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EuroHockey Championship IV

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EuroHockey Championship IV
Most recent season or competition:
2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV
FormerlyEuroHockey Nations Challenge II
SportField hockey
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
First season2005
No. of teams6
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Hungary (1st title)
(2019)
Most titles Gibraltar (2 titles)
Level on pyramid4

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.

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 was supposed to be held in Kordin, Malta in August 2021 but was cancelled due to the travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

Results

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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 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Cancelled

Summary

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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

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Team Malta
2005
Slovenia
2007
Slovakia
2009
Greece
2011
Greece
2013
Lithuania
2015
Slovenia
2017
Finland
2019
Total
 Azerbaijan 2nd 1
 Bulgaria 6th 3rd 3rd 2nd 4
 Cyprus 4th 4th 3rd 7th 4th 4th 6
 Denmark 1st 2nd 2
 Finland 7th 6th 5th 2nd 2
 Georgia 5th 1
 Gibraltar 1st 1st 2
 Greece 4th 2nd 1st 3
 Hungary 5th 3rd 1st 3
 Lithuania 4th 3rd 2
 Malta 3rd 4th 2
 Norway 8th 3rd 2
 Serbia 3rd 1
 Slovakia 5th 2nd 1st 3
 Slovenia 1st 2nd 5th 3
 Turkey 2nd 1st 2
Total 4 7 4 5 3 8 5 5 [4]

See also

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References

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  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. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "EuroHockey Championship II, III to go-ahead". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 31 May 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 21. Retrieved 28 August 2019.[permanent dead link]
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