# 2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Trophy

The 2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Trophy was the third edition of the Women's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, the second level of the women's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 19 to 25 July 2009 in Rome, Italy.
Belgium won its first EuroHockey Nations Trophy title and were promoted to the 2011 EuroHockey Championship together with the hosts Italy.

## Qualified teams

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
| 18–24 August 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Championship | Manchester, England | 2 | Italy Ukraine |
| 2–9 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Šiauliai, Lithuania | 4 | Belarus Belgium France Lithuania |
| 2–8 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Challenge I | Zagreb, Croatia | 2 | Poland Wales |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | Relegation pool |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 | Relegation pool |
* 19 July 2009 17:45
| France | 2–1 | Belarus |
* 19 July 2009 20:00
| Italy | 1–0 | Poland |
* 21 July 2009 17:45
| France | 4–2 | Poland |
* 21 July 2009 20:00
| Italy | 5–0 | Belarus |
* 22 July 2009 18:00
| Belarus | 6–2 | Poland |
* 22 July 2009 20:15
| Italy | 4–1 | France |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | Relegation pool |
| 4 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | Relegation pool |
* 19 July 2009 09:45
| Ukraine | 0–2 | Wales |
* 19 July 2009 12:00
| Belgium | 3–2 | Lithuania |
* 20 July 2009 17:45
| Ukraine | 3–2 | Lithuania |
* 20 July 2009 20:00
| Belgium | 1–0 | Wales |
* 22 July 2009 09:00
| Lithuania | 2–2 | Wales |
* 22 July 2009 11:15
| Ukraine | 0–4 | Belgium |

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

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 5 | Belarus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | |
| 6 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 7 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 | EuroHockey Championship III |
* 24 July 2009 09:00
| Poland | 2–4 | Ukraine |
* 24 July 2009 11:15
| Belarus | 3–0 | Lithuania |
* 25 July 2009 09:00
| Poland | 8–2 | Lithuania |
* 25 July 2009 11:15
| Belarus | 1–1 | Ukraine |

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 24 July | 24 July |
| Italy (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| Italy (a.e.t.) | 3 | 25 July | 25 July |
| Wales | 2 | 25 July | 25 July |
| Wales | 2 | Italy | 2 |
| 24 July | 24 July | | Italy | 2 |
| 24 July | 24 July | Belgium | 3 |
| Belgium | 6 | Belgium | 3 |
| France | 2 | | |
| France | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 25 July | 25 July |
| | | Wales | 1 |
| | | France | 0 |

#### Semi-finals

* 24 July 2009 18:00
| Belgium | 6–2 | France |
* 24 July 2009 20:30
| Italy | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Wales |

#### Third place game

* 25 July 2009 17:30
| Wales | 1–0 | France |

#### Final

* 25 July 2009 20:00
| Italy | 2–3 | Belgium |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Belgium | Qualification for the 2011 EuroHockey Championship |
| 2 | Italy (H) | Qualification for the 2011 EuroHockey Championship |
| 3 | Wales | |
| 4 | France | |
| 5 | Belarus | |
| 6 | Ukraine | |
| 7 | Poland | |
| 8 | Lithuania | Relegation to the EuroHockey Championship III |