EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers – UPDATED
Brussels, 11th November 2021 (updated 1st February): In line with the announcement at the EHF General Assembly in 2019 that from 2022 there would be 4 teams pre-qualified for the 2023 EuroHockey Championship and the other teams would qualify from a EuroHockey Championship Qualifier in 2022, we are delighted to announce the dates, venues, and teams for the 2022 events.
The teams already pre-qualified for the 2023 EuroHockey Championship in Monchengladbach, Germany are:
Men: NED, GER, BEL, ENG
Women: NED, GER, BEL, ESP
The 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers (Men & Women) to complete the line-up in Monchengladbach and the make-up of the 2023 EuroHockey Championship II, II, and IV events, will take place on the following dates at the venues below:
Men’s Qualifier A
Teams: ESP, POL, ITA, POR
Venue: Ourense (ESP)
Dates: 17-20 August 2022
*SVK, withdrew
Men’s Qualifier B
Teams: FRA, IRL, UKR, TUR, LTU, SLO
Venue: Calais (FRA)
Dates: 21-27 August 2022
Men’s Qualifier C
Teams: AUT, RUS, BLR, CRO
Venue: Vienna (AUT)
Dates: 25-28 August 2022
* DEN, HUN, withdrew
Men’s Qualifier D
Teams: SCO, WAL, CZE, SUI, GIB
Venue: Glasgow (SCO)
Dates: 22 – 27 August 2022
*FIN, withdrew
Women’s Qualifier A
Teams: ENG, WAL, RUS, CRO, SVK
Venue: Durham (ENG)
Dates: 22-27 August 2022
Women’s Qualifier B
Teams: IRL, POL, CZE, TUR
Venue: Dublin (IRL)
Dates: 18-21 August 2022
*FIN, withdrew
Women’s Qualifier C
Teams: BLR, ITA, UKR, LTU, GIB
Venue: Vilnius, Lithuania
Dates: 15-20 August 2022
Women’s Qualifier D
Teams: FRA, SCO, SUI, AUT, SLO
Venue: Dunkirk (FRA)
Dates: 22-27 August 2022
*HUN, withdrew
Notes:
- In case of circumstances beyond EHF’s control, the EHF reserves the right to reconsider the event dates.
- The withdrawal date for all tournaments in this competition is 15 January 2022. Any National Association withdrawing after that date may be subject to a fine or other disciplinary action by the EHF. See current EHF Regulations for further details.
Photograph: England celebrate their win over Italy at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship (EHF/ Frank Uijlenbroek (c))
EHF/ 1st February 2022
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