2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

For the men's tournament, see 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship.

The 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship was the 19th edition of the tournament. It took place from 19 to 21 January 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.^[1]

2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Dates	19–21 January
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Arena Sparta
Final positions
Champions	Germany (15th title)
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	122 (6.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Valeriia Borisova (10 goals)
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Photo of the winning team 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship in Prague

Teams

•  Belarus
•  Czech Republic
•  Germany
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Russia
•   Switzerland
•  Ukraine

Umpires

• Frances Block (ENG)
• Celine Martin-Schmets (UKR)
• Xenia Ulrich (NED)
• Anastasia Bogolyubova (RUS)
• Tara Browne (IRL)
• Sviatlana Karzhevich (BLR)
• Daniela Kavanova (CZE)
• Olena Klymenko (UKR)
• Alwiene Sterk (NED)
• Sandra Wagner (GER)

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	13	6	+7	6	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Belarus	3	2	0	1	13	10	+3	6
3	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	6	9	−3	6	Pool C
4	Poland	3	0	0	3	4	11	−7	0

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

19 January 2018 10:00 Poland  1–2   Switzerland Katerla  8' Report Trösch  26' S. Wälti  28' Umpires: Olena Klymenko (UKR) Xenia Ulrich (NED)

19 January 2018 11:10 Netherlands  7–2  Belarus Van Nes  3', 22' Van Erk  5' Albers  7', 8' Zwinkels  21' Van Laarhoven  40' Report Papkova  24' Mikheichyk  40' Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Daniela Kavanova (CZE)

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19 January 2018 16:00 Belarus  6–1   Switzerland Bahushevich  4' Batura  18' Syrayezhka  25' Mikheichyk  27', 32' Mihunova  40' Report S. Wälti  37' Umpires: Alwiene Sterk (NED) Tara Browne (IRL)

19 January 2018 17:10 Poland  1–4  Netherlands Walasek  38' Report Van Nes  6' Zwinkels  14', 23' Van der Hoek  19' Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (UKR) Anastasia Bogolyubova (RUS)

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20 January 2018 09:00 Netherlands  2–3   Switzerland Muyselaar  20+' Albers  34' Report S. Wälti  8', 22' Bugmann  36' Umpires: Sviatlana Karzhevich (BLR) Xenia Ulrich (NED)

20 January 2018 10:10 Belarus  5–2  Poland Mikheichyk  10' Silitskaya  19' Nikitsina  27' Syrayezhka  37' Papkova  40' Report Grotek  34' Wieloch  39' Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Sandra Wagner (GER)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	12	7	+5	6	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Czech Republic (H)	3	2	0	1	9	8	+1	6
3	Ukraine	3	1	0	2	10	11	−1	3	Pool C
4	Russia	3	1	0	2	10	15	−5	3

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2018. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[2]
(H) Hosts

19 January 2018 12:20 Germany  5–1  Ukraine Grambusch  9' Meffert  9' Steindor  13', 32' Gablać  37' Report Khilko  34' Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (UKR) Anastasia Bogolyubova (RUS)

19 January 2018 13:30 Czech Republic  3–4  Russia Lehovcová  20+', 36' Haklová  33' Report Borisova  7', 28', 32' Sadovaia  13' Umpires: Sviatlana Karzhevich (BLR) Sandra Wagner (GER)

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19 January 2018 18:20 Ukraine  8–4  Russia Ponomarenko  7', 13' Vorushylo  20', 22', 31', 34' Moroz  38' Stetsenko  40' Report Borisova  18', 27', 30', 39' Umpires: Daniela Kavanova (CZE) Xenia Ulrich (NED)

19 January 2018 19:30 Czech Republic  4–3  Germany Kyndlová  14' Capouchová  31', 32' Lehovcová  34' Report Wortmann  15', 26' Steindor  21' Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Olena Klymenko (UKR)

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20 January 2018 11:20 Germany  4–2  Russia Vivot  11', 27' Meffert  15' Grambusch  25' Report Sadovaia  21', 33' Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (UKR) Alwiene Sterk (NED)

20 January 2018 12:30 Ukraine  1–2  Czech Republic Vorushylo  8' Report Lehovcová  28', 38' Umpires: Anastasia Bogolyubova (RUS) Tara Browne (IRL)

Second round

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	Relegation
1	Ukraine	3	2	1	0	13	7	+6	7
2	Switzerland	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	5
3	Russia	3	1	1	1	10	11	−1	4	Relegated to 2020 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II
4	Poland	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2018. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[2]

20 January 2018 16:30 Poland  1–4  Russia Report Umpires: Tara Browne (IRL) Xenia Ulrich (NED)

20 January 2018 17:40 Switzerland  2–2  Ukraine Report Umpires: Daniela Kavanova (CZE) Celine Martin-Schmets (UKR)

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21 January 2018 10:00 Ukraine  3–1  Poland Report Umpires: Sviatlana Karzhevich (BLR) Anastasia Bogolyubova (RUS)

21 January 2018 11:10 Switzerland  2–2  Russia Report Umpires: Sandra Wagner (GER) Alwiene Sterk (NED)

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Final
	20 January
	Germany	5
					21 January
	Belarus	4
					Germany (p.s.o)	1 (2)
	20 January
					Netherlands	1 (1)
	Netherlands	6
	Czech Republic	3
					Third place
					21 January
					Belarus	5
					Czech Republic	3

Semifinals

20 January 2018 18:50 Germany  5–4  Belarus Grambusch  4', 11', 24' Steindor  7' Wortmann  28' Report Batura  5', 14' Mikheichyk  36' Bahushevich  37' Umpires: Alwiene Sterk (NED) Olena Klymenko (UKR)

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20 January 2018 20:15 Netherlands  6–3  Czech Republic Van Nes  5', 14' Veen  10', 24' Albers  15', 40' Report Laciná  13' Haklová  16' Lehovcová  22' Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Sandra Wagner (GER)

Third place game

21 January 2018 13:00 Belarus  5–3  Czech Republic Report Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (UKR) Xenia Ulrich (NED)

Final

21 January 2018 14:30 Germany  1–1  Netherlands Vivot  33' Report Van der Hoek  32' Penalties Vivot Martin-Pelegrina Gablać —— Vivot 2–1 Zwinkels Van Laarhoven Muyselaar —— Muyselaar Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Olena Klymenko (UKR)

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Germany
	Netherlands
	Belarus
4	Czech Republic
5	Ukraine
6	Switzerland
7	Russia
8	Poland