2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

Tournament details
Host country	Turkey
City	Kırklareli
Dates	28 July – 2 August
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship III will be the 11th 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 will be held in Kırklareli, Turkey from 28 July to 2 August 2025.^[1] It will be the first time Turkey will host a Men's EuroHockey Championship event.^[2]

Qualification

The eight teams qualified based on their performance in the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers, with the teams finishing sixth and lower qualifying for the Championship III. Ukraine orginally qualified for the Championship II but withdrew and Turkey was asked to take over the place but declined. The second highest-ranked team in the qualifiers Croatia accepted the invitation and was promoted. Gibraltar withdrew and when Ukraine wanted to rejoin the competition they were allowed back in the Championship III.^[1]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
22–25 August 2024	EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers	Vienna, Austria	3	Croatia  Hungary  Lithuania  Ukraine
		Dublin, Ireland	3	Luxembourg  Malta  Turkey
—	FIH Men's World Ranking	—	2	Bulgaria  Finland  Gibraltar
Total			8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semi-finals
2	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Malta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2025. 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.^[3]

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semi-finals
2	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Turkey (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2025. 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.^[3]
(H) Hosts

See also

• 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
• 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship III

References

1. "Portugal, Poland and Türkiye to host EuroHockey Championship II and III events in 2025 – Updated". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
2. "Competitions Archive" (PDF). eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation.
3. "FIH General Tournament Regulations January 2025" (PDF). International Hockey Federation.