2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship III

2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship III

Tournament details
Host country	Turkey
City	Alanya
Dates	29 July – 2 August
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Ukraine (2nd title)
Runner-up	Turkey
Third place	Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	74 (9.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Karyna Leonova (13 goals)
Best player	Karyna Leonova
Best goalkeeper	Mariia Bardakova
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The 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship III was the 11th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the women's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.

It was held in Alanya, Turkey from 29 July to 2 August 2025. ^[1] It was the first time Turkey hosted a Women's EuroHockey Championship event. ^[2]

Ukraine won their second title by defeating the defending champions and hosts Turkey 10–1 in the final. Hungary won their first ever EuroHockey Championship III medal by defeating Luxembourg 2–1 in the bronze medal match.

Qualification

The four teams qualified based on their performance in the 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers, with the teams finishing sixth and lower qualifying for the Championship III. Ukraine originally qualified for the Championship II but withdrew and Turkey was asked to take over the place but declined. The second highest-ranked team in the qualifiers Croatia accepted the invitation and was promoted. Gibraltar withdrew and when Ukraine wanted to rejoin the competition they were allowed back in the Championship III. ^[1]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
22–25 August 2024	EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers	Glasgow, Scotland	0	Croatia
		Douai, France	3	Luxembourg   Turkey   Ukraine
—	FIH Women's World Ranking	—	1	Gibraltar   Hungary
Total			4

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Turkey (H)	3	3	0	0	21	1	+20	9	Final
2	Ukraine	3	2	0	1	36	3	+33	6
3	Luxembourg	3	1	0	2	2	29	−27	3	Third place match
4	Hungary	3	0	0	3	1	27	−26	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[3]
(H) Hosts

29 July 2025 09:00 Ukraine   18–0   Hungary Report

19 July 2025 11:15 Turkey   11–0   Luxembourg Report

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30 July 2025 09:00 Hungary   1–2   Luxembourg Report

30 July 2025 11:15 Turkey   3–1   Ukraine Report

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1 August 2025 09:00 Ukraine   17–0   Luxembourg Report

1 August 2025 11:15 Hungary   0–7   Turkey Report

Classification round

Third and fourth place

2 August 2025 09:00 Luxembourg   1–2   Hungary Report

Final

2 August 2025 11:15 Turkey   1–10   Ukraine Report

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team
1	Ukraine
2	Turkey (H)
3	Hungary
4	Luxembourg

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. ^[4]

Award	Player
Player of the Tournament	Karyna Leonova
Leading goalscorer	Karyna Leonova
Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Mariia Bardakova

See also

• 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
• 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

References

1. "Portugal, Poland and Türkiye to host EuroHockey Championship II and III events in 2025 – Updated". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
2. "Competitions Archive" (PDF). eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation.
3. "FIH General Tournament Regulations January 2025" (PDF). International Hockey Federation.
4. "Player Awards". fih.altiusrt.com.