2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship explained

Tournament:2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Country:England
City:London
Dates:22–30 August
Venues:Riverbank Arena
Teams:8
Count:2
Matches:20
Goals:85
Top Scorer: Caia van Maasakker
Top Scorer Goals:5
Best Player: Alex Danson
Previous Year:2013
Previous Tournament:2013 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Next Year:2017
Next Tournament:2017 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 12th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 22 to 30 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England.[1]

England defeated Netherlands on penalty shuttles in the final, drawing initially 2-2, with goals from Lily Owsley and Sophie Bray. Defender Sam Quek was named Man of the Match in the final.[2] [3]

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group against the teams they did not play in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge.

Squads

See main article: 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship squads.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

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First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Final

Notes

Statistics

Goalscorers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EuroHockey Championships 2015, Women. eurohockey.org. 19 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316021931/http://www.eurohockey.org/competitions/eurohockey-championships-women-2015/. 16 March 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Home win for England after dramatic finale. 30 August 2015. eurohockey2015.co.uk. 30 August 2015. 31 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831050501/http://eurohockey2015.co.uk/home-win-for-england-after-dramatic-finale/. dead.
  3. Web site: England Are The Unibet EuroHockey Champions. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911070045/http://www.eurohockey.org/featured/england-unibet-eurohockey-champions/. dead. 11 September 2015. 30 August 2015. eurohockey.org.