2018 IKF European Korfball A-Championship

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2018 European Korfball A-Championship
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
City Drachten, Gorredijk, Heerenveen and Leeuwarden
Dates13 to 21 October 2018
Teams8
Venue(s)4
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (7th title)
Runners-upFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Third placeFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Fourth placeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
← 2016
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The 2018 European Korfball A-Championship will be held in the Netherlands from 13 to 21 October 2018. Matches will be played in Drachten, Gorredijk, Heerenveen and Leeuwarden. It will be the first edition where the European Korfball Championship is split into an A-Championship and a B-Championship, with the idea that a certain number of teams will relegate from the A-Championship to the B-Championship after each edition, and a certain number of teams from the B-Championship will be promoted. Whether this will be a direct promotion or relegation, or whether play-offs will need to be played, is yet to be determined.

Contents

Qualified teams

TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Previous
appearance
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2016 IKF European Korfball Championship Semi-finalist25 October 20167th 2016
Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia 2016 IKF European Korfball Championship Semi-finalist26 October 20166th 2016
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2016 IKF European Korfball Championship Semi-finalist25 October 20167th 2016
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2016 IKF European Korfball Championship Semi-finalist26 October 20166th 2016
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2016 IKF European Korfball Championship 5th place28 October 20167th 2016
Flag of England.svg  England 2016 IKF European Korfball Championship 6th place28 October 20167th [A] 2016
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2016 IKF European Korfball Championship 7th place28 October 20167th 2016
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland [B] 2016 IKF European Korfball Championship 9th place21 March 20186th 2016
  1. ^
    includes participations of Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain until 2006.
  2. ^
    originally Flag of Russia.svg  Russia qualified for the tournament, however on 21 March 2018 the news was released they would not participate, allowing Poland to take its place.

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3300010235+679
2Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia 320014459−156
3Flag of England.svg  England 310024458−143
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 300033270−380
Source: IKF
Team 1 Score Team 2
England  Flag of England.svg17 − 9Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg31 − 13Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg31 − 10Flag of England.svg  England
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg11 − 13Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
Catalonia  Flag of Catalonia.svg18 − 17Flag of England.svg  England
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg40 − 12Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

Group B

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 330005850+89
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 320017148+236
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 310025664−83
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 300034063−230
Source: IKF
Team 1 Score Team 2
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg17 − 16Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg18 − 12Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg20 − 18Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg24 − 12Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg16 − 21Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg35 − 16Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal

Intermediate stage

Following the group stage, an intermediate round is held, featuring the teams finishing in last place during the group stage and the group winners of the B-Championship. The winners will continue in the A-Championship knockout stage, the losers move to the B-Championship knockout stage. As 10 nations from Europe qualify for the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship, the winners of these matches qualified for the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship by virtue of being sure to finish in the top 8. The losing teams might still qualify.

16 October 2018
18:15
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg17 − 16Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Report
Gorredijk

16 October 2018
20:00
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg33 − 12Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Report
Gorredijk

Knockout stage

 5th place match(21 October 2018)5th–8th place playoffs(19 October 2018)Quarterfinals(17 October 2018)Semifinals(19 October 2018)Final(21 October 2018)
                        
    Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  35 
    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  10 
   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  16     Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  22 
   Flag of England.svg  England  15     Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  9 
   Flag of England.svg  England  17
    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  22 
   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  20     Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  21
   Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia  17     Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  8
    Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia  13 
     Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  21 
  Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia  22     Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  10
 7th place match(21 October 2018)    Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  17     Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  20  3rd place match(21 October 2018)
   Flag of England.svg  England  19   Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  17   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  19
   Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  11    Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  20    Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  20

Final standing

All teams qualify for both the 2019 IKF World Korfball Championship and the 2021 IKF European Korfball A-Championship.

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
6Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia
7Flag of England.svg  England
8Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

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