2017 Women's EuroHockey Championship explained

Tournament:2017 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Country:Netherlands
City:Amstelveen
Dates:18–26 August
Venues:Wagener Stadium
Teams:8
Count:9
Matches:20
Goals:75
Top Scorer: Begoña García Grau
Top Scorer Goals:4
Best Player: Hollie Webb
Previous Year:2015
Previous Tournament:2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Next Year:2019
Next Tournament:2019 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 2017 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 13th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 18–26 August 2017 in the Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen, Netherlands.[1] The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup, with the winner qualifying.

The Netherlands won their ninth overall title by defeating Belgium 3–0 in the final, while England capture the third place by beating Germany 2–0.[2]

Format

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

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).[3]

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

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First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Final

Final standings

Rank Team
4
5
6
7
8

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amsterdam to host 2017 EuroHockey Championships (women and men). eurohockey.org. 22 September 2016. 22 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160927230431/http://eurohockey.org/featured/amsterdam-2017/. 27 September 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Netherlands tame Red Panthers, while Scotland are left rueing missed chances. fih.ch. 26 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Schedule . 2016-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927231451/http://eurohockey.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Pools-and-matches-Rabo-EuroHockey-Championships-2017.pdf . 2016-09-27 . dead .