2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I

2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I

Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
City	Olten
Dates	9–15 August
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Switzerland (1st title)
Runner-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	84 (7 per match)
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The 2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I was the third edition of the Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, the third level of the women's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Olten, Switzerland from 9 to 15 August 2009. ^[1]

The hosts Switzerland won its first EuroHockey Nations Challenge I title and were promoted to the 2011 EuroHockey Championship II. ^[2]

Qualified teams

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
2–9 September 2007	2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy	Šiauliai, Lithuania	2	Austria   Czech Republic
2–8 September 2007	2007 EuroHockey Nations Challenge I	Zagreb, Croatia	2	Croatia   Serbia   Slovakia    Switzerland   Turkey
New entry			1	Georgia
Total			5

Results

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland (H)	4	4	0	0	26	2	+24	12	Final
2	Czech Republic	4	3	0	1	26	3	+23	9
3	Austria	4	2	0	2	16	10	+6	6	Third place game
4	Slovakia	4	1	0	3	10	18	−8	3
5	Georgia	4	0	0	4	2	47	−45	0

Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts

9 August 2009 13:00 Switzerland   17–0   Georgia

9 August 2009 15:00 Austria   5–2   Slovakia

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10 August 2009 16:00 Czech Republic   13–0   Georgia

10 August 2009 18:00 Slovakia   0–3    Switzerland

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11 August 2009 14:00 Austria   1–4   Czech Republic

11 August 2009 16:00 Georgia   2–8   Slovakia

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12 August 2009 16:00 Slovakia   0–8   Czech Republic

12 August 2009 18:00 Switzerland   4–1   Austria

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14 August 2009 16:00 Georgia   0–9   Austria

14 August 2009 18:00 Czech Republic   1–2    Switzerland

Classification round

Third place game

15 August 2009 12:30 Austria   2–0   Slovakia

Final

15 August 2009 15:00 Switzerland   2–0   Czech Republic

Final standings

Pos	Team	Promotion
1	Switzerland (H, P)	EuroHockey Championship II
2	Czech Republic
3	Austria
4	Slovakia
5	Georgia

Source: Todor66
(H) Host; (P) Promoted

See also

• 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I
• 2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Trophy

References

1. "Field hockey - Women's Eurohockey Nations Championships III - 2009 - Home" . Retrieved 23 December 2020.
2. "Women Field Hockey Eurohockey Nations Challenge 2009 Olten (SUI) 09-15.09 - Winner Switzerland". todor66.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.