2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge II
# 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge II

The 2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge II was the first edition of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge II, the fourth level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 5 to 10 September 2005 in Kordin, Paola, Malta.

Denmark won the first edition of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge II and were promoted to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge I together with Azerbaijan.

## Results

All times are local, CEST (UTC+1).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Malta (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 | Semi-finals |

* 5 September 2005 15:00

| Denmark | 1–2 | Azerbaijan |
| - | - | - |

* 5 September 2005 17:30

| Malta | 5–1 | Cyprus |
| - | - | - |

* 6 September 2005 15:00

| Cyprus | 0–9 | Denmark |
| - | - | - |

* 6 September 2005 17:30

| Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Malta |
| - | - | - |

* 7 September 2005 15:00

| Azerbaijan | 4–0 | Cyprus |
| - | - | - |

* 7 September 2005 17:30

| Malta | 2–4 | Denmark |
| - | - | - |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 9 September | 9 September |
| Azerbaijan | 3 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 10 September | 10 September |
| Cyprus | 1 | 10 September | 10 September |
| Cyprus | 1 | Azerbaijan | 0 |
| 9 September | 9 September | | Azerbaijan | 0 |
| 9 September | 9 September | Denmark | 3 |
| Denmark | 2 | Denmark | 3 |
| Malta | 1 | | |
| Malta | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 10 September | 10 September |
| | | Malta | 2 |
| | | Cyprus | 1 |

**Semi-finals**

* 9 September 2005 13:00

| Azerbaijan | 3–1 | Cyprus |
| - | - | - |

* 9 September 2005 15:30

| Denmark | 2–1 | Malta |
| - | - | - |

**Third place game**

* 10 September 2005 13:00

| Malta | 2–1 | Cyprus |
| - | - | - |

**Final**

* 10 September 2005 15:30

| Azerbaijan | 0–3 | Denmark |
| - | - | - |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Denmark |
| | Azerbaijan |
| | Malta |
| 4 | Cyprus |

Promoted to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge I

