2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
Tournament details
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)	(6 goals)
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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.

It was held from 28 July to 3 August of 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.

Qualified teams[]

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

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
6–12 August 2017	2017 EuroHockey Championship II	Glasgow, Scotland	2	Portugal (34) Switzerland (31)
30 July – 5 August 2017	2017 EuroHockey Championship III	Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia	5	Croatia (40) Lithuania (50) Malta (52) Slovakia (51) Turkey (45)
31 July – 5 August 2017	2017 EuroHockey Championship IV	Lipovci, Slovenia	1	Gibraltar (60)
Total			8

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round[]

Pool A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	3	3	0	0	16	1	+15	9	Semi-finals
2	Gibraltar (H)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4	Semi-finals
3	Turkey	3	1	0	2	5	9	−4	3	Pool C
4	Lithuania	3	0	1	2	4	16	−12	1	Pool C

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) Host

28 July 2019
15:45

Switzerland	11–1	Lithuania
2', 7', 14', 54' 19' 28', 60' 29' 43' 47' 58'	Report	53'

Umpires:
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Nathan Galea (MLT)

28 July 2019
18:00

Turkey	1–5	Gibraltar
43'	Report	11' 38' 41', 55' 57'

Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)

30 July 2019
15:45

Turkey	0–2	Switzerland
	Report	39' 42'

Umpires:
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

30 July 2019
18:00

Lithuania	1–1	Gibraltar
31'	Report	20'

Umpires:
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

31 July 2019
15:45

Lithuania	2–4	Turkey
49', 53'	Report	10', 58' 24' 40'

Umpires:
Nathan Galea (MLT)
Nick Bennett (ENG)

31 July 2019
18:00

Switzerland	3–0	Gibraltar
17' 55' 57'	Report

Umpires:
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
Joe Kodde (POR)

Pool B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	3	0	17	2	+15	9	Semi-finals
2	Portugal	3	2	1	14	10	+4	6	Semi-finals
3	Slovakia	3	1	2	8	16	−8	3	Pool C
4	Malta	3	0	3	3	14	−11	0	Pool C

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]

28 July 2019
09:00

Croatia	7–0	Slovakia
14' 25' 32' 32' 36' 59' 59'	Report

Umpires:
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
Adrian Bucher (SUI)

28 July 2019
11:15

Portugal	6–0	Malta
2' 9', 43' 16' 52' 56'	Report

Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

29 July 2019
15:45

Malta	1–3	Slovakia
49'	Report	7' 14' 56'

Umpires:
Joe Kodde (POR)
Adrian Bucher (SUI)

29 July 2019
18:00

Croatia	5–0	Portugal
3', 57' 30' 34' 60'	Report

Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

31 July 2019
09:00

Portugal	8–5	Slovakia
14', 59' 15', 28' 44' 47', 60' 60+'	Report	5', 56' 30' 42' 45'

Umpires:
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Adrian Bucher (SUI)

31 July 2019
11:15

Malta	2–5	Croatia
46' 58'	Report	9', 43' 14' 29' 36'

Umpires:
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

Fifth to eighth place classification[]

Pool C[]

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
5	Turkey	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
6	Slovakia	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
7	Lithuania	3	1	0	2	8	9	−1	3
8	Malta (R)	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

2 August 2019
09:00

Lithuania	5–3	Malta
20', 52' 34' 37', 39'	Report	45' 48' 49'

Umpires:
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

2 August 2019
11:15

Turkey	1–0	Slovakia
45'	Report

Umpires:
Joe Kodde (POR)
Nathan Galea (MLT)

3 August 2019
09:00

Turkey	1–1	Malta
13'	Report	38'

Umpires:
Adrian Bucher (SUI)
Lubos Kamendy (SVK)

3 August 2019
11:15

Slovakia	2–1	Lithuania
32' 33'	Report	23'

Umpires:
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Joe Kodde (POR)

First to fourth place classification[]

Semi-finals		Final

2 August

Switzerland	3
		3 August
Portugal	2
		Switzerland	4
2 August
		Croatia	5
Croatia	1 (4)

Gibraltar	1 (1)
		Third place

		3 August

		Portugal	2

		Gibraltar	7

Semi-finals[]

2 August 2019
15:45

Switzerland	3–2	Portugal
14' 38' 60'	Report	23' 29'

Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

2 August 2019
18:00

Croatia	1–1	Gibraltar
42'	Report	28'
Penalties
	4–1

Umpires:
Nick Bennett (ENG)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

Third and fourth place[]

3 August 2019
15:45

Portugal	2–7	Gibraltar
35' 40'	Report	13' 18', 22' 20' 38' 45+' 60'

Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)

Final[]

3 August 2019
18:00

Switzerland	4–5	Croatia
24' 56', 60', 60'	Report	23', 58' 50' 51' 53'

Umpires:
Malcolm Coombes (IRL)
Nick Bennett (ENG)

Statistics[]

Final standings[]

Rank	Team
	Croatia
	Switzerland
	Gibraltar
4	Portugal
5	Turkey
6	Slovakia
7	Lithuania
8	Malta

Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II

Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship IV

Goalscorers[]

There 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

Source: FIH

References[]

^ "2019 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
^ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019

[1] "2019 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

[2] "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2018.

[Regulations-3] FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019

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