The EuroHockey Nations Challenge is a competition run by the European Hockey Federation for European national field hockey teams. There are Challenges for outdoor and indoor hockey for both men's and women's sides. The Challenges precede the current EuroHockey Nations Trophy, which itself precedes the EuroHockey Nations Championship. Teams can gain promotion and relegation from their divisions based on their final standings. [1]
(known as EuroHockey Nations Trophy until 2011)
(known as Challenge I until 2011)
Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Host |
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Championship 2023 | Poland | Croatia | Gibraltar | Malta | Lithuania | Serbia | Skierniewice, Poland | ||
Championship 2021 | Belarus | Czech Republic | Turkey | Portugal | Slovakia | Lithuania | Malta | Lousada, Portugal | |
Championship 2019 | Croatia | Switzerland | Gibraltar | Portugal | Turkey | Slovakia | Lithuania | Malta | Gibraltar |
Championship 2017 | Belarus | Italy | Croatia | Turkey | Malta | Lithuania | Slovakia | Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia | |
Championship 2015 | Wales | Portugal | Italy | Belarus | Turkey | Sweden | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Championship 2013 [2] | Switzerland | Croatia | Belarus | Portugal | Gibraltar | Sweden | Turkey | Slovakia | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Championship 2011 [3] | Azerbaijan | Italy | Gibraltar | Switzerland | Croatia | Portugal | Slovakia | Catania, Italy | |
Challenge 2009 [4] | Ukraine | Sweden | Portugal | Azerbaijan | Croatia | Slovenia | Denmark | Zagreb, Croatia | |
Challenge 2007 [5] | Russia | Belarus | Croatia | Azerbaijan | Denmark | Sweden | Kazan, Russia | ||
Challenge 2005 | Ukraine | Portugal | Gibraltar | Croatia | Greece | Sweden | Hungary | Vinnitsya, Ukraine |
(known as Challenge II until 2011)
Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Host |
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Championship 2019 | Hungary | Finland | Norway | Cyprus | Slovenia | Helsinki, Finland | |||
Championship 2017 | Gibraltar | Slovenia | Hungary | Cyprus | Finland | Lipovci, Slovenia | |||
Championship 2015 | Slovakia | Denmark | Lithuania | Malta | Hungary | Finland | Cyprus | Norway | Vilnius, Lithuania |
Championship 2013 | Greece | Bulgaria | Cyprus | Athens, Greece | |||||
Championship 2011 [6] | Turkey | Greece | Bulgaria | Cyprus | Georgia | Athens, Greece | |||
Challenge 2009 [7] | Gibraltar | Slovakia | Bulgaria | Greece | Bratislava, Slovakia | ||||
Challenge 2007 [8] | Slovenia | Turkey | Serbia | Lithuania | Slovakia | Bulgaria | Finland | Predanovci, Slovenia | |
Challenge 2005 [9] | Denmark | Azerbaijan | Malta | Cyprus | Kordin, Malta |
(known as Challenge I until 2011)
Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Host |
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Championship 2023 | Turkey | Switzerland | Gibraltar | Croatia | Zagreb, Croatia | ||||
Championship 2021 | Ukraine | Switzerland | Turkey | Croatia | Portugal | Slovakia | Slovenia | Lipovci, Slovenia | |
Championship 2019 | France | Lithuania | Switzerland | Croatia | Slovakia | Hungary | Slovenia | Lipovci, Slovenia | |
Championship 2017 | Turkey | Switzerland | Lithuania | Croatia | Slovenia | Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia | |||
Championship 2015 | Russia | Lithuania | Turkey | Croatia | Switzerland | Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia | |||
Championship 2013 [10] | Wales | Czech Republic | Switzerland | Turkey | Slovakia | Greece | Athens, Greece | ||
Championship 2011 [11] | Lithuania | Austria | Czech Republic | Turkey | Slovakia | Bulgaria | Vienna, Austria | ||
Challenge 2009 [12] | Switzerland | Czech Republic | Austria | Slovakia | Georgia | Olten, Switzerland | |||
Challenge 2007 [13] | Wales | Poland | Switzerland | Slovakia | Croatia | Turkey | Serbia | Zagreb, Croatia | |
Challenge 2005 [14] | Czech Republic | Austria | Slovakia | Croatia | Switzerland | Bulgaria | Serbia | Turkey | Prague, Czech |
See: EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship
Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Venue |
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Challenge 2022 | Austria | Germany | Netherlands | Switzerland | Belgium | Czech Republic | Hamburg, Germany | ||
Challenge 2020 | Germany | Austria | Netherlands | Russia | Czech Republic | Belgium | Poland | Ukraine | Berlin, Germany |
Challenge 2018 | Austria | Belgium | Germany | Poland | Czech Republic | Russia | Switzerland | Denmark | Antwerp, Belgium |
Challenge 2016 | Germany | Austria | Russia | Czech Republic | Poland | Switzerland | Netherlands | Sweden | Prague, Czech Republic |
Challenge 2014 [15] | Germany | Austria | Russia | Poland | Netherlands | Czech Republic | Sweden | England | Vienna, Austria |
Challenge 2012 [16] | Germany | Czech Republic | Austria | Netherlands | Spain | Russia | England | Switzerland | Leipzig, Germany |
Challenge 2010 [17] | Austria | Russia | Netherlands | Spain | Germany | Czech Republic | Italy | Denmark | Almere, Spain |
Challenge 2008 [18] | Russia | Germany | Austria | Spain | Italy | Czech Republic | Switzerland | Poland | Ekaterinburg, Russia |
(Known as Indoor Nations Trophy until 20??)
Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Venue |
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Challenge 2022 | Spain | Poland | Croatia | Ukraine | Portugal | Turkey | Slovakia | Paredes, Portugal | |
Challenge 2020 | Switzerland | Belarus | Portugal | Croatia | Turkey | Italy | Slovakia | Denmark | Lucerne, Switzerland |
Challenge 2018 | Netherlands | Ukraine | Sweden | Croatia | Portugal | Italy | Turkey | England | Alanya, Turkey |
Challenge 2016 | Belgium | Denmark | England | France | Portugal | Ukraine | Croatia | Scotland | Espinho, Portugal |
Challenge 2014 [19] | France | Switzerland | Ukraine | Denmark | Scotland | Belgium | Slovakia | Belarus | Bern, Switzerland |
Challenge 2012 [20] | Poland | Sweden | Ukraine | Denmark | Italy | Slovakia | Scotland | Lignano, Italy | |
Challenge 2010 [21] | England | Switzerland | Poland | Sweden | Scotland | Belgium | Slovakia | Portugal | Poznań, Poland |
Challenge 2008 [22] | Netherlands | Denmark | Slovakia | Portugal | Belgium | Scotland | Ukraine | Hungary | Copenhagen, Denmark |
(Known as Challenge I until 20??)
Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Venue |
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Challenge 2020 | Spain | Scotland | Ireland | Wales | Slovenia | Santander, Spain | |||
Challenge 2018 | Belarus | Slovakia | Scotland | Wales | Slovenia | Cyprus | Greece | Nicosia, Cyprus | |
Challenge 2016 | Italy | Turkey | Belarus | Slovakia | Wales | Finland | Vantaa, Finland | ||
Challenge 2014 [23] | Portugal | Croatia | Wales | Turkey | Hungary | Finland | Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia | ||
Challenge 2012 [24] | France | Belgium | Portugal | Croatia | Wales | Turkey | Hungary | Finland | Gondomar, Portugal |
Challenge 2010 [25] | Ukraine | Croatia | Turkey | Hungary | Greece | Alanya, Turkey | |||
Challenge 2008 [26] | Sweden | England | Croatia | Turkey | Finland | Bulgaria | Sheffield, England | ||
Challenge 2006 | Belarus | Sweden | Finland | Lithuania | Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | |||
Challenge 2003 | Italy | Belarus | Slovenia | Georgia | Brescia, Italy |
Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Venue |
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Challenge 2010 [27] | France | Wales | Finland | Norway | Rouen, France |
Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Venue |
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Challenge 2022 | Germany | Netherlands | Ukraine | Austria | Czech Republic | Turkey | Hamburg, Germany | ||
Challenge 2020 | Belarus | Netherlands | Czech Republic | Germany | Ukraine | Austria | Belgium | Switzerland | Minsk, Belarus |
Challenge 2018 | Germany | Netherlands | Belarus | Czech Republic | Ukraine | Switzerland | Russia | Poland | Prague, Czech Republic |
Challenge 2016 | Netherlands | Poland | Belarus | Germany | Ukraine | Czech Republic | Austria | Belgium | Minsk, Belarus |
Challenge 2014 [28] | Netherlands | Germany | Poland | Austria | Czech Republic | Belgium | England | France | Prague, Czech Republic |
Challenge 2012 [29] | Germany | Belgium | Poland | Netherlands | Czech Republic | Austria | Spain | Ukraine | Leipzig, Germany |
Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Venue |
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Challenge 2020 | Russia | Turkey | Scotland | Poland | Lithuania | Croatia | Wales | Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia | |
Challenge 2018 | Belgium | Austria | England | Croatia | Lithuania | Sweden | Scotland | Wales | Brussels, Belgium |
Challenge 2016 | Russia | Switzerland | France | Lithuania | England | Scotland | Croatia | Wales | Cambrai, France |
Challenge 2014 [30] | Ukraine | Belgium | Scotland | Switzerland | Russia | Lithuania | Wales | Slovakia | Šiauliai, Lithuania |
Challenge 2012 [31] | France | England | Lithuania | Switzerland | Scotland | Slovakia | Denmark | Russia | Slagelse, Denmark |
Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Venue |
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Challenge 2020 | Spain | Ireland | Portugal | Slovakia | Denmark | Slovenia | Finland | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
Challenge 2018 | Turkey | Slovakia | Slovenia | Apače, Slovenia | |||||
Challenge 2016 | Tournament cancelled. Sweden was promoted following a playoff against Turkey | Bolu, Turkey | |||||||
Challenge 2014 [32] | Croatia | Turkey | Sweden | Bulgaria | Portugal | Poreč, Croatia | |||
Challenge 2012 [33] | Belgium | Wales | Italy | Sweden | Croatia | Turkey | Portugal | Gondomar, Portugal | |
Challenge 2010 [34] | England | France | Sweden | Croatia | Wales | Turkey | Rouen, France | ||
Challenge 2008 [35] | Denmark | England | Turkey | Sweden | Sheffield, England |
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