2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I

The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I was the first edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, the third level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, from September 11 to September 17, 2005.

2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
Tournament details
Host countryUkraine
CityVinnytsia
Dates11–17 September
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Ukraine (1st title)
Runner-up Portugal
Third place Gibraltar
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored79 (5.27 per match)
(next) 2007

The number one and two teams were promoted to the "B"-level, the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, while no team was relegated to the "D"-level, the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge II.

Results

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Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ukraine (H) 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Semi-finals
2   Croatia 2 1 0 1 6 6 0 3
3   Sweden 2 0 0 2 2 10 −8 0 5–7th place semi-final
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts
11 September 2005
Ukraine   4–1   Croatia

13 September 2005
Sweden   2–5   Croatia

14 September 2005
Sweden   0–5   Ukraine

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Semi-finals
2   Gibraltar 3 2 0 1 12 3 +9 6
3   Greece 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3 Fifth place game
4   Hungary 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0 5–7th place semi-final
11 September 2005
Hungary   2–4   Greece
11 September 2005
Gibraltar   3–6   Portugal

12 September 2005
Hungary   0–4   Portugal
12 September 2005
Gibraltar   2–1   Greece

14 September 2005
Greece   0–7   Portugal
14 September 2005
Gibraltar   8–0   Hungary

Fifth to seventh place classification

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5–7th place semi-finalFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
17 September
 
 
  Greece2
 
16 September
 
  Sweden1
 
  Sweden5
 
 
  Hungary1
 

5–7th place semi-final

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16 September 2005
Sweden   5–1   Hungary

Fifth place game

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17 September 2005
Sweden   1–2   Greece

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 July
 
 
  Ukraine2
 
30 July
 
  Gibraltar1
 
  Ukraine2
 
30 July
 
  Portugal0
 
  Portugal3
 
 
  Croatia0
 
Third place
 
 
30 July
 
 
  Gibraltar5
 
 
  Croatia3

Semi-finals

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16 September 2005
Ukraine   2–1   Gibraltar

16 September 2005
Portugal   3–0   Croatia

Third place game

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17 September 2005
Gibraltar   5–3   Croatia

Final

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17 September 2005
Ukraine   2–0   Portugal

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Ukraine
    Portugal
    Gibraltar
4   Croatia
5   Greece
6   Sweden
7   Hungary

  Promoted to the EuroHockey Nations Trophy

See also

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