# 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

The 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the ninth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 1 to 7 August 2021 at AD Lousada in Lousada, Portugal.
Belarus won their second EuroHockey Championship III title by defeating the Czech Republic 4–0 in the final. Turkey won their first-ever EuroHockey Championship III medal by defeating the hosts Portugal 4–3 in a shoot-out after a 3–3 draw in regular time.

## Qualified teams

Participating nations have qualified based on their final ranking from the 2019 competition.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| 28 July – 3 August 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Championship II | Cambrai, France | 2 | Belarus (33) Czech Republic (32) |
| 28 July – 3 August 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Championship III | Gibraltar | 5 | Gibraltar Lithuania (51) Malta Portugal (41) Turkey (47) Slovakia (50) |
| 6–11 August 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Championship IV | Helsinki, Finland | 0 | Hungary |
| Total | Total | Total | 7 | |

## Umpires

The following eight umpires were appointed for the tournament by the EHF:
* Mark Becholz (NED)
* Maarten Boxma (NED)
* Ricardo Fernandes (POR)
* Nathan Galea (MLT)
* Marcel Knakowski (GER)
* Yauheni Protska (BLR)
* Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
* Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belarus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Malta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |
* 1 August 2021 13:30
| Belarus | 2–2 | Turkey |
| Kadran 28' Belavusau 56' | Report | A. A. Özkiliç 43', 49' |
* Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED) Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU)
* 2 August 2021 16:45
| Turkey | 3–0 | Malta |
| Demirel 7' Kilinc 18', 36' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ricardo Fernandes (POR) Yauheni Protska (BLR)
* 4 August 2021 12:15
| Belarus | 9–0 | Malta |
| Belavusau 3' Bandarchuk 7' Hancharou 15' Tsaluika 19', 21', 45' Paulovich 27' Khatyliou 41' Haurylau 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Marcel Knakowski (GER) Ricardo Fernandes (POR)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Portugal (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | |
* 1 August 2021 15:45
| Czech Republic | 7–0 | Slovakia |
| Capouch 3' Procházka 38' Plochý 50', 60', 60', 60+' Bárta 51' | Report | |
* Umpires: Mark Becholz (NED) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
* 1 August 2021 18:00
| Portugal | 3–0 | Lithuania |
| Santos 36' Ventosa 45' Caramalho 51' | Report | |
* Umpires: Marcel Knakowski (GER) Nathan Galea (MLT)
* 3 August 2021 16:45
| Slovakia | 1–2 | Lithuania |
| T. Romanec 12' | Report | Bandziulis 7' Balsiukas 40' |
* Umpires: Marcel Knakowski (GER) Yauheni Protska (BLR)
* 3 August 2021 19:00
| Portugal | 1–2 | Czech Republic |
| Caramalho 9' | Report | Železný 4' Procházka 36' |
* Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED) Nathan Galea (MLT)
* 4 August 2021 16:45
| Czech Republic | 6–0 | Lithuania |
| Železný 15', 21' Klaban 27' Procházka 36', 55' Uhlíř 53' | Report | |
* Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED) Mark Becholz (NED)
* 4 August 2021 19:00
| Slovakia | 2–2 | Portugal |
| Hruska 6' Jelačič 57' | Report | Castro 7' Santos 39' |
* Umpires: Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU) Mahmut Çilkiz (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 | Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Malta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
* 6 August 2021 11:30
| Malta | 1–0 | Lithuania |
| K. Bajada 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Yauheni Protska (BLR) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
* 7 August 2021 10:15
| Malta | 1–3 | Slovakia |
| T. Degiovanni 57' | Report | Štrofek 12' Petráš 35', 51' |
* Umpires: Ricardo Fernandes (POR) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

## First to fourth place classification
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 6 August | 6 August |
| Belarus | 3 |
| Belarus | 3 | 7 August | 7 August |
| Portugal | 2 | 7 August | 7 August |
| Portugal | 2 | Belarus | 4 |
| 6 August | 6 August | | Belarus | 4 |
| 6 August | 6 August | Czech Republic | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | Czech Republic | 0 |
| Turkey | 2 | | |
| Turkey | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 7 August | 7 August |
| | | Portugal | 3 (3) |
| | | Turkey (s.o.) | 3 (4) |

### Semi-finals

* 6 August 2021 13:45
| Czech Republic | 3–2 | Turkey |
| Železný 33', 39' Procházka 53' | Report | A. A. Özkilic 21', 46' |
* Umpires: Ricardo Fernandes (POR) Nathan Galea (MLT)
* 6 August 2021 16:00
| Belarus | 3–2 | Portugal |
| Hancharou 37' Belavusau 43' Tsaluika 54' | Report | Caramalho 34' Wenzel 57' |
* Umpires: Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU) Mark Becholz (NED)

### Third place game

* 7 August 2021 12:45
| Portugal | 3–3 | Turkey |
| Franco 3' Tavares 38' Caramalho 54' | Report | Erman 23', 44', 51' |
| Penalties |||
| Tavares Santos Ventosa Caramalho Franco | 3–4 | Ataş Ekinci Ekinci Kilinc Aydin |
* Umpires: Maarten Boxma (NED) Marcel Knakowski (GER)

### Final

* 7 August 2021 15:00
| Belarus | 4–0 | Czech Republic |
| Belavusau 3' Hancharou 18' Kochkin 27' P. Korsik 41' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jaroslav Suchocki (LTU) Mark Becholz (NED)

## Statistics
### Final standings

* Belarus
* Czech Republic
* Turkey
* Portugal
* Slovakia
* Lithuania
* Malta

### Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Best player | Best goalkeeper | Top goalscorers |
| Tomas Procházka | Jakub Bogár | Tomas Procházka Jan Železný |

### Goalscorers

There were 67 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.47 goals per match.
5 goals
* Tomas Procházka
* Jan Železný
4 goals
* Uladzislau Belavusau
* Dzianis Tsaluika
* Lukas Plochý
* Afonso Caramalho
* Ali Akin Özkiliç
3 goals
* Aliaksandr Hancharou
* Batuhan Erman
2 goals
* José Santos
* Daniel Petráš
* Vakif Kilinc
1 goal
* Vadzim Bandarchuk
* Yauheni Haurylau
* Artur Kadran
* Dzianis Khatyliou
* Uladzislau Kochkin
* Pavel Korsik
* Mikhail Paulovich
* Michal Bárta
* Martin Capouch
* Štêpán Klaban
* Adam Uhlíř
* Zygimantas Balsiukas
* Julius Bandziulis
* Keith Bajada
* Tom Degiovanni
* Rodrigo Castro
* David Franco
* Luis Tavares
* Tiago Ventosa
* Philipp Wenzel
* Matej Hruska
* Matej Jelačič
* Tomáš Romanec
* Adam Štrofek
* Mehmet Demirel
Source: FIH