2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II

The 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II was the second and final edition of the Champions Challenge II. It was held at the Lille Métropole Hockey Club in Lille, France, from 2 to 10 July 2011.^[1]

Ireland won the tournament, defeating hosts France 4–2 in the final.^[2]^[3] With the win, Ireland gained promotion to the 2012 Champions Challenge I in Quilmes.

Teams

Eight teams participated in the tournament, they were:^[4]

Results

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)^[5]

First round

Pool A

Source: FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Pool B

Source: FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.(H) Hosts

Second round

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Fifth to eighth place classification

Cross-overs

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Final rankings

Source: FIH(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 130 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.42 goals per match.

6 goals

Tomáš Procházka

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

↑"FIH Champions Challenge 2". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
↑"Ireland's men clinch victory in Champions Challenge II". bbc.com. BBC Sport. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
↑"Ireland beat France in final". rte.ie. RTÉ. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
↑"FIH confirms participating teams for 2011 tournaments". FIH. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
↑"Champions Challenge II Schedule announced". FIH. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

External links

Official website
Official FIH website

[1] "FIH Champions Challenge 2". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

[2] "Ireland's men clinch victory in Champions Challenge II". bbc.com. BBC Sport. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

[3] "Ireland beat France in final". rte.ie. RTÉ. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

[4] "FIH confirms participating teams for 2011 tournaments". FIH. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

[5] "Champions Challenge II Schedule announced". FIH. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

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