2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I

2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I

Tournament details
Host country	Russia
City	Kazan
Dates	9–15 September
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Runner-up	Belarus
Third place	Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	89 (6.36 per match)
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The 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I was the 2nd edition of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, the third level of the European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 9 to 15 September of 2007 in Kazan, Russia.^[1]

The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, with the top two teams, Russia and Belarus, qualifying.

Qualified teams[]

The following six teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.^[2]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
11—17 September 2005	2005 EuroHockey Nations Trophy	Rome, Italy	2	Russia (45)  Belarus (46)
11–17 September 2005	2005 EuroHockey Challenge I	Vinnitsya, Ukraine	2	Croatia (47)  Gibraltar  Greece  Sweden (49)
5–10 September 2005	2005 EuroHockey Challenge II	Paola, Malta	2	Denmark (48)  Azerbaijan (50)
Total			6

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round[]

Pool A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Russia (H)	5	5	0	0	32	5	+27	15	EuroHockey Nations Trophy
2	Belarus	5	3	1	1	22	14	+8	10
3	Croatia	5	3	1	1	16	12	+4	10
4	Azerbaijan	5	2	0	3	9	19	−10	6
5	Denmark	4	0	0	4	9	16	−7	0
6	Sweden	4	0	0	4	1	23	−22	0

9 September 2007 Russia  6–0  Azerbaijan

9 September 2007 Belarus  4–3  Denmark

9 September 2007 Sweden  0–2  Croatia

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10 September 2007 Russia  5–2  Denmark

10 September 2007 Belarus  3–3  Croatia

10 September 2007 Sweden  1–3  Azerbaijan

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12 September 2007 Belarus  10–0  Sweden

12 September 2007 Russia  5–2  Croatia

12 September 2007 Denmark  2–4  Azerbaijan

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14 September 2007 Russia  8–0  Sweden

14 September 2007 Belarus  4–0  Azerbaijan

14 September 2007 Croatia  3–2  Denmark

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15 September 2007 Russia  8–1  Belarus

15 September 2007 Croatia  6–2  Azerbaijan

15 September 2007 Sweden  cancelled  Denmark

Final standings[]

Rank	Team
	Russia
	Belarus
	Croatia
4	Azerbaijan
5	Denmark
6	Sweden

  Promoted to the EuroHockey Nations Trophy

References[]