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.
| Most recent season or competition: 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV | |
| Formerly | EuroHockey Nations Challenge II |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 2005 |
| First season | 2005 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Hungary (1st title) (2019) |
| Most titles |  Gibraltar (2 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 4 |
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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| Team | 2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
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 edit
References 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. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 21. Retrieved 28 August 2019.[permanent dead link]