# 2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship

The 2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship was the 15th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship, the biennial international women's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.
The tournament was held alongside the men's tournament at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands and was originally scheduled to take place from 20 to 29 August 2021. However, following the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to July and August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled and takes place from 5 to 13 June 2021.
The top three teams not already qualified qualified for the 2022 World Cup. The hosts Netherlands won the tournament for the eleventh time, beating Germany 2–0 . Belgium won the bronze medal, defeating Spain with 3–1.

## Qualification

Along with the hosts, the Netherlands, the top 5 teams at the 2019 EuroHockey Championship which was held in Antwerp from 16 to 25 August 2019 and the top 2 teams from the 2019 EuroHockey Championships II qualified. The numbers in brackets are the pre-tournament world rankings of when the draw was made.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| 1 July 2018 | Host | — | 1 | Netherlands (1) |
| 16–25 August 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Championship | Antwerp, Belgium | 5 | Belgium (12) England (5) Germany (4) Ireland (8) Spain (7) |
| 4–10 August 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Championship II | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 | Italy (17) Scotland (22) |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Preliminary round

The pools were announced on 11 May 2020.
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |
* 5 June 2021 15:30
| Netherlands | 4–0 | Ireland |
| Van Maasakker 9' Leurink 14', 44' Matla 25' | Report | |
* Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
* 5 June 2021 18:00
| Spain | 4–1 | Scotland |
| Riera 8' Jiménez 31' Oliva 32' Magaz 36' | Report | Dark 48' |
* Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRL) Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)
* 7 June 2021 12:30
| Ireland | 1–0 | Scotland |
| Carroll 46' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)
* 7 June 2021 20:00
| Spain | 1–7 | Netherlands |
| Barrios 56' | Report | De Goede 14' Matla 19', 42', 43' Stam 27' Van Maasakker 35' Albers 55' |
* Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
* 9 June 2021 12:30
| Ireland | 1–1 | Spain |
| Upton 2' | Report | B. García 12' |
* Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)
* 9 June 2021 20:00
| Netherlands | 10–0 | Scotland |
| De Goede 4', 12' Keetels 15', 36' Matla 31', 56' Verschoor 42', 47', 50' Albers 42' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ivona Makar (CRO) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals and 2022 FIH Hockey World Cup |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Semi-finals and 2022 FIH Hockey World Cup |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |
* 6 June 2021 10:30
| England | 4–0 | Italy |
| Evans 13' Hunter 25' De Ledesma 48' Rayer 52' | Report | |
* Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Anastasia Bogolyubova (RUS)
* 6 June 2021 12:45
| Germany | 1–1 | Belgium |
| Pieper 53' | Report | Ballenghien 55' |
* Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Ymkje van Slooten (NED)
* 7 June 2021 14:45
| Belgium | 4–0 | Italy |
| Ballenghien 24', 54' Raye 34' De Mot 51' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ymkje van Slooten (NED) Anastasia Bogolyubova (RUS)
* 7 June 2021 17:00
| England | 0–2 | Germany |
| | Report | Zimmermann 8' Fleschütz 32' |
* Umpires: Ivona Makar (CRO) Alison Keogh (IRL)
* 9 June 2021 14:45
| Germany | 4–0 | Italy |
| Fleschütz 4' Stapenhorst 33' Lorenz 42' Wortmann 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ymkje van Slooten (NED) Anastasia Bogolyubova (RUS)
* 9 June 2021 17:00
| Belgium | 1–1 | England |
| Vanden Borre 59' | Report | Ansley 58' |
* Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Michelle Meister (GER)

## Fifth to eighth place classification

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team will be carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | 2022 FIH Hockey World Cup |
| 6 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |
* 11 June 2021 09:15
| Scotland | 3–1 | Italy |
| Shields 17' Robertson 21' Bell 47' | Report | Laurito 53' |
* Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
* 11 June 2021 11:30
| Ireland | 1–5 | England |
| Duke 9' | Report | Toman 20' Burge 23', 29' Owsley 42' Hunter 59' |
* Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)
* 12 June 2021 16:30
| Ireland | 3–0 | Italy |
| O'Flanagan 27', 42' Malseed 47' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ivona Makar (CRO) Anastasia Bogolyubova (RUS)
* 12 June 2021 18:45
| England | 3–1 | Scotland |
| Petter 3' Owsley 30', 42' | Report | Bell 29' |
* Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Ymkje van Slooten (NED)

## First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 11 June | 11 June |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 13 June | 13 June |
| Belgium | 1 | 13 June | 13 June |
| Belgium | 1 | Netherlands | 2 |
| 11 June | 11 June | | Netherlands | 2 |
| 11 June | 11 June | Germany | 0 |
| Germany | 4 | Germany | 0 |
| Spain | 1 | | |
| Spain | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 13 June | 13 June |
| | | Belgium | 3 |
| | | Spain | 1 |

### Semi-finals

* 11 June 2021 16:00
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Belgium |
| Matla 5' Albers 16' Van Maasakker 49' | Report | Vanden Borre 37' |
* Umpires: Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL) Ivona Makar (CRO)
* 11 June 2021 18:30
| Germany | 4–1 | Spain |
| Pieper 3' Zimmermann 45' Maertens 60' Schröder 60' | Report | Bonastre 13' |
* Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Alison Keogh (IRL)

### Third and fourth place

* 13 June 2021 10:30
| Belgium | 3–1 | Spain |
| Nelen 21' Raye 42' Ballenghien 47' | Report | Jimenez 46' |
* Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Alison Keogh (IRL)

### Final

* 13 June 2021 13:00
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Germany |
| Keetels 18' Matla 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Netherlands |
| | Germany |
| | Belgium |
| 4 | Spain |
| 5 | England |
| 6 | Ireland |
| 7 | Scotland |
| 8 | Italy |
* Team qualified for the 2022 World Cup

### Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Player of the tournament | Goalkeeper of the tournament | Under-21 talent of the tournament | Top goalscorer |
| Eva de Goede | Elena Sotgiu | Ambre Ballenghien | Frédérique Matla |

### Goalscorers

There were 80 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
8 goals
* Frédérique Matla
4 goals
* Ambre Ballenghien
3 goals
* Lily Owsley
* Felice Albers
* Eva de Goede
* Marloes Keetels
* Caia van Maasakker
* Maria Verschoor
2 goals
* Abigail Raye
* Stephanie Vanden Borre
* Esme Burge
* Joanne Hunter
* Jette Fleschütz
* Cécile Pieper
* Sonja Zimmermann
* Anna O'Flanagan
* Laurien Leurink
* McKenzie Bell
* Lucía Jiménez Vicente
1 goal
* France de Mot
* Barbara Nelen
* Giselle Ansley
* Sarah Evans
* Catherine De Ledesma
* Isabelle Petter
* Elena Rayer
* Anna Toman
* Nike Lorenz
* Pia Maertens
* Anne Schröder
* Charlotte Stapenhorst
* Amelie Wortmann
* Naomi Carroll
* Deirdre Duke
* Zara Malseed
* Roisin Upton
* Sofia Laurito
* Lauren Stam
* Emily Dark
* Sarah Robertson
* Bronwyn Shields
* Laura Barrios
* Berta Bonastre
* Begoña García
* Alicia Magaz
* Georgina Oliva
* Lola Riera
Source: FIH