The 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I was the third edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, the third level of the European field hockey Championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 25 to 31 July 2009 in Zagreb, Croatia.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Croatia | ||
| City | Zagreb | ||
| Dates | 25–31 July | ||
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Ukraine (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Sweden | ||
| Third place |  Portugal | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 81 (5.4 per match) | ||
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The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II, with the finalists, Ukraine and Sweden, qualifying.
Qualified teamsEdit
The following seven teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.[2]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 9—12 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Lisbon, Portugal | 2 | Ukraine (33) Portugal (26)
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| 9–15 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Challenge I | Kazan, Russia | 4 | Sweden (40) Azerbaijan (44) Croatia (48) Denmark (51)
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| 9–15 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Challenge II | Predanovci, Slovenia | 1 |  Slovenia (50)
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| Total | 7 | |||
ResultsEdit
All times are local (UTC+2).
Preliminary roundEdit
Pool AEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Azerbaijan
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Portugal
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Denmark
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 | Pool C |
Source: TheSports.org
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Pool BEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ukraine
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Sweden
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | Croatia (H)
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | Pool C |
| 4 | Slovenia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 |
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Fifth to seventh place classificationEdit
Pool CEdit
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 | Croatia (H)
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 6 | Slovenia
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| 7 | Denmark
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 0 |
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First to fourth place classificationEdit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | 4 (3) | |||||
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| Sweden (p.s.o.) | 4 (4) | |||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||
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| Ukraine | 3 | |||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||
| Ukraine | 7 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 July | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | 1 | |||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||
Semi-finalsEdit
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Third place gameEdit
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FinalEdit
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Final standingsEdit
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Ukraine
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Sweden
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Portugal
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| 4 | Azerbaijan
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| 5 | Croatia
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| 6 | Slovenia
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| 7 | Denmark
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Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships III - Home". Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Teams" (PDF). fih ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 July 2019.[permanent dead link]