| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Gibraltar | ||
| Dates | 28 July – 3 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Victoria Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Croatia (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | ||
| Third place |  Gibraltar | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 110 (5.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png.webp) Martin Greder (6 goals) | ||
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The 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the 8th edition of the men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the European field hockey Championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.
It was held from 28 July to 3 August 2019 in Gibraltar.[1] The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II, with the finalists Croatia and Switzerland qualifying.
Croatia won their first EuroHockey Championship III title by defeating Switzerland 5–4 in the final. The hosts Gibraltar won the bronze medal by defeating Portugal 7–2.
Qualified teams
The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.[2]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) | 
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| 6–12 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship II | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 |  Portugal (34) .svg.png.webp) Switzerland (31) | 
| 30 July – 5 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship III | Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia | 5 |  Croatia (40)  Lithuania (50)  Malta (52)  Slovakia (51)  Turkey (45) | 
| 31 July – 5 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship IV | Lipovci, Slovenia | 1 |  Gibraltar (60) | 
| Total | 8 | |||
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 | Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  Gibraltar (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | Pool C | 
| 4 |  Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 1 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 9 | Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | Pool C | 
| 4 |  Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 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]
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Fifth to eighth place classification
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 | 
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| 5 |  Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 6 |  Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Malta (R) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 | EuroHockey Championship IV | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[3]
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First to fourth place classification
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|  Portugal | 2 | |||||
| .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 4 | |||||
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|  Croatia | 5 | |||||
|  Croatia | 1 (4) | |||||
|  Gibraltar | 1 (1) | |||||
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|  Portugal | 2 | |||||
|  Gibraltar | 7 | |||||
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Statistics
Final standings
| Rank | Team | 
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|  |  Croatia | 
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|  |  Gibraltar | 
| 4 |  Portugal | 
| 5 |  Turkey | 
| 6 |  Slovakia | 
| 7 |  Lithuania | 
| 8 |  Malta | 
Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II
Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship IV
Goalscorers
There have been 110 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.5 goals per match.
6 goals
.svg.png.webp) Martin Greder Martin Greder
5 goals
 Julian Lopez Julian Lopez
4 goals
 Lucas Bachmann Lucas Bachmann
 Anže Fujs Anže Fujs
 Žygimantas Balsiukas Žygimantas Balsiukas
 Miguel Rodrigues Miguel Rodrigues
 Luis Tavares Luis Tavares
.svg.png.webp) Elias Brönnimann Elias Brönnimann
.svg.png.webp) Boris Stomps Boris Stomps
3 goals
 Filip Zlimen Filip Zlimen
 Julian Hernandez Julian Hernandez
 Rodrigo Castro Rodrigo Castro
 Vasco Ribeiro Vasco Ribeiro
.svg.png.webp) Pascal Knabenhans Pascal Knabenhans
2 goals
 Ivan Bagur Ivan Bagur
 Pavel Marković Pavel Marković
 Mario Mucić Mario Mucić
 Toni Premilovac Toni Premilovac
 Shane Ramagge Shane Ramagge
 Kristis Bubnelis Kristis Bubnelis
 Rokas Galkus Rokas Galkus
 Keith Bajada Keith Bajada
 Afonso Caramalho Afonso Caramalho
 Daniel Petraš Daniel Petraš
 Tomáš Romanec Tomáš Romanec
.svg.png.webp) Gael Wyss-Chodat Gael Wyss-Chodat
 Numan Poyraz Numan Poyraz
1 goal
 Petar Hršak Petar Hršak
 Josip Krleža Josip Krleža
 Marko Mucic Marko Mucic
 Zvonimir Vuk Zvonimir Vuk
 Eric Casciaro Eric Casciaro
 Gareth Henwood Gareth Henwood
 Carl Ramagge Carl Ramagge
 Kayron Stagno Kayron Stagno
 Christ Agius Christ Agius
 Jonathan Borg Jonathan Borg
 Keith Calleja Keith Calleja
 Joseph Cuschieri Joseph Cuschieri
 Juan Sarcia Juan Sarcia
 Joao Ferreira Joao Ferreira
 José Santos José Santos
 Ondrej Bitter Ondrej Bitter
 Matej Hruska Matej Hruska
 Matej Jelačič Matej Jelačič
 Zdenko Kovačevič Zdenko Kovačevič
 Matej Krampl Matej Krampl
 Tomáš Vacha Tomáš Vacha
.svg.png.webp) Nicolas Bergler Nicolas Bergler
.svg.png.webp) Lorenz Gassner Lorenz Gassner
.svg.png.webp) Mirko Hug Mirko Hug
.svg.png.webp) Sebastian Schneider Sebastian Schneider
 Onur Acikgoz Onur Acikgoz
 Isa Bakar Isa Bakar
 Müslüm Elagöz Müslüm Elagöz
 Vakif Kilinc Vakif Kilinc
 Yaşar Yilmaz Yaşar Yilmaz
Source: FIH
See also
References
- ↑ "2019 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ↑ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- 1 2 3 FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019


