2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship
III

Tournament details
Host country	Poland
City	Skierniewice
Dates	23–29 July
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Poland (1st title)
Runner-up	Croatia
Third place	Gibraltar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	112 (7.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eryk Bembenek (11 goals)
Best player	Mateusz Nowakowski
Best goalkeeper	Joseph Borg
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The 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the tenth 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 23 to 29 July 2023 in Skierniewice, Poland.

Qualification

Four teams qualified based on their performance in the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers, with the fourth-placed teams qualifying for the Championship III. The other teams qualified based on their FIH Men's World Ranking.

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
17–20 August 2022	EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers	Ourense, Spain	1	Poland
23–26 August 2022		Vienna, Austria	1	Croatia
24–27 August 2022		Calais, France	1	Lithuania
		Glasgow, Scotland	1	Gibraltar
21 September 2022	FIH Men's World Ranking	—	2	Malta Serbia
Total			6

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Poland (H)	5	5	0	0	45	1	+44	15
2	Croatia	5	4	0	1	22	10	+12	12
3	Gibraltar	5	3	0	2	16	16	0	9
4	Malta	5	1	1	3	14	16	−2	4
5	Lithuania	5	1	1	3	13	18	−5	4
6	Serbia	5	0	0	5	2	51	−49	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.
(H) Hosts

24 July 2023 10:30 Croatia 3–1 Lithuania Jazbec  24' Žlimen  37' Fujs  37' Report Ridlauskas  14' Umpires: Marius Cuadrat (ESP) Sammy Howard (GIB)

24 July 2023 12:45 Gibraltar 3–2 Malta Bossano-Anes  19' Lopez  22' Balban  32' Report Z. Degiovanni  50' S. Plaehn  60' Umpires: Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Karolis Donculas (LTU)

24 July 2023 18500 Poland 23–0 Serbia Nowakowski  1' Jarzynski  2', 14', 25', 29', 43', 49', 60', 60' Pawlak  19' Bembenek  21', 34', 41', 48' Jarzembowski  23', 47', 48' Popowski  38' Małecki  38' Głowacki  39' Kurowski  53' Koperski  58' Wachowiak  59' Report Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Andrija Flikač (CRO)

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25 July 2023 13:30 Gibraltar 7–2 Lithuania Lopez  2' Hernandez  14', 60' Balban  25' Caetano  38', 51' Bossano-Anes  39' Report Jackevicius  12' Ridlauskas  44' Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Edward Hughes (MLT)

25 July 2023 15:45 Serbia 0–7 Croatia Report Sluga  8' Krleža  16', 17', 20', 27' Fujs  38', 60' Umpires: Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Sammy Howard (GIB)

25 July 2023 18:00 Poland 6–0 Malta Bembenek  15', 51', 60' Kurowski  26' Nowakowski  36' Pawlak  57' Report Umpires: Andrija Filkač (CRO) Karolis Donculas (LTU)

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26 July 2023 13:30 Serbia 0–5 Gibraltar Report Balban  6', 36' Stagno  21' Hernandez  22' Cerisola  55' Umpires: Karolis Donculas (LTU) David Sweetman (SCO)

26 July 2023 15:45 Lithuania 2–2 Malta Stankevič  15' Pocevicius  27' Report T. Degiovanni  54' Z. Degiovanni  59' Umpires: Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Sammy Howard (GIB)

26 July 2023 18:00 Croatia 1–6 Poland Fujs  29' Report Koperski  18' Nowakowski  19' Bembenek  20', 22' Jarzembowski  24', 27' Umpires: Edward Hughes (MLT) Marius Cuadrat (ESP)

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28 July 2023 10:00 Lithuania 8–2 Serbia Balbatunovas  13', 29' Sinkevičius  17', 34' Aleknavičius  27' Pocevicius  28' Ridlauskas  30' Stankevič  54' Report Losonci  16' Marjanušić  45' Umpires: Edward Hughes (MLT) Andrija Filkač (CRO)

28 July 2023 12:15 Malta 2–5 Croatia Chircop  15' Calleja  57' Report Krajinović  21' Ćaćić  27' Fujs  34' Sluga  36' Mesarić  39' Umpires: Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Sammy Howard (GIB)

28 July 2023 14:30 Gibraltar 0–6 Poland Report Rutkowski  1', 16', 37', 60' Bembenek  18' Małecki  55' Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Marius Cuadrat (ESP)

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29 July 2023 09:30 Malta 8–0 Serbia T. Degiovanni  6', 58', 60+' Calleja  21' Agius  22' Z. Degiovanni  29' Bajada  52' Zahra  57' Report Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Marius Cuadrat (ESP)

29 July 2023 11:45 Croatia 6–1 Gibraltar Krleža  9', 17' Fujs  22' Grugurev  23' Ćaćić  40' Zlatar  59' Report Hernandez  7' Umpires: Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Karolis Donculas (LTU)

29 July 2023 14:00 Poland 4–0 Lithuania Rutkowski  12' Małecki  26' Pawlak  28' Bembenek  36' Report Umpires: Edward Hughes (MLT) Andrija Filkač (CRO)

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Poland
	Croatia
	Gibraltar
4	Malta
5	Lithuania
6	Serbia

See also

• 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
• 2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship III