2017 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

2017 Women's EuroHockey Championship II
Tournament details
Host countryWales
CityCardiff
Dates6–12 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueSport Wales National Centre
Final positions
Champions Belarus (1st title)
Runner-up Russia
Third place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored78 (3.9 per match)
Top scorerRussia Bogdana Sadovaia (8 goals)
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The 2017 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the 7th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II. It was held from the 6 to 12 August 2017 in Cardiff, Wales.[1] The tournament will also serve as a direct qualifier for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, with the winner Belarus and runner-up Russia qualifying.

Qualified teams

Format

The eight teams will be split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams from each pool advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams from each pool play in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last team will be relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III.

Results

All times are local (UTC+0).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 7 Semi-finals
2  Italy 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 7
3  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4  France 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]


Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belarus 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Semi-finals
2  Wales 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]


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
1  Poland 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
2  Ukraine 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
3  Austria 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4  France 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0 Relegated to EuroHockey Championship III
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 August 2017
 
 
 Belarus4
 
12 August 2017
 
 Italy2
 
 Belarus2
 
11 August 2017
 
 Russia1
 
 Russia2
 
 
 Wales1
 
Third Place Match
 
 
12 August 2017
 
 
 Italy3
 
 
 Wales0

Semi-finals


Third and fourth place

Final

Final standings

RankTeam
 Belarus
 Russia
 Italy
4  Wales
5  Poland
6  Ukraine
7  Austria
8  France

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EuroHockey Championship II 2017 Women". eurohockey.org/.
  2. 1 2 Regulations