# 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II

The 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II was the 11th edition of the tournament. It was held from 22 to 24 January 2018 in Cambrai, France.
Russia won the tournament for the second time after topping the pool. Along with Russia, Switzerland qualified to the 2018 EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship as the two highest ranked teams.

## Qualified teams

The following teams participated in the 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship II.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| Host | Host | Host | 1 | France |
| 24–26 January 2014 | 2014 EuroHockey Indoor Championship | Prague, Czech Republic | 1 | England |
| 24–26 January 2014 | 2014 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II | Šiauliai, Lithuania | 5 | Lithuania Russia Scotland Switzerland Wales |
| 24–26 January 2014 | 2014 EuroHockey Indoor Championship III | Poreč, Croatia | 1 | Croatia |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 7 | Advanced to Pool C |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 5 | Advanced to Pool C |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 | Pool D |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | Pool D |
* 22 January 2016 11:00
| Scotland | 1–3 | Lithuania |
| Bunce 17' | Report | Nomeikaite 12', 36' Juodyte 26' |
* Umpires: Pilar López (ESP) Rachel Williams (ENG)
* 22 January 2016 12:10
| Switzerland | 9–2 | Croatia |
| S. Wälti 3', 16' Bugmann 13', 19', 31', 32', 37', 38', 40' | Report | Peranic 7' V. Šomin 30' |
* Umpires: Karine Alves (FRA) Xenia Ulrich (AUT)
* 22 January 2016 17:00
| Lithuania | 10–3 | Croatia |
| Grubliauskaite 7', 8', 27' Nomeikaite 10', 38' Juodyte 12', 13', 24', 36' Jakovlevaite 40' | Report | Peranic 3', 40' A. Šomin 35' |
* Umpires: Natalia Kadyrova (RUD) Abby MacArthur (WAL)
* 22 January 2016 18:10
| Switzerland | 2–2 | Scotland |
| S. Wälti 21' Bugmann 39' | Report | Bunce 4' Costello 19' |
* Umpires: Xenia Ulrich (AUT) Rachel Williams (ENG)
* 23 January 2016 09:00
| Scotland | 0–1 | Croatia |
| | Report | Peranic 2' |
* Umpires: Inga Jenkova (LTU) Abby MacArthur (WAL)
* 23 January 2016 10:10
| Lithuania | 2–2 | Switzerland |
| Nomeikaite 5' Juodyte 40' | Report | Von Polier 24' S. Wälti 32' |
* Umpires: Natalia Kadyrova (RUD) Kerri Targett (SCO)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 | Advanced to Pool C |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | Advanced to Pool C |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 3 | Pool D |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | Pool D |
* 22 January 2016 13:20
| England | 2–6 | Russia |
| Martin 9' Balsdon 28' | Report | Borisova 1', 15' Stepanenko 7' Eroshina 12', 15', 39' |
* Umpires: Liz Clifford (IRE) Abby MacArthur (WAL)
* 22 January 2016 14:30
| France | 3–1 | Wales |
| Huvell 9' Dutel 12' Billore 29' | Report | Hughes 34' |
* Umpires: Inga Jenkova (LTU) Kerri Targett (SCO)
* 22 January 2016 19:20
| Russia | 4–2 | Wales |
| Borisova 6', 34', 36' Leonova 17' | Report | Webb 9' Budd 25' |
* Umpires: Karine Alves (FRA) Kerri Targett (SCO)
* 22 January 2016 20:30
| France | 3–2 | England |
| Dutel 15', 16' Begue 26' | Report | Balsdon 23' Ansley 34' |
* Umpires: Pilar López (ESP) Natalia Kadyrova (RUS)
* 23 January 2016 11:20
| England | 9–1 | Wales |
| Balsdon 7', 9' Gilbert 11' Wood 24', 26' Martin 28', 31', 36' Haycroft 39' | Report | Whiting 17' |
* Umpires: Karine Alves (FRA) Liz Clifford (IRE)
* 22 January 2016 12:30
| Russia | 5–3 | France |
| Levashova 5' Kazakova 12' Borisova 24', 40' Eroshina 32' | Report | Begue 7', 39' Perrocheau 27' |
* Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Xenia Ulrich (AUT)

### Classification round
#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | Promoted to 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 | Promoted to 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | |
* 23 January 2016 17:5
| Switzerland | 5–1 | France |
| Bugmann 13' S. Wälti 17', 39' T. Trösch 18' A. Wälti 36' | Report | Billore 24' |
* Umpires: Pilar López (ESP) Rachel Williams (ENG)
* 23 January 2016 19:15
| Lithuania | 1–4 | Russia |
| Nomeikaite 10' | Report | Stepanenko 9' Leonova 13' Levashova 26' Eroshina 26' |
* Umpires: Karine Alves (FRA) Xenia Ulrich (AUT)
* 24 January 2016 12:50
| Russia | 5–2 | Switzerland |
| Kazakova 12' Eroshina 15' Levashova 32' Borisova 33', 34' | Report | S. Wälti 12', 21' |
* Umpires: Abby MacArthur (WAL) Pilar López (ESP)
* 24 January 2016 12:50
| Lithuania | 1–5 | France |
| Juodyte 32' | Report | Perrocheau 23' Billore 34', 38' Lansiaux 37' Dutel 40' |
* Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Kerri Targett (SCO)

#### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 0 |
* 23 January 2016 15:30
| Scotland | 6–3 | Wales |
| Bunce 1', 24' Costello 8', 16' Watson 19' Robertson 28' | Report | Budd 31' Welsford 31' Westwood 34' |
* Umpires: Liz Clifford (IRE) Natalia Kadyrova (RUS)
* 23 January 2016 16:40
| Croatia | 2–3 | England |
| A. Šomin 1' Abramovic 20+' | Report | Ansley 17' Balsdon 32' Wood 34' |
* Umpires: Inga Jenkova (LTU) Kerri Targett (SCO)
* 24 January 2016 10:00
| England | 3–5 | Scotland |
| Martin 6' Balsdon 9' Haycroft 15' | Report | Watson 2', 5' Robertson 18' Eadie 28' Bunce 40' |
* Umpires: Karine Alves (FRA) Liz Clifford (IRE)
* 24 January 2016 11:10
| Croatia | 5–3 | Wales |
| A. Šomin 5' Peranic 7', 13' V. Šomin 16' Abramovic 33' | Report | Budd 13' Welsford 20+' Westwood 29' |
* Umpires: Natalia Kadyrova (RUS) Xenia Ulrich (AUT)

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorers | Goalkeeper of the Tournament |
| Aleksandra Leonova | Valeriia Borisova Karin Bugmann | Viktoriia Aleksandrina |

## 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 |
| | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 15 | Promoted to 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship |
| | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 8 | Promoted to 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship |
| | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 | England | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 6 | |
| 8 | Wales | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 132 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 6.6 goals per match.
9 goals
* Valeriia Borisova
* Katrin Bugmann
8 goals
* Stephanie Wälti
7 goals
* Jurate Juodyte
6 goals
* Dolores Peranic
* Grace Balsdon
* Erlanda Nomeikaite
* Svetlana Eroshina
5 goals
* Hannah Martin
* Vikki Bunce
4 goals
* Marie Billore
* Gwenaelle Dutel
3 goals
* Anamarija Šomin
* Lucy Wood
* Emilie Begue
* Simona Grubliauskaite
* Antonia Levashova
* Amy Costello
* Charlotte Watson
* Katrin Budd
2 goals
* Marina Abramovic
* Viktoria Šomin
* Giselle Ansley
* Sarah Haycroft
* Alix Perrocheau
* Iuliia Kazakova
* Aleksandra Leonova
* Ekaterina Stepanenko
* Katie Robertson
* Abi Welsford
* Joanne Westwood
1 goal
* Susie Gilbert
* Morgane Huvell
* Astrid Lansiaux
* Samantha Jakovlevaite
* Jennifer Eadie
* Tamara Trösch
* Pia von Polier
* Alexandra Wälti
* Xenna Hughes
* Isobel Webb
* Julie Whiting
Source: FIH