# 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship

The 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the nineteenth 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 from 19 to 27 August 2023 at the Warsteiner HockeyPark, in Mönchengladbach, Germany.
The Netherlands, as the winner, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics, while the other teams aside from Wales and France will have a second chance in the 2024 Men's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers. The six best teams qualified directly for the 2025 edition, while the seventh and eighth place teams will play in the 2024 EuroHockey Championship qualifiers. In the final the Netherlands defeated England to capture their seventh title.

## Qualification

Along with the host nation Germany, the top three teams at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the four winners of the 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers fielded the men's tournament.
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
| Host nation | 14 December 2020 | — | 1 | Germany |
| 2021 EuroHockey Championship | 4–12 June 2021 | Amstelveen | 3 | Netherlands Belgium England |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 17–20 August 2022 | Ourense | 1 | Spain |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 23–26 August 2022 | Vienna | 1 | Austria |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 24–27 August 2022 | Calais | 1 | France |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 24–27 August 2022 | Glasgow | 1 | Wales |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |
* 20 August 2023 10:15
| Spain | 5–0 | Austria |
| González 24' Miralles 26' Vilallonga 27' Menini 33' Basterra 45' | Report | |
* Umpires: Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Martin Madden (SCO)
* 20 August 2023 12:30
| England | 3–5 | Belgium |
| Bandurak 8', 26' Ward 30' | Report | Ghislain 12' Van Aubel 31', 32' Luypaert 40' Hendrickx 41' |
* Umpires: Erica Porter (IRE) Ben Göntgen (GER)
* 21 August 2023 13:15
| England | 3–0 | Austria |
| Oates 36' Albery 49' Bandurak 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
* 21 August 2023 20:30
| Belgium | 5–1 | Spain |
| Ghislain 11' Hendrickx 13', 48' Van Aubel 18' Onana 50' | Report | Basterra 42' |
* Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Jonas van 't Hek (NED)
* 23 August 2023 10:00
| Belgium | 3–1 | Austria |
| Hendrickx 5', 15' Onana 25' | Report | Losonci 25' |
* Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Alison Keogh (IRE)
* 23 August 2023 12:15
| Spain | 3–4 | England |
| Gispert 12' Basterra 35' Miralles 40' | Report | Bandurak 28' Gall 37' Ward 40' Sorsby 40' |
* Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Ben Göntgen (GER)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | |
* 19 August 2023 15:30
| Netherlands | 6–0 | France |
| Pieters 18', 26' Telgenkamp 23', 33' Bijen 49', 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT) Sarah Wilson (SCO)
* 19 August 2023 18:00
| Germany | 3–3 | Wales |
| Hellwig 25' Windfeder 35' T. Grambusch 45' | Report | Pritchard 42', 58' G. Furlong 49' |
* Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Rachel Williams (ENG)
* 21 August 2023 15:30
| France | 2–0 | Wales |
| Lockwood 33', 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Coen van Bunge (NED)
* 21 August 2023 18:00
| Germany | 3–0 | Netherlands |
| Weigand 2' Wellen 5' Hellwig 28' | Report | |
* Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Martin Madden (SCO)
* 23 August 2023 17:15
| Netherlands | 8–1 | Wales |
| Telgenkamp 6', 7' Bijen 25', 47' Pieters 32' Van Dam 43' Croon 46' Brinkman 49' | Report | Kelly 20' |
* Umpires: Antonio Ilgrande (ITA) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
* 23 August 2023 19:30
| France | 1–4 | Germany |
| Masson 26' | Report | M. Grambusch 24' Windfeder 31' Peillat 39' Prinz 42' |
* Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

## Fifth to eighth place classification

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 6 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 7 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 |
| 8 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
* 25 August 2023 11:30
| Austria | 4–1 | Wales |
| Kaltenböck 8' Winkler 22' Unterkircher 32' Bele 52' | Report | G. Furlong 9' |
* Umpires: Jonas van 't Hek (NED) Michael Dutrieux (BEL)
* 25 August 2023 14:30
| Spain | 1–2 | France |
| Iglesias 32' | Report | Martin-Brisac 2' Goyet 59' |
* Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
* 26 August 2023 18:15
| Spain | 4–3 | Wales |
| Basterra 34' Pa. Cunill 39', 60' Menini 43' | Report | G. Furlong 32', 58' Hutchinson 57' |
* Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)
* 27 August 2023 10:00
| France | 4–3 | Austria |
| Tynevez 14', 20', 47' Martin-Brisac 40' | Report | Körper 5', 23' Thörnblom 18' |
* Umpires: Michael Dutrieux (BEL) Laurine Delforge (BEL)

## First to fourth place classification
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 25 August | 25 August |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 | 27 August | 27 August |
| Netherlands | 3 | 27 August | 27 August |
| Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | 2 |
| 25 August | 25 August | | Netherlands | 2 |
| 25 August | 25 August | England | 1 |
| Germany | 0 (4) | England | 1 |
| England (p.s.o.) | 0 (5) | | |
| England (p.s.o.) | 0 (5) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 27 August | 27 August |
| | | Belgium | 2 |
| | | Germany | 0 |

### Semi-finals

* 25 August 2023 19:00
| Belgium | 2–3 | Netherlands |
| Denayer 2' Van Aubel 40' | Report | De Geus 34' Brinkman 38' Telgenkamp 57' |
* Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Dan Barstow (ENG)
* 25 August 2023 21:15
| Germany | 0–0 | England |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Wellen H. Müller Prinz Große M. Grambusch | 4–5 | Albery Wallace Williamson Roper Ames |
* Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

### Third and fourth place

* 27 August 2023 12:30
| Belgium | 2–0 | Germany |
| Onana 15' Van Aubel 29' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Dan Barstow (ENG)

### Final

* 27 August 2023 15:00
| Netherlands | 2–1 | England |
| De Vilder 9' Telgenkamp 37' | Report | Ward 47' |
* Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

## Statistics and awards
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification |
| | Netherlands | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| | England | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| | Belgium | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 4 | Germany (H) | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 5 | France | |
| 6 | Spain | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 7 | Austria | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| 8 | Wales | |
* ↑ France is already qualified for the Olympics as the host nation.
* ↑ Wales is not eligible for the Olympics.

### Goalscorers

There were 96 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.8 goals per match.
6 goals
* Duco Telgenkamp
5 goals
* Florent Van Aubel
* Alexander Hendrickx
4 goals
* Nick Bandurak
* Koen Bijen
* José Basterra
* Gareth Furlong
3 goals
* Nelson Onana
* Samuel Ward
* Etienne Tynevez
* Terrance Pieters
2 goals
* Michael Körper
* William Ghislain
* Simon Martin-Brisac
* Viktor Lockwood
* Malte Hellwig
* Lukas Windfeder
* Pau Cunill
* Joaquín Menini
* Marc Miralles
* Jack Pritchard
1 goal
* Alexander Bele
* Fülöp Losonci
* Peter Kaltenböck
* Leon Thörnblom
* Fabian Unterkircher
* Josef Winkler
* Felix Denayer
* Loïck Luypaert
* James Albery
* James Gall
* James Oates
* Tom Sorsby
* François Goyet
* Charles Masson
* Mats Grambusch
* Tom Grambusch
* Gonzalo Peillat
* Thies Prinz
* Justus Weigand
* Niklas Wellen
* Justen Blok
* Thierry Brinkman
* Jorrit Croon
* Thijs van Dam
* Jonas de Geus
* Derck de Vilder
* Xavier Gispert
* Enrique González
* Álvaro Iglesias
* Rafael Vilallonga
* Dale Hutchinson
* Stephen Kelly
Source: FIH

### Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Award | Player |
| Player of the tournament | Teo Hinrichs |
| Top goalscorer | Duco Telgenkamp |
| Goalkeeper of the tournament | Jean Danneberg |
| Young player of the tournament | Duco Telgenkamp |