EuroHockey Championship IV

The EuroHockey Championship IV, formerly known as the EuroHockey Nations Challenge II, is a competition for European national field hockey teams. It is the fourth level of the European field hockey Championships for national teams.

EuroHockey Championship IV
Most recent season or competition:
2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV
FormerlyEuroHockey Nations Challenge II
SportField hockey
Founded2005 (2005)
Inaugural season2005
No. of teams6
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Hungary (1st title)
(2019)
Most titles Gibraltar (2 titles)
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toEuroHockey Championship III

For men's national teams this is the lowest tier. There is promotion and relegation.[1] The one or two first ranked teams qualify for the next Men's EuroHockey Championship III and are replaced by the one or two lowest-ranked teams from that tournament.

The tournament has been won by seven different teams: Gibraltar has the most titles with two and Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey have all won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Helsinki, Finland and was won by Hungary. The next edition will be held in Kordin, Malta in August 2021.[2]

Results

Year Host Final Third place game
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2005
Details
Kordin, Malta
Denmark
3–0
Azerbaijan

Malta
2–1
Cyprus
2007
Details
Predanovci, Slovenia
Slovenia
5–0
Turkey

Serbia
6–1
Lithuania
2009
Details
Bratislava, Slovakia
Gibraltar
Round-robin
Slovakia

Bulgaria
Round-robin
Greece
2011
Details
Athens, Greece
Turkey
Round-robin
Greece

Bulgaria
Round-robin
Cyprus
2013
Details
Athens, Greece
Greece
Round-robin
Bulgaria

Cyprus
Only three teams
2015
Details
Vilnius, Lithuania
Slovakia
3–1
Denmark

Lithuania
4–1
Malta
2017
Details
Lipovci, Slovenia
Gibraltar
Round-robin
Slovenia

Hungary
Round-robin
Cyprus
2019
Details
Helsinki, Finland
Hungary
Round-robin
Finland

Norway
Round-robin
Cyprus
2021
Details
Kordin, Malta

Summary

Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 Gibraltar 2 (2009, 2017)
 Greece 1 (2013*) 1 (2011*) 1 (2009)
 Denmark 1 (2005) 1 (2015)
 Slovakia 1 (2015) 1 (2009*)
 Slovenia 1 (2007*) 1 (2017*)
 Turkey 1 (2011) 1 (2007)
 Hungary 1 (2019) 1 (2017)
 Bulgaria 1 (2013) 2 (2009, 2011)
 Azerbaijan 1 (2005)
 Finland 1 (2019*)
 Cyprus 1 (2013) 4 (2005, 2011, 2017, 2019)
 Lithuania 1 (2015*) 1 (2007)
 Malta 1 (2005*) 1 (2015)
 Norway 1 (2019)
 Serbia 1 (2007)
* = host nation

Team appearances

Team
2005

2007

2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021
Total
 Azerbaijan 2nd1
 Bulgaria 6th3rd3rd2nd4
 Cyprus 4th4th3rd7th4th4thQ7
 Denmark 1st2ndQ3
 Finland 7th6th5th2ndQ5
 Georgia 5th1
 Gibraltar 1st1st2
 Greece 4th2nd1st3
 Hungary 5th3rd1st3
 Lithuania 4th3rd2
 Malta 3rd4thQ3
 Norway 8th3rdQ3
 Serbia 3rd1
 Slovakia 5th2nd1st3
 Slovenia 1st2nd5th3
 Sweden Q1
 Turkey 2nd1st2
Total474538556[3]

See also

References

  1. http://www.eurohockey.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=17&Itemid=26 EHF website
  2. "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 21. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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