The 2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the ninth edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the women's European field hockey championship organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 15 to 21 August 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic.[1]
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| Host country | Czech Republic | ||
| City | Prague | ||
| Dates | 15–21 August 2021 | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | SK Slavia Prague | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Belarus (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  France | ||
| Third place |  Poland | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 70 (3.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Marlena Rybacha (5 goals) | ||
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The top five teams qualified for the European qualifier for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.[2]
Belarus won their second EuroHockey Championship II title by defeating France 1–0 in the final. Poland won the bronze medal by defeating Wales 4–1.
Qualified teams edit
Participating nations have qualified based on their final ranking from the 2019 competition.[3]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 16–25 August 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Championship | Antwerp, Belgium | 2 | Belarus (21) Russia (19)
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| 4–10 August 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Championship II | Glasgow, Scotland | 4 |  Austria (31) Czech Republic (23) Poland (24) Wales (26)
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| 28 July – 3 August 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Championship III | Lipovci, Slovenia | 2 | France (28) Lithuania (34)
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| Total | 8 | |||
Umpires edit
The following nine umpires were appointed for the tournament by the EHF:[4]
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Elena Ozerskaia (BLR)
Stepanka Smidova (CZE)
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Kamilė Mockaitytė (LTU)
Gema Calderon (ESP)
Ines El Hajem (FRA)
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
Ksenia Zubareva (RUS)
Preliminary round edit
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Poland
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Semi-finals and 2022 World Cup qualifier |
| 2 | Wales
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Russia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Lithuania
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 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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Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2022 World Cup qualifier |
| 2 | Belarus
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Austria
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic (H)
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
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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Fifth to eighth 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 | Qualification |
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| 5 | Russia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | 2022 World Cup qualifier |
| 6 | Czech Republic (H)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Austria
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Lithuania
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 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]
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First to fourth place classification edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 August | ||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||
| 21 August | ||||||
| Belarus | 5 | |||||
| Belarus | 1 | |||||
| 20 August | ||||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| Wales | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 August | ||||||
| Poland | 4 | |||||
| Wales | 1 | |||||
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
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
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| 1 | Belarus
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| 2 | France
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| 3 | Poland
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| 4 | Wales
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| 5 | Russia
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| 6 | Czech Republic (H)
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| 7 | Austria
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| 8 | Lithuania
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Goalscorers edit
There were 70 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Helene Herzog- Sabrina Hruby
- Marta Laginja
- Dziyana Batsiukova
- Darya Belavusava
- Ulyana Kasabutskaya
- Volha Skryba
- Kateřina Laciná
- Victoire Arnaud
- Julie Brachet
- Yohanna Lhopital
- Gabrielle Verrier
- Eve Verzura
- Emma van der Zanden
- Ramunė Bartkuvienè
Karolina Diurczak- Amelia Katerla
- Martyna Wypijewska
- Anastasia Kolpakova
- Aleksandra Leonova
- Ekaterina Makagonova
- Luliia Sartakova
- Olivia Hoskins
- Eloise Laity
- Phoebe Richards
- Sophie Robinson
- Sarah-Jayne Thorburn
Source: FIH
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "EuroHockey Championships 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "FIH Hockey World Cup – European Qualifier, Men and Women 2021". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 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