EuroHockey Championship IV

EuroHockey Championship IV

Most recent season or competition: 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV
Formerly	EuroHockey Nations Challenge II
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	2005;18 years ago (2005)
Inaugural season	2005
No. of teams	6
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Hungary (1st title) (2019)
Most titles	Gibraltar (2 titles)
Level on pyramid	4

The EuroHockey Championship IV, formerly known as the EuroHockey Nations Challenge II, is a competition for European national field hockey teams. It is the fourth level of the European field hockey Championships for national teams.

For men's national teams this is the lowest tier. There is promotion and relegation. ^[1] The one or two first ranked teams qualify for the next Men's EuroHockey Championship III and are replaced by the one or two lowest-ranked teams from that tournament.

The tournament has been won by seven different teams: Gibraltar has the most titles with two and Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey have all won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Helsinki, Finland and was won by Hungary. The next edition was supposed to be held in Kordin, Malta in August 2021 but was cancelled due to the travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[2] [3]}

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place game
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2005 Details	Kordin, Malta		Denmark	3–0	Azerbaijan		Malta	2–1	Cyprus
2007 Details	Predanovci, Slovenia		Slovenia	5–0	Turkey		Serbia	6–1	Lithuania
2009 Details	Bratislava, Slovakia		Gibraltar	Round-robin	Slovakia		Bulgaria	Round-robin	Greece
2011 Details	Athens, Greece		Turkey	Round-robin	Greece		Bulgaria	Round-robin	Cyprus
2013 Details	Athens, Greece		Greece	Round-robin	Bulgaria		Cyprus	Only three teams
2015 Details	Vilnius, Lithuania		Slovakia	3–1	Denmark		Lithuania	4–1	Malta
2017 Details	Lipovci, Slovenia		Gibraltar	Round-robin	Slovenia		Hungary	Round-robin	Cyprus
2019 Details	Helsinki, Finland		Hungary	Round-robin	Finland		Norway	Round-robin	Cyprus
2021 Details	Kordin, Malta		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]				Cancelled

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Gibraltar	2 (2009, 2017)
Greece	1 (2013*)	1 (2011*)		1 (2009)
Denmark	1 (2005)	1 (2015)
Slovakia	1 (2015)	1 (2009*)
Slovenia	1 (2007*)	1 (2017*)
Turkey	1 (2011)	1 (2007)
Hungary	1 (2019)		1 (2017)
Bulgaria		1 (2013)	2 (2009, 2011)
Azerbaijan		1 (2005)
Finland		1 (2019*)
Cyprus			1 (2013)	4 (2005, 2011, 2017, 2019)
Lithuania			1 (2015*)	1 (2007)
Malta			1 (2005*)	1 (2015)
Norway			1 (2019)
Serbia			1 (2007)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	Total
Azerbaijan	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Bulgaria	–	6th	3rd	3rd	2nd	–	–	–	4
Cyprus	4th	–	–	4th	3rd	7th	4th	4th	6
Denmark	1st	–	–	–	–	2nd	–	–	2
Finland	–	7th	–	–	–	6th	5th	2nd	2
Georgia	–	–	–	5th	–	–	–	–	1
Gibraltar	–	–	1st	–	–	–	1st	–	2
Greece	–	–	4th	2nd	1st	–	–	–	3
Hungary	–	–	–	—	–	5th	3rd	1st	3
Lithuania	–	4th	–	–	–	3rd	–	–	2
Malta	3rd	–	–	–	–	4th	–	–	2
Norway	–	–	–	—	–	8th	–	3rd	2
Serbia	–	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Slovakia	–	5th	2nd	–	–	1st	–	–	3
Slovenia	–	1st	–	–	–	–	2nd	5th	3
Turkey	–	2nd	–	1st	–	–	–	–	2
Total	4	7	4	5	3	8	5	5	[4]

See also

• Men's EuroHockey Championship III

References

1. http://www.eurohockey.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=17&Itemid=26 EHF website
2. "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
3. "EuroHockey Championship II, III to go-ahead". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
4. "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 21. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

External links

• European Hockey Federation