2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I

The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I was the first edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, the third level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, from September 11 to September 17, 2005.

2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I

Tournament details
Host country	Ukraine
City	Vinnytsia
Dates	11–17 September
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Ukraine (1st title)
Runner-up	Portugal
Third place	Gibraltar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	79 (5.27 per match)
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The number one and two teams were promoted to the "B"-level, the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, while no team was relegated to the "D"-level, the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge II.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine (H)	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	6	Semi-finals
2	Croatia	2	1	0	1	6	6	0	3
3	Sweden	2	0	0	2	2	10	−8	0	5–7th place semi-final

Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts

11 September 2005 Ukraine 4–1 Croatia

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13 September 2005 Sweden 2–5 Croatia

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14 September 2005 Sweden 0–5 Ukraine

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	0	11	0	+11	9	Semi-finals
2	Gibraltar	3	2	0	1	12	3	+9	6
3	Greece	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	3	Fifth place game
4	Hungary	3	0	0	3	2	16	−14	0	5–7th place semi-final

Source: TheSports.org

11 September 2005 Hungary 2–4 Greece

11 September 2005 Gibraltar 3–6 Portugal

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12 September 2005 Hungary 0–4 Portugal

12 September 2005 Gibraltar 2–1 Greece

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14 September 2005 Greece 0–7 Portugal

14 September 2005 Gibraltar 8–0 Hungary

Fifth to seventh place classification

	5–7th place semi-final				Fifth place
					17 September
					Greece	2
	16 September
					Sweden	1
	Sweden	5
	Hungary	1

5–7th place semi-final

16 September 2005 Sweden 5–1 Hungary

Fifth place game

17 September 2005 Sweden 1–2 Greece

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	30 July
	Ukraine	2
					30 July
	Gibraltar	1
					Ukraine	2
	30 July
					Portugal	0
	Portugal	3
	Croatia	0
					Third place
					30 July
					Gibraltar	5
					Croatia	3

Semi-finals

16 September 2005 Ukraine 2–1 Gibraltar

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16 September 2005 Portugal 3–0 Croatia

Third place game

17 September 2005 Gibraltar 5–3 Croatia

Final

17 September 2005 Ukraine 2–0 Portugal

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Ukraine
	Portugal
	Gibraltar
4	Croatia
5	Greece
6	Sweden
7	Hungary

  Promoted to the EuroHockey Nations Trophy

See also

• 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy

External links

• Complete results