2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
The 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship was the 17th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international indoor hockey championship of Europe for women organized by the European Hockey Federation.. It took place from 22 to 24 January 2016 at the Minsk Sports Palace in Minsk, Belarus.[1]
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| Host country | Belarus | ||
| City | Minsk | ||
| Dates | 22–24 January | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Minsk Sports Palace | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Poland | ||
| Third place |  Belarus | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 114 (5.7 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Adéla Bížová  Lieke van Wijk (8 goals) | ||
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The defending champions the Netherlands won their second title by defeating Poland 6–2 in the final.[2] The hosts Belarus won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 6–5. The top six teams qualified for the 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup.
Qualified teams
    
The following teams participated in the 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship.[3]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers | 
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| 24–26 January 2014 | 2014 EuroHockey Indoor Championship | Prague, Czech Republic | 6 |  Austria  Belarus  Czech Republic  Germany  Netherlands  Poland | 
| 2014 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II | Šiauliai, Lithuania | 2 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium  Ukraine | |
| Total | 8 | |||
Preliminary round
    
All times are local (UTC+3).
Pool A
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2018 Indoor World Cup | 
| 2 |  Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 | Pool C | 
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Pool B
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Belarus (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2018 Indoor World Cup | 
| 2 |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | Pool C | 
| 4 |  Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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Fifth to eighth place classification
    
    Pool C
    
The result between the teams from the same preliminary round pool were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 5 |  Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 7 | Qualification for the 2018 Indoor World Cup | 
| 6 |  Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Austria (R) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | Relegation to the Indoor Championship II | 
| 8 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium (R) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
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First to fourth place classification
    
    Bracket
    
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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|  Netherlands | 5 | |||||
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|  Germany | 2 | |||||
|  Netherlands | 6 | |||||
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|  Poland | 2 | |||||
|  Belarus | 1 (2) | |||||
|  Poland (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) | |||||
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|  Germany | 5 | |||||
|  Belarus | 6 | |||||
Semi-finals
    
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Third and fourth place
    
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Final
    
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Statistics
    
    Final standings
    
| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 1 |  Netherlands (C) | Qualification for the 2018 Indoor World Cup | 
| 2 |  Poland | |
| 3 |  Belarus (H) | |
| 4 |  Germany | |
| 5 |  Ukraine | |
| 6 |  Czech Republic | |
| 7 |  Austria (R) | Relegation to the EuroHockey Indoor Championship II | 
| 8 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium (R) | 
Goalscorers
    
There were 114 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.7 goals per match.
8 goals
 Adéla Bižová Adéla Bižová
 Lieke van Wijk Lieke van Wijk
6 goals
 Lieke Hulsen Lieke Hulsen
5 goals
 Ryta Batura Ryta Batura
 Donja Zwinkels Donja Zwinkels
4 goals
 Krestina Papkova Krestina Papkova
 Viktoria Huse Viktoria Huse
 Lisanne de Lange Lisanne de Lange
 Paulina Okaj Paulina Okaj
 Yana Vorushylo Yana Vorushylo
3 goals
 Corinna Zerbs Corinna Zerbs
 Yuliya Kurhanskaya Yuliya Kurhanskaya
 Kiki van Wijk Kiki van Wijk
 Amelia Katerła Amelia Katerła
 Olha Honcharenko Olha Honcharenko
 Yuliya Shevchenko Yuliya Shevchenko
2 goals
 Julia Busch Julia Busch
 Sviatlana Bahushevich Sviatlana Bahushevich
 Nastassia Syrayezhka Nastassia Syrayezhka
.svg.png.webp) Tiphaine Duquesne Tiphaine Duquesne
.svg.png.webp) Marie Ronquetti Marie Ronquetti
.svg.png.webp) Charlotte van der Gracht Charlotte van der Gracht
 Julia Dudurov Julia Dudurov
 Julia Meffert Julia Meffert
 Roda Müller-Wieland Roda Müller-Wieland
 Frédérique Matla Frédérique Matla
 Marijn Veen Marijn Veen
 Vera Vorstenbosch Vera Vorstenbosch
 Joanna Wieloch Joanna Wieloch
 Yevheniya Kernoz Yevheniya Kernoz
1 goal
 Marta Laginja Marta Laginja
 Kristine Vukovich Kristine Vukovich
 Nadzeya Silitskaya Nadzeya Silitskaya
.svg.png.webp) Perrine Motte Perrine Motte
 Bárbora Háklová Bárbora Háklová
 Anna Kolářová Anna Kolářová
 Jindřiška Reichlová Jindřiška Reichlová
 Silja Lorenzen Silja Lorenzen
 Teresa Martin-Pelegrina Teresa Martin-Pelegrina
 Katharina Windfeder Katharina Windfeder
 Mila Muyselaar Mila Muyselaar
 Ireen van den Assem Ireen van den Assem
 Joanna Mika Joanna Mika
 Paula Sławińska Paula Sławińska
 Małgorzata Sztybrych Małgorzata Sztybrych
 Yana Korotaieva Yana Korotaieva
Source: FIH
References
    
- "EuroHockey Indoor Championships, Women, Minsk, 2016". FIH. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- "The Netherlands are Champions!". eurohockey.org. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- "Teams". 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship (Women) – Teams. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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