2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I

The 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I was the 2nd edition of the EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, the third level of the European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 9 to 15 September 2007 in Kazan, Russia.

2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I

Tournament details
Host country	Russia
City	Kazan
Dates	9–15 September
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Runner-up	Belarus
Third place	Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	89 (6.36 per match)
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The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, with the top two teams, Russia and Belarus, qualifying. As many as 89 goals were scored across the 14 matches of the tournament.

Qualified teams

The following six teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
11—17 September 2005	2005 EuroHockey Nations Trophy	Rome, Italy	2	Russia (45) Belarus (46)
11–17 September 2005	2005 EuroHockey Challenge I	Vinnitsya, Ukraine	2	Croatia (47) Gibraltar Greece Sweden (49)
5–10 September 2005	2005 EuroHockey Challenge II	Paola, Malta	2	Denmark (48) Azerbaijan (50)
Total			6

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Russia (H)	5	5	0	0	32	5	+27	15	EuroHockey Nations Trophy
2	Belarus	5	3	1	1	22	14	+8	10
3	Croatia	5	3	1	1	16	12	+4	10
4	Azerbaijan	5	2	0	3	9	19	−10	6
5	Denmark	4	0	0	4	9	16	−7	0
6	Sweden	4	0	0	4	1	23	−22	0

Source: Todor66
(H) Hosts

9 September 2007 Russia 6–0 Azerbaijan

9 September 2007 Belarus 4–3 Denmark

9 September 2007 Sweden 0–2 Croatia

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10 September 2007 Russia 5–2 Denmark

10 September 2007 Belarus 3–3 Croatia

10 September 2007 Sweden 1–3 Azerbaijan

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12 September 2007 Belarus 10–0 Sweden

12 September 2007 Russia 5–2 Croatia

12 September 2007 Denmark 2–4 Azerbaijan

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14 September 2007 Russia 8–0 Sweden

14 September 2007 Belarus 4–0 Azerbaijan

14 September 2007 Croatia 3–2 Denmark

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15 September 2007 Russia 8–1 Belarus

15 September 2007 Croatia 6–2 Azerbaijan

15 September 2007 Sweden cancelled Denmark

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Russia
	Belarus
	Croatia
4	Azerbaijan
5	Denmark
6	Sweden

  Promoted to the EuroHockey Nations Trophy