The 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the ninth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 1 to 7 August 2021 at AD Lousada in Lousada, Portugal.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Portugal | ||
| City | Lousada | ||
| Dates | 1–7 August | ||
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | AD Lousada | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Belarus (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Czech Republic | ||
| Third place |  Turkey | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 67 (4.47 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Tomas Procházka Jan Železný (5 goals) | ||
| Best player | Tomas Procházka | ||
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Belarus won their second EuroHockey Championship III title by defeating the Czech Republic 4–0 in the final. Turkey won their first-ever EuroHockey Championship III medal by defeating the hosts Portugal 4–3 in a shoot-out after a 3–3 draw in regular time.[2]
Qualified teams edit
Participating nations have qualified based on their final ranking from the 2019 competition.[3]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| 28 July – 3 August 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Championship II | Cambrai, France | 2 | Belarus (33) Czech Republic (32)
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| 28 July – 3 August 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Championship III | Gibraltar | 5 |  Gibraltar Lithuania (51) Malta[a] Portugal (41) Turkey (47) Slovakia (50)
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| 6–11 August 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Championship IV | Helsinki, Finland | 0 |  Hungary |
| Total | 7 | |||
Umpires edit
The following eight umpires were appointed for the tournament by the EHF:[4]
Mark Becholz (NED)- Maarten Boxma (NED)
Ricardo Fernandes (POR)
Nathan Galea (MLT)
Marcel Knakowski (GER)
Yauheni Protska (BLR)
Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
Preliminary round edit
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Belarus
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Turkey
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Malta
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
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Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Czech Republic
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Portugal (H)
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Lithuania
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Slovakia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
(H) Hosts
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Fifth to seventh place classification edit
Pool C edit
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 | Slovakia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | Lithuania
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Malta
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
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First to fourth place classification edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 August | ||||||
| Belarus | 3 | |||||
| 7 August | ||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||
| Belarus | 4 | |||||
| 6 August | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||
| Turkey | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 August | ||||||
| Portugal | 3 (3) | |||||
| Turkey (s.o.) | 3 (4) | |||||
Semi-finals edit
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Third place game edit
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Final edit
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Statistics edit
Final standings edit
Awards edit
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]
| Best player | Best goalkeeper | Top goalscorers |
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| Tomas Procházka
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Jakub Bogár
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Tomas Procházka Jan Železný
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Goalscorers edit
There were 67 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.47 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Vadzim Bandarchuk
- Yauheni Haurylau
- Artur Kadran
- Dzianis Khatyliou
- Uladzislau Kochkin
- Pavel Korsik
- Mikhail Paulovich
Michal Bárta- Martin Capouch
- Štêpán Klaban
- Adam Uhlíř
- Zygimantas Balsiukas
- Julius Bandziulis
- Keith Bajada
- Tom Degiovanni
- Rodrigo Castro
- David Franco
- Luis Tavares
- Tiago Ventosa
- Philipp Wenzel
Matej Hruska- Matej Jelačič
- Tomáš Romanec
- Adam Štrofek
- Mehmet Demirel
Source: FIH
See also edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Final Day EuroHockey Championship III, m, Lousada". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Officials List".
- ^ a b c FIH General Tournament Regulations June 2021