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.
| 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 → | |
Qualified teams
edit| 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
editAll group stages matches were organized at Boeckenberg Sportcenter in Deurne. Knockout stage matches were organized in the Lotto Arena in Merksem.[1]
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Netherlands
|
|
Belgium
|
|
Germany
|
| 4 | England
|
| 5 | Portugal
|
| 6 | Hungary
|
| 7 | Czech Republic
|
| 8 | Catalonia
|
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Venues EKC2021". ekc2021.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.