Women's EuroHockey Championship III

Women's EuroHockey Championship III
Most recent season or competition:; 2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship III
Formerly	Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	2005; 19 years ago
First season	2005
No. of teams	8
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Most recent; champion(s)	Turkey (2nd title) ; (2023)
Most titles	Turkey; Wales (2 titles each)
Level on pyramid	3

The Women's EuroHockey Championship III, formerly known as the Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, is a competition for European national field hockey teams. It is the third level of European field hockey Championships for national teams.

This is the lowest tier and there is promotion to the second tier.^[1] The two first ranked teams qualify for the next Women's EuroHockey Championship II and are replaced by the two lowest-ranked teams from that tournament.

The tournament has been won by eight different teams: Wales has the most titles with two and the Czech Republic, France, Lithuania, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine have all won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Lipovci, Slovenia and was won by Ukraine.^[2]

Results

Year	Host	Final			Third place match			Number of teams
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Number of teams
2005 Details	Prague, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	3–2	Austria	Slovakia	3–2	Croatia	8
2007 Details	Zagreb, Croatia	Wales	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–0 p.s.)	Poland	Switzerland	1–0	Slovakia	7
2009 Details	Olten, Switzerland	Switzerland	2–0	Czech Republic	Austria	2–0	Slovakia	5
2011 Details	Vienna, Austria	Lithuania	Round-robin	Austria	Czech Republic	Round-robin	Turkey	6
2013 Details	Athens, Greece	Wales	Round-robin	Czech Republic	Switzerland	Round-robin	Turkey	6
2015 Details	Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia	Russia	Round-robin	Lithuania	Turkey	Round-robin	Croatia	5
2017 Details	Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia	Turkey	2–1	Switzerland	Lithuania	6–1	Croatia	5
2019 Details	Lipovci, Slovenia	France	4–3	Lithuania	Switzerland	0–0 (2–1 s.o.)	Croatia	7
2021 Details	Lipovci, Slovenia	Ukraine	2–1	Switzerland	Turkey	3–0	Croatia	7
2023 Details	Zagreb, Croatia	Turkey	3–1	Switzerland	Gibraltar	2–1	Croatia	4

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Turkey	2 (2017, 2023)		2 (2015, 2021)	2 (2011, 2013)
Wales	2 (2007, 2013)
Switzerland	1 (2009*)	3 (2017, 2021, 2023)	3 (2007, 2013, 2019)
Czech Republic	1 (2005*)	2 (2009, 2013)	1 (2011)
Lithuania	1 (2011)	2 (2015, 2019)	1 (2017)
Ukraine	1 (2021)
France	1 (2019)
Russia	1 (2015)
Austria		2 (2005, 2011*)	1 (2009)
Poland		1 (2007)
Slovakia			1 (2005)	2 (2007, 2009)
Gibraltar			1 (2023)
Croatia				6 (2005, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023*)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	Total
Austria	2nd	–	3rd	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Bulgaria	6th	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Croatia	4th	5th	–	–	–	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	7
Czech Republic	1st	–	2nd	3rd	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	4
France	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1st	–	–	1
Georgia	–	–	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Gibraltar	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	1
Greece	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	1
Hungary	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	1
Lithuania	–	–	–	1st	–	2nd	3rd	2nd	–	–	4
Poland	–	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Portugal	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	–	1
Russia	–	–	–	–	–	1st	–	–	–	–	1
Serbia	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Serbia and Montenegro	7th	Defunct									1
Slovenia	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	7th	7th	–	3
Slovakia	3rd	4th	4th	5th	5th	–	–	5th	6th	–	7
Switzerland	5th	3rd	1st	–	3rd	5th	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	9
Turkey	8th	6th	–	4th	4th	3rd	1st	–	3rd	1st	8
Ukraine	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1st	–	1
Wales	–	1st	–	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	2
Total	8	7	5	6	6	5	5	7	7	4	^[3]