2021 Rink Hockey European Championship
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The 2021 Rink Hockey European Championship (originally scheduled to be held in 2020, at La Roche-sur-Yon, and named EuroRink 2020[3]), was the 54th edition of the Rink Hockey European Championship, a biennial tournament for men's national roller hockey teams of Europe organised by World Skate Europe – Rink Hockey. It took place between 15 and 20 November in Paredes, Portugal.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Portugal |
| City | Paredes |
| Dates | 15–20 November 2021 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (18th title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 155 (9.12 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Gonçalo Alves (12 goals)[1] |
| Best player | Carlo Di Benedetto[2] |
| Best goalkeeper | Baptiste Bonneau[2] |
← 2018 2023 → | |
Spain were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating France 2−1 (after extra time) in the final to claim their second consecutive title and eighteenth overall.
Teams
While ten teams were set to play in the 2020 tournament,[4] the final field of participants was reduced to six. Austria, Belgium, England and Switzerland withdrew from the competition.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Andorra | 5th | Sixth place (2018) |
| France | 53rd | Runners-up (1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931) |
 Germany | 50th | Runners-up (1932, 1934) |
 Italy | 52nd | Champions (1953, 1990, 2014) |
| Portugal | 49th | Champions (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2016) |
| Spain | 41st | Champions (1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1969, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018) |
Venue
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Spain |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 10[a] | Advance to final | — | — | 9–10 | — | — | 11–0 | |
| 2 | France |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 10[a] | 1–3 | — | 5–3 | — | 5–2 | — | ||
| 3 | Portugal (H) |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 10[a] | Advance to third place match | — | — | — | 4–4 | 10–0 | 12–1 | |
| 4 | Italy |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 8 | 4–4 | 5–8 | — | — | 4–1 | 10–1 | ||
| 5 | Germany |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 3 | Advance to fifth place match | 2–11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Andorra |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 43 | −35 | 1 | — | 5–5 | — | — | 1–5 | — |
Rules for classification: Technical Rules of Rink-Hockey (p. 26)
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Spain +1, France 0, Portugal −1.
