2009 Women's European Fistball Championships
Host	Zofingen Zofingen Zofingen is a city in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of Zofingen. Zofingen is a walled city and home of an ancient monastic settlement.-Geography:...    Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
Dates	August 14 - 15
Teams	5 national teams
olspan=2 style="background-color:#d0e7ff; color:black; text-align:center" Final rankings
Champions	Switzerland
Runners-up	Austria
Third place	Germany
olspan=2 style="background-color:#d0e7ff; color:black; text-align:center" Tournament statistics
Matches	14

The 2009 Women's European Fistball Championship was held in Zofingen

Zofingen

Zofingen is a city in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of Zofingen. Zofingen is a walled city and home of an ancient monastic settlement.-Geography:...

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Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

) from August 14 to 15, with five women's national teams: Austria, Catalonia, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

The first round was played as the best of 3 sets (11 points) and the rest of competition was played as the best of 5 sets.

Switzerland were the champions.

Teams

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Switzerland
	Michelle Fedier
	Andrea Gerber
	Irene Schönenberger
	Simone Estermann
	Natalie Berchtold
	Madleina Rüegge
	Nicole Münzing
	Nadin Schneider

e align=center cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background: #d0e7ff; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" width=135>   Austria Antonia Ritschel Ines Mayer Magdalena Lindorfer Karin Azesberger Zeller Nicole Elisabeth Ojo Katharina Arthold Susanne Hartl e align=center cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background: #d0e7ff; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" width=135>   Germany M. Therese Warnick Janine Mertsch Cindy Nökel Janna Meiners Eva Krämer Annika Lohse Stenzel Silja Bettina Bering e align=center cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background: #d0e7ff; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" width=135>   Italy Diana Pfingste Anna Frenes Juliane Windegger Juli Stauder Tina Meran Lisi Lang Jasmin Mayr Gabi Hofer Lisa Seifert Christa Larcher

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Catalonia
	Laura Jordan
	Anna Martinez
	Anna Albesa
	Roser Dols
	María Pérez
	Marta Jordan
	Beatriz Mínguez

 
 
 

First round

Pts P W L S+ S-   Austria * 8 4 4 0 8 1   Switzerland 6 4 3 1 7 2   Germany 4 4 2 2 4 4   Italy 2 4 1 3 2 6   Catalonia 0 4 0 4 0 8 * Austria is classified to the final

10:00 Switzerland Catalonia 2-0 (11-04 / 11-03) 10:00 Germany Italy 2-0 (11-03 / 11-03) 11:30 Switzerland Italy 2-0 (11-01 / 11-01) 11:30 Austria Catalonia 2-0 (11-02 / 11-02) 13:00 Switzerland Austria 1-2 (04-11 / 13-11 / 06-11) 13:00 Germany Catalonia 2-0 (11-03 / 11-03) 14:30 Austria Germany 2-0 (11-05 / 11-06) 14:30 Italy Catalonia 2-0 (11-06 / 11-08) 16:00 Switzerland Germany 2-0 (11-06 / 11-09) 16:00 Austria Italy 2-0 (11-04 / 11-04)

Qualification round

• Top team qualified in the first round (Austria) goes to the final.
• 2nd and 3rd qualified teams (Switzerland and Germany) play to reach the final.
• 4th and 5th qualified teams (Italy and Catalonia) play to decide the 5th place.
• Loser of 2nd-3rd qualified (Germany) plays against the winner of 4th-5th qualified (Italy) for 3rd-4th places.
• Matches in this round are played as the best of 5 sets (11 points).

4th-5th qualified teams
	Italy	3-0	Catalonia	Zofingen Zofingen Zofingen is a city in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of Zofingen. Zofingen is a walled city and home of an ancient monastic settlement.-Geography:... August 15 - 09:45
	11-6, 11-8, 11-3

2nd-3rd qualified teams
	Switzerland	3-1	Germany	Zofingen Zofingen Zofingen is a city in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of Zofingen. Zofingen is a walled city and home of an ancient monastic settlement.-Geography:... August 15 - 10:45
	11-7, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6

Rank 3/4
	Germany	3-0	Italy	Zofingen Zofingen Zofingen is a city in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of Zofingen. Zofingen is a walled city and home of an ancient monastic settlement.-Geography:... August 15 - 13:15
	11-2, 11-7, 11-4

FINAL
	Austria	1-3	Switzerland	Zofingen Zofingen Zofingen is a city in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of Zofingen. Zofingen is a walled city and home of an ancient monastic settlement.-Geography:... August 15 - 15:45
	9-11, 3-11, 11-6, 8-11

Winners SWITZERLAND

Final standings

Final standings
	Switzerland
	Austria
	Germany
4	Italy
5	Catalonia

External links

• Official website (Retrieved 16-08-2009)
• International Fistball Association

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