2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

The 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the 5th edition of the men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.

2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
CityLausanne
Dates12–18 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Switzerland (1st title)
Runner-up Croatia
Third place Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored132 (6.6 per match)
2011 (previous) (next) 2015

It was held from 12 to 18 August 2013 in Lausanne, Switzerland.[1] The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship II, with the finalists qualifying.

Qualified teams

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

Event Dates Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
2011 EuroHockey Championship II 8—14 August 2011 Vinnytsia, Ukraine 2  Belarus (35)
 Sweden (37)
2011 EuroHockey Championship III 23–30 July 2011 Catania, Italy 5  Croatia (49)
 Gibraltar (41)
 Portugal (45)
 Slovakia (51)
  Switzerland (43)
2011 EuroHockey Championship IV 2–7 August 2011 Athens, Greece 1  Turkey (53)
Total 8

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 9 6 +3 7 Semi-finals
2  Belarus 3 2 0 1 14 3 +11 6
3  Gibraltar 3 1 0 2 8 9 1 3 Pool C
4  Turkey 3 0 1 2 3 16 13 1
12 August 2013
Belarus  1–2  Croatia
12 August 2013
Gibraltar  5–0  Turkey

13 August 2013
Gibraltar  1–5  Belarus
13 August 2013
Croatia  3–3  Turkey

15 August 2013
Croatia  4–2  Turkey
15 August 2013
Belarus  8–0  Turkey

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland (H) 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 9 Semi-finals
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
3  Sweden 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 3 Pool C
4  Slovakia 3 0 0 3 1 19 18 0
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Host.
12 August 2013
Sweden  1–4  Portugal
12 August 2013
Switzerland   7–0  Slovakia

13 August 2013
Switzerland   4–1  Sweden
13 August 2013
Portugal  6–1  Slovakia

15 August 2013
Portugal  0–3   Switzerland
15 August 2013
Sweden  6–0  Slovakia

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
5  Gibraltar 3 3 0 0 14 5 +9 9
6  Sweden 3 2 0 1 16 4 +12 6
7  Turkey 3 1 0 2 9 16 7 3
8  Slovakia 3 0 0 3 6 20 14 0 EuroHockey Championship IV
17 August 2013
 Gibraltar 3–2  Sweden
17 August 2013
 Turkey 8–3  Slovakia

18 August 2013
 Turkey 1–8  Sweden
18 August 2013
 Gibraltar 6–3  Slovakia

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 August
 
 
 Belarus2
 
18 August
 
  Switzerland5
 
  Switzerland7
 
17 August
 
 Croatia1
 
 Croatia2
 
 
 Portugal1
 
Third place
 
 
18 August
 
 
 Belarus7
 
 
 Portugal6

Semi-finals

17 August 2013
 Belarus 2–5   Switzerland

17 August 2019
 Croatia 2–1  Portugal

Third and fourth place

18 August 2013
 Belarus 7–6  Portugal

Final

18 August 2013
  Switzerland 7–1  Croatia

Final standings

RankTeam
  Switzerland
 Croatia
 Belarus
4  Portugal
5  Gibraltar
6  Sweden
7  Turkey
8  Slovakia

  Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship IV

References

  1. "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships III - 2013". TheSports.org.
  2. "Teams" (PDF). fih ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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