The 1993 IIHF European Women Championships were held between 22 and 27 March 1993. In a break with the previous format, the IIHF split the teams into two separate divisions, A and B, and introduced a promotion and relegation system between them.
| Pool A | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Denmark |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 24–27 March |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Finland (3rd title) |
Runner-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  |  Norway |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 89 (9.89 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Hanna Teerijoki (13 points) |
The top six teams from the 1991 tournament qualified for the Pool A tournament in Esbjerg, Denmark, while the remaining nations played in Ukraine, as Ukraine entering their first tournament.
Teams & Format
editThe six teams, qualified from being the top six teams from the 1991 tournament were:
The teams were divided into two groups of three teams. Each team played each other once within the group. The teams then played a playoff game against the team with the same position in the opposing group, i.e. the Group Winners played off for Gold, 2nd place, for Bronze etc.
First round
editGroup 1
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 4 |
| 2 | Norway
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 2 |
| 3 |  Switzerland
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0 |
Results
edit| March 24, 1993 | Norway | 5 – 2 ( 1 - 2 , 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) | Switzerland | Esbjerg |
| March 25, 1993 | Finland | 17 – 1 ( 10 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 6 - 1 ) | Switzerland | Esbjerg |
| March 26, 1993 | Finland | 8 – 3 ( 2 - 1 , 4 - 0 , 2 - 2 ) | Norway | Esbjerg |
Group 2
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 4 |
| 2 | Germany
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 2 |
| 3 | Denmark
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 |
Results
edit| March 24, 1993 | Germany | 6 – 4 ( 2 - 3 , 0 - 1 , 4 - 0 ) | Denmark | Esbjerg |
| March 25, 1993 | Sweden | 10 – 3 ( 3 - 0 , 2 - 2 , 5 - 1 ) | Germany | Esbjerg |
| March 26, 1993 | Sweden | 6 – 0 ( 3 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) | Denmark | Esbjerg |
Playoffs
editConsolation round 5-6 Place
edit| March 27, 1993 | Switzerland | 4 – 1 ( 0 - 0 , 3 - 1 , 1 - 0 ) | Denmark | Esbjerg |
Match for third place
edit| March 27, 1993 | Norway | 6 – 3 (1 - 1, 3 - 1, 2 - 1) | Germany | Esbjerg |
Final
edit| March 27, 1993 | Finland | 8 – 2 ( 3 - 2 , 3 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) | Sweden | Esbjerg |
Champions
edit| 1993 IIHF European Women Championship winners |
|---|
 Finland 3rd title |
European Championship Group B
edit| Pool B | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Ukraine |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 22–27 March |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Latvia (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 36 (3.6 per game) |
Teams & Format
editThe five teams that playing the first Pool B were:
The teams were placed in one group containing all the teams playing in a single round robin format, with the final placings determining the final standing without any final games.
Final round
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 |  Czech Republic
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 |  France
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Great Britain
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 |
| 5 | Ukraine
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 |
Results
edit| March 22, 1993 | Latvia | 4 – 3 ( 2 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 1 - 2 ) | France | Kyiv |
| March 22, 1993 | Czech Republic | 3 – 0 ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) | Ukraine | Kyiv |
| March 23, 1993 | Latvia | 3 – 1 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 2 - 1 ) | Czech Republic | Kyiv |
| March 23, 1993 | Great Britain | 1 – 0 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) | Ukraine | Kyiv |
| March 24, 1993 | France | 7 – 2 ( 3 - 1 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 1 ) | Great Britain | Kyiv |
| March 25, 1993 | Ukraine | 1 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) | Latvia | Kyiv |
| March 26, 1993 | Latvia | 3 – 0 ( 1 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) | Great Britain | Kyiv |
| March 26, 1993 | Czech Republic | 3 – 2 ( 1 - 1 , 2 - 0 , 0 - 1 ) | France | Kyiv |
| March 27, 1993 | Czech Republic | 1 – 1 ( 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) | Great Britain | Kyiv |
| March 27, 1993 | France | 1 – 0 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) | Ukraine | Kyiv |
Final standings
edit| Rk. | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 |
Finland |
Qualified for 1994 World Championship |
 |
Sweden |
Qualified for 1994 World Championship |
 |
Norway |
Qualified for 1994 World Championship |
| 4. | Germany |
Qualified for 1994 World Championship |
| 5. | Switzerland |
Qualified for 1994 World Championship |
| 6. | Denmark |
Relegated to Pool B for 1995 European Championship |
| 7. | Latvia |
Promoted to Pool A for 1995 European Championship |
| 8. | Czech Republic
| |
| 9. | France
| |
| 10. | Great Britain
| |
| 11. | Ukraine
|
See also
editExternal links
edit- Championnats d'Europe féminins 1993 at PassionHockey.com (in French)