2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Belarus
City	Minsk
Dates	22–24 January
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up	Poland
Third place	Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	109 (5.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)	; Lieke van Wijk (8 goals)
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The 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship was the 17th second edition. It took place from 22 to 24 January 2016 in Minsk, Belarus.^[1]

The Netherlands won their second title by defeating Poland 6–2 in the final.^[2]

All times are local (UTC+3).

Qualified teams[]

The following teams participated in the 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship.^[3]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
Host			1	Belarus
24–26 January 2014	2014 EuroHockey Indoor Championship	Prague, Czech Republic	5	Austria Czech Republic Germany Netherlands Poland
24–26 January 2014	2014 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II	Šiauliai, Lithuania	2	Belgium Ukraine
Total			8

Results[]

Preliminary round[]

Pool A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	23	2	+21	9	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Poland	3	2	1	9	10	−1	6	Advanced to Semi-finals
3	Czech Republic	3	1	2	6	13	−7	3	Pool C
4	Belgium	3	0	3	2	15	−13	0	Pool C

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[4]

22 January 2016
10:00

Netherlands	9–0	Poland
2', 9', 15' Veen 8' L. van Wijk 17' Vorstenbosch 19' Van den Assem 25' Matla 28' De Lange 30'	Report

Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Olena Klymenko (UKR)

22 January 2016
11:10

Czech Republic	5–0	Belgium
10', 21' 24' 27' Kolářová 29'	Report

Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)

22 January 2016
16:00

Poland	5–1	Belgium
13' 19', FG' 25', 28'	Report	31'

Umpires:
Daniela Kavanová (CZE)
Frances Block (ENG)

22 January 2016
17:10

Czech Republic	1–9	Netherlands
8'	Report	2' De Lange 4', 20' 6', 26' 9', 17' Vorstenbosch 24' L. van Wijk 27'

Umpires:
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)

23 January 2016
09:00

Netherlands	5–1	Belgium
3' 7' L. van Wijk 23', 30' 27'	Report	37'

Umpires:
Katarzyna Grudziewicz (POL)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)

23 January 2016
10:10

Poland	4–0	Czech Republic
28' 34' 40' 40+'	Report

Umpires:
Olena Klymenko (UKR)
Michelle Meister (GER)

Pool B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belarus	3	3	0	10	5	+5	9	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Germany	3	2	1	6	4	+2	6	Advanced to Semi-finals
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	7	5	+2	3	Pool C
4	Austria	3	0	3	2	11	−9	0	Pool C

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[4]

22 January 2016
12:20

Austria	1–6	Ukraine
36'	Report	2' 8' 17', 31' 27', 34'

Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Katarzyna Grudziewicz (POL)

22 January 2016
13:30

Germany	3–4	Belarus
7' Huse 36', 38'	Report	1' 20' 24' 35'

Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Daniela Kavanová (CZE)

22 January 2016
18:20

Austria	0–2	Germany
	Report	25' Martin-Pelegrina 29'

Umpires:
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Claire Druijts (NED)

22 January 2016
19:30

Belarus	3–1	Ukraine
21' 39' 40'	Report	37'

Umpires:
Katarzyna Grudziewicz (POL)
Michelle Meister (GER)

23 January 2016
11:20

Germany	1–0	Ukraine
36'	Report

Umpires:
Claire Druijts (NED)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)

23 January 2016
12:30

Belarus	3–1	Austria
8' 18' 35'	Report	25'

Umpires:
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Frances Block (ENG)

Classification round[]

Fifth to eighth place classification[]

Pool C[]

The result between the teams from the same preliminary round pool were carried over.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Ukraine	3	2	1	0	12	6	+6	7
2	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	10	6	+4	4
3	Austria	3	0	2	1	6	11	−5	2	Relegated to 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II
4	Belgium	3	0	2	1	5	10	−5	2	Relegated to 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[4]

23 January 2016
15:30

Belgium	2–2	Austria
T. Duquesne 19' 38'	Report	25' 33'

Umpires:
Olena Klymenko (UKR)
Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)

23 January 2016
16:40

Czech Republic	2–3	Ukraine
22', 40'	Report	7', 39' 20'

Umpires:
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)

24 January 2016
10:00

Ukraine	3–3	Belgium
9' 14' 25'	Report	T. Duquesne 28' 32', 37'

Umpires:
Daniela Kavanová (CZE)
Claire Druijts (NED)

24 January 2016
11:10

Czech Republic	3–3	Austria
3', 38', 40'	Report	2', 29' 7'

Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Olena Klymenko (UKR)

First to fourth place classification[]

Semifinals		Final

23 January

Netherlands	5
		24 January
Germany	2
		Netherlands	6
23 January
		Poland	2
Belarus	1 (2)

Poland (p.s.o.)	1 (3)
		Third place

		24 January

		Germany	5

		Belarus	6

Semi-finals[]

23 January 2016
17:50

Netherlands	5–2	Germany
12' L. van Wijk 18', 29', 34' 35'	Report	9' 32'

Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)

23 January 2016
19:15

Belarus	1–1	Poland
11'	Report	23'
Penalties
	2–3

Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Claire Druijts (NED)

Third and fourth place[]

24 January 2016
13:00

Belarus	6–5	Germany
3', 32' 5', 39' 23' 33'	Report	15' Huse 16', 38' 23' 30'

Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)

Final[]

24 January 2016
14:30

Poland	2–6	Netherlands
18' 28'	Report	4' L. van Wijk 16' 22' De Lange 30' Veen 31' Matla 37'

Umpires:
Frances Block (ENG)
Michelle Meister (GER)

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
	Netherlands	5	5	0	0	34	6	+28	15
	Poland	5	2	1	2	12	17	−5	7
	Belarus	5	4	1	0	17	11	+6	13
4	Germany	5	2	0	3	13	15	−2	6
5	Ukraine	5	2	1	2	13	10	+3	7
6	Czech Republic	5	1	1	3	11	19	−8	4
7	Austria	5	0	2	3	7	16	−9	2	Relegated to 2018 EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II
8	Belgium	5	0	2	3	7	20	−13	2	Relegated to 2018 EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II

Source: FIH

Goalscorers[]

There were 114 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.7 goals per match.

8 goals

Lieke van Wijk

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References[]

^ "EuroHockey Indoor Championships, Women, Minsk, 2016". FIH. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ "The Netherlands are Champions!". eurohockey.org. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
^ "Teams". 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship (Women) – Teams. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Regulations

[1] "EuroHockey Indoor Championships, Women, Minsk, 2016". FIH. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

[2] "The Netherlands are Champions!". eurohockey.org. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

[3] "Teams". 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship (Women) – Teams. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

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