2019 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

2019 Women's EuroHockey Championship II
Tournament details
Host countryScotland
CityGlasgow
Dates4–10 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueGlasgow National Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions Scotland (3rd title)
Runner-up Italy
Third place Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored103 (5.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Czech Republic Veronika Decsyová
Poland Magdalena Zagajska (5 goals)
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The 2019 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the eighth edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the European field hockey championships organized by the EHF.

It was held from the 4th until the 10th of August 2019 at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] The tournament also served as a direct qualifier for the 2021 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship, with the winner, Scotland, and runner-up, Italy, qualifying.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in the tournament.[2]

Event Dates Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
2017 EuroHockey Championship 18–26 August 2017 Amstelveen, Netherlands 2  Czech Republic (21)
 Scotland (19)
2017 EuroHockey Championship II 6–12 August 2017 Cardiff, Wales 5  Italy (17)
 Wales (26)
 Poland (24)
 Ukraine (27)
 Austria (31)
2017 EuroHockey Championship III 30 July – 5 August Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia 1  Turkey (33)
Total 8

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals 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 are relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III.

Results

All times are local, BST (UTC+1).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 13 2 +11 7 Advance to the semi-finals
2  Poland 3 1 2 0 8 2 +6 5
3  Wales 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4 Transfer to pool C
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 2 21 −19 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.[3]


Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland (H) 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Advance to the semi-finals
2  Austria 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
3  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3 Transfer to pool C
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 7 9 −2 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.[3]
(H) Hosts


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
5  Wales 3 2 0 1 13 6 +7 6
6  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 6
7  Ukraine (R) 3 2 0 1 12 12 0 6 Relegation to the Championship III
8  Turkey (R) 3 0 0 3 5 15 −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.[3]
(R) Relegated

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 August
 
 
 Italy4
 
10 August
 
 Austria0
 
 Italy1
 
9 August
 
 Scotland2
 
 Scotland3
 
 
 Poland0
 
Third place
 
 
10 August
 
 
 Austria2
 
 
 Poland4

Semi-finals


Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

RankTeam
 Scotland
 Italy
 Poland
4  Austria
5  Wales
6  Czech Republic
7  Ukraine
8  Turkey

  Qualified for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III

Goalscorers

There were 103 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.15 goals per match.

5 goals

  • Czech Republic Veronika Decsyová
  • Poland Magdalena Zagajska

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP II, WOMEN". eurohockey.org. 1 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Teams". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 FIH general tournament regulations April 2018