EuroHockey Championship IV

The EuroHockey Championship IV, formerly known as the EuroHockey Nations Challenge II, is a competition for European national field hockey teams. It is the fourth level of the European field hockey Championships for national teams.

EuroHockey Championship IV
Most recent season or competition:
2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship IV
FormerlyEuroHockey Nations Challenge II
SportField hockey
Founded2005 (2005)
Inaugural season2005
No. of teams6
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Hungary (1st title)
(2019)
Most titles Gibraltar (2 titles)
Level on pyramid4

For men's national teams this is the lowest tier. There is promotion and relegation.[1] The one or two first ranked teams qualify for the next Men's EuroHockey Championship III and are replaced by the one or two lowest-ranked teams from that tournament.

The tournament has been won by seven different teams: Gibraltar has the most titles with two and Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey have all won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Helsinki, Finland and was won by Hungary. The next edition was supposed to be held in Kordin, Malta in August 2021 but was cancelled due to the travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

Results
Year Host Final Third place game
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2005
Details		 Kordin, Malta
Denmark		 3–0
Azerbaijan
Malta		 2–1
Cyprus
2007
Details		 Predanovci, Slovenia
Slovenia		 5–0
Turkey
Serbia		 6–1
Lithuania
2009
Details		 Bratislava, Slovakia
Gibraltar		 Round-robin
Slovakia
Bulgaria		 Round-robin
Greece
2011
Details		 Athens, Greece
Turkey		 Round-robin
Greece
Bulgaria		 Round-robin
Cyprus
2013
Details		 Athens, Greece
Greece		 Round-robin
Bulgaria
Cyprus		 Only three teams
2015
Details		 Vilnius, Lithuania
Slovakia		 3–1
Denmark
Lithuania		 4–1
Malta
2017
Details		 Lipovci, Slovenia
Gibraltar		 Round-robin
Slovenia
Hungary		 Round-robin
Cyprus
2019
Details		 Helsinki, Finland
Hungary		 Round-robin
Finland
Norway		 Round-robin
Cyprus
2021
Details		 Kordin, Malta Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Cancelled

Summary
Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 Gibraltar 2 (2009, 2017)
 Greece 1 (2013*) 1 (2011*) 1 (2009)
 Denmark 1 (2005) 1 (2015)
 Slovakia 1 (2015) 1 (2009*)
 Slovenia 1 (2007*) 1 (2017*)
 Turkey 1 (2011) 1 (2007)
 Hungary 1 (2019) 1 (2017)
 Bulgaria 1 (2013) 2 (2009, 2011)
 Azerbaijan 1 (2005)
 Finland 1 (2019*)
 Cyprus 1 (2013) 4 (2005, 2011, 2017, 2019)
 Lithuania 1 (2015*) 1 (2007)
 Malta 1 (2005*) 1 (2015)
 Norway 1 (2019)
 Serbia 1 (2007)
* = host nation

Team appearances
Team Malta
2005		 Slovenia
2007		 Slovakia
2009		 Greece
2011		 Greece
2013		 Lithuania
2015		 Slovenia
2017		 Finland
2019		 Total
 Azerbaijan 2nd–––––––1
 Bulgaria –6th3rd3rd2nd–––4
 Cyprus 4th––4th3rd7th4th4th6
 Denmark 1st––––2nd––2
 Finland –7th–––6th5th2nd2
 Georgia –––5th––––1
 Gibraltar ––1st–––1st–2
 Greece ––4th2nd1st–––3
 Hungary –––—–5th3rd1st3
 Lithuania –4th–––3rd––2
 Malta 3rd––––4th––2
 Norway –––—–8th–3rd2
 Serbia –3rd––––––1
 Slovakia –5th2nd––1st––3
 Slovenia –1st––––2nd5th3
 Turkey –2nd–1st––––2
Total47453855[4]

See also

References
  1. http://www.eurohockey.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=17&Itemid=26 EHF website
  2. "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. "EuroHockey Championship II, III to go-ahead". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 21. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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