The 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the 8th edition of the men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the European field hockey Championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Gibraltar | ||
| Dates | 28 July – 3 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Victoria Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Croatia (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Switzerland | ||
| Third place |  Gibraltar | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 110 (5.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Martin Greder (6 goals) | ||
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It was held from 28 July to 3 August 2019 in Gibraltar.[1] The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II, with the finalists Croatia and Switzerland qualifying.
Croatia won their first EuroHockey Championship III title by defeating Switzerland 5–4 in the final. The hosts Gibraltar won the bronze medal by defeating Portugal 7–2.
In a rather high-scoring tournament, 110 goals were scored across the 20 games.
Qualified teams
editThe following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.[2]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| 6–12 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship II | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 |  Portugal (34) Switzerland (31)
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| 30 July – 5 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship III | Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia | 5 | Croatia (40) Lithuania (50) Malta (52) Slovakia (51) Turkey (45)
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| 31 July – 5 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship IV | Lipovci, Slovenia | 1 | Gibraltar (60)
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| Total | 8 | |||
Results
editAll times are local (UTC+2).
Preliminary round
editPool A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Switzerland
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Gibraltar (H)
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Turkey
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Lithuania
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 1 |
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
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
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Pool B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Croatia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Portugal
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Slovakia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Malta
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
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Fifth to eighth place classification
editPool C
editThe points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 5 | Turkey
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 6 | Slovakia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 7 | Lithuania
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Malta (R)
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 | EuroHockey Championship IV |
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]
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
(R) Relegated
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First to fourth place classification
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| Switzerland | 3 | |||||
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| Portugal | 2 | |||||
| Switzerland | 4 | |||||
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| Croatia | 5 | |||||
| Croatia | 1 (4) | |||||
| Gibraltar | 1 (1) | |||||
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| 3 August | ||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||
| Gibraltar | 7 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
editFinal standings
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| 4 | Portugal
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| 5 | Turkey
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| 6 | Slovakia
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| 7 | Lithuania
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| 8 | Malta
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Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II
Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship IV
Goalscorers
editThere have been 110 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.5 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Petar Hršak- Josip Krleža
- Marko Mucic
- Zvonimir Vuk
Eric Casciaro- Gareth Henwood
- Carl Ramagge
- Kayron Stagno
Christ Agius- Jonathan Borg
- Keith Calleja
- Joseph Cuschieri
- Juan Sarcia
Joao Ferreira- José Santos
Ondrej Bitter- Matej Hruska
- Matej Jelačič
- Zdenko Kovačevič
- Matej Krampl
- Tomáš Vacha
Nicolas Bergler- Lorenz Gassner
- Mirko Hug
- Sebastian Schneider
Onur Acikgoz- Isa Bakar
- Müslüm Elagöz
- Vakif Kilinc
- Yaşar Yilmaz
Source: FIH
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2019 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ a b c FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019