EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers – UPDATED
Brussels, 11th November 2021 (updated 9th December 2021): 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, SVK
Venue: Ourense (ESP)
Dates: 15-20 August 2022
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, DEN, HUN
Venue: Vienna (AUT)
Dates: 21-27 August 2022
Men’s Qualifier D
Teams: SCO, WAL, CZE, SUI, GIB, FIN
Venue: TBC (SCO) *
Dates: 21 – 27 August 2022 (new dates)
* End of January 2022 the venue in Scotland will be confirmed.
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, FIN
Venue: Dublin (IRL)
Dates: 22-27 August 2022
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, HUN, SLO
Venue: Dunkirk (FRA)
Dates: 21-27 August 2022
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/ 9th December 2021