# 2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

The EuroHockey Championship III 2017 was the seventh edition of the EuroHockey Championship III, the third tier of the European field hockey championships. It was held from 30 July until 5 August 2017 in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia. The tournament also allowed for promotion to the 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship II, with the champions (Belarus) and runners-up (Italy) being promoted.

## Qualified teams

The following seven teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quota(s) | Qualifier(s) |
| 19–27 July 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Championship II | Prague, Czech Republic | 1 | Croatia (42) Switzerland |
| 19–25 July 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Championship III | Lisbon, Portugal | 3 | Belarus (38) Italy (35) Sweden Turkey (47) |
| 19–25 July 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Championship IV | Vilnius, Lithuania | 3 | Denmark Lithuania (58) Malta (67) Slovakia (52) |
| Total | Total | Total | 7 | |

## Format

The seven teams were split into two groups of three and four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom team from pool A and the bottom two teams from pool B played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. Because of only sevens teams participating, no teams were relegated.

## Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | Pool C |
* 30 July 2017 13:30
| Italy | 6–0 | Slovakia |
| Gai 7', 18', 35', 55' Dallons 19', 43' | Report | |
* Umpires: Neil McAlpine (SCO) Luke Busuttil Leaver (MLT)
* 31 July 2017 10:00
| Turkey | 0–7 | Italy |
| | Report | Lago 14', 29' Keenan 32' Amorosini 40' Nunez 50' Ursone 56' Julian Montone 59' |
* Umpires: Darko Koncic (CRO) Aliaksandr Viasnou (BLR)
* 2 August 2017 09:00
| Slovakia | 1–4 | Turkey |
| Kovačevič 51' | Report | Poyraz 18', 37' Coklu 46' Acikgoz 52' |
* Umpires: Darko Koncic (CRO) Luke Busuttil Leaver (MLT)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belarus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Croatia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 | Pool C |
* 30 July 2017 16:15
| Belarus | 7–0 | Lithuania |
| Paulovich 3', 22' Mikheichyk 5', 48' Kisialevich 6' Belavusau 45' Lutsevich 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Luca Ferrara (ITA) Murat Ozdemir (TUR)
* 30 July 2017 19:00
| Croatia | 12–1 | Malta |
| Tausan 4', 38' Fujs 11', 15', 54' Mihael Cvetko 18' Premilovac 29' Tolušić 34' Hršak 35' Domagoj Cvetko 45' Mucić 51' Zec 60' | Report | Williams 59' |
* Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Rokas Galkus (LIT)
* 1 August 2017 10:00
| Lithuania | 3–2 | Malta |
| Bubnelis 6' Bilotas 27' Balsiukas 45' | Report | George 30' Grima 44' |
* Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Aliaksandr Viasnou (BLR)
* 1 August 2017 18:30
| Croatia | 1–3 | Belarus |
| Tausan 35' | Report | Hancharou 7' Lutsevich 12' Skorb 54' |
* Umpires: Lubos Kamendy (SVK) Luca Ferrara (ITA)
* 2 August 2017 16:15
| Belarus | 9–0 | Malta |
| Hancharou 2' Paulovich 4', 53' Liakh 7' Belavusau 40', 57' Kisialevich 47' Sizhuk 53', 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Lubos Kamendy (SVK) Rokas Galkus (LIT)
* 2 August 2017 18:30
| Lithuania | 0–3 | Croatia |
| | Report | Plemencic 30' Tausan 43' Zec 57' |
* Umpires: Neil McAlpine (SCO) Murat Ozdemir (TUR)

### Fifth to seventh 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 |
| 5 | Malta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 3 |
| 6 | Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 7 | Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
* 4 August 2017 09:00
| Slovakia | 3–1 | Lithuania |
| Bogar 43' Kovačevič 48', 54' | Report | Bubnelis 8' |
* Umpires: Luca Ferrara (ITA) Aliaksandr Viasnou (BLR)
* 5 August 2017 13:30
| Slovakia | 1–5 | Malta |
| Michalovic 5' | Report | Dalli 6', 34' Degiovanni 18' Williams 42' Plaehn 43' |
* Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Murat Ozdemir (TUR)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 4 August | 4 August |
| Belarus | 6 |
| Belarus | 6 | 5 August | 5 August |
| Turkey | 1 | 5 August | 5 August |
| Turkey | 1 | Belarus (s.o.) | 1 (3) |
| 4 August | 4 August | | Belarus (s.o.) | 1 (3) |
| 4 August | 4 August | Italy | 1 (2) |
| Italy | 2 | Italy | 1 (2) |
| Croatia | 0 | | |
| Croatia | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 5 August | 5 August |
| | | Turkey | 1 |
| | | Croatia | 3 |

#### Semifinals

* 4 August 2017 11:15
| Belarus | 6–1 | Turkey |
| Kisialevich 6', 27' Paulovich 32', 35' Mikheichyk 55' Belavusau 58' | Report | Kilinc 47' |
* Umpires: Neil McAlpine (SCO) Rokas Galkus (LIT)
* 4 August 2017 13:45
| Italy | 2–0 | Croatia |
| Nunez 2' Keenan 32' | Report | |
* Umpires: Michiel Otten (NED) Lubos Kamendy (SVK)

#### Third and fourth place

* 5 August 2017 16:00
| Turkey | 1–3 | Croatia |
| Čeker 60' | Report | Fujs 6' Mihael Cvetko 48' Premilovac 54' |
* Umpires: Luke Busuttil Leaver (MLT) Lubos Kamendy (SVK)

#### Final

* 5 August 2017 18:30
| Belarus | 1–1 | Italy |
| Kisialevich 15+' | Report | Keenan 57' |
| Penalties |||
| Mikheichyk Kachmarski Hancharou Belavusau Kisialevich Mikheichyk | 3–2 | Montone Keenan Nunez Carta Dussi Montone |
* Umpires: Neil McAlpine (SCO) Darko Koncic (CRO)

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Belarus |
| | Italy |
| | Croatia |
| 4 | Turkey |
| 5 | Malta |
| 6 | Lithuania |
| 7 | Slovakia |
Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II