2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship III

2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship III
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
CityAlanya
Dates29 July – 2 August
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Ukraine (2nd title)
Runner-up Turkey
Third place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored74 (9.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ukraine Karyna Leonova (13 goals)
Best playerUkraine Karyna Leonova
Best goalkeeperUkraine Mariia Bardakova
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The 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship III was the 11th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the women's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation.

It was held in Alanya, Turkey from 29 July to 2 August 2025.[1] It was the first time Turkey hosted a Women's EuroHockey Championship event.[2]

Ukraine won their second title by defeating the defending champions and hosts Turkey 10–1 in the final. Hungary won their first ever EuroHockey Championship III medal by defeating Luxembourg 2–1 in the bronze medal match.

Qualification

The four teams qualified based on their performance in the 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers, with the teams finishing sixth and lower qualifying for the Championship III. Ukraine originally 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 Glasgow, Scotland 0  Croatia
Douai, France 3  Luxembourg
 Turkey
 Ukraine
— FIH Women's World Ranking — 1  Gibraltar
 Hungary
Total 4

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey (H) 3 3 0 0 21 1 +20 9 Final
2  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 36 3 +33 6
3  Luxembourg 3 1 0 2 2 29 −27 3 Third place match
4  Hungary 3 0 0 3 1 27 −26 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.[3]
(H) Hosts
29 July 2025
09:00
Ukraine  18–0  Hungary
Report
19 July 2025
11:15
Turkey  11–0  Luxembourg
Report
30 July 2025
09:00
Hungary  1–2  Luxembourg
Report
30 July 2025
11:15
Turkey  3–1  Ukraine
Report
1 August 2025
09:00
Ukraine  17–0  Luxembourg
Report
1 August 2025
11:15
Hungary  0–7  Turkey
Report

Classification round

Third and fourth place

2 August 2025
09:00
Luxembourg  1–2  Hungary
Report

Final

2 August 2025
11:15
Turkey  1–10  Ukraine
Report

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team
1  Ukraine
2  Turkey (H)
3  Hungary
4  Luxembourg
Source: FIH
(H) Host

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[4]

Award Player
Player of the Tournament Ukraine Karyna Leonova
Leading goalscorer Ukraine Karyna Leonova
Goalkeeper of the Tournament Ukraine Mariia Bardakova

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ "Player Awards". fih.altiusrt.com.
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