2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship

2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityMönchengladbach
Dates8–16 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueWarsteiner HockeyPark
Final positions
Champions Germany (9th title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored105 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer Gonzalo Peillat (6 goals)
Best player Mats Grambusch
Best young player Malo Martinache
Best goalkeeper Corentin Saunier
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The 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the twentieth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.

The tournament was held alongside the women's tournament at the Warsteiner HockeyPark in Mönchengladbach, Germany from 8 to 16 August 2025.[1][2] It was the third time Mönchengladbach hosted the event.

The Netherlands were the two-time defending champions, they did not defend their title as they lost to Germany 4–1 in a shoot-out after the final finished 1–1 in regular time.[3] It was a record-extending ninth title for Germany. As the winner, Germany qualified for the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.[4] Spain won the bronze medal as they defeated France 2–0.[5]

Qualification

The top six teams from the 2023 edition qualified directly for this edition of the tournament.[6] The last two teams will be the winners of the two sets of EuroHockey Qualifiers taking place in Vienna, Austria and Dublin, Ireland in August 2024.[7][8]

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
19–27 August 2023 2023 EuroHockey Championship Mönchengladbach, Germany 6  Netherlands
 England
 Belgium
 Germany
 France
 Spain
22–25 August 2024 EuroHockey Qualifiers Vienna, Austria 1  Austria
Dublin, Ireland 1  Poland
Total 8

Draw

The draw was held shortly after the EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers events are played.[9]

Seeding

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

Main article: 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship squads

Preliminary round

The pools were announced on 12 September 2024.[10]

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9 Semi-finals
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 12 4 +8 6
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 13 7 +6 3
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 1 25 −24 0
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.[11]
9 August 2025
11:00
Belgium  10–1  Austria
Van Oost  16'
Boon  17', 39'
Stockbroekx  34'
Hendrickx  35', 51'
De Kerpel  40'
Duvekot  53'
Kina  57'
De Sloover  60' 		Report Winkler  15'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
9 August 2025
13:15
Netherlands  3–0  Spain
Hoedemakers  26'
Janssen  40'
Middendorp  41' 		Report
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
10 August 2025
17:30
Belgium  2–4  Netherlands
Onana  16'
Hellin  35' 		Report Pieters  10', 47'
Janssen  22', 55'
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRL)
Paul Walker (ENG)
10 August 2025
19:45
Spain  10–0  Austria
Font  1'
Cabré-Verdiell  5', 53'
Clapés  10', 32'
Basterra  41'
Reyné  45'
Álvarez  46', 57'
Cunill  58' 		Report
Umpires:
Rebecca Edwards (ENG)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
12 August 2025
14:45
Spain  2–1  Belgium
Alonso  15'
Basterra  28' 		Report De Kerpel  18'
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Rachel Williams (ENG)
12 August 2025
17:00
Netherlands  5–0  Austria
Brinkman  1'
Bijen  20', 36', 53'
Hoedemakers  42' 		Report
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Sandra Adell (ESP)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 14 3 +11 7 Semi-finals
2  France 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6
3  England 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 3 20 −17 0
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.[11]
(H) Hosts
8 August 2025
17:00
England  5–0  Poland
Goodfield  24'
Payton  42'
Roper  54'
Ward  56'
Sorsby  60' 		Report
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRL)
Coen van Bunge (NED)
8 August 2025
19:30
Germany  3–2  France
Weigand  50', 55'
Peillat  51' 		Report Charlet  43', 48'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Paul Walker (ENG)
9 August 2025
20:15
France  5–3  Poland
Sellier  16'
Charlet  24', 29'
Clément  38'
Esmenjaud  48' 		Report Jarzyński  15'
Bembenek  17'
Rutkowski  35'
Umpires:
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
Shane O'Donell (IRL)
10 August 2025
15:00
England  1–1  Germany
Gall  45' Report Peillat  52'
Umpires:
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
12 August 2025
12:30
France  3–2  England
Bellenger  24'
Desgouillons  45'
Clément  60' 		Report Rushmere  10', 54'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
12 August 2025
19:30
Germany  10–0  Poland
M. Grambusch  2'
Prinz  9', 12'
Hartkopf  15+', 29', 42'
Peillat  30', 59'
Hellwig  54'
Weigand  58' 		Report
Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)

Fifth to eighth place classification

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5  Belgium 3 3 0 0 19 3 +16 9
6  England 3 2 0 1 13 2 +11 6
7  Poland 3 1 0 2 2 12 −10 3
8  Austria 3 0 0 3 1 18 −17 0
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.[11]
14 August 2025
12:30
Austria  0–1  Poland
Report R. Pawlak  52'
Umpires:
Shane O'Donell (IRL)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
14 August 2025
14:45
Belgium  2–1  England
Stockbroekx  6'
Boon  48' 		Report Ward  15'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
16 August 2025
10:30
Belgium  7–1  Poland
Stockbroekx  18'
Boon  20', 54'
Hellin  23'
De Kerpel  29'
Onana  38', 47' 		Report Jarzyński  45'
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
16 August 2025
12:45
England  7–0  Austria
Wallace  7', 13'
Payton  10'
Hooper  13', 25'
Roper  23'
Ward  59' 		Report
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Shane O'Donell (IRL)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 August
 
 
 Netherlands3
 
16 August
 
 France1
 
 Netherlands1 (1)
 
14 August
 
 Germany (p.s.o.)1 (4)
 
 Germany4
 
 
 Spain1
 
Third place
 
 
16 August
 
 
 France0
 
 
 Spain2

Semifinals

14 August 2025
17:00
Netherlands  3–1  France
Janssen  2', 57'
Brinkman  31' 		Report Goyet  37'
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Ben Göntgen (GER)
14 August 2025
20:00
Germany  4–1  Spain
Peillat  1', 56'
M. Grambusch  11'
Prinz  48' 		Report Basterra  27'
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRL)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

Third place game

16 August 2025
15:30
France  0–2  Spain
Report Recasens  32'
Álvarez  57'
Umpires:
Paul Walker (ENG)
Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)

Final

16 August 2025
18:00
Netherlands  1–1  Germany
Reyenga  26' Report Weigand  46'
Penalties
Croon
Van Dam
Brinkman
Janssen 		1–4 Weigand
Struthoff
Müller
Prinz
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Alison Keogh (IRL)


Statistics and awards

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
 Germany (H) 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup
 Netherlands[a]
 Spain[b]
4  France 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
5  Belgium[a]
6  England 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
7  Poland
8  Austria
Source: FIH
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Belgium and the Netherlands are already qualified for the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup as hosts.
  2. ^ Spain is already qualified for the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup as the highest placed nation of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.

Goalscorers

There were 105 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[12]

Award Player
Player of the tournament Mats Grambusch
Goalkeeper of the tournament Corentin Saunier
Young player of the tournament Malo Martinache

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mönchengladbach to welcome 2025 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ "EK hockey in 2025 opnieuw in Mönchengladbach". nieuws.nl (in Dutch). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Nederlandse hockeyers weer Europees kampioen na zege op Engeland". rtlnieuws.nl (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Qualification System for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.
  5. ^ "Spain deny France a maiden medal with super bronze display". eurohockey.org. 16 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Ireland's women and Spain's men preserve top level status for 2025".
  7. ^ "EURO B : les poules des qualificatifs". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  8. ^ "EuroHockey Qualifiers 2024 venues announced". Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Regulations for Eurohockey Championships (Outdoor) Senior and U21 Championships (Men and Women)" (PDF). eurohockey.org. EHF. March 2024.
  10. ^ "EHC2025 set for huge battles as group stages confirmed". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2025" (PDF). International Hockey Federation.
  12. ^ "Danneberg and Germany's shoot-out perfection secures men's EHC 2025 gold". eurohockey.org. 16 August 2025.
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