| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Lithuania | ||
| City | Vilnius | ||
| Dates | 19–25 July | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Top three teams | |||
| Champions |  | ||
| Runner-up |  | ||
| Third place |  | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 100 (5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | | ||
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The 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV was the sixth edition of the EuroHockey Championship IV, the fourth tier of the European field hockey championships. It was held from 19 to 25 July 2015 in Vilnius, Lithuania. [1]
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia.
Field hockey is a team game of the hockey family. The earliest origins of the game date back to the Middle Ages in Pakistan. The game can be played on grass, water turf, artificial turf or synthetic field as well as an indoor board surface. Each team plays with eleven players, including the goalie. Players use sticks made out of wood, carbon fibre, fibre glass or a combination of carbon fibre and fibre glass in different quantities to hit a round, hard, plastic ball. The length of the stick depends on the player's individual height. Only one face of the stick is allowed to be used. Goalies often have a different kind of stick, however they can also use an ordinary field hockey stick. The specific goal-keeping sticks have another curve at the end of the stick, this is to give them more surface area to save the ball. The uniform consists of shin guards, shoes, shorts, a mouth guard and a jersey. Today, the game is played globally, mainly in parts of Western Europe, South Asia, Southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and parts of the United States. Known simply as "hockey" in many territories, the term "field hockey" is used primarily in Canada and the United States where ice hockey is more popular. In Sweden, the term "landhockey" is used and to some degree also in Norway where it is governed by Norway's Bandy Association.
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania and its largest city, with a population of 574,147 as of 2018. Vilnius is in the southeast part of Lithuania and is the second largest city in the Baltic states. Vilnius is the seat of the main government institutions of Lithuania and the Vilnius District Municipality. Vilnius is classified as a Gamma global city according to GaWC studies, and is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. Before World War II, Vilnius was one of the largest Jewish centres in Europe. Its Jewish influence has led to it being described as the "Jerusalem of Lithuania" and Napoleon named it "the Jerusalem of the North" as he was passing through in 1812. In 2009, Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture, together with the Austrian city of Linz.
Contents
- Teams
- Results
- Preliminary round
- Fifth tot eighth place classification
- First to fourth place classification
- Final standings
- References
- External links
The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2017 EuroHockey Championship III with the winner, Slovakia and the runner-up, Denmark qualifying. [1]
The EuroHockey Championship III 2017 was the 7th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge field hockey championship for men. It was held from the 30th of July until the 5th of August 2017 in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia. The tournament also allowed for promotion to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge 2019, with the winner (Belarus) and runner-up (Italy) promoting.
The Denmark men's national field hockey team represents Denmark in international field hockey competitions.
