2009_Men's_EuroHockey_Nations_Challenge_I
The 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I was the third edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, the third level of the European field hockey Championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 25 to 31 July 2009 in Zagreb, Croatia.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Croatia | ||
| City | Zagreb | ||
| Dates | 25–31 July | ||
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Ukraine (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Sweden | ||
| Third place |  Portugal | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 81 (5.4 per match) | ||
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The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II, with the finalists, Ukraine and Sweden, qualifying.
The 15 games in the tournament witnessed 81 goals being scored.
The following seven teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.[2]
More information Dates, Event ...
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9—12 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Lisbon, Portugal | 2 | Ukraine (33) Portugal (26) |
| 9–15 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Challenge I | Kazan, Russia | 4 | Sweden (40) Azerbaijan (44) Croatia (48) Denmark (51) |
| 9–15 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Challenge II | Predanovci, Slovenia | 1 |  Slovenia (50) |
| Total | 7 | |||
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All times are local (UTC+2).
Preliminary round
Pool A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Portugal |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Denmark |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 | Pool C |
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Source: TheSports.org
Pool B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | Croatia (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | Pool C |
| 4 | Slovenia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 |
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Fifth to seventh place classification
Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 5 | Croatia (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 6 | Slovenia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| 7 | Denmark |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 0 |
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| Azerbaijan | 4 (3) | |||||
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| Sweden (p.s.o.) | 4 (4) | |||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||
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| Ukraine | 3 | |||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||
| Ukraine | 7 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 July | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | 1 | |||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
More information Azerbaijan, 4–4 (a.e.t.) ...
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Third place game
Final
More information Rank, Team ...
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Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II
- "Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships III - Home". Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "Teams" (PDF). fih ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 July 2019.[permanent dead link]