2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III explained

Tournament:2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
Country:Gibraltar
Dates:28 July – 3 August
Venues:Victoria Stadium
Teams:8
Confederations:1
Count:1
Matches:20
Goals:110
Top Scorer: Martin Greder
Top Scorer Goals:6
Previous Year:2017
Previous Tournament:2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
Next Year:2021
Next Tournament:2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

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 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

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

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)
6–12 August 20172017 EuroHockey Championship IIGlasgow, Scotland2 (34)
(31)
30 July – 5 August 20172017 EuroHockey Championship IIISveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia5 (40)
(50)
(52)
(51)
(45)
31 July – 5 August 20172017 EuroHockey Championship IVLipovci, Slovenia1 (60)
Total8

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

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

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First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Final standings

Rank Team
4
5
6
7
8

Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II

Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship IV

Goalscorers

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 EuroHockey Championships . eurohockey.org . European Hockey Federation . 30 August 2018 . 28 March 2018 . 30 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190330211112/https://eurohockey.org/eurohockey-championships-2019/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Teams . tms.fih.ch . International Hockey Federation . 25 December 2018.