2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

The 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the 5th edition of the men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.

2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
CityLausanne
Dates12–18 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Switzerland (1st title)
Runner-up Croatia
Third place Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored132 (6.6 per match)
2011 (previous) (next) 2015

It was held from 12 to 18 August 2013 in Lausanne, Switzerland.[1] The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship II, with the finalists Switzerland and Croatia qualifying.

Qualified teams

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The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.[2]

Event Dates Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
2011 EuroHockey Championship II 8—14 August 2011 Vinnytsia, Ukraine 2   Belarus (35)
  Sweden (37)
2011 EuroHockey Championship III 23–30 July 2011 Catania, Italy 5   Croatia (49)
  Gibraltar (41)
  Portugal (45)
  Slovakia (51)
   Switzerland (43)
2011 EuroHockey Championship IV 2–7 August 2011 Athens, Greece 1   Turkey (53)
Total 8

Results

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All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 3 2 1 0 9 6 +3 7 Semi-finals
2   Belarus 3 2 0 1 14 3 +11 6
3   Gibraltar 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1 3 Pool C
4   Turkey 3 0 1 2 3 16 −13 1
12 August 2013
Belarus   1–2   Croatia
12 August 2013
Gibraltar   5–0   Turkey

13 August 2013
Gibraltar   1–5   Belarus
13 August 2013
Croatia   3–3   Turkey

15 August 2013
Croatia   4–2   Gibraltar
15 August 2013
Belarus   8–0   Turkey

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1    Switzerland (H) 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 9 Semi-finals
2   Portugal 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
3   Sweden 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 3 Pool C
4   Slovakia 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts
12 August 2013
Sweden   1–4   Portugal
12 August 2013
Switzerland   7–0   Slovakia

13 August 2013
Switzerland   4–1   Sweden
13 August 2013
Portugal   6–1   Slovakia

15 August 2013
Portugal   0–3    Switzerland
15 August 2013
Sweden   6–0   Slovakia

Fifth to eighth place classification

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Pool C

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The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5   Gibraltar 3 3 0 0 14 5 +9 9
6   Sweden 3 2 0 1 16 4 +12 6
7   Turkey 3 1 0 2 9 16 −7 3
8   Slovakia 3 0 0 3 6 20 −14 0 EuroHockey Championship IV
17 August 2013
  Gibraltar 3–2   Sweden
17 August 2013
  Turkey 8–3   Slovakia

18 August 2013
  Turkey 1–8   Sweden
18 August 2013
  Gibraltar 6–3   Slovakia

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 August
 
 
  Belarus2
 
18 August
 
   Switzerland5
 
   Switzerland7
 
17 August
 
  Croatia1
 
  Croatia2
 
 
  Portugal1
 
Third place
 
 
18 August
 
 
  Belarus7
 
 
  Portugal6

Semi-finals

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17 August 2013
  Belarus 2–5    Switzerland

17 August 2019
  Croatia 2–1   Portugal

Third and fourth place

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18 August 2013
  Belarus 7–6   Portugal

Final

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18 August 2013
   Switzerland 7–1   Croatia

Final standings

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Rank Team
     Switzerland
    Croatia
    Belarus
4   Portugal
5   Gibraltar
6   Sweden
7   Turkey
8   Slovakia

  Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship IV

References

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  1. ^ "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships III - 2013". TheSports.org.
  2. ^ "Teams" (PDF). fih ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2019.