| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
| Third place |  Germany |
| Fourth place |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 619 (30.95 per match) |
The 2021 European Korfball A-Championship will be held in Belgium from 25 to 30 October 2021. Matches will be played in Antwerp. It will be the second edition where the European Korfball Championship is split into an A-Championship and a B-Championship. The tournament will serve 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.
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