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. DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)1 July 2018Host1 (1)16–25 August 20192019 EuroHockey ChampionshipAntwerp, Belgium5 (12) (5) (4) (8) (7)4–10 August 20192019 EuroHockey Championship IIGlasgow, Scotland2 (17) (22)Total8
Squads
Preliminary round The pools were announced on 11 May 2020.
All times are local (UTC+2).
Pool A
Pool B
Fifth to eighth place classification The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team will be carried over.
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics Final standings Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8
Team qualified for the 2022 World Cup
Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Player of the tournamentGoalkeeper of the tournamentUnder-21 talent of the tournamentTop goalscorer Eva de Goede Elena Sotgiu Ambre Ballenghien Frédérique Matla
Goalscorers
See also 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship 2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship II
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