2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
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{{Infobox field hockey
| tournament = 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
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| country = Croatia
| city = Zagreb
| dates = 25–31 July
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| teams = 7
| confederations = 1
| champions = {{fh|UKR}}
| second = {{fh|SWE}}
| third = {{fh|POR}}
| count = 2
| matches = 15
| goals = 81
| top_scorer =
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| previous_year = 2007
| previous_tournament = 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
| next_year = 2011
| next_tournament = 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
}}
The 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I was the third edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, the third level of the European field hockey Championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 25 to 31 July 2009 in Zagreb, Croatia.{{cite web |title=Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships III - Home |url=https://www.the-sports.org/field-hockey-2009-men-s-eurohockey-nations-championships-iii-epr33109.html|accessdate=26 July 2019}}
The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II, with the finalists, Ukraine and Sweden, qualifying.
The 15 games in the tournament witnessed 81 goals being scored.
Qualified teams
The following seven teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.{{cite web |title=Teams |url=https://www.mpumalangaschoolshockey.co.za/downloads/Summary%20of%20Mens%20World%20Ranking%202003%20to%202010.pdf |website=fih ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=26 July 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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!Dates !Event !Location !Quotas !Qualifiers |
| 9—12 September 2007
|2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy |Lisbon, Portugal |align=center|2 |{{fh|Ukraine}} (33) |
| 9–15 September 2007
|align=center|4 |{{fh|Sweden}} (40) |
| 9–15 September 2007
|Predanovci, Slovenia |align=center|1 |{{fh|Slovenia}} (50) |
| colspan="3"|Total
!7 ! |
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Results
All times are local (UTC+2).
=Preliminary round=
==Pool A==
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|team1=AZE |team2=POR |team3=DEN
|win_AZE=1 |draw_AZE=1 |loss_AZE=0 |gf_AZE=5 |ga_AZE=2
|win_POR=1 |draw_POR=1 |loss_POR=0 |gf_POR=5 |ga_POR=3
|win_DEN=0 |draw_DEN=0 |loss_DEN=2 |gf_DEN=5 |ga_DEN=10
|name_AZE={{fh|Azerbaijan}}
|name_POR={{fh|Portugal}}
|name_DEN={{fh|Denmark}}
|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=PC |result4=PC
|res_col_header=Q
|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semi-finals
|col_PC=red1 |text_PC=Pool C
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|date=25 July 2009
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|team1={{fh-rt|POR}}
|score= 5–3
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|date=26 July 2009
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|team1={{fh-rt|AZE}}
|score= 0–0
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{{fieldhockeybox
|date=28 July 2009
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|team1={{fh-rt|DEN}}
|score= 2–5
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|team2={{fh|AZE}}
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==Pool B==
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|team1=UKR |team2=SWE |team3=CRO |team4=SVN
|win_UKR=3 |draw_UKR=0 |loss_UKR=0 |gf_UKR=11|ga_UKR=0
|win_SWE=2 |draw_SWE=0 |loss_SWE=1 |gf_SWE=12|ga_SWE=3
|win_CRO=0 |draw_CRO=1 |loss_CRO=2 |gf_CRO=3 |ga_CRO=9 |status_CRO=H
|win_SVN=0 |draw_SVN=1 |loss_SVN=2 |gf_SVN=2 |ga_SVN=16
|name_UKR={{fh|Ukraine}}
|name_SWE={{fh|Sweden}}
|name_CRO={{fh|Croatia}}
|name_SVN={{fh|Slovenia}}
|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=PC |result4=PC
|res_col_header=Q
|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semi-finals
|col_PC=red1 |text_PC=Pool C
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|score= 2–2
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{{fieldhockeybox
|date=26 July 2009
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|score= 8–0
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{{fieldhockeybox
|date=26 July 2009
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|score= 0–3
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{{fieldhockeybox
|date=28 July 2009
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|team1={{fh-rt|UKR}}
|score= 6–0
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|date=28 July 2009
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|team1={{fh-rt|SWE}}
|score= 4–1
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=Fifth to seventh place classification=
==Pool C==
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
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|team5=CRO |team6=SVN |team7=DEN
|win_CRO=1 |draw_CRO=1 |loss_CRO=0 |gf_CRO=7 |ga_CRO=6 |status_CRO=H
|win_SVN=1 |draw_SVN=1 |loss_SVN=0 |gf_SVN=6 |ga_SVN=5
|win_DEN=0 |draw_DEN=0 |loss_DEN=2 |gf_DEN=7 |ga_DEN=9
|highest_pos=5
|name_CRO={{fh|Croatia}}
|name_SVN={{fh|Slovenia}}
|name_DEN={{fh|Denmark}}
}}
{{fieldhockeybox
|date=30 July 2009
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|team1={{fh-rt|DEN}}
|score= 3–4
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{{fieldhockeybox
|date=31 July 2009
|time=
|team1={{fh-rt|DEN}}
|score= 4–5
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|team2={{fh|CRO}}
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=First to fourth place classification=
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|3rdplace=yes
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|30 July|{{fh|AZE}}|4 (3)|{{fh|SWE}} (p.s.o.)|4 (4)
|30 July|{{fh|POR}}|1|{{fh|UKR}}|7
|30 July|{{fh|SWE}}|0|{{fh|UKR}}|3
|30 July|{{fh|AZE}}|1|{{fh|POR}}|2
}}
==Semi-finals==
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|date=30 July 2009
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|team1= {{fh-rt|AZE}}
|score= 4–4
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|aet=yes
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|penaltyscore=3–4
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{{fieldhockeybox
|date=30 July 2009
|time=
|team1= {{fh-rt|POR}}
|score= 1–7
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|team2= {{fh|UKR}}
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==Third place game==
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|date=31 July 2009
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|score= 1–2
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==Final==
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|date=31 July 2009
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|team1= {{fh-rt|SWE}}
|score= 0–3
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|team2= {{fh|UKR}}
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Final standings
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| Rank | |Team |
|---|---|
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|align=left|{{fh|UKR}} | |
| bgcolor=bbf3bb
|align=left|{{fh|SWE}} | |
| Image:Bronze medal icon.svg
|align=left|{{fh|POR}} | |
| 4
|align=left|{{fh|AZE}} | |
| 5
|align=left|{{fh|CRO}} | |
| 6
|align=left|{{fh|SVN}} | |
| 7
|align=left|{{fh|DEN}} |
{{Color box|#bbf3bb|border=darkgray}} Promoted to the EuroHockey Championship II