| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | France | ||
| City | Cambrai | ||
| Dates | 28 July – 3 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Cambrai HC | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  France (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Russia | ||
| Third place |  Austria | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 76 (3.8 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Viktor Lockwood (7 goals) | ||
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The 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship II was the 8th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 28 July until 3 August 2019 in Cambrai, France.[1] The tournament also served as a direct qualifier for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship, with the winner France and runner-up Russia qualifying.
The hosts France won their first EuroHockey Championship II title by defeating Russia 4–0 in the final. Austria won the bronze medal by defeating Poland 4–1.[2]
Qualified teams
The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in this tournament.[3]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers | 
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| 19–27 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 2 |  Austria (19)  Poland (22) | 
| 6–12 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship II | Glasgow, Scotland | 4 |  France (13)  Russia (23)  Ukraine (27)  Czech Republic (30) | 
| 30 July – 5 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship III | Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia | 2 |  Belarus (33)  Italy (26) | 
| Total | 8 | |||
Format
The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals 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 EuroHockey Championship III.
Results
All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | Pool C | 
| 4 |  Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 0 | 
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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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  France (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2 | Pool C | 
| 4 |  Belarus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | 
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 are taken over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | 
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| 5 |  Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
| 6 |  Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | EuroHockey Championship III | 
| 8 |  Belarus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | 
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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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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|  Russia | 2 | |||||
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|  Poland | 0 | |||||
|  Russia | 0 | |||||
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|  France | 4 | |||||
|  France (s.o.) | 1 (4) | |||||
|  Austria | 1 (3) | |||||
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|  Poland | 1 | |||||
|  Austria | 4 | |||||
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Third and fourth place
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Statistics
Final standings
| Rank | Team | 
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|  |  France | 
|  |  Russia | 
|  |  Austria | 
| 4 |  Poland | 
| 5 |  Italy | 
| 6 |  Ukraine | 
| 7 |  Czech Republic | 
| 8 |  Belarus | 
Qualified for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship
Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III
Goalscorers
There were 76 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.8 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
 Andrii Koshelenko Andrii Koshelenko
4 goals
 Agustin Nunez Agustin Nunez
3 goals
 Alexander Bele Alexander Bele
 Michael Körper Michael Körper
 Julien Dallons Julien Dallons
 Marat Khairullin Marat Khairullin
 Oleh Polishchuk Oleh Polishchuk
2 goals
 Theophile Ponthieu Theophile Ponthieu
 Blaise Rogeau Blaise Rogeau
 Maciej Janiszewski Maciej Janiszewski
 Sergey Lepeshkin Sergey Lepeshkin
 Alexey Sobolevskiy Alexey Sobolevskiy
1 goal
 Bernhard Schmidt Bernhard Schmidt
 Benjamin Stanzl Benjamin Stanzl
 Florian Steyrer Florian Steyrer
 Leon Thörnblom Leon Thörnblom
 Fabian Unterkircher Fabian Unterkircher
 Uladzislau Belavusau Uladzislau Belavusau
 Illia Krysiuk Illia Krysiuk
 Ivan Lutsevich Ivan Lutsevich
 Yauheni Mikheichyk Yauheni Mikheichyk
 Kryštof Bodnár Kryštof Bodnár
 Lukáš Plochý Lukáš Plochý
 Martin Seeman Martin Seeman
 Maximilien Branicki Maximilien Branicki
 Simon Martin Brisac Simon Martin Brisac
 Victor Charlet Victor Charlet
 Hugo Genestet Hugo Genestet
 Charles Masson Charles Masson
 Etienne Tynevez Etienne Tynevez
 Fabio Blom Fabio Blom
 Pietro Lago Pietro Lago
 Julian Montone Julian Montone
 Mateusz Hulbój Mateusz Hulbój
 Michał Kasprzyk Michał Kasprzyk
 Adrian Krokosz Adrian Krokosz
 Jacek Kurowski Jacek Kurowski
 Georgii Arusiia Georgii Arusiia
 Pavel Golubev Pavel Golubev
 Andrey Kuraev Andrey Kuraev
 Mikhail Proskuriakov Mikhail Proskuriakov
 Alexander Skiperskiy Alexander Skiperskiy
 Bohdan Kovalenko Bohdan Kovalenko
 Maksym Onofriiuk Maksym Onofriiuk
 Viacheslav Paziuk Viacheslav Paziuk
 Oleh Polishchuk Oleh Polishchuk
 Vitalii Shevchuk Vitalii Shevchuk
Source: FIH
See also
References
- ↑ "EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP II, MEN". eurohockey.org. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ "France Claims the EuroHockey Championship II, Men". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- 1 2 3 FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019


