2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Russia | ||
| City | Kazan | ||
| Dates | 9–15 September | ||
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Russia (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Belarus | ||
| Third place |  Croatia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 14 | ||
| Goals scored | 89 (6.36 per match) | ||
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The 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I was the 2nd edition of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, the third level of the European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 9 to 15 September 2007 in Kazan, Russia.[1]
The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, with the top two teams, Russia and Belarus, qualifying. As many as 89 goals were scored across the 14 matches of the tournament.
Qualified teams
[edit]The following six teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.[2]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 11—17 September 2005 | 2005 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Rome, Italy | 2 | Russia (45) Belarus (46)
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| 11–17 September 2005 | 2005 EuroHockey Challenge I | Vinnitsya, Ukraine | 2 | Croatia (47) Gibraltar Greece Sweden (49)
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| 5–10 September 2005 | 2005 EuroHockey Challenge II | Paola, Malta | 2 |  Denmark (48) Azerbaijan (50)
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| Total | 6 | |||
Results
[edit]All times are local (UTC+2).
Preliminary round
[edit]Pool A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | Russia (H)
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 15 | EuroHockey Nations Trophy |
| 2 | Belarus
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 10 | |
| 3 | Croatia
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Azerbaijan
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 6 | |
| 5 | Denmark
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 0 | |
| 6 | Sweden
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 |
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Final standings
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| 4 | Azerbaijan
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| 5 | Denmark
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| 6 | Sweden
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Promoted to the EuroHockey Nations Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships III - Home". Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Teams" (PDF). fih ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2019.[permanent dead link]