2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship

2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Dates	19–21 January
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Arena Sparta
Top three teams
Champions	Germany (15th title)
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	122 (6.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Valeriia Borisova (10 goals)
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Photo of the winning team 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship in Prague

The 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship was the 19th edition of the tournament. It took place from 19 to 21 January 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.^[1]

Teams

•  Belarus
•  Czech Republic
•  Germany
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Russia
•   Switzerland
•  Ukraine

Umpires

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	13	6	+7	6	Advanced to semifinals
2	Belarus	3	2	0	1	13	10	+3	6
3	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	6	9	−3	6	Transferred to Pool C
4	Poland	3	0	0	3	4	11	−7	0

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

19 January 2018 10:00 Poland  1–2   Switzerland Report Umpires: Olena Klymenko (UKR) Xenia Ulrich (NED)

19 January 2018 11:10 Netherlands  7–2  Belarus Report Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Daniela Kavanova (CZE)

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19 January 2018 16:00 Belarus  6–1   Switzerland Report Umpires: Alwiene Sterk (NED) Tara Browne (IRL)

19 January 2018 17:10 Poland  1–4  Netherlands Report Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (UKR) Anastasia Bogolyubova (RUS)

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20 January 2018 09:00 Netherlands  2–3   Switzerland Report Umpires: Sviatlana Karzhevich (BLR) Xenia Ulrich (NED)

20 January 2018 10:10 Belarus  5–2  Poland Report Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Sandra Wagner (GER)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	11	7	+4	6	Advanced to semifinals
2	Czech Republic (H)	3	2	0	1	9	8	+1	6
3	Ukraine	3	1	0	2	10	11	−1	3	Transferred to Pool C
4	Russia	3	1	0	2	10	15	−5	3

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2018. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[2]
(H) Host.

19 January 2018 12:20 Germany  5–1  Ukraine Report Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (UKR) Anastasia Bogolyubova (RUS)

19 January 2018 13:30 Czech Republic  3–4  Russia Report Umpires: Sviatlana Karzhevich (BLR) Sandra Wagner (GER)

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19 January 2018 18:20 Ukraine  8–4  Russia Report Umpires: Daniela Kavanova (CZE) Xenia Ulrich (NED)

19 January 2018 19:30 Czech Republic  4–3  Germany Report Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Olena Klymenko (UKR)

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20 January 2018 11:20 Germany  4–2  Russia Report Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (UKR) Alwiene Sterk (NED)

20 January 2018 12:30 Ukraine  1–2  Czech Republic Report Umpires: Anastasia Bogolyubova (RUS) Tara Browne (IRL)

Second round

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	13	7	+6	7
2	Switzerland	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	5
3	Russia	3	1	1	1	10	11	−1	4	Relegated to Division II
4	Poland	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2018. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[2]

20 January 2018 16:30 Poland  1–4  Russia Report Umpires: Tara Browne (IRL) Xenia Ulrich (NED)

20 January 2018 17:40 Switzerland   2–2  Ukraine Report Umpires: Daniela Kavanova (CZE) Celine Martin-Schmets (UKR)

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21 January 2018 10:00 Ukraine  3–1  Poland Report Umpires: Sviatlana Karzhevich (BLR) Anastasia Bogolyubova (RUS)

21 January 2018 11:10 Switzerland   2–2  Russia Report Umpires: Sandra Wagner (GER) Alwiene Sterk (NED)

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Final
	20 January
	Germany	5
					21 January
	Belarus	4
					Germany pen.	1 (2)
	20 January
					Netherlands	1 (1)
	Netherlands	6
	Czech Republic	3
					Third place
					21 January
					Belarus	5
					Czech Republic	3

Semifinals

20 January 2018 18:50 Germany  5–4  Belarus Report Umpires: Alwiene Sterk (NED) Olena Klymenko (UKR)

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20 January 2018 20:15 Netherlands  6–3  Czech Republic Report Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Sandra Wagner (GER)

Third place game

21 January 2018 13:00 Belarus  5–3  Czech Republic Report Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (UKR) Xenia Ulrich (NED)

Final

21 January 2018 14:30 Germany  1–1  Netherlands Report Penalties 2–1 Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Olena Klymenko (UKR)

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Germany
	Netherlands
	Belarus
4	Czech Republic
5	Ukraine
6	Switzerland
7	Russia
8	Poland

References