2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Dates	19–27 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Sk Slavia Prague
Final positions
Champions	Ireland (1st title)
Runner-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	84 (4.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Khatira Aliyeva Krestina Papkova (6 goals)
Best player	Megan Frazer
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The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II was the 6th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship II, a field hockey championship for women. It was held from the 19th until the 27th of July 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Qualified teams

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
17–24 August 2013	2013 EuroHockey Championship	Boom, Belgium	2	Belarus Ireland
22–28 July 2013	2013 EuroHockey Championship II	Cambrai, France	4	Austria Azerbaijan France Ukraine
21–26 July 2013	2013 EuroHockey Championship III	Athens, Greece	2	Czech Republic Wales
Total			8

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge.

Results

All times were local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	9	Semi-finals
2	Czech Republic (H)	3	2	0	1	6	7	−1	6
3	France	3	1	0	2	7	13	−6	3
4	Ukraine	3	0	0	3	5	10	−5	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

18 July 2015 13:30 Ireland 7–1 France Mullan  6' Carroll  9', 49' Daly  13' Frazer  38', 70' Duke  56' Report Berly  7' Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Violeta Eismayer (AUT)

18 July 2015 15:45 Ukraine 2–3 Czech Republic Khilko  15' Kernoz  67' Report Bizová  26' Haklová  39' Mejzlíková  59' Umpires: Kerri Targett (SCO) Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)

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19 July 2015 18:00 France 2–3 Czech Republic Billore  3' Berly  65' Report Haklová  21', 51' Laciná  44' Umpires: Kerri Targett (SCO) Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)

19 July 2015 20:15 Ukraine 0–3 Ireland Report O'Byrne  13' Carroll  38' Brown  70+' Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)

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21 July 2015 15:30 France 4–3 Ukraine Perrocheau  9' Billore  16', 41' Rogeau  21' Report Vorushylo  6' Khilko  32' Kaliuzhna  64' Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Kerri Targett (SCO)

21 July 2015 17:45 Ireland 3–0 Czech Republic Brown  4' O'Byrne  31' Beatty  55' Report Umpires: Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE) Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Azerbaijan	3	2	1	0	9	6	+3	7	Semi-finals
2	Belarus	3	1	2	0	11	6	+5	5
3	Wales	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
4	Austria	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

18 July 2015 09:00 Azerbaijan 3–1 Austria Aliyeva  5', 31' Tsyganska  43' Report Tarnozci  66' Umpires: Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR) Alison Keogh (IRE)

18 July 2015 11:15 Belarus 2–2 Wales Bahushevich  28' Papkova  69' Report Daley  8' Wilkinson  39' Umpires: Helena Babicka (CZE) Karine Alves (FRA)

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19 July 2015 13:30 Belarus 4–4 Azerbaijan Batura  10' Papkova  31', 57' Syrayezhka  42' Report Aliyeva  6' Tsyganska  28' Mailova  40' Druzhinina  47' Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Karine Alves (FRA)

19 July 2015 15:45 Austria 1–2 Wales Dvorak  23' Report Clayton  49' Wilkinson  70' Umpires: Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR) Helena Babicka (CZE)

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21 July 2015 11:00 Azerbaijan 2–1 Wales Aliyeva  15' Tsyganska  67' Report Wilkinson  67' Umpires: Karine Alves (FRA) Alison Keogh (IRE)

21 July 2015 13:15 Austria 0–5 Belarus Report Bahushevich  3', 64' Papkova  24' Halinouskaya  51' Kurhanskaya  70+' Umpires: Helena Babicka (CZE) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

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	Wales	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
2	France	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
3	Austria	3	1	0	2	5	4	+1	3
4	Ukraine	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3	Relegated to EuroHockey Championship III

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

23 July 2015 11:00 Ukraine 2–1 Austria Kernoz  6' Derkach  60' Report Keil  43' Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Keri Targett (AUS)

23 July 2015 13:15 France 0–0 Wales Report Umpires: Helena Babicka (CZE) Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)

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25 July 2015 08:00 France 0–3 Austria Report Zerbs  31' Keil  45' Stöckl Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRE) Liudmila Aleinikoviene (BLR)

25 July 2015 10:15 Wales 2–0 Ukraine Jones  10', 60' Report Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Saadat Zakiyeva (AZE)

First to fourth place classification

	Crossover				Ninth Place
	1 December 2016
	Azerbaijan	1
					3 December 2016
	Czech Republic	2
					Czech Republic	0
	1 December 2016
					Ireland	5
	Ireland	4
	Belarus	0
					Eleventh Place
					3 December 2016
					Azerbaijan	2
					Belarus	4

Semifinals

23 July 2015 15:30 Ireland 4–0 Belarus Carroll  8' Frazer  22' McCay  28' Brown  64' Report Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)

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23 July 2015 17:45 Azerbaijan 1–2 Czech Republic Mammadova  49' Report Kolářová  48' Decsoyová  61' Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRE) Karine Alves (FRA)

Third and fourth place

25 July 2015 12:45 Azerbaijan 2–4 Belarus Aliyeva  20', 58' Report Papkova  9', 24' Lupach  44' Bahushevich  66' Umpires: Kerri Targett (SCO) Tatyana Kaltypan (UKR)

Final

25 July 2015 15:15 Czech Republic 0–5 Ireland Report Mullan  8' Frazer  32' Brown  38' Carroll  43' Beatty  54' Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Karine Alves (FRA)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Standings
	Ireland	5	5	0	0	22	1	+21	15	Promoted
	Czech Republic	5	3	0	2	8	13	−5	9
	Belarus	5	2	2	1	15	12	+3	8
4	Azerbaijan	6	2	1	3	12	12	0	7
5	Wales	5	2	2	1	7	5	+2	8
6	France	5	1	1	3	7	16	−9	4
7	Austria	5	1	0	4	6	12	−6	3
8	Ukraine	5	1	0	4	7	13	−6	3	Relegated

Source: FIH

Awards

Top Goalscorer(s)	Player of the Tournament	Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Khatira Aliyeva Krestina Papkova	Megan Frazer	Barbora Čecháková

See also

• 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
• 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship III
• 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship