2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
City	Lausanne
Dates	12–18 August
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Switzerland (1st title)
Runner-up	Croatia
Third place	Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	132 (6.6 per match)
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The 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the 5th edition of the men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.

It was held from 12 to 18 August 2013 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship II, with the finalists Switzerland and Croatia qualifying.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.

Event	Dates	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
2011 EuroHockey Championship II	8—14 August 2011	Vinnytsia, Ukraine	2	Belarus (35) Sweden (37)
2011 EuroHockey Championship III	23–30 July 2011	Catania, Italy	5	Croatia (49) Gibraltar (41) Portugal (45) Slovakia (51) Switzerland (43)
2011 EuroHockey Championship IV	2–7 August 2011	Athens, Greece	1	Turkey (53)
Total			8

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	2	1	0	9	6	+3	7	Semi-finals
2	Belarus	3	2	0	1	14	3	+11	6
3	Gibraltar	3	1	0	2	8	9	−1	3	Pool C
4	Turkey	3	0	1	2	3	16	−13	1

Source: TheSports.org

12 August 2013 Belarus 1–2 Croatia

12 August 2013 Gibraltar 5–0 Turkey

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13 August 2013 Gibraltar 1–5 Belarus

13 August 2013 Croatia 3–3 Turkey

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15 August 2013 Croatia 4–2 Gibraltar

15 August 2013 Belarus 8–0 Turkey

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland (H)	3	3	0	0	14	1	+13	9	Semi-finals
2	Portugal	3	2	0	1	10	5	+5	6
3	Sweden	3	1	0	2	8	8	0	3	Pool C
4	Slovakia	3	0	0	3	1	19	−18	0

Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts

12 August 2013 Sweden 1–4 Portugal

12 August 2013 Switzerland 7–0 Slovakia

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13 August 2013 Switzerland 4–1 Sweden

13 August 2013 Portugal 6–1 Slovakia

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15 August 2013 Portugal 0–3 Switzerland

15 August 2013 Sweden 6–0 Slovakia

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
5	Gibraltar	3	3	0	0	14	5	+9	9
6	Sweden	3	2	0	1	16	4	+12	6
7	Turkey	3	1	0	2	9	16	−7	3
8	Slovakia	3	0	0	3	6	20	−14	0	EuroHockey Championship IV

Source: TheSports.org

17 August 2013 Gibraltar 3–2 Sweden

17 August 2013 Turkey 8–3 Slovakia

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18 August 2013 Turkey 1–8 Sweden

18 August 2013 Gibraltar 6–3 Slovakia

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	17 August
	Belarus	2
					18 August
	Switzerland	5
					Switzerland	7
	17 August
					Croatia	1
	Croatia	2
	Portugal	1
					Third place
					18 August
					Belarus	7
					Portugal	6

Semi-finals

17 August 2013 Belarus 2–5 Switzerland

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17 August 2019 Croatia 2–1 Portugal

Third and fourth place

18 August 2013 Belarus 7–6 Portugal

Final

18 August 2013 Switzerland 7–1 Croatia

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Switzerland
	Croatia
	Belarus
4	Portugal
5	Gibraltar
6	Sweden
7	Turkey
8	Slovakia

  Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship IV