2021 IKF European Korfball A-Championship

2021 European Korfball A-Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Belgium
City	Antwerp
Dates	25 to 30 October 2021
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (8th title)
Runners-up	Belgium
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	619 (30.95 per match)
← 2018 →

The 2021 European Korfball A-Championship will be held in Belgium from 25 to 30 October 2021. Matches will be played in Antwerp. It will be the second edition where the European Korfball Championship is split into an A-Championship and a B-Championship. The tournament will serve as a qualifier for the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship.

Qualified teams[]

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Previous appearance
Belgium	2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish	15 October 2018	8th	2018
Catalonia	2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish	15 October 2018	7th	2018
Netherlands	2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish	14 October 2018	8th	2018
Portugal	2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish	15 October 2018	7th	2018
Germany	2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish	14 October 2018	8th	2018
England	2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish	15 October 2018	8th[A]	2018
Czech Republic	2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish	16 October 2018	8th	2018
Hungary	2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish	16 October 2018	6th[B]	2018

Venues[]

All group stages matches were organized at in Deurne. Knockout stage matches were organized in the Lotto Arena in Merksem.^[1]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	0	99	23	+76	9
2	England	3	2	0	0	1	39	51	−12	6
3	Portugal	3	1	0	0	2	37	58	−21	3
4	Hungary	3	0	0	0	3	31	74	−43	0

Portugal  v  Hungary

25 October 2021 15:00

Portugal	19–13	Hungary
	Report

Netherlands  v  England

25 October 2021 17:30

Netherlands	29–9	England
	Report

England  v  Hungary

26 October 2021 14:00

England	16–10	Hungary
	Report

Portugal  v  Netherlands

26 October 2021 15:45

Portugal	6–31	Netherlands
	Report

England  v  Portugal

27 October 2021 17:30

England	14–12	Portugal
	Report

Hungary  v  Netherlands

27 October 2021 19:15

Hungary	8–39	Netherlands
	Report

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Belgium	3	3	0	0	0	75	13	+62	9
2	Germany	3	2	0	0	1	51	51	0	6
3	Czech Republic	3	1	0	0	2	37	59	−22	3
4	Catalonia	3	0	0	0	3	32	72	−40	0

Germany  v  Catalonia

25 October 2021 15:45

Germany	25–14	Catalonia
	Report

Belgium  v  Czech Republic

25 October 2021 19:45

Belgium	23–5	Czech Republic
	Report

Czech Republic  v  Catalonia

26 October 2021 17:30

Czech Republic	18–17	Catalonia
	Report

Belgium  v  Germany

26 October 2021 19:15

Belgium	23–7	Germany
	Report

Czech Republic  v  Germany

27 October 2021 14:00

Czech Republic	14–19	Germany
	Report

Belgium  v  Catalonia

27 October 2021 15:45

Belgium	29–1	Catalonia
	Report

Knockout stage[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	29 October – Antwerp
	Netherlands	38
					30 October – Antwerp
	Germany	8
					Netherlands	21
	29 October – Antwerp
					Belgium	17
	Belgium	24
	England	12
					Third place play-off
					30 October – Antwerp
					Germany	13
					England	11

Classification 5th-8th place[]

	5th-8th place				5th place
	29 October – Antwerp
	Portugal	20
					30 October – Antwerp
	Catalonia	10
					Portugal	11
	29 October – Antwerp
					Hungary	10
	Czech Republic	14
	Hungary	16
					7th place
					30 October – Antwerp
					Catalonia	14
					Czech Republic	16

Final standing[]

Rank	Team
	Netherlands
	Belgium
	Germany
4	England
5	Portugal
6	Hungary
7	Czech Republic
8	Catalonia

External links[]

• Official website

References[]