| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Croatia | ||
| City | Sveti Ivan Zelina | ||
| Dates | 30 July – 5 August | ||
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Belarus (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Italy | ||
| Third place |  Croatia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 84 (5.6 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Mikhail Paulovich (6 goals) | ||
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The EuroHockey Championship III 2017 was the seventh edition of the EuroHockey Championship III, the third tier of the European field hockey championships. It was held from 30 July until 5 August 2017 in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia.[1] The tournament also allowed for promotion to the 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship II, with the winner (Belarus) and runner-up (Italy) being promoted.
Qualified teams
The following seven teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.[2]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quota(s) | Qualifier(s) |
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| 19–27 July 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Championship II | Prague, Czech Republic | 1 | Croatia (42).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
| 19–25 July 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Championship III | Lisbon, Portugal | 3 | Belarus (38) Italy (35) Sweden Turkey (47) |
| 19–25 July 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Championship IV | Vilnius, Lithuania | 3 |  Denmark Lithuania (58) Malta (67) Slovakia (52) |
| Total | 7 | |||
Format
The seven teams were split into two groups of three and four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom team from pool A and the bottom two teams from pool B played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. Because of only sevens teams participating, no teams were relegated.
Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Italy |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Turkey |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 3 | Slovakia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | Pool C |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Belarus |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Croatia (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 6 | |
| 3 | Lithuania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Malta |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
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Fifth to seventh place classification
Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 5 | Malta |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 3 |
| 6 | Lithuania |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 7 | Slovakia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
| Belarus | 6 | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| Belarus (s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
| Italy | 1 (2) | |||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 August | ||||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Final standings
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Belarus |
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Italy |
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Croatia |
| 4 | Turkey |
| 5 | Malta |
| 6 | Lithuania |
| 7 | Slovakia |
Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II
References
- ↑ "EuroHockey Championship III 2017 Men". tms.fih.ch. 13 July 2018.
- ↑ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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