# 2005 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 2005 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 7th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 14 to 20 August 2005 in Dublin, Ireland.

## Qualified teams

* England
* France
* Germany
* Ireland
* Netherlands
* Scotland
* Spain
* Ukraine

## Format

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals in order 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 were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge.

## Results

All times were local (UTC+0).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Ireland (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |
* 14 August 2005 15:45
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Spain |
| Paumen 3' Lammers 19' Karres 43' | Report | |
* Umpires: Alison Hill (ENG) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 14 August 2005 17:45
| Ireland | 1–0 | France |
| Caulfield 5' | Report | |
* Umpires: Tetyana Kaltypan (UKR) Anne McRae (SCO)
* 16 August 2005 17:00
| Netherlands | 5–0 | France |
| Lammers 36', 45', 65' Karres 38' Paumen 51' | Report | |
* Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Tetyana Kaltypan (UKR)
* 16 August 2005 19:00
| Spain | 0–0 | Ireland |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Alison Hill (ENG)
* 17 August 2005 17:00
| Spain | 6–0 | France |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Heike Malina (GER)
* 17 August 2005 19:00
| Ireland | 0–4 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Paumen 8', 46' Fuchs 28' Smabers 43' |
* Umpires: Belén González Oruna (ESP) Minka Woolley (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 | |
* 14 August 2005 11:45
| Germany | 8–0 | Scotland |
| Rinne 10', 28' Keller 17', 22' Hoyer 32' Kühn 45' Rodewald 65' Müller 70' | Report | |
* Umpires: Belén González Oruna (ESP) Anne Logan (IRE)
* 14 August 2005 13:45
| England | 4–0 | Ukraine |
| Walsh 9', 34' T. Cullen 20' Wright 22' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Stella Bartlema (NED)
* 15 August 2005 16:00
| Scotland | 1–4 | England |
| Bunce 32' | Report | Clewlow 4' Richardson 18' T. Cullen 52' King 62' |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 15 August 2005 18:00
| Germany | 4–0 | Ukraine |
| Ernsting-Krienke 28' Rinne 31', 53', 69' | Report | |
* Umpires: Anne Logan (IRE) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 17 August 2005 13:00
| Scotland | 1–1 | Ukraine |
| Simpson 63' | Report | Vynohradova 48' |
* Umpires: Alison Hill (ENG) Stella Bartlema (NED)
* 17 August 2005 15:00
| England | 0–1 | Germany |
| | Report | Rinne 18' |
* Umpires: Anne Logan (IRE) Anne McRae (SCO)

### Fifth to eighth place classification
#### Pool C

Points obtained in the preliminary round are carried over into Pool C.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | Relegated to EuroHockey Nations Challenge |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | Relegated to EuroHockey Nations Challenge |
* Note: While Scotland finished with a higher goal difference within Pool C, Ukraine's overall goal difference for the tournament was deemed superior, thus relegating Scotland in 2007.
* 19 August 2005 09:30
| Ireland | 3–1 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Tetyana Kaltypan (UKR) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 19 August 2005 12:00
| Ukraine | 2–1 | France |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Anne Logan (IRE)
* 20 August 2005 10:00
| Scotland | 5–0 | France |
| Valentine 4' Simpson 21', 70' Semple 29' Cram 64' | Report | |
* Umpires: Anne Logan (IRE) Tetyana Kaltypan (UKR)
* 20 August 2005 12:30
| Ireland | 4–1 | Ukraine |
| O'Brien 18' Orbinson 36' Burke 41' McVicker 44' | Report | Salenko 15' |
* Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Belén González Oruna (ENG)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 19 August 2005 | 19 August 2005 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 20 August 2005 | 20 August 2005 |
| England | 0 | 20 August 2005 | 20 August 2005 |
| England | 0 | Netherlands | 2 |
| 19 August 2005 | 19 August 2005 | | Netherlands | 2 |
| 19 August 2005 | 19 August 2005 | Germany | 1 |
| Germany | 2 | Germany | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | | |
| Spain | 1 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 20 August 2005 | 20 August 2005 |
| | | England | 4 |
| | | Spain | 0 |

#### Semifinals

* 19 August 2005 14:30
| Netherlands | 2–0 | England |
| Karres 6' Van As 46' | Report | |
* Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Belén González Oruna (ENG)
* 19 August 2005 17:00
| Germany | 2–1 | Spain |
| Kühn 31' Rinne 42' | Report | Muñoz 52' |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Alison Hill (ENG)

#### Third and fourth place

* 20 August 2005 15:00
| England | 4–0 | Spain |
| Clewlow 8' Danson 12' Grant 25' T. Cullen 66' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Anne McRae (SCO)

#### Final

* 20 August 2005 17:30
| Netherlands | 2–1 | Germany |
| Hoog 7', 10' | Report | Keller 22' |
* Umpires: Alison Hill (ENG) Minka Woolley (AUS)

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Netherlands |
| | Germany |
| | England |
| 4 | Spain |
| 5 | Ireland |
| 6 | Ukraine |
| 7 | Scotland |
| 8 | France |