# 2017 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

The 2017 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the 7th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II. It was held from the 6th until the 12th of August 2017 in Cardiff, Wales. The tournament will also serve as a direct qualifier for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, with the winner Belarus and runner-up Russia qualifying.

## Qualified teams

* Austria
* Belarus
* France
* Italy
* Poland
* Russia
* Ukraine
* Wales

## Format

The eight teams will be split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams from each pool advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams from each pool play in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last team will be relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III.

## Results

All times are local (UTC+0).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |
* 6 August 2017 11:15
| France | 0–1 | Ukraine |
| | Report | Shevchenko 16' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Carol Lewis (WAL)
* 6 August 2017 13:30
| Italy | 1–1 | Russia |
| Braconi 45' | Report | Diagileva 12' |
* Umpires: Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR) Sviatlana Karzhevich (BLR)
* 7 August 2017 15:45
| Russia | 6–0 | Ukraine |
| Sadovaia 26', 34', 49' Fedorova 36' Osipova 47' Svezhentseva 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Xenia Ulrich (AUT) Urszula Lapawa (POL)
* 7 August 2017 18:00
| France | 0–7 | Italy |
| | Report | Singh 8' Mastronardi 27' Carta 29' Oviedo 34', 56' Braconi 44' Pacella 60' |
* Umpires: Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
* 7 August 2017 11:15
| Italy | 3–2 | Ukraine |
| Braconi 23', 38', 47' | Report | Kernoz 16' Vorushylo 44' |
* Umpires: Rebecca Woodcock (ENG) Xenia Ulrich (AUT)
* 7 August 2017 13:30
| Russia | 4–1 | France |
| Diagileva 26' Sadovaia 38', 39' Zelenova 44' | Report | Lhopital 53' |
* Umpires: Ilaria Amorosini (ITA) Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belarus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | |
* 6 August 2017 18:00
| Poland | 0–2 | Belarus |
| | Report | Sazhina 21' Shtsin 40' |
* Umpires: Valeria Kolbina (RUS) Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
* 6 August 2017 15:45
| Austria | 1–6 | Wales |
| Podpera 18' | Report | Evans 3' Marke-Jones 12', 50' Jordan 21' Wilkinson 22' Daley 37' |
* Umpires: Rebecca Woodcock (ENG) Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)
* 8 August 2017 15:45
| Belarus | 5–0 | Austria |
| Bahushevich 15' Silitskaya 19' Papkova 34' Batura 37' Skryba 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Carol Lewis (WAL) Urszula Lapawa (POL)
* 8 August 2017 18:00
| Poland | 0–1 | Wales |
| | Report | Richards 57' |
* Umpires: Valeria Kolbina (RUS) Xenia Ulrich (AUT)
* 9 August 2017 15:45
| Austria | 0–2 | Poland |
| | Report | Wessolowska 30' Zagajska 32' |
* Umpires: Sviatlana Karzhevich (BLR) Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)
* 9 August 2017 18:00
| Belarus | 4–2 | Wales |
| Batura 19' Bahushevich 30' Mikheichyk 37' Shtsin 60' | Report | Wilkinson 27' Laity 32' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Urszula Lapawa (POL)

### 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 |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | Relegated to EuroHockey Championship III |
* 11 August 2017 09:30
| France | 1–3 | Austria |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR) Urszula Lapawa (POL)
* 11 August 2017 11:45
| Ukraine | 0–0 | Poland |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Carol Lewis (WAL) Xenia Ulrich (AUT)
* 12 August 2017 09:30
| Ukraine | 4–3 | Austria |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Valeria Kolbina (RUS) Carol Lewis (WAL)
* 12 August 2017 11:45
| Poland | 2–1 | France |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Sviatlana Karzhevich (BLR) Xenia Ulrich (AUT)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 11 August 2017 | 11 August 2017 |
| Belarus | 4 |
| Belarus | 4 | 12 August 2017 | 12 August 2017 |
| Italy | 2 | 12 August 2017 | 12 August 2017 |
| Italy | 2 | Belarus | 2 |
| 11 August 2017 | 11 August 2017 | | Belarus | 2 |
| 11 August 2017 | 11 August 2017 | Russia | 1 |
| Russia | 2 | Russia | 1 |
| Wales | 1 | | |
| Wales | 1 | Third Place Match | Third Place Match |
| | | 12 August 2017 | 12 August 2017 |
| | | Italy | 3 |
| | | Wales | 0 |

#### Semi-finals

* 11 August 2017 14:00
| Belarus | 4–2 | Italy |
| Batura 2' Papkova 30' Mikheichyk 47' Bahushevich 51' | Report | Carta 10' Mastronardi 33' |
* Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
* 11 August 2017 16:30
| Russia | 2–1 | Wales |
| Sadovaia 31', 51' | Report | Wilkinson 35' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (WAL) Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)

#### Third and fourth place

* 12 August 2017 14:00
| Italy | 3–0 | Wales |
| Tiddi 30' Traverso 38' Carta 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR) Frances Block (ENG)

#### Final

* 12 August 2017 16:30
| Belarus | 2–1 | Russia |
| Sazhina 56' Batura 58' | Report | Sadovaia 49' |
* Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL) Ilaria Amorosini (ITA)

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Belarus |
| | Russia |
| | Italy |
| 4 | Wales |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | Ukraine |
| 7 | Austria |
| 8 | France |