2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
Tournament details
Host country	Croatia
City	Sveti Ivan Zelina
Dates	30 July – 5 August
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Belarus (1st title)
Runner-up	Italy
Third place	Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	84 (5.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	(6 goals)
← 2015 (previous)	(next) 2019 →

The EuroHockey Championship III 2017 was the seventh edition of the EuroHockey Championship III, the third tier of the European field hockey championships. It was held from 30 July until 5 August 2017 in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia.^[1] The tournament also allowed for promotion to the 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship II, with the winner (Belarus) and runner-up (Italy) being promoted.

Qualified teams[]

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

Dates	Event	Location	Quota(s)	Qualifier(s)
19–27 July 2015	2015 EuroHockey Championship II	Prague, Czech Republic	1	Croatia (42) ~~Switzerland~~
19–25 July 2015	2015 EuroHockey Championship III	Lisbon, Portugal	3	Belarus (38) Italy (35) ~~Sweden~~ Turkey (47)
19–25 July 2015	2015 EuroHockey Championship IV	Vilnius, Lithuania	3	~~Denmark~~ Lithuania (58) Malta (67) Slovakia (52)
Total			7

Format[]

The seven teams were split into two groups of three and four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom team from pool A and the bottom two teams from pool B played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. Because of only sevens teams participating, no teams were relegated.

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round[]

Pool A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	2	2	0	13	0	+13	6	Semi-finals
2	Turkey	2	1	1	4	8	−4	3	Semi-finals
3	Slovakia	2	0	2	1	10	−9	0	Pool C

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[3]

30 July 2017
13:30

Italy	6–0	Slovakia
7', 18', 35', 55' 19', 43'	Report

Umpires:
Neil McAlpine (SCO)
Luke Busuttil Leaver (MLT)

31 July 2017
10:00

Turkey	0–7	Italy
	Report	14', 29' 32' 40' 50' 56' 59'

Umpires:
Darko Koncic (CRO)
Aliaksandr Viasnou (BLR)

2 August 2017
09:00

Slovakia	1–4	Turkey
51'	Report	18', 37' 46' 52'

Umpires:
Darko Koncic (CRO)
Luke Busuttil Leaver (MLT)

Pool B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belarus	3	3	0	19	1	+18	9	Semi-finals
2	Croatia (H)	3	2	1	16	4	+12	6	Semi-finals
3	Lithuania	3	1	2	3	12	−9	3	Pool C
4	Malta	3	0	3	3	24	−21	0	Pool C

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[3]
(H) Host

30 July 2017
16:15

Belarus	7–0	Lithuania
3', 22' 5', 48' 6' 45' 55'	Report

Umpires:
Luca Ferrara (ITA)
Murat Ozdemir (TUR)

30 July 2017
19:00

Croatia	12–1	Malta
4', 38' 11', 15', 54' 18' 29' 34' 35' 45' 51' 60'	Report	59'

Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Rokas Galkus (LIT)

1 August 2017
10:00

Lithuania	3–2	Malta
6' 27' 45'	Report	George 30' 44'

Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Aliaksandr Viasnou (BLR)

1 August 2017
18:30

Croatia	1–3	Belarus
35'	Report	7' 12' 54'

Umpires:
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)
Luca Ferrara (ITA)

2 August 2017
16:15

Belarus	9–0	Malta
2' 4', 53' 7' 40', 57' 47' 53', 56'	Report

Umpires:
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)
Rokas Galkus (LIT)

2 August 2017
18:30

Lithuania	0–3	Croatia
	Report	30' 43' 57'

Umpires:
Neil McAlpine (SCO)
Murat Ozdemir (TUR)

Fifth to seventh place classification[]

Pool C[]

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Malta	2	1	1	7	4	+3	3
6	Lithuania	2	1	1	4	5	−1	3
7	Slovakia	2	1	1	4	6	−2	3

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

4 August 2017
09:00

Slovakia	3–1	Lithuania
43' 48', 54'	Report	8'

Umpires:
Luca Ferrara (ITA)
Aliaksandr Viasnou (BLR)

5 August 2017
13:30

Slovakia	1–5	Malta
5'	Report	6', 34' 18' 42' 43'

Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Murat Ozdemir (TUR)

First to fourth place classification[]

Semi-finals		Final

4 August

Belarus	6
		5 August
Turkey	1
		Belarus (s.o.)	1 (3)
4 August
		Italy	1 (2)
Italy	2

Croatia	0
		Third place

		5 August

		Turkey	1

		Croatia	3

Semifinals[]

4 August 2017
11:15

Belarus	6–1	Turkey
6', 27' 32', 35' 55' 58'	Report	47'

Umpires:
Neil McAlpine (SCO)
Rokas Galkus (LIT)

4 August 2017
13:45

Italy	2–0	Croatia
2' 32'	Report

Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)

Third and fourth place[]

5 August 2017
16:00

Turkey	1–3	Croatia
60'	Report	6' 48' 54'

Umpires:
Luke Busuttil Leaver (MLT)
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)

Final[]

5 August 2017
18:30

Belarus	1–1	Italy
15+'	Report	57'
Penalties
	3–2

Umpires:
Neil McAlpine (SCO)
Darko Koncic (CRO)

Final standings[]

Rank	Team
	Belarus
	Italy
	Croatia
4	Turkey
5	Malta
6	Lithuania
7	Slovakia

Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II

References[]

^ "EuroHockey Championship III 2017 Men". tms.fih.ch. 13 July 2018.
^ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b Regulations

[1] "EuroHockey Championship III 2017 Men". tms.fih.ch. 13 July 2018.

[2] "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

[Regulations-3] Regulations

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