In 10 days’ time a record entry of 9 nations arrive in Amsterdam to compete for the 3rd EuroParaHockey Championships (21 – 23 August).
Current Champions, Portugal are very keen to retain their title and be at the final, which will be played in the new Wagener Stadium on Wednesday morning 24th August 9:00 – 11:00. Pool games will take place at Pinoke HC on Monday and Tuesday (start time 9:00) when almost 150 ParaHockey players will play over 50 games to decide the winners of the 3 pools. New nations Ireland and France compete for the very first time alongside teams from Italy, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Germany.
The teams are ranked into 3 pools so 3 teams will end up as champions of their particular event:
- Championships 4 nations
- Trophy 4 nations
- Challenge 4 nations
EHF looks forward to the EuroParaHockey Championships being the biggest success ever and hope to demonstrate THROUGHOUT THE EVENT THAT Hockey is for ALL.
We thank Pinoke HC and their sponsors for hosting the event and also KNHB for their incredible support.
Full Match Schedule
Monday 21 August – morning
Pitch 1 – Championship Pool: Spain, Portugal, Holland, Italy
| Time | Teams |
| 9.30 – 10.00 | Spain – Portugal |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Holland – Italy |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Portugal -Holland |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Italy – Spain |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Spain – Holland |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Portugal – Italy |
Pitch 2 – Trophy Pool: Holland, England, Belgium, Germany
| Time | Teams |
| 9.30 – 10.00 | Holland – England |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Belgium – Germany |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | England – Belgium |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Germany- Holland |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Holland – Belgium |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | England – Germany |
Pitch 2 – Challenge Pool: France, Belgium, Spain, Ireland
| Time | Teams |
| 9.30 – 10.00 | France – Belgium |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Spain – Ireland |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Belgium – Spain |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Ireland – France |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | France – Spain |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Belgium – Ireland |
Monday 21 August – afternoon
Pitch 1 – Championship Pool: Italy, Holland, Portugal, Spain
| Time | Teams |
| 13.30 – 13.55 | Italy – Holland |
| 13.55 – 14.20 | Portugal – Spain |
| 14.20 – 14.45 | Holland – Portugal |
| 14.45 – 15.10 | Spain – Italy |
| 15.10 – 15.35 | Italy – Portugal |
| 15.35 – 16.00 | Spain – Holland |
Pitch 2 – Trophy Pool: Germany, Belgium, England, Holland
| Time | Teams |
| 13.30 – 13.55 | Germany – Belgium |
| 13.55 – 14.20 | England – Holland |
| 14.20 – 14.45 | Belgium – England |
| 14.45 – 15.10 | Holland – Germany |
| 15.10 – 15.35 | Germany – England |
| 15.35 – 16.00 | Holland – Belgium |
Pitch 2 – Challenge Pool: Ireland, Spain, Belgium, France
| Time | Teams |
| 13.30 – 13.55 | Ireland – Spain |
| 13.55 – 14.20 | Belgium – France |
| 14.20 – 14.45 | Spain – Belgium |
| 14.45 – 15.10 | France – Ireland |
| 15.10 – 15.35 | Ireland – Belgium |
| 15.35 – 16.00 | France – Spain |
Tuesday 22 August
Pitch 1 – Championship Pool
Pitch 2 – Trophy Poule & Challenge Pool
| Time morning | Time afternoon | Teams |
| 9.30 – 10.00 | 13.30 – 13.55 | Number 1 – number 2 |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | 13.55 – 14.20 | Number 3 – number 4 |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | 14.20 – 14.45 | Number 2 – number 3 |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | 14.45 – 15.10 | Number 4 – number 1 |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | 15.10 – 15.35 | Number 1 – number 3 |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | 15.35 – 16.00 | Number 4 – number 2 |
Wednesday 23 August (Wagener Stadion)
| Time | Pitch 1 | Pitch 2 |
| 9.00 – 9.30 | The teams and officials enter het stadion | |
| 9.30 – 10.00 | Number 1 Challenge Pool – number 2 Challenge Pool | Number 3 Challenge Pool – number 4 Challenge Pool |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Number 1 Trophy Pool – number 2 Trophy Pool | Number 3 Trophy Pool – number 4 Trophy Pool |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Number 1 Championship Pool – number 2 Championship Pool | Number 3 Championship Pool – number 4 Championship Pool |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Medal ceremony for all pools |