2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Gibraltar | ||
| Dates | 28 July – 3 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | 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 | Martin Greder (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 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.
The 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) |
| 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 |
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| 1 | Switzerland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Gibraltar (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Lithuania |
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Croatia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Portugal |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Malta |
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
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 |
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| 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
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
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 August | ||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||
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| Portugal | 2 | |||||
| Switzerland | 4 | |||||
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| Croatia | 5 | |||||
| Croatia | 1 (4) | |||||
| Gibraltar | 1 (1) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 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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