title: 2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
text: # 2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
  
  The 2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I was the third edition of the Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, the third level of the women's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Olten, Switzerland from 9 to 15 August 2009.
  
  The hosts Switzerland won its first EuroHockey Nations Challenge I title and were promoted to the 2011 EuroHockey Championship II.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  | Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2–9 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Šiauliai, Lithuania | 2 | Austria Czech Republic |
  | 2–8 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Nations Challenge I | Zagreb, Croatia | 2 | Croatia Serbia Slovakia Switzerland Turkey |
  | New entry | New entry | New entry | 1 | Georgia |
  | Total | Total | Total | 5 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Preliminary round
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Switzerland (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 12 | Final |
  | 2 | Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 9 | Final |
  | 3 | Austria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 6 | Third place game |
  | 4 | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 3 | Third place game |
  | 5 | Georgia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 47 | −45 | 0 | |
  
  * 9 August 2009 13:00
  
  | Switzerland | 17–0 | Georgia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 9 August 2009 15:00
  
  | Austria | 5–2 | Slovakia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 10 August 2009 16:00
  
  | Czech Republic | 13–0 | Georgia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 10 August 2009 18:00
  
  | Slovakia | 0–3 | Switzerland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 11 August 2009 14:00
  
  | Austria | 1–4 | Czech Republic |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 11 August 2009 16:00
  
  | Georgia | 2–8 | Slovakia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 12 August 2009 16:00
  
  | Slovakia | 0–8 | Czech Republic |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 12 August 2009 18:00
  
  | Switzerland | 4–1 | Austria |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 14 August 2009 16:00
  
  | Georgia | 0–9 | Austria |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 14 August 2009 18:00
  
  | Czech Republic | 1–2 | Switzerland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ### Classification round
  
  **Third place game**
  
  * 15 August 2009 12:30
  
  | Austria | 2–0 | Slovakia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  **Final**
  
  * 15 August 2009 15:00
  
  | Switzerland | 2–0 | Czech Republic |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Promotion |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Switzerland (H) | EuroHockey Championship II |
  | 2 | Czech Republic | |
  | 3 | Austria | |
  | 4 | Slovakia | |
  | 5 | Georgia | |
  