Tournament: | 2019 Women's EuroHockey Championship |
Country: | Belgium |
City: | Antwerp |
Dates: | 17–25 August |
Venues: | Wilrijkse Plein |
Teams: | 8 |
Confederations: | 1 |
Count: | 10 |
Matches: | 20 |
Goals: | 97 |
Top Scorer: | Caia van Maasakker Lidewij Welten |
Top Scorer Goals: | 5 |
Best Player: | Georgina Oliva |
Previous Year: | 2017 |
Previous Tournament: | 2017 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship |
Next Year: | 2021 |
Next Tournament: | 2021 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship |
The 2019 Women's EuroHockey Championship was the 14th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international women's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.
It was held alongside the men's tournament from 17 to 25 August 2019 in Antwerp, Belgium.[1] [2] The tournament also served as a direct qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo olympics, with the winner qualifying.
The Netherlands won their tenth overall title after defeating Germany 2–0 in the final.[3] Meanwhile, Spain conquered the bronze medal after a penalty-shootout win over England.[4]
The following teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, participated in the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[5]
Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) | |
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15 June 2016 | Host | 1 | (9) | ||
18–26 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 5 | (1) (4) (5) (7) (8) | |
6–12 August 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Championship II | Cardiff, Wales | 2 | (22) (23) | |
Total | 8 |
See main article: 2019 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship squads.
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 with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II.
All times are local (UTC+2).
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The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were taken over.
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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]