2019 Women's EuroHockey Championship explained

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]

Qualified teams

The following teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, participated in the 2019 EuroHockey Championship.[5]

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)
15 June 2016Host1 (9)
18–26 August 20172017 EuroHockey ChampionshipAmstelveen, Netherlands5 (1)
(4)
(5)
(7)
(8)
6–12 August 20172017 EuroHockey Championship IICardiff, Wales2 (22)
(23)
Total8

Squads

See main article: 2019 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship squads.

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 with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Championship II.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

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 were taken over.

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First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Final standings

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]

Goalscorers

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belgium confirmed as host of 2019 EuroHockey Championships for women and men. International Hockey Federation. 15 June 2016.
  2. Web site: EuroHockey Championships, Women and Men. European Hockey Federation. 22 March 2018. 22 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330211411/https://eurohockey.org/event/eurohockey-championships-women-men/?instance_id=181. 30 March 2019. dead.
  3. Web site: Brilliant Oranje performance earn tenth women's EuroHockey Championship title. belfiuseurohockey.com. 25 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Spain shoot their way to first Euro medal in 16 years. belfiuseurohockey.com. 25 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Teams . tms.fih.ch . . 26 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Netherlands women and Belgium men book ticket to Tokyo 2020 after Antwerp puts on hockey showcase. fih.ch. 25 August 2019.