# 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

The 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship was the 17th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international indoor hockey championship of Europe for women organized by the European Hockey Federation.. It took place from 22 to 24 January 2016 at the Minsk Sports Palace in Minsk, Belarus.
The defending champions the Netherlands won their second title by defeating Poland 6–2 in the final. The hosts Belarus won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 6–5. The top six teams qualified for the 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup.

## Qualified teams

The following teams participated in the 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
| 24–26 January 2014 | 2014 EuroHockey Indoor Championship | Prague, Czech Republic | 6 | Austria Belarus Czech Republic Germany Netherlands Poland |
| 24–26 January 2014 | 2014 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II | Šiauliai, Lithuania | 2 | Belgium Ukraine |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2018 Indoor World Cup |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | Semi-finals and 2018 Indoor World Cup |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 | Pool C |
* 22 January 2016 10:00
| Netherlands | 9–0 | Poland |
| Hulsen 2', 9', 15' Veen 8' L. van Wijk 17' Vorstenbosch 19' Van den Assem 25' Matla 28' De Lange 30' | Report | |
* Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Olena Klymenko (UKR)
* 22 January 2016 11:10
| Czech Republic | 5–0 | Belgium |
| Bížová 10', 21' Reichlová 24' Haklová 27' Kolářová 29' | Report | |
* Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)
* 22 January 2016 16:00
| Poland | 5–1 | Belgium |
| Wieloch 13' Okaj 19', FG' Katerla 25', 28' | Report | Van der Gracht 31' |
* Umpires: Daniela Kavanová (CZE) Frances Block (ENG)
* 22 January 2016 17:10
| Czech Republic | 1–9 | Netherlands |
| Bížová 8' | Report | Hulsen 2' De Lange 4', 20' K. van Wijk 6', 26' Zwinkels 9', 17' Vorstenbosch 24' L. van Wijk 27' |
* Umpires: Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR) Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
* 23 January 2016 09:00
| Netherlands | 5–1 | Belgium |
| Hulsen 3' K. van Wijk 7' L. van Wijk 23', 30' Zwinkels 27' | Report | Motte 37' |
* Umpires: Katarzyna Grudziewicz (POL) Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)
* 23 January 2016 10:10
| Poland | 4–0 | Czech Republic |
| Katerla 28' Sztybrych 34' Wieloch 40' Okaj 40+' | Report | |
* Umpires: Olena Klymenko (UKR) Michelle Meister (GER)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belarus (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2018 Indoor World Cup |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Semi-finals and 2018 Indoor World Cup |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | Pool C |
* 22 January 2016 12:20
| Austria | 1–6 | Ukraine |
| Zerbs 36' | Report | Shevchenko 2' Kernoz 8' Vorushylo 17', 31' Honcharenko 27', 34' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Katarzyna Grudziewicz (POL)
* 22 January 2016 13:30
| Germany | 3–4 | Belarus |
| Meffert 7' Huse 36', 38' | Report | Batura 1' Kurhanskaya 20' Silitskaya 24' Papkova 35' |
* Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Daniela Kavanová (CZE)
* 22 January 2016 18:20
| Austria | 0–2 | Germany |
| | Report | Müller-Wieland 25' Martin-Pelegrina 29' |
* Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Claire Druijts (NED)
* 22 January 2016 19:30
| Belarus | 3–1 | Ukraine |
| Syrayezhka 21' Batura 39' Kurhanskaya 40' | Report | Kernoz 37' |
* Umpires: Katarzyna Grudziewicz (POL) Michelle Meister (GER)
* 23 January 2016 11:20
| Germany | 1–0 | Ukraine |
| Meffert 36' | Report | |
* Umpires: Claire Druijts (NED) Sarah Wilson (SCO)
* 23 January 2016 12:30
| Belarus | 3–1 | Austria |
| Bahushevich 8' Batura 18' Papkova 35' | Report | Laginja 25' |
* Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Frances Block (ENG)

## Fifth to eighth place classification
### 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 | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 7 | Qualification for the 2018 Indoor World Cup |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 | Qualification for the 2018 Indoor World Cup |
| 7 | Austria (R) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | Relegation to the Indoor Championship II |
| 8 | Belgium (R) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 | Relegation to the Indoor Championship II |
* 23 January 2016 15:30
| Belgium | 2–2 | Austria |
| T. Duquesne 19' Van der Gracht 38' | Report | Vukovich 25' Busch 33' |
* Umpires: Olena Klymenko (UKR) Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)
* 23 January 2016 16:40
| Czech Republic | 2–3 | Ukraine |
| Bížová 22', 40' | Report | Vorushylo 7', 39' Shevchenko 20' |
* Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
* 24 January 2016 10:00
| Ukraine | 3–3 | Belgium |
| Shevchenko 9' Honcharenko 14' Korotaieva 25' | Report | T. Duquesne 28' Ronquetti 32', 37' |
* Umpires: Daniela Kavanová (CZE) Claire Druijts (NED)
* 24 January 2016 11:10
| Czech Republic | 3–3 | Austria |
| Bížová 3', 38', 40' | Report | Zerbs 2', 29' Busch 7' |
* Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Olena Klymenko (UKR)

## First to fourth place classification
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 23 January | 23 January |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 24 January | 24 January |
| Germany | 2 | 24 January | 24 January |
| Germany | 2 | Netherlands | 6 |
| 23 January | 23 January | | Netherlands | 6 |
| 23 January | 23 January | Poland | 2 |
| Belarus | 1 (2) | Poland | 2 |
| Poland (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | | |
| Poland (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 24 January | 24 January |
| | | Germany | 5 |
| | | Belarus | 6 |

### Semi-finals

* 23 January 2016 17:50
| Netherlands | 5–2 | Germany |
| Muyselaar 12' L. van Wijk 18', 29', 34' Zwinkels 35' | Report | Dudorov 9' Müller-Wieland 32' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Sarah Wilson (SCO)
* 23 January 2016 19:15
| Belarus | 1–1 | Poland |
| Kurhanskaya 11' | Report | Sławińska 23' |
| Penalties |||
| Papkova Batura Kurhanskaya Papkova Batura | 2–3 | Sławińska Katerla Wieloch Sławińska Katerla |
* Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Claire Druijts (NED)

### Third and fourth place

* 24 January 2016 13:00
| Belarus | 6–5 | Germany |
| Batura 3', 32' Papkova 5', 39' Bahushevich 23' Syrayezhka 33' | Report | Windfeder 15' Huse 16', 38' Dudorov 23' Lorenzen 30' |
* Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)

### Final

* 24 January 2016 14:30
| Poland | 2–6 | Netherlands |
| Mika 18' Okaj 28' | Report | Zwinkels 4' L. van Wijk 16' Hulsen 22' De Lange 30' Veen 31' Matla 37' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Michelle Meister (GER)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Netherlands (C) | Qualification for the 2018 Indoor World Cup |
| 2 | Poland | Qualification for the 2018 Indoor World Cup |
| 3 | Belarus (H) | Qualification for the 2018 Indoor World Cup |
| 4 | Germany | Qualification for the 2018 Indoor World Cup |
| 5 | Ukraine | Qualification for the 2018 Indoor World Cup |
| 6 | Czech Republic | Qualification for the 2018 Indoor World Cup |
| 7 | Austria (R) | Relegation to the EuroHockey Indoor Championship II |
| 8 | Belgium (R) | Relegation to the EuroHockey Indoor Championship II |

### Goalscorers

There were 114 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.7 goals per match.
8 goals
* Adéla Bižová
* Lieke van Wijk
6 goals
* Lieke Hulsen
5 goals
* Ryta Batura
* Donja Zwinkels
4 goals
* Krestina Papkova
* Viktoria Huse
* Lisanne de Lange
* Paulina Okaj
* Yana Vorushylo
3 goals
* Corinna Zerbs
* Yuliya Kurhanskaya
* Kiki van Wijk
* Amelia Katerła
* Olha Honcharenko
* Yuliya Shevchenko
2 goals
* Julia Busch
* Sviatlana Bahushevich
* Nastassia Syrayezhka
* Tiphaine Duquesne
* Marie Ronquetti
* Charlotte van der Gracht
* Julia Dudurov
* Julia Meffert
* Roda Müller-Wieland
* Frédérique Matla
* Marijn Veen
* Vera Vorstenbosch
* Joanna Wieloch
* Yevheniya Kernoz
1 goal
* Marta Laginja
* Kristine Vukovich
* Nadzeya Silitskaya
* Perrine Motte
* Bárbora Háklová
* Anna Kolářová
* Jindřiška Reichlová
* Silja Lorenzen
* Teresa Martin-Pelegrina
* Katharina Windfeder
* Mila Muyselaar
* Ireen van den Assem
* Joanna Mika
* Paula Sławińska
* Małgorzata Sztybrych
* Yana Korotaieva
Source: FIH