2019 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.

This article is about women's event. For men's event, see 2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship.
2019 Women's EuroHockey Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
CityAntwerp
Dates17–25 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Wilrijkse Plein
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (10th title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored97 (4.85 per match)
Top scorer(s) Caia van Maasakker
Lidewij Welten (5 goals)
Best player Georgina Oliva
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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]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
15 June 2016 Host 1  Belgium (9)
18–26 August 2017 2017 EuroHockey Championship Amstelveen, Netherlands 5  Netherlands (1)
 England (4)
 Germany (5)
 Spain (7)
 Ireland (8)
6–12 August 2017 2017 EuroHockey Championship II Cardiff, Wales 2  Belarus (22)
 Russia (23)
Total 8

Squads
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).

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Semi-finals
2  Netherlands 3 1 2 0 16 2 +14 5
3  Belgium (H) 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4 Pool C
4  Russia 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
(H) Host.
17 August 2019
18:00
Spain  1–0  Russia
Iglesias  58' Report
Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
17 August 2019
20:30
Netherlands  1–1  Belgium
Matla  8' Report Struijk  45'
Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Alison Keogh (IRL)
19 August 2019
18:00
Spain  1–1  Netherlands
B. García  6' Report Van Maasakker  5'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
19 August 2019
20:30
Belgium  4–1  Russia
Versavel  8', 48'
Weyns  13'
Vanden Borre  14'		 Report Sadovaia  24'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
21 August 2019
18:00
Netherlands  14–0  Russia
De Goede  1', 17'
Stam  15+'
Van Maasakker  19', 34'
Keetels  24'
Veen  37', 54'
Jonker  43', 52'
Welten  47', 49'
Van Geffen  51'
Matla  58'		 Report
Umpires:
Cathy Wright (WAL)
Alison Keogh (IRL)
21 August 2019
20:30
Belgium  0–1  Spain
Report Petchamé  34'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7 Semi-finals
2  Germany 3 1 2 0 15 2 +13 5
3  Ireland 3 1 1 1 13 3 +10 4 Pool C
4  Belarus 3 0 0 3 3 28 −25 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
18 August 2019
09:00
Germany  13–0  Belarus
Lorenz  15', 47'
Maertens  16', 26'
Grote  20', 23', 37', 42'
Pieper  40'
Micheel  43'
Oruz  44'
Schröder  46', 55'		 Report
Umpires:
Ana Faias (POR)
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
18 August 2019
11:15
England  2–1  Ireland
Petty  15'
Ansley  28'		 Report Barr  43'
Umpires:
Claire Druijts (NED)
Cathy Wright (WAL)
19 August 2019
13:30
Germany  1–1  England
Gablać  45' Report Owsley  24'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Claire Druijts (NED)
19 August 2019
15:45
Ireland  11–0  Belarus
Upton  4', 34', 39', 57'
O'Flanagan  13', 47'
Wilson  31'
Evans  38', 42'
Barr  41'
Duke  55'		 Report
Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
21 August 2019
10:00
England  4–3  Belarus
Owsley  9'
Petter  15'
Unsworth  22'
Martin  56'		 Report Syddykava  16'
Syrayezhka  22'
Shtsin  53'
Umpires:
Claire Druijts (NED)
Ana Faias (POR)
21 August 2019
12:15
Ireland  1–1  Germany
Hawkshaw  15+' Report Maertens  8'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Hannah Harrison (ENG)

Pool C

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5  Ireland 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 9
6  Belgium 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
7  Russia 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3 Relegation to Championship II
8  Belarus 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[6]
23 August 2019
13:30
Russia  5–0  Belarus
Sadovaia  24', 28'
Koroleva  39'
Shumilina  50'
Cheplygina  52'		 Report
Umpires:
Cathy Wright (WAL)
Alison Keogh (IRL)
23 August 2019
15:45
Belgium  1–2  Ireland
Ballenghien  44' Report Barr  11'
O'Flanagan  59'
Umpires:
Claire Druijts (NED)
Ivona Makar (CRO)
25 August 2019
09:00
Ireland  3–2  Russia
Evans  32'
Hawkshaw  50'
Mullan  58'		 Report Sadovaia  23'
Leonova  52'
Umpires:
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Ana Faias (POR)
25 August 2019
11:15
Belgium  3–1  Belarus
Vanden Borre  22'
Nelen  37'
Boon  52'		 Report Bahushevich  47'
Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Michelle Meister (GER)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 August
 
 
 Spain2
 
25 August
 
 Germany3
 
 Germany0
 
23 August
 
 Netherlands2
 
 England0
 
 
 Netherlands8
 
Third place
 
 
25 August
 
 
 Spain (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
 
 England1 (2)

Semi-finals
23 August 2019
18:00
England  0–8  Netherlands
Report Leurink  12', 55'
Welten  20', 51'
Van Maasakker  28', 50'
Keetels  35'
De Waard  43'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
23 August 2019
20:30
Spain  2–3  Germany
López  14'
Segú  52'		 Report Pieper  22'
Gablać  33'
Lorenz  60'
Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

Third and fourth place
25 August 2019
13:30
Spain  1–1  England
Tost  36' Report Martin  10'
Penalties
Ycart
Torres-Quevedo
García Grau
Pérez 		3–2 Martin
Toman
Rayer
Haycroft
Webb
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRL)
Ivona Makar (CRO)

Final
25 August 2019
16:00
Germany  0–2  Netherlands
Report Jonker  12'
Welten  60'
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

Statistics

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Netherlands 5 3 2 0 26 2 +24 11 Qualified for 2020 Summer Olympics
 Germany 5 2 2 1 18 6 +12 8
 Spain 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 8
4  England 5 2 2 1 8 14 −6 8
5  Ireland 5 3 1 1 18 6 +12 10
6  Belgium 5 2 1 2 9 6 +3 7
7  Russia 5 1 0 4 8 22 −14 3 Relegated to EuroHockey Championship II
8  Belarus 5 0 0 5 4 36 −32 0
Source: FIH

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[7]

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorers Goalkeeper of the Tournament Young player of the Tournament
Georgina Oliva Caia van Maasakker
Lidewij Welten		 María Ruiz Pia Maertens

Goalscorers

There were 97 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.85 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References
  1. "Belgium confirmed as host of 2019 EuroHockey Championships for women and men". International Hockey Federation. 15 June 2016.
  2. "EuroHockey Championships, Women and Men". European Hockey Federation. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. "Brilliant Oranje performance earn tenth women's EuroHockey Championship title". belfiuseurohockey.com. 25 August 2019.
  4. "Spain shoot their way to first Euro medal in 16 years". belfiuseurohockey.com. 25 August 2019.
  5. "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  6. FIH General Tournament Regulations March 2019
  7. "Netherlands women and Belgium men book ticket to Tokyo 2020 after Antwerp puts on hockey showcase". fih.ch. 25 August 2019.
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