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2021 European Korfball A-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 →

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.

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

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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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	99	23	+76	9
2	England	3	2	1	39	51	−12	6
3	Portugal	3	1	2	37	58	−21	3
4	Hungary	3	0	3	31	74	−43	0

Source: IKF

Portugal v Hungary

25 October 2021
15:00

Portugal	19–13	Hungary
	Report

Netherlands v England

25 October 2021
17:30

Netherlands	29–9	England
	Report

England v Hungary

26 October 2021
14:00

England	16–10	Hungary
	Report

Portugal v Netherlands

26 October 2021
15:45

Portugal	6–31	Netherlands
	Report

England v Portugal

27 October 2021
17:30

England	14–12	Portugal
	Report

Hungary v Netherlands

27 October 2021
19:15

Hungary	8–39	Netherlands
	Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Belgium	3	3	0	75	13	+62	9
2	Germany	3	2	1	51	51	0	6
3	Czech Republic	3	1	2	37	59	−22	3
4	Catalonia	3	0	3	32	72	−40	0

Source: IKF

Germany v Catalonia

25 October 2021
15:45

Germany	25–14	Catalonia
	Report

Belgium v Czech Republic

25 October 2021
19:45

Belgium	23–5	Czech Republic
	Report

Czech Republic v Catalonia

26 October 2021
17:30

Czech Republic	18–17	Catalonia
	Report

Belgium v Germany

26 October 2021
19:15

Belgium	23–7	Germany
	Report

Czech Republic v Germany

27 October 2021
14:00

Czech Republic	14–19	Germany
	Report

Belgium v Catalonia

27 October 2021
15:45

Belgium	29–1	Catalonia
	Report

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