How are the EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 groups
EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 They already have the groups designated for the most important competition by countries at the selections of Europe. As they were in the last 2023 edition, They will be played again In Mönchengladbach, Germany, from August 8 to 17.
In the male branch, group A will be made up of NetherlandsOlympic gold in Paris and last champion of the contest, Belgium, Spain and Austriaclassified through the Eurohockey Qualifier that was played in Vienna, capital of the Austrian country. The B will have the host Germany, England, France and Poland. The latter obtained his quota after keeping the Eurohockey Qualifier that was played in Dublin, Ireland. The others who will play the competition sealed their ticket when they were among the six best of the previous edition.
On the female side, the area It was composed of the multiple winners and defending champions Netherlands, Germany, Ireland and France. The hosts of the last Olympic Games stayed with the Eurohockey Qualifier of local in Douai and thus achieved their place in the tournament. The B will have Belgium, England, Spain and Scotland. The Scottish, like the French, qualified after winning the Eurohockey Qualifier in Glasgow. The rest of the nations that will play, like men, already had their place after being in the top 6 in Mönchengladbach 2023.
The tournament format will be Round Robin In the first phase of two groups. The second round will start directly in the semifinals with clashes between 1 a and 2nd B and vice versa. The male final will be on August 16, while the female 17.
The contest will be fundamental because Whoever stays with gold will have his quota assured to the 2026 World Cup that will be played in Wavre (Belgium) and Amstelveen (Netherlands). From second place to the fifth, the qualifiers that will be played in early 2026 will play. It should be clarified that both Belgium and the Netherlands already have both branches classified as they are hosts so they will yield their position to which they continue in the final table of the tournament. Germany, in women, will also be at the World Cup event for being second to the Pro League 2023/2024 behind the Dutch.
Netherlands, the great rival to win
In both ladies and gentlemen, the Netherlands is the great power that leads hockey on current grass. As for the European contest, in women, the Dutch are clear dominating with 12 golds of the 16 disputed editions. They won the last four and, from Amstelveen 1995, 10 of the 13 editions and only got off the podium once. Germany (Manchester 2007 and Boom 2013) E England (Brussels 1991 and London 2015) were The only ones capable of keeping the maximum step of the podium, twice each.
As for men, Germany It is the one More times the golden medal was hung, eight times. However, In four of the last five times it was the Netherlands who stayed with first place And thus, it reached the Seven European titles. That is, he has the possibility to achieve in Mönchengladbach to the Teutons. Spain (Madrid 1974 and Leipzig 2005) won the championship twice And finally, England (Amsterdam 2009) and Belgium (Antwerp 2019) They succeeded once.
The two teams that once got on the podium and will not be in the competition are Russia (three medals in ladies and one in gentlemen) and Ireland (bronze in London 2015 with men).
