2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

The 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the sixth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.

2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Dates	19–25 July
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Estrada Biscoiteiras
Final positions
Champions	Wales (1st title)
Runner-up	Portugal
Third place	Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	88 (8 per match)
Top scorer(s)	David Franco Gareth Furlong Ivan Kisialevich (5 goals)
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It was held from 19 until 25 July 2015 in Lisbon, Portugal. The winner and runner-up of this tournament were promoted to the 2017 EuroHockey Championship II.

Qualified teams

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
3–11 August 2013	2013 EuroHockey Championship II	Vienna, Austria	2	Wales Italy
12–18 August 2013	2013 EuroHockey Championship III	Lausanne, Switzerland	4	Belarus Gibraltar Portugal Sweden Turkey
21–26 July	2013 EuroHockey Championship IV	Athens, Greece	0	Greece
Total			6

Format

The six teams were split into two groups of three teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played against each other to determine the 5th and 6th place teams.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wales	2	2	0	0	20	1	+19	6	Semi-finals
2	Portugal (H)	2	1	0	1	11	5	+6	3
3	Sweden	2	0	0	2	1	26	−25	0	Fifth place game

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

19 July 2015 18:45 Wales 4–1 Portugal Kelly  15' Carson  34' Shipperley  47' Francis  66' Report Franco  59' Umpires: Johannes Berneth (GER) Nicklas Stenberg (SWE)

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21 July 2015 16:30 Sweden 0–16 Wales Report Furlong  6', 11', 16' Gowman  9', 30', 56' Naughalty  18', 48', 70+' Carson  19', 37', 49' Brignull  45' Francis  47' Hutchinson  52' Kyriakides  65' Umpires: Pietro Gallaigani (ITA) Andrei Kliatskov (BLR)

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22 July 2015 18:45 Portugal 10–1 Sweden Moreira  6' Pereira  18' Franco  32', 43', 46', 66' Silva  48' Rodrigues  51' Santos  53' Ribeiro  56' Report Hellstrand  60' Umpires: Pietro Galligani (ITA) Yucel Erdogan (TUR)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	2	2	0	0	9	3	+6	6	Semi-finals
2	Belarus	2	1	0	1	14	5	+9	3
3	Turkey	2	0	0	2	1	16	−15	0	Fifth place game

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

19 July 2015 16:30 Italy 5–0 Turkey Nunez  29' Julian Montone  45' Carta  60' Dussi  65' Malta  68' Report Umpires: Luis Martinez (ESP) Kevin Roberts (WAL)

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21 July 2015 18:45 Belarus 3–4 Italy Radzivinovich  8' Hancharou  36', 62' Report Keenan  24', 29' Cioli  52' Malta  58' Umpires: Pedro Santos (POR) Yucel Erdogan (TUR)

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22 July 2015 16:30 Turkey 1–11 Belarus Coklu  56' Report Kisialevich  10', 17', 44', 51' Mikheichyk  20', 27', 56' Hancharou  24' Satsiuk  34' Radzivinovich  41' Lutsevich  55' Umpires: Nicklas Stenberg (SWE) Kevin Roberts (WAL)

Fifth to sixth place classification

24 July 2015 14:00 Sweden 2–8 Turkey Eliasson  27' Wilander  66' Report Özkiliç  17', 52' Acikgoz  40' Özul  42', 59' Kilinc  50' Guden  69' Demirel  70+' Umpires: Pedro Santos (POR) Kevin ROberts (WAL)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 July
	Italy	1 (0)
					25 July
	Portugal (p.s.o)	1 (2)
					Portugal	0
	24 July
					Wales	4
	Wales	5
	Belarus	1
					Third place
					25 July
					Italy	7
					Belarus	3

Semi-finals

24 July 2015 16:15 Italy 1–1 Portugal Julian Montone  51' Report Silva  15' Penalties Andrea Nunez Manes Dussi 0–2 Silva Tavares Santos Umpires: Johannes Berneth (GER) Andrei Kliatskov (BLR)

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24 July 2015 18:45 Wales 5–1 Belarus Kyriakides  4' Hawker  26', 70' Francis  60' Naughalty  62' Report Lutsevich  57' Umpires: Pietro Galligani (ITA) Luis Martinez (ESP)

Third place game

25 July 2015 16:15 Italy 7–3 Belarus Corsi  9', 39' de Vivo  30' Julian Montone  41', 62' Cioli  45' Nunez  47' Report Hancharou  23' Radzivinovich  61' Kisialevich Umpires: Johannes Berneth (GER) Nicklas Stenberg (SWE)

Final

25 July 2015 18:45 Portugal 0–4 Wales Report Furlong  12', 43' Hawker  29' Francis  40' Umpires: Luis Martinez (ESP) Andrei Kliatskov (BLR)

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Wales
	Portugal
	Italy
4	Belarus
5	Turkey
6	Sweden

  Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II

See also

• 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
• 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV
• 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship III