2017 Women's EuroHockey Championship II
European field hockey tournament in Wales
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The 2017 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the 7th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II. It was held from the 6 to 12 August 2017 in Cardiff, Wales.[1] The tournament will also serve as a direct qualifier for the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, with the winner Belarus and runner-up Russia qualifying.
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Wales | ||
| City | Cardiff | ||
| Dates | 6–12 August | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | Sport Wales National Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Belarus (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Russia | ||
| Third place |  Italy | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 78 (3.9 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Bogdana Sadovaia (8 goals) | ||
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Qualified teams
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 | |
| 3 |  Ukraine |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 |  France |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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 | |
| 3 |  Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Austria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 August 2017 | ||||||
| Belarus | 4 | |||||
| 12 August 2017 | ||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||
| Belarus | 2 | |||||
| 11 August 2017 | ||||||
| Russia | 1 | |||||
| Russia | 2 | |||||
| Wales | 1 | |||||
| Third Place Match | ||||||
| 12 August 2017 | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||
