Men's EuroHockey Championship III

Men's EuroHockey Championship III

Most recent season or competition: 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
Formerly	Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	2005;20 years ago (2005)
First season	2005
No. of teams	8
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Ukraine (3rd title) (2025)
Most titles	Ukraine (3 titles)
Level on pyramid	3

The Men's EuroHockey Championship III, formerly known as the Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, is a competition for European national field hockey teams. It is the third level of European field hockey Championships for national teams.

Underneath the Championship III there exists at least one division of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge, like EuroHockey Championship IV. There is promotion and relegation. ^[1] The two first ranked teams qualify for the next EuroHockey Championship II and are replaced by the two lowest-ranked teams from that tournament. The teams finishing in seventh and eighth positions are relegated to the EuroHockey Championship IV and replaced by the first or two highest-ranked from that tournament.

The tournament has been won by eight different teams: Ukraine have the most titles with three followed by Belarus who have two and Azerbaijan, Croatia, Poland, Russia, Switzerland and Wales have all won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Kırklareli, Turkey and was won by Ukraine.

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Number of teams
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2005 Details	Vinnytsia, Ukraine		Ukraine	2–0	Portugal		Gibraltar	5–3	Croatia		7
2007 Details	Kazan, Russia		Russia	Round-robin	Belarus		Croatia	Round-robin	Azerbaijan		6
2009 Details	Zagreb, Croatia		Ukraine	3–0	Sweden		Portugal	2–1	Azerbaijan		7
2011 Details	Catania, Italy		Azerbaijan	3–2	Italy		Gibraltar	5–4	Switzerland		7
2013 Details	Lausanne, Switzerland		Switzerland	7–1	Croatia		Belarus	7–6	Portugal		8
2015 Details	Lisbon, Portugal		Wales	1–1 (2–0 s.o.)	Portugal		Italy	7–3	Belarus		6
2017 Details	Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia		Belarus	1–1 (3–2 s.o.)	Italy		Croatia	3–1	Turkey		7
2019 Details	Gibraltar		Croatia	5–4	Switzerland		Gibraltar	7–2	Portugal		8
2021 Details	Lousada, Portugal		Belarus	4–0	Czech Republic		Turkey	3–3 (4–3 s.o.)	Portugal		7
2023 Details	Skierniewice, Poland		Poland	Round-robin	Croatia		Gibraltar	Round-robin	Malta		6
2025 Details	Kırklareli, Turkey		Ukraine	9–5	Turkey		Lithuania	3–1	Bulgaria		8

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Ukraine	3 (2005*, 2009, 2025)
Belarus	2 (2017, 2021)	1 (2007)	1 (2013)	1 (2015)
Croatia	1 (2019)	2 (2013, 2023)	2 (2007, 2017*)	1 (2005)
Switzerland	1 (2013*)	1 (2019)		1 (2011)
Azerbaijan	1 (2011)			2 (2007, 2009)
Poland	1 (2023*)
Russia	1 (2007*)
Wales	1 (2015)
Portugal		2 (2005, 2015*)	1 (2009)	3 (2013, 2019, 2021*)
Italy		2 (2011*, 2017)	1 (2015)
Turkey		1 (2025*)	1 (2021)	1 (2017)
Sweden		1 (2009)
Czech Republic		1 (2021)
Gibraltar			4 (2005, 2011, 2019*, 2023)
Lithuania			1 (2025)
Malta				1 (2023)
Bulgaria				1 (2025)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	2025	Total
Azerbaijan	–	4th	4th	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Belarus	–	2nd	–	–	3rd	4th	1st	–	1st	–	–	5
Bulgaria	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4th	1
Croatia	4th	3rd	5th	5th	2nd	–	3rd	1st	–	2nd	–	8
Czech Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2nd	–	–	1
Denmark	–	5th	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Finland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	1
Gibraltar	3rd	–	–	3rd	5th	–	–	3rd	WD	3rd	WD	5
Greece	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Hungary	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	WD	–	7th	2
Italy	–	–	–	2nd	–	3rd	2nd	–	–	–	–	3
Lithuania	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	7th	6th	5th	3rd	5
Luxembourg	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	1
Malta	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	8th	7th	4th	6th	5
Poland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1st	–	1
Portugal	2nd	–	3rd	6th	4th	2nd	–	4th	4th	–	–	7
Russia	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Serbia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	1
Slovakia	–	–	–	7th	8th	–	7th	6th	5th	–	–	5
Slovenia	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Sweden	6th	6th	2nd	–	6th	6th	–	–	–	–	–	5
Switzerland	–	–	–	4th	1st	–	–	2nd	–	–	–	3
Turkey	–	–	–	–	7th	5th	4th	5th	3rd	–	2nd	6
Ukraine	1st	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1st	3
Wales	–	–	–	–	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	1
Total	7	6	7	7	8	6	7	8	7	6	8	[2]

See also

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

References

1. http://www.eurohockey.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=17&Itemid=26 EHF website
2. "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 20. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

External links

• European Hockey Federation