2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

The 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the tenth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 23 to 29 July 2023 in Skierniewice, Poland.[1]

2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship
III
Tournament details
Host countryPoland
CitySkierniewice
Dates23–29 July
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Poland (1st title)
Runner-up Croatia
Third place Gibraltar
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored112 (7.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)Poland Eryk Bembenek (11 goals)
Best playerPoland Mateusz Nowakowski
Best goalkeeperGibraltar Joseph Borg
2021 (previous) (next) 2025

Qualification edit

Four teams qualified based on their performance in the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers, with the fourth-placed teams qualifiying for the Championship III. The other teams qualified based on their FIH Men's World Ranking

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
17–20 August 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers Ourense, Spain 1   Poland
23–26 August 2022 Vienna, Austria 1   Croatia
24–27 August 2022 Calais, France 1   Lithuania
Glasgow, Scotland 1   Gibraltar
21 September 2022 FIH Men's World Ranking 2   Malta
  Serbia
Total 6

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Poland (H) 5 5 0 0 45 1 +44 15
2   Croatia 5 4 0 1 22 10 +12 12
3   Gibraltar 5 3 0 2 16 16 0 9
4   Malta 5 1 1 3 14 16 −2 4
5   Lithuania 5 1 1 3 13 18 −5 4
6   Serbia 5 0 0 5 2 51 −49 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[2]
(H) Hosts
24 July 2023
10:30
Croatia   3–1   Lithuania
Jazbec   24'
Žlimen   37'
Fujs   37'
Report Ridlauskas   14'
Umpires:
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)
Sammy Howard (GIB)
24 July 2023
12:45
Gibraltar   3–2   Malta
Bossano-Anes   19'
Lopez   22'
Balban   32'
Report Z. Degiovanni   50'
S. Plaehn   60'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
24 July 2023
18500
Poland   23–0   Serbia
Nowakowski   1'
Jarzynski   2'14'25'29'43'49'60'60'
Pawlak   19'
Bembenek   21'34'41'48'
Jarzembowski   23'47'48'
Popowski   38'
Małecki   38'
Głowacki   39'
Kurowski   53'
Koperski   58'
Wachowiak   59'
Report
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Andrija Flikač (CRO)

25 July 2023
13:30
Gibraltar   7–2   Lithuania
Lopez   2'
Hernandez   14'60'
Balban   25'
Caetano   38'51'
Bossano-Anes   39'
Report Jackevicius   12'
Ridlauskas   44'
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Edward Hughes (MLT)
25 July 2023
15:45
Serbia   0–7   Croatia
Report Sluga   8'
Krleža   16'17'20'27'
Fujs   38'60'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Sammy Howard (GIB)
25 July 2023
18:00
Poland   6–0   Malta
Bembenek   15'51'60'
Kurowski   26'
Nowakowski   36'
Pawlak   57'
Report
Umpires:
Andrija Filkač (CRO)
Karolis Donculas (LTU)

26 July 2023
13:30
Serbia   0–5   Gibraltar
Report Balban   6'36'
Stagno   21'
Hernandez   22'
Cerisola   55'
Umpires:
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
David Sweetman (SCO)
26 July 2023
15:45
Lithuania   2–2   Malta
Stankevič   15'
Pocevicius   27'
Report T. Degiovanni   54'
Z. Degiovanni   59'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Sammy Howard (GIB)
26 July 2023
18:00
Croatia   1–6   Poland
Fujs   29' Report Koperski   18'
Nowakowski   19'
Bembenek   20'22'
Jarzembowski   24'27'
Umpires:
Edward Hughes (MLT)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)

28 July 2023
10:00
Lithuania   8–2   Serbia
Balbatunovas   13'29'
Sinkevičius   17'34'
Aleknavičius   27'
Pocevicius   28'
Ridlauskas   30'
Stankevič   54'
Report Losonci   16'
Marjanušić   45'
Umpires:
Edward Hughes (MLT)
Andrija Filkač (CRO)
28 July 2023
12:15
Malta   2–5   Croatia
Chircop   15'
Calleja   57'
Report Krajinović   21'
Ćaćić   27'
Fujs   34'
Sluga   36'
Mesarić   39'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Sammy Howard (GIB)
28 July 2023
14:30
Gibraltar   0–6   Poland
Report Rutkowski   1'16'37'60'
Bembenek   18'
Małecki   55'
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)

29 July 2023
09:30
Malta   8–0   Serbia
T. Degiovanni   6'58'60+'
Calleja   21'
Agius   22'
Z. Degiovanni   29'
Bajada   52'
Zahra   57'
Report
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)
29 July 2023
11:45
Croatia   6–1   Gibraltar
Krleža   9'17'
Fujs   22'
Grugurev   23'
Ćaćić   40'
Zlatar   59'
Report Hernandez   7'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
29 July 2023
14:00
Poland   4–0   Lithuania
Rutkowski   12'
Małecki   26'
Pawlak   28'
Bembenek   36'
Report
Umpires:
Edward Hughes (MLT)
Andrija Filkač (CRO)

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    Poland
    Croatia
    Gibraltar
4   Malta
5   Lithuania
6   Serbia

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Venues announced for 2023 EuroHockey Championship II and III events". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. ^ "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.