2016 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships

This article is about girls' event. For boys' event, see 2016 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships.

2016 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships
Tournament details
Host countryRepublic of Ireland Ireland
CityCork
Dates24–30 July 2016
Teams8
Venue(s)Mardyke Arena
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (7th title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored105 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Carmel Bosch
Netherlands Yibbi Jansen
Russia Valeriia Borisova (7 goals)
Best playerRussia Valeriia Borisova
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The 2016 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships was the 9th edition of the Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championship. The tournament was held from 24 to 30 July 2016 in Cork, Ireland at the Mardyke Arena.[1]

Netherlands won the tournament for the seventh time after defeating Germany 2–0 in the final.[2]

Qualified teams

The following teams participated in the 2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship:

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
– Host 1  Ireland
19–25 July 2015 2015 EuroHockey Youth Championship Santander, Spain 6  Belgium
 England
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Russia
 Spain
6–12 August 2017 2015 EuroHockey Youth Championship II Mori, Italy 1  Poland
Total 8

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Youth Championship II.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 23 6 +17 9 Semi-finals
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3 3
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 1 26 −25 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
24 July 2016
09:45
Netherlands  4–3  Spain
Van der Elst field hockey ball 12'
Jansen field hockey ball 21', 23', 69' 		Report Álvarez field hockey ball 42', 68'
Torres-Quevedo field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Valeria Kolbina (RUS)
24 July 2016
12:00
Belgium  7–0  Poland
Boey field hockey ball 3', 30'
Struijk field hockey ball 15', 35'
'T Serstevens field hockey ball 33'
Vandersteen field hockey ball 57'
Lycke field hockey ball 60' 		Report
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Fiona Davitt (IRE)
25 July 2016
11:00
Spain  5–0  Poland
F. Amundson field hockey ball 8'
Ycart field hockey ball 34'
Álvarez field hockey ball 49', 59'
Abajo Sáenz De Tejada field hockey ball 61' 		Report
Umpires:
Valeria Kolbina (RUS)
Fiona Davitt (IRE)
25 July 2016
13:15
Belgium  2–5  Netherlands
Sistermans field hockey ball 3'
Ikegwuonu field hockey ball 17' 		Report Bosch field hockey ball 13'
Jansen field hockey ball 50', 52'
Dicke field hockey ball 56'
Moes field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Caroline Standfield (ENG)
27 July 2016
15:30
Spain  1–2  Belgium
Barba field hockey ball 2' Report 'T Serstevens field hockey ball 21'
Struijk field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Fiona Davitt (IRE)
Caroline Standfield (ENG)
27 July 2016
17:45
Netherlands  14–1  Poland
Jansen field hockey ball 2', 47'
Albers field hockey ball 8'
Dicke field hockey ball 31', 40'
Bosch field hockey ball 35', 37', 41', 50', 55'
Van der Marel field hockey ball 45'
Van der Elst field hockey ball 60', 64'
De Jong field hockey ball 62' 		Report Suszyńska field hockey ball 10'
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Valeria Kolbina (RUS)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6 Semi-finals
2  England 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 6
3  Russia 3 1 0 2 7 9 −2 3
4  Ireland 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
24 July 2016
15:30
Germany  2–3  Russia
Althof field hockey ball 13'
Zimmermann field hockey ball 40' 		Report Eroshina field hockey ball 8'
Borisova field hockey ball 28', 63'
Umpires:
Susanne de Gier (NED)
Karolina Drabik (POL)
24 July 2016
17:45
England  3–0  Ireland
Jefferson field hockey ball 5'
Howard field hockey ball 18'
Wolstenholme field hockey ball 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Gema Calderón (ESP)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
26 July 2016
10:00
England  1–6  Germany
Howard field hockey ball 60' Report Günther field hockey ball 11'
Pluta field hockey ball 17', 30', 70'
Kiefer field hockey ball 26'
Arndt field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
26 July 2016
14:30
Russia  2–3  Ireland
Borisova field hockey ball 20', 37' Report Irwin field hockey ball 51'
McMaster field hockey ball 65'
Barry field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Gema Calderón (ESP)
Susanne de Gier (NED)
27 July 2016
09:45
Russia  2–4  England
Borisova field hockey ball 16'
Golubeva field hockey ball 49' 		Report Gooderham field hockey ball 9'
Jefferson field hockey ball 36'
Millington field hockey ball 50'
Wolstenholme field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Gema Calderón (ESP)
27 July 2016
12:00
Germany  3–0  Ireland
Maertens field hockey ball 5'
Heyn field hockey ball 21'
Boermans field hockey ball 45' 		Report
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Karolina Drabik (POL)

Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9
2  Ireland 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6
3  Russia 3 1 0 2 12 9 +3 3 Relegated to 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
29 July 2016
15:30
Poland  0–1  Ireland
Report Curran field hockey ball 12'
Umpires:
Susanne de Gier (NED)
Valeria Kolbina (RUS)
29 July 2016
17:45
Spain  3–1  Russia
F. Amundson field hockey ball 11', 68'
Ycart field hockey ball 49' 		Report Borisova field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
30 July 2016
13:45
Russia  9–3  Poland
Borisova field hockey ball 8'
Sartakova field hockey ball 12', 21', 69'
Golubeva field hockey ball 18', 60'
Eroshina field hockey ball 29', 43'
Serova field hockey ball 34' 		Report Suszyńska field hockey ball 35'
Glowacka field hockey ball 63'
Polewczak field hockey ball 70+'
Umpires:
Susanne de Gier (NED)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
30 July 2016
16:00
Spain  6–1  Ireland
F. Amundson field hockey ball 13'
Abajo Sáenz De Tejada field hockey ball 27', 46'
Barba field hockey ball 43'
Álvarez field hockey ball 67'
Conill field hockey ball 69' 		Report Carey field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Caroline Standfield (ENG)
Karolina Drabik (POL)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 July 2016
 
 
 Netherlands3
 
30 July 2016
 
 England0
 
 Netherlands2
 
29 July 2016
 
 Germany0
 
 Germany1
 
 
 Belgium0
 
Third place
 
 
30 July 2016
 
 
 England (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
 
 Belgium1 (2)
Semi-finals
29 July 2016
09:30
Netherlands  3–0  England
Moes field hockey ball 38'
Dicke field hockey ball 46'
Bosch field hockey ball 67' 		Report
Umpires:
Fiona Davitt (IRE)
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
29 July 2016
12:00
Germany  1–0  Belgium
Arndt field hockey ball 4' Report
Umpires:
Gema Calderón (ESP)
Caroline Standfield (ENG)
Third and fourth place
30 July 2016
10:00
England  1–1  Belgium
Millington field hockey ball 37' Report Goeminne field hockey ball 67'
Penalties
Burge Penalty shoot-out scored
Millington Penalty shoot-out missed
Tarrant Penalty shoot-out scored
Wolstenholme Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–2 Penalty shoot-out missed Boey
Penalty shoot-out missed Limauge
Penalty shoot-out scored Ikegwuonu
Penalty shoot-out scored De Clercq
Penalty shoot-out missed Lycke
Umpires:
Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Gema Calderón (ESP)
Final
30 July 2016
15:00
Netherlands  2–0  Germany
Van der Elst field hockey ball 30', 65' Report
Umpires:
Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
Fiona Davitt (IRE)

Statistics

Awards

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorers Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Russia Valeriia Borisova Netherlands Carmel Bosch
Netherlands Yibbi Jansen
Russia Valeriia Borisova 		Russia Karina Golovastikova

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 28 6 +22 15
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany 5 3 0 2 12 6 +6 9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England 5 2 1 2 9 12 −3 7
4  Belgium 5 2 1 2 12 8 +4 7
5  Spain 5 3 0 2 18 8 +10 9
6  Ireland 5 2 0 3 5 14 −9 6
7  Russia 5 2 0 3 17 15 +2 6 Relegated to 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
8  Poland 5 0 0 5 4 36 −32 0
Source: EuroHockey

Goalscorers

There were 105 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EuroHockey

References

  1. ^ "EuroHockey Youth Championships 2016 Girls U18". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ "THE NETHERLANDS ARE U18 EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONS". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Tournament regulations – Outdoor competitions" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 19 July 2018.