The Women's EuroHockey Championship III, formerly known as the Women'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: 2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship III | |
| Formerly | Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 2005 |
| First season | 2005 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Turkey (2nd title) (2023) |
| Most titles | Turkey Wales (2 titles each) |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
This is the lowest tier and there is promotion to the second tier.[1] The two first ranked teams qualify for the next Women's EuroHockey Championship II and are replaced by the two lowest-ranked teams from that tournament.
The tournament has been won by eight different teams: Wales has the most titles with two and the Czech Republic, France, Lithuania, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine have all won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Lipovci, Slovenia and was won by Ukraine.[2]
Results
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2005 Details |
Prague, Czech Republic |  Czech Republic |
3–2 |  Austria |
 Slovakia |
3–2 |  Croatia |
8 | |||
| 2007 Details |
Zagreb, Croatia |  Wales |
2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–0 p.s.) |
 Poland |
 Switzerland |
1–0 | Slovakia |
7 | |||
| 2009 Details |
Olten, Switzerland | Switzerland |
2–0 | Czech Republic |
Austria |
2–0 | Slovakia |
5 | |||
| 2011 Details |
Vienna, Austria |  Lithuania |
Round-robin | Austria |
Czech Republic |
Round-robin |  Turkey |
6 | |||
| 2013 Details |
Athens, Greece | Wales |
Round-robin | Czech Republic |
Switzerland |
Round-robin | Turkey |
6 | |||
| 2015 Details |
Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia |  Russia |
Round-robin | Lithuania |
Turkey |
Round-robin | Croatia |
5 | |||
| 2017 Details |
Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia | Turkey |
2–1 | Switzerland |
Lithuania |
6–1 | Croatia |
5 | |||
| 2019 Details |
Lipovci, Slovenia |  France |
4–3 | Lithuania |
Switzerland |
0–0 (2–1 s.o.) |
Croatia |
7 | |||
| 2021 Details |
Lipovci, Slovenia |  Ukraine |
2–1 | Switzerland |
Turkey |
3–0 | Croatia |
7 | |||
| 2023 Details |
Zagreb, Croatia | Turkey |
3–1 | Switzerland |
 Gibraltar |
2–1 | Croatia |
4 | |||
Summary
edit| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey
|
2 (2017, 2023) | 2 (2015, 2021) | 2 (2011, 2013) | |
| Wales
|
2 (2007, 2013) | |||
 Switzerland
|
1 (2009*) | 3 (2017, 2021, 2023) | 3 (2007, 2013, 2019) | |
 Czech Republic
|
1 (2005*) | 2 (2009, 2013) | 1 (2011) | |
 Lithuania
|
1 (2011) | 2 (2015, 2019) | 1 (2017) | |
 Ukraine
|
1 (2021) | |||
 France
|
1 (2019) | |||
 Russia
|
1 (2015) | |||
 Austria
|
2 (2005, 2011*) | 1 (2009) | ||
 Poland
|
1 (2007) | |||
 Slovakia
|
1 (2005) | 2 (2007, 2009) | ||
 Gibraltar
|
1 (2023) | |||
 Croatia
|
6 (2005, 2015*, 2017*, 2019, 2021, 2023*) |
- * = host nation
Team appearances
edit| Team | 2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
 2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
 2019 |
2021 |
2023 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
|
2nd | – | 3rd | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
 Bulgaria
|
6th | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Croatia
|
4th | 5th | – | – | – | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 7 |
| Czech Republic
|
1st | – | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| France
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | 1 |
 Georgia
|
– | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Gibraltar
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 1 |
| Greece
|
– | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Hungary
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | 1 |
| Lithuania
|
– | – | – | 1st | – | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | – | – | 4 |
| Poland
|
– | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Portugal
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | 1 |
| Russia
|
– | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Serbia
|
– | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Serbia and Montenegro
|
7th | Defunct | 1 | ||||||||
| Slovenia
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 7th | 7th | – | 3 |
| Slovakia
|
3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | – | – | 5th | 6th | – | 7 |
| Switzerland
|
5th | 3rd | 1st | – | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 9 |
| Turkey
|
8th | 6th | – | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | – | 3rd | 1st | 8 |
| Ukraine
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | 1 |
| Wales
|
– | 1st | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | [3] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://www.eurohockey.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=17&Itemid=26 EHF website
- ^ "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 20. Retrieved 2 August 2019.