2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship
III
Tournament details
Host countryPoland
CitySkierniewice
Dates23–29 July
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Poland (1st title)
Runner-up Croatia
Third place Gibraltar
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored112 (7.47 per match)
Top scorer(s) Eryk Bembenek (11 goals)
Best player Mateusz Nowakowski
Best goalkeeper Joseph Borg
2021 (previous) (next) 2025

The 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the tenth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 23 to 29 July 2023 in Skierniewice, Poland.[1]

Qualification

Four teams qualified based on their performance in the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers, with the fourth-placed teams qualifying for the Championship III. The other teams qualified based on their FIH Men's World Ranking.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
17–20 August 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers Ourense, Spain 1  Poland
23–26 August 2022 Vienna, Austria 1  Croatia
24–27 August 2022 Calais, France 1  Lithuania
Glasgow, Scotland 1  Gibraltar
21 September 2022 FIH Men's World Ranking 2  Malta
 Serbia
Total 6

Points table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Poland (H) 5 5 0 0 45 1 +44 15
2  Croatia 5 4 0 1 22 10 +12 12
3  Gibraltar 5 3 0 2 16 16 0 9
4  Malta 5 1 1 3 14 16 −2 4
5  Lithuania 5 1 1 3 13 18 −5 4
6  Serbia 5 0 0 5 2 51 −49 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.[2]
(H) Hosts

Matches

24 July 2023
10:30
Croatia  3–1  Lithuania
Jazbec  24'
Žlimen  37'
Fujs  37'
Report Ridlauskas  14'
Umpires:
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)
Sammy Howard (GIB)
24 July 2023
12:45
Gibraltar  3–2  Malta
Bossano-Anes  19'
Lopez  22'
Balban  32'
Report Z. Degiovanni  50'
S. Plaehn  60'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
24 July 2023
18500
Poland  23–0  Serbia
Nowakowski  1'
Jarzynski  2'14'25'29'43'49'60'60'
Pawlak  19'
Bembenek  21'34'41'48'
Jarzembowski  23'47'48'
Popowski  38'
Małecki  38'
Głowacki  39'
Kurowski  53'
Koperski  58'
Wachowiak  59'
Report
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Andrija Flikač (CRO)

25 July 2023
13:30
Gibraltar  7–2  Lithuania
Lopez  2'
Hernandez  14'60'
Balban  25'
Caetano  38'51'
Bossano-Anes  39'
Report Jackevicius  12'
Ridlauskas  44'
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Edward Hughes (MLT)
25 July 2023
15:45
Serbia  0–7  Croatia
Report Sluga  8'
Krleža  16'17'20'27'
Fujs  38'60'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Sammy Howard (GIB)
25 July 2023
18:00
Poland  6–0  Malta
Bembenek  15'51'60'
Kurowski  26'
Nowakowski  36'
Pawlak  57'
Report
Umpires:
Andrija Filkač (CRO)
Karolis Donculas (LTU)

26 July 2023
13:30
Serbia  0–5  Gibraltar
Report Balban  6'36'
Stagno  21'
Hernandez  22'
Cerisola  55'
Umpires:
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
David Sweetman (SCO)
26 July 2023
15:45
Lithuania  2–2  Malta
Stankevič  15'
Pocevicius  27'
Report T. Degiovanni  54'
Z. Degiovanni  59'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Sammy Howard (GIB)
26 July 2023
18:00
Croatia  1–6  Poland
Fujs  29' Report Koperski  18'
Nowakowski  19'
Bembenek  20'22'
Jarzembowski  24'27'
Umpires:
Edward Hughes (MLT)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)

28 July 2023
10:00
Lithuania  8–2  Serbia
Balbatunovas  13'29'
Sinkevičius  17'34'
Aleknavičius  27'
Pocevicius  28'
Ridlauskas  30'
Stankevič  54'
Report Losonci  16'
Marjanušić  45'
Umpires:
Edward Hughes (MLT)
Andrija Filkač (CRO)
28 July 2023
12:15
Malta  2–5  Croatia
Chircop  15'
Calleja  57'
Report Krajinović  21'
Ćaćić  27'
Fujs  34'
Sluga  36'
Mesarić  39'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Sammy Howard (GIB)
28 July 2023
14:30
Gibraltar  0–6  Poland
Report Rutkowski  1'16'37'60'
Bembenek  18'
Małecki  55'
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)

29 July 2023
09:30
Malta  8–0  Serbia
T. Degiovanni  6'58'60+'
Calleja  21'
Agius  22'
Z. Degiovanni  29'
Bajada  52'
Zahra  57'
Report
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)
29 July 2023
11:45
Croatia  6–1  Gibraltar
Krleža  9'17'
Fujs  22'
Grugurev  23'
Ćaćić  40'
Zlatar  59'
Report Hernandez  7'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
29 July 2023
14:00
Poland  4–0  Lithuania
Rutkowski  12'
Małecki  26'
Pawlak  28'
Bembenek  36'
Report
Umpires:
Edward Hughes (MLT)
Andrija Filkač (CRO)

Final standings

Rank Team
 Poland
 Croatia
 Gibraltar
4  Malta
5  Lithuania
6  Serbia

See also

References

  1. ^ "Venues announced for 2023 EuroHockey Championship II and III events". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. ^ "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.