. Pawlak R. Pawlak Jarzyński R. Pawlak Umpires: Antonio Ilgrande (ITA) Jakub Mejzlik (CZR)

Third and fourth place

4 February 2024 12:30 Austria   6–7   Belgium Losonci  3', 39', 40' Unterkircher  5', 26', 28' Report Langer  8', 20', 34', 39' Dykmans  23', 30' Bogaerts  28' Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

Final

4 February 2024 14:00 Poland   2–5   Germany Jarzyński  20' P. Pawlak  22' Report Dösch  14', 27' Mazkour  20', 25' Mertgens  31' Umpires: Pieter Hembrecht (NED) Michael Pontus (BEL)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
	Germany	Qualification for the 2025 Indoor World Cup
	Poland
	Belgium (H)
4	Austria
5	Spain
6	Switzerland
7	Portugal
8	Czech Republic
9	Croatia (R)	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
10	Ukraine (R)

Source: FIH
(H) Host; (R) Relegated

Goalscorers

There were 271 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 9.34 goals per match.

12 goals

• Fülöp Losonci
• Ignacio Abajo

11 goals

• Lucas Maximilian Bachmann

10 goals

• Fabian Unterkircher
• Philippe Simar

9 goals

• Gracjan Jarzyński
• Boris Stomps
• Vitalii Kalinchuk

8 goals

• Henrik Mertgens

7 goals

• Maximilian Langer
• Mario Mucić
• Lukas Plochý
• Elian Mazkour
• Constantin Staib
• Loris Grandchamp

6 goals

• Gaetan Dykmans
• Vít Soukup
• Rodrigo Castro
• Laurens Halfmann

5 goals

• Benjamin Stanzl
• Mallory Magnant
• Martin Seemann
• Josef Toms
• David Franco
• Vasco Ribeiro

4 goals

• Anže Fujs
• Paul Dösch
• Mateusz Hulboj
• José Santos
• Juan Muñoz

3 goals

• Josip Jazbec
• Erik Kleinlein
• Patryk Pawlak
• Quentin Halfmann
• Ignacio Cobos
• Manuel Prol
• Michel Morard
• Fabio Reinhard
• Bohdan Kovalenko

2 goals

• Guerlain Hawaux
• Cyril Hermans
• Gregor Fujs
• Adam Uhlíř
• Paul-Philipp Kaufmann
• Adrian Lehmann-Richter
• Mikolaj Gumny
• Manuel Rodriguez
• Enrique Zorita
• Lukas Hengartner
• Andrii Koshelenko
• Dmytro Luppa

1 goal

• Sebastian Eitenberger
• Daniel Fröhlich
• Maximilian Kelner
• Nicolas Bogaerts
• Josip Krleža
• Filip Žlimen
• Vojtech Kolar
• Denis Tomeš
• Jacek Kurowski
• Marcin Lewartowski
• Cesar Curiel
• Antonio Sanz
• Fabio Landtwing
• Volodymyr Zhmereniuk

Source: FIH

See also

• 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup
• 2024 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

Notes

1. The Netherlands withdrew on 29 September 2023 because of the overcrowded international hockey calendar. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Europese indoorkampioenschappen hockey komen in 2024 naar Leuven". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
2. "EuroHockey Indoor Championship venues for 2024 confirmed – UPDATED". eurohcokey.org. European Hockey Federation.
3. "Qualification system for 2025 FIH Indoor World Cups" (PDF).
4. "Germany the men's European indoor champions for 17th time". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
5. "Indoor Red Lions sluiten EK af met brons na thriller tegen wereldkampioen Oostenrijk". sporza.be (in Dutch). Sporza. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
6. Wester, Eelko (29 September 2023). "Uitpuilende kalender: KNHB stopt met EK's en WK's zaal en Hockey 5s". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
7. "EuroHockey statement on Netherlands withdrawal from EHIC2024". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
8. "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor - October 2023" (PDF).