2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Czech Republic | ||
| City | Prague | ||
| Dates | 19–27 July | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | Sk Slavia Prague | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Ireland (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Czech Republic | ||
| Third place |  Belarus | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 84 (4.2 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Khatira Aliyeva Krestina Papkova (6 goals) | ||
| Best player | Megan Frazer | ||
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The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the 6th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II, a field hockey championship for women. It was held from the 19th until the 27th of July 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. [1]
Qualified teams
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 17–24 August 2013 | 2013 EuroHockey Championship | Boom, Belgium | 2 | Belarus Ireland |
| 22–28 July 2013 | 2013 EuroHockey Championship II | Cambrai, France | 4 |  Austria Azerbaijan France Ukraine |
| 21–26 July 2013 | 2013 EuroHockey Championship III | Athens, Greece | 2 | Czech Republic Wales |
| Total | 8 | |||
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 Nations Challenge. [2]
Results
All times were local (UTC+2).
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ireland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Czech Republic (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ukraine |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Azerbaijan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Belarus |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Wales |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Austria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 1 | Wales |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 2 | France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Austria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ukraine |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | Relegated to EuroHockey Championship III |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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First to fourth place classification
| Crossover | Ninth Place | |||||
| 1 December 2016 | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | 1 | |||||
| 3 December 2016 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||
| 1 December 2016 | ||||||
| Ireland | 5 | |||||
| Ireland | 4 | |||||
| Belarus | 0 | |||||
| Eleventh Place | ||||||
| 3 December 2016 | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | 2 | |||||
| Belarus | 4 | |||||
Semifinals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Standings |
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Ireland |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 15 | Promoted |
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Czech Republic |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 9 | |
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Belarus |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Azerbaijan |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | Wales |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | |
| 6 | France |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4 | |
| 7 | Austria |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 8 | Ukraine |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 | Relegated |
Source: FIH
Awards
| Top Goalscorer(s) | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament |
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| Khatira Aliyeva Krestina Papkova |
Megan Frazer |
Barbora Čecháková |
See also
References
- ↑ "FIH CALENDAR -- 2015" (PDF). fih.ch. 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships II - 2015 - Home". the-sports.org. 2007.
- 1 2 Regulations
- ↑ "Golden moment for Ireland's women as McCay breaks caps record in Prague". www.hookhockey.com. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2018.