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Men's EuroHockey Championship III
Most recent season or competition:; 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
Formerly	Men'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)	Poland (1st title) ; (2023)
Most titles	Belarus; Ukraine (2 titles)
Level on pyramid	3

The Men's EuroHockey Championship III, formerly known as the Men'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.

Underneath the Championship III there exists at least one division of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge, like EuroHockey Championship IV. There is promotion and relegation.^[1] The two first ranked teams qualify for the next EuroHockey Championship II and are replaced by the two lowest-ranked teams from that tournament. The teams finishing in seventh and eighth positions are relegated to the EuroHockey Championship IV and replaced by the first or two highest-ranked from that tournament.

The tournament has been won by eight different teams: Belarus and Ukraine have the most titles with two and Azerbaijan, Croatia, Poland, Russia, Switzerland and Wales have all won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Skierniewice, Poland and was won by Poland.

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	Vinnytsia, Ukraine	Ukraine	2–0	Portugal	Gibraltar	5–3	Croatia	7
2007 Details	Kazan, Russia	Russia	Round-robin	Belarus	Croatia	Round-robin	Azerbaijan	6
2009 Details	Zagreb, Croatia	Ukraine	3–0	Sweden	Portugal	2–1	Azerbaijan	7
2011 Details	Catania, Italy	Azerbaijan	3–2	Italy	Gibraltar	5–4	Switzerland	7
2013 Details	Lausanne, Switzerland	Switzerland	7–1	Croatia	Belarus	7–6	Portugal	8
2015 Details	Lisbon, Portugal	Wales	1–1 (2–0 s.o.)	Portugal	Italy	7–3	Belarus	6
2017 Details	Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia	Belarus	1–1 (3–2 s.o.)	Italy	Croatia	3–1	Turkey	7
2019 Details	Gibraltar	Croatia	5–4	Switzerland	Gibraltar	7–2	Portugal	8
2021 Details	Lousada, Portugal	Belarus	4–0	Czech Republic	Turkey	3–3 (4–3 s.o.)	Portugal	7
2023 Details	Skierniewice, Poland	Poland	Round-robin	Croatia	Gibraltar	Round-robin	Malta	6
2025 Details	Kırklareli, Turkey							7

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Belarus	2 (2017, 2021)	1 (2007)	1 (2013)	1 (2015)
Ukraine	2 (2005*, 2009)
Croatia	1 (2019)	2 (2013, 2023)	2 (2007, 2017*)	1 (2005)
Switzerland	1 (2013*)	1 (2019)		1 (2011)
Azerbaijan	1 (2011)			2 (2007, 2009)
Poland	1 (2023*)
Russia	1 (2007*)
Wales	1 (2015)
Portugal		2 (2005, 2015*)	1 (2009)	3 (2013, 2019, 2021*)
Italy		2 (2011*, 2017)	1 (2015)
Sweden		1 (2009)
Czech Republic		1 (2021)
Gibraltar			4 (2005, 2011, 2019*, 2023)
Turkey			1 (2021)	1 (2017)
Malta				1 (2023)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	2025	Total
Azerbaijan	–	4th	4th	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Belarus	–	2nd	–	–	3rd	4th	1st	–	1st	–	–	5
Croatia	4th	3rd	5th	5th	2nd	–	3rd	1st	–	2nd	–	8
Czech Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2nd	–	–	1
Denmark	–	5th	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Finland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Q	1
Gibraltar	3rd	–	–	3rd	5th	–	–	3rd	WD	3rd	Q	6
Greece	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Hungary	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	WD	–	Q	2
Italy	–	–	–	2nd	–	3rd	2nd	–	–	–	–	3
Lithuania	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	7th	6th	5th	Q	5
Luxembourg	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Q	1
Malta	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	8th	7th	4th	Q	5
Poland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1st	–	1
Portugal	2nd	–	3rd	6th	4th	2nd	–	4th	4th	–	–	7
Russia	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Serbia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	1
Slovakia	–	–	–	7th	8th	–	7th	6th	5th	–	–	5
Slovenia	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Sweden	6th	6th	2nd	–	6th	6th	–	–	–	–	–	5
Switzerland	–	–	–	4th	1st	–	–	2nd	–	–	–	3
Turkey	–	–	–	–	7th	5th	4th	5th	3rd	–	Q	6
Ukraine	1st	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Wales	–	–	–	–	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	1
Total	7	6	7	7	8	6	7	8	7	6	7	^[2]