2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship

2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
CityLondon
Dates22–30 August
Teams8
VenueLee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Final positions
Champions England (2nd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored85 (4.25 per match)
Top scorerNetherlands Caia van Maasakker (5 goals)
Best playerEngland Alex Danson
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The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 12th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 22 to 30 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England.[1]

England defeated Netherlands on penalty shuttles in the final, drawing initially 2-2, with goals from Lily Owsley and Sophie Bray. Defender Sam Quek was named Man of the Match in the final.[2][3]

Qualified teams

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 against the teams they did not play in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge.

Squads

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 22 1 +21 9 Advanced to semifinals
2  Spain 3 1 1 1 11 8 +3 4
3  Belgium 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 1 23 −22 0
Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advanced to semifinals
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  Italy 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9
2  Scotland 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Italy 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1 Relegated to EuroHockey Nations Challenge
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: FIH.ch
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 August
 
 
 Netherlands1
 
30 August
 
 Germany0
 
 Netherlands2 (1)
 
28 August
 
 England (pen.)2 (3)
 
 Spain1
 
 
 England2
 
Third place
 
 
30 August
 
 
 Germany5
 
 
 Spain1

Semifinals

Third and fourth place

Final

Notes
  1. ^
    Netherlands goalkeeper Joyce Sombroek fouled England's Helen Richardson-Walsh during the shoot-out. Penalty stroke was awarded and H. Richardson-Walsh scored.

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England 5 4 1 0 12 5 +7 13 Qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands 5 4 1 0 25 3 +22 13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 5 3 0 2 12 7 +5 9
4  Spain 5 1 1 3 13 15 −2 4
5  Belgium 5 3 1 1 9 9 0 10
6  Scotland 5 2 0 3 7 6 +1 6
7  Italy 5 0 1 4 5 14 −9 1 Relegated to EuroHockey Championship II
8  Poland 5 0 1 4 2 26 −24 1
Source: FIH

Awards

Player of the Tournament[2][3] Top Goalscorer[2][3] Goalkeeper of the Tournament[2][3]
England Alex Danson Netherlands Caia van Maasakker Germany Yvonne Frank

Goalscorers

There were 85 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

  1. ↑ "EuroHockey Championships 2015, Women". eurohockey.org. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Home win for England after dramatic finale". eurohockey2015.co.uk. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "England Are The Unibet EuroHockey Champions". eurohockey.org. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015.
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