The 2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship III was the ninth edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the women's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 1 to 7 August 2021 at HC Lipovci in Lipovci, Slovenia.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Slovenia | ||
| City | Lipovci | ||
| Dates | 1–7 August | ||
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | HC Lipovci | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Ukraine (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Switzerland | ||
| Third place |  Turkey | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 89 (5.93 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Fatma Songül Gültekin (13 goals) | ||
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Ukraine won their first EuroHockey Championship III title by defeating Switzerland 2–1 in the final. Turkey won the bronze medal by defeating Croatia 3–0.[2]
Qualified teams edit
Participating nations have qualified based on their final ranking from the 2019 competition.[3]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| 4–10 August 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Championship II | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 | Turkey (32) Ukraine (27)
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| 28 July – 3 August 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Championship III | Lipovci, Slovenia | 4 |  Croatia (43) Hungary Slovakia (50) Slovenia (48) Switzerland (38)
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| 26 March 2020 | New entry | — | 1 |  Finland (–) Portugal
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| Total | 7 | |||
Umpires edit
The following eight umpires were appointed for the tournament by the EHF:[4]
Fiona Davitt (IRL)
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Serap Kara (TUR)- Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
Nadine Schuschel (GER)
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
Yelizaveta Yakovenko (UKR)- Manouk Bakker (NED)
Preliminary round edit
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ukraine
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Croatia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
| 3 | Slovenia (H)
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 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.[5]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
(H) Hosts
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Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Switzerland
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Turkey
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 6 | |
| 3 | Portugal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Slovakia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 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.[5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
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Fifth to seventh place classification edit
Pool C edit
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 5 | Portugal
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 |
| 6 | Slovakia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| 7 | Slovenia (H)
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 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.[5]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
(H) Hosts
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First to fourth place classification edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 August | ||||||
| Ukraine | 3 | |||||
| 7 August | ||||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||
| 6 August | ||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | |||||
| Switzerland | 4 | |||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 August | ||||||
| Turkey | 3 | |||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
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Third place game edit
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Final edit
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Statistics edit
Final standings edit
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Ukraine
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Switzerland
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Turkey
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| 4 | Croatia
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| 5 | Portugal
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| 6 | Slovakia
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| 7 | Slovenia
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Qualified for the Women's EuroHockey Championship II
Goalscorers edit
There were 89 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.93 goals per match.
13 goals
9 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Dora Lagančić- Una Litvic
- Lucija Nizek
Daniela Nunes- Flávia Oliveira
- Irina Oliveira
- Katarina Sousa
Natalia Fondrkova- Dominika Zavodska
- Venessa Čapová
Ria Müller- Tamara Trösch
- Stephanie Weber
- Sara Zbinden
- Emine Bahçivan
- Ayla Esen
- Kübra Güzelal
- Sudenur Kurt
- Meryem Oymak
- Gülcan Paksoy
- İlayda Taşkiran
- Yeter Çelik
- Olha Honcharenko
- Anna Kurovska
- Yevheniia Moroz
- Valeriia Rudychenko
- Kateryna Shokalenko
Source: FIH
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b Finland and Hungary withdrew.
- ^ The match was originally scheduled for 1 August 2021 at 17:00 but due to thunderstorms and torrential rain, the match was re-scheduled to 2 August at 12:30.[6]
- ^ In the tenth minute the match was interrupted and suspended due to thunderstorms and torrential rain. The match will be resumed on 3 August at 14.45 hrs.[6]
References edit
- ^ "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Final Day EuroHockey Championship III, w, Lipovci". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 EuroHockey Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Officials List".
- ^ a b c FIH General Tournament Regulations June 2021
- ^ a b "Day 1 roundup – EuroHockey Championship III, Women, Lipovci". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.