Men's EuroHockey Championship III
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The Men's EuroHockey Championship III, formerly known as the Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, is a competition for European national field hockey teams. It is the third level of European field hockey Championships for national teams.
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship III | |
| Formerly | Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 2005 |
| First season | 2005 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion |  Ukraine (3rd title) (2025) |
| Most titles | Ukraine (3 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
Underneath the Championship III there exists at least one division of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge, like EuroHockey Championship IV. There is promotion and relegation.[1] The two first ranked teams qualify for the next EuroHockey Championship II and are replaced by the two lowest-ranked teams from that tournament. The teams finishing in seventh and eighth positions are relegated to the EuroHockey Championship IV and replaced by the first or two highest-ranked from that tournament.
The tournament has been won by eight different teams: Ukraine have the most titles with three followed by Belarus who have two and Azerbaijan, Croatia, Poland, Russia, Switzerland and Wales have all won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Kırklareli, Turkey and was won by Ukraine.
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2005 Details |
Vinnytsia, Ukraine | Ukraine |
2–0 |  Portugal |
 Gibraltar |
5–3 |  Croatia |
7 | |||
| 2007 Details |
Kazan, Russia |  Russia |
Round-robin |  Belarus |
Croatia |
Round-robin |  Azerbaijan |
6 | |||
| 2009 Details |
Zagreb, Croatia | Ukraine |
3–0 |  Sweden |
Portugal |
2–1 | Azerbaijan |
7 | |||
| 2011 Details |
Catania, Italy | Azerbaijan |
3–2 |  Italy |
Gibraltar |
5–4 |  Switzerland |
7 | |||
| 2013 Details |
Lausanne, Switzerland | Switzerland |
7–1 | Croatia |
 Belarus |
7–6 | Portugal |
8 | |||
| 2015 Details |
Lisbon, Portugal |  Wales |
1–1 (2–0 s.o.) |
Portugal |
Italy |
7–3 | Belarus |
6 | |||
| 2017 Details |
Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia | Belarus |
1–1 (3–2 s.o.) |
Italy |
Croatia |
3–1 |  Turkey |
7 | |||
| 2019 Details |
Gibraltar | Croatia |
5–4 | Switzerland |
Gibraltar |
7–2 | Portugal |
8 | |||
| 2021 Details |
Lousada, Portugal | Belarus |
4–0 |  Czech Republic |
Turkey |
3–3 (4–3 s.o.) |
Portugal |
7 | |||
| 2023 Details |
Skierniewice, Poland |  Poland |
Round-robin | Croatia |
Gibraltar |
Round-robin |  Malta |
6 | |||
| 2025 Details |
Kırklareli, Turkey | Ukraine |
9–5 | Turkey |
 Lithuania |
3–1 |  Bulgaria |
8 | |||
Summary
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine |
3 (2005*, 2009, 2025) | |||
| Belarus |
2 (2017, 2021) | 1 (2007) | 1 (2013) | 1 (2015) |
| Croatia |
1 (2019) | 2 (2013, 2023) | 2 (2007, 2017*) | 1 (2005) |
 Switzerland |
1 (2013*) | 1 (2019) | 1 (2011) | |
| Azerbaijan |
1 (2011) | 2 (2007, 2009) | ||
| Poland |
1 (2023*) | |||
| Russia |
1 (2007*) | |||
| Wales |
1 (2015) | |||
| Portugal |
2 (2005, 2015*) | 1 (2009) | 3 (2013, 2019, 2021*) | |
| Italy |
2 (2011*, 2017) | 1 (2015) | ||
| Turkey |
1 (2025*) | 1 (2021) | 1 (2017) | |
| Sweden |
1 (2009) | |||
| Czech Republic |
1 (2021) | |||
| Gibraltar |
4 (2005, 2011, 2019*, 2023) | |||
| Lithuania |
1 (2025) | |||
| Malta |
1 (2023) | |||
| Bulgaria |
1 (2025) |
- * = host nation
Team appearances
| Team | 2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
2023 |
2025 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan |
– | 4th | 4th | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Belarus |
– | 2nd | – | – | 3rd | 4th | 1st | – | 1st | – | – | 5 |
| Bulgaria |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 1 |
| Croatia |
4th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 2nd | – | 3rd | 1st | – | 2nd | – | 8 |
| Czech Republic |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | – | – | 1 |
 Denmark |
– | 5th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Finland |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 1 |
| Gibraltar |
3rd | – | – | 3rd | 5th | – | – | 3rd | WD | 3rd | WD | 5 |
 Greece |
5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Hungary |
7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | WD | – | 7th | 2 |
| Italy |
– | – | – | 2nd | – | 3rd | 2nd | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Lithuania |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 5 |
 Luxembourg |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 1 |
| Malta |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 8th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 5 |
| Poland |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | 1 |
| Portugal |
2nd | – | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 2nd | – | 4th | 4th | – | – | 7 |
| Russia |
– | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Serbia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | 1 |
 Slovakia |
– | – | – | 7th | 8th | – | 7th | 6th | 5th | – | – | 5 |
 Slovenia |
– | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sweden |
6th | 6th | 2nd | – | 6th | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Switzerland |
– | – | – | 4th | 1st | – | – | 2nd | – | – | – | 3 |
| Turkey |
– | – | – | – | 7th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | – | 2nd | 6 |
| Ukraine |
1st | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | 3 |
| Wales |
– | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | [2] |