2021 IKF European Korfball A-Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Belgium |
| City | Antwerp |
| Dates | 25 to 30 October 2021 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Netherlands (8th title) |
| Runners-up | Belgium |
| Third place | Germany |
| Fourth place | England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 619 (30.95 per match) |
← 2018 2024 → | |
The 2021 European Korfball A-Championship was held in Belgium from 25 to 30 October 2021. Matches was played in Antwerp. It was the second edition where the European Korfball Championship is split into an A-Championship and a B-Championship. The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship.
Qualified teams
| Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Previous appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish | 15 October 2018 | 8th | 2018 |
| Catalonia | 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish | 15 October 2018 | 7th | 2018 |
| Netherlands | 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish | 14 October 2018 | 8th | 2018 |
| Portugal | 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish | 15 October 2018 | 7th | 2018 |
| Germany | 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish | 14 October 2018 | 8th | 2018 |
| England | 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish | 15 October 2018 | 8th[A] | 2018 |
| Czech Republic | 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish | 16 October 2018 | 8th | 2018 |
| Hungary | 2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship Top 8 finish | 16 October 2018 | 6th[B] | 2018 |
- ^ includes participations of Great Britain until 2006.
- ^ During the 2018 edition, Hungary took part in the B-Championship, held at the same time as the A-Championship. Mid-way through the tournament, an intermediate round was held in which Hungary beat Poland to take its place in the A-Championship. This is counted as well as a participation.
Venues
All group stages matches were organized at Boeckenberg Sportcenter in Deurne. Knockout stage matches were organized in the Lotto Arena in Merksem.[1]
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 23 | +76 | 9 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 6 |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 3 |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 0 |
Source: IKF
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 13 | +62 | 9 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 3 |
| 4 | Catalonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 0 |
Source: IKF
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 October – Antwerp | ||||||
| Netherlands | 38 | |||||
| 30 October – Antwerp | ||||||
| Germany | 8 | |||||
| Netherlands | 21 | |||||
| 29 October – Antwerp | ||||||
| Belgium | 17 | |||||
| Belgium | 24 | |||||
| England | 12 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 30 October – Antwerp | ||||||
| Germany | 13 | |||||
| England | 11 | |||||
Classification 5th-8th place
| 5th-8th place | 5th place | |||||
| 29 October – Antwerp | ||||||
| Portugal | 20 | |||||
| 30 October – Antwerp | ||||||
| Catalonia | 10 | |||||
| Portugal | 11 | |||||
| 29 October – Antwerp | ||||||
| Hungary | 10 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 14 | |||||
| Hungary | 16 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 30 October – Antwerp | ||||||
| Catalonia | 14 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 16 | |||||
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | |
| Belgium | |
| Germany | |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Portugal |
| 6 | Hungary |
| 7 | Czech Republic |
| 8 | Catalonia |
External links
References
- ^ "Venues EKC2021". ekc2021.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.