2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship III
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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Turkey | ||
| City | Alanya | ||
| Dates | 29 July – 2 August | ||
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Ukraine (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Turkey | ||
| Third place |  Hungary | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 8 | ||
| Goals scored | 74 (9.25 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Karyna Leonova (13 goals) | ||
| Best player | Karyna Leonova | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Mariia Bardakova | ||
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The 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship III was the 11th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the women's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.
It was held in Alanya, Turkey from 29 July to 2 August 2025.[1] It was the first time Turkey hosted a Women's EuroHockey Championship event.[2]
Ukraine won their second title by defeating the defending champions and hosts Turkey 10–1 in the final. Hungary won their first ever EuroHockey Championship III medal by defeating Luxembourg 2–1 in the bronze medal match.
The four teams qualified based on their performance in the 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers, with the teams finishing sixth and lower qualifying for the Championship III. Ukraine originally qualified for the Championship II but withdrew and Turkey was asked to take over the place but declined. The second highest-ranked team in the qualifiers Croatia accepted the invitation and was promoted. Gibraltar withdrew and when Ukraine wanted to rejoin the competition they were allowed back in the Championship III.[1]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22–25 August 2024 | EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | Glasgow, Scotland | 0 |  Croatia |
| Douai, France | 3 |  Luxembourg Turkey Ukraine | ||
| N/a | FIH Women's World Ranking | N/a | 1 |  Gibraltar Hungary |
| Total | 4 | |||
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Turkey (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Ukraine |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 3 | +33 | 6 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 3 | Third place match |
| 4 | Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 |
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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