# 1987 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 1987 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the second edition of the Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international women's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held at the Picketts Lock in London, England from 3 to 13 September 1987.
The defending champions the Netherlands won their second title by defeating the hosts England 3–1 in penalty strokes after the match finished 2–2 after extra time. The Soviet Union won the bronze medal by defeating West Germany 2–1.

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Scotland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 | |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 | |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 2 | |
| 3 September 1987 |
| Netherlands | 5–0 | France |
| Soviet Union | 3–0 | Wales |
| Scotland | 5–0 | Belgium |
| 4 September 1987 |
| Netherlands | 9–1 | Belgium |
| Soviet Union | 4–1 | Scotland |
| Wales | 3–0 | France |
| 6 September 1987 |
| Belgium | 1–0 | Wales |
| Soviet Union | 6–0 | France |
| Netherlands | 5–0 | Scotland |
| 7 September 1987 |
| Netherlands | 5–1 | Soviet Union |
| Scotland | 3–0 | Wales |
| France | 3–0 | Belgium |
| 9 September 1987 |
| Netherlands | 5–0 | Wales |
| Soviet Union | 9–0 | Belgium |
| Scotland | 2–1 | France |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | West Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 30 | −27 | 2 | |
| 6 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | |
| 3 September 1987 |
| England | 5–1 | Austria |
| West Germany | 8–0 | Italy |
| Ireland | 2–0 | Spain |
| 5 September 1987 |
| England | 1–1 | West Germany |
| Spain | 6–0 | Austria |
| Ireland | 7–0 | Italy |
| 6 September 1987 |
| Ireland | 2–1 | Austria |
| Spain | 2–0 | West Germany |
| England | 8–0 | Italy |
| 8 September 1987 |
| England | 6–1 | Spain |
| West Germany | 1–0 | Ireland |
| Italy | 3–0 | Austria |
| 9 September 1987 |
| England | 3–0 | Ireland |
| West Germany | 6–0 | Austria |
| Spain | 7–0 | Italy |

## Classification round
### Ninth to twelfth place classification

| 9–12th place semi-finals | 9–12th place semi-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 11 September | 11 September |
| France | 3 |
| France | 3 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Austria | 1 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Austria | 1 | Belgium (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| 11 September | 11 September | | Belgium (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| 11 September | 11 September | France | 1 |
| Belgium | 2 | France | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | | |
| Italy | 1 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 12 September | 12 September |
| | | Italy | 1 |
| | | Austria | 0 |

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 11 September | 11 September |
| Spain | 6 |
| Spain | 6 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Wales | 0 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Wales | 0 | Spain | 2 |
| 11 September | 11 September | | Spain | 2 |
| 11 September | 11 September | Scotland | 1 |
| Scotland | 2 | Scotland | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 | | |
| Ireland | 1 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 12 September | 12 September |
| | | Ireland | 3 |
| | | Wales | 1 |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 11 September | 11 September |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 13 September | 13 September |
| West Germany | 1 | 13 September | 13 September |
| West Germany | 1 | Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) |
| 11 September | 11 September | | Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) |
| 11 September | 11 September | England | 2 (1) |
| England | 2 | England | 2 (1) |
| Soviet Union | 1 | | |
| Soviet Union | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 13 September | 13 September |
| | | Soviet Union | 2 |
| | | West Germany | 1 |

## Final standings

* Netherlands
* England
* Soviet Union
* West Germany
* Spain
* Scotland
* Ireland
* Wales
* Belgium
* France
* Italy
* Austria