2023 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship

2023 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityKrefeld
Dates8–16 July
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Crefelder Hockey and Tennis Club 1890
Final positions
Champions Germany (4th title)
Runner-up Belgium
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored85 (3.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Anouk Brouwer (4 goals)
Best playerBelgium Lisa Moors
Best goalkeeperGermany Klara Batschko
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The 2023 Girl's EuroHockey U18 Championship was the 12th edition of the Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship. It will be held from 8 to 16 July 2023 in Krefeld, Germany at the Crefelder Hockey and Tennis Club 1890.[1][2]

Germany is the current champion.

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
19–24 July 2021 2021 EuroHockey U18 Championship Valencia, Spain 7  Belgium
 England
 Germany
 Ireland
 Netherlands
 Russia[a]
 Scotland
 Spain
18–24 July 2021 2021 EuroHockey U18 Championship II Zürich, Switzerland 2  Austria
 France
Total 9

Format

The nine teams will be split into two groups of five and four teams. The top two teams advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams of each pool will compete for a spot in the 7th place game, whilst the fourth-placed team in pool A will automatically move onto this game. The third placed teams in each pool will compete for the 5th place. The last two teams will be relegated to the Youth Championship II.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).[3]

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Belgium 4 3 1 0 13 2 +11 10 Qualification for the semi-finals
2  Germany (H) 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10 10
3  France 4 1 1 2 4 12 −8 4
4  Ireland (R) 4 1 0 3 5 11 −6 3 Relegation to the U18 Championship II
5  Scotland (R) 4 0 1 3 3 10 −7 1
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[4]
(H) Hosts; (R) Relegated
8 July 2023
12:15
Belgium  3–1  Scotland
Delva field hockey ball 21'
Bertram field hockey ball 49'
Moors field hockey ball 56' 		Report Nelli field hockey ball 4'
Umpires:
Francesc Tormo (ESP)
Miriam Gerö (AUT)
8 July 2023
16:45
France  3–1  Ireland
Delemazure field hockey ball 10'
Le Nindre field hockey ball 54'
Samaté field hockey ball 60' 		Report Fulton field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Lewis White (SCO)
Zoe Hall (ENG)
9 July 2023
13:45
Belgium  5–1  Ireland
Palfliet field hockey ball 7'
Delva field hockey ball 24'
van Hecke field hockey ball 40'
Denef field hockey ball 44'
Dewaet field hockey ball 52' 		Report Carthy field hockey ball 5'
Umpires:
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
Clare Barwood (WAL)
9 July 2023
18:30
Germany  4–0  Scotland
Keller field hockey ball 14', 17'
Boehringer field hockey ball 19'
Heusgen field hockey ball 49' 		Report
Umpires:
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Gary O'Connor (IRL)
10 July 2023
15:30
France  0–5  Germany
Report Seifert field hockey ball 21'
Boehringer field hockey ball 32'
Funkel field hockey ball 34'
Hachenberg field hockey ball 50'
Seidel field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Bernhard Hajos (AUT)
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
11 July 2023
13:30
Ireland  2–1  Scotland
Power field hockey ball 28'
Jerman field hockey ball 29' 		Report Le. MacMillan field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
Alexandra Pollex (GER)
12 July 2023
13:15
Scotland  1–1  France
Le. Macmillan field hockey ball 53' Report Le Nindre field hockey ball 24'
Umpires:
Amy Jones (IRL)
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
12 July 2023
15:30
Belgium  0–0  Germany
Report
Umpires:
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
Francesc Tormo (ESP)
13 July 2023
17:45
Germany  2–1  Ireland
Krings field hockey ball 28'
Becker field hockey ball 59' 		Report Power field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
13 July 2023
18:00
France  0–5  Belgium
Report Delva field hockey ball 5'
Denef field hockey ball 25', 57'
de Clerck field hockey ball 29'
Delhalle field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Alexandra Pollex (GER)
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Spain 3 2 0 1 12 2 +10 6 Qualification for the semi-finals
2  England 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6
3  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
4  Austria (R) 3 0 0 3 0 24 −24 0 Relegation to the U18 Championship II
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[4]
(R) Relegated
10 July 2023
11:00
Netherlands  1–0  England
Luttge field hockey ball 42' Report
Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Lucien van der Borght (BEL)
10 July 2023
13:30
Spain  10–0  Austria
Vilanova field hockey ball 4', 47'
Fernandez field hockey ball 12'
Armenteras field hockey ball 26'
Marti field hockey ball 33'
Monterrubio field hockey ball 41'
Garcia field hockey ball 51'
Zubizarreta field hockey ball 52', 54'
Perez field hockey ball 57' 		Report
Umpires:
Amy Jones (IRL)
Daniël van der Nat (NED)
11 July 2023
11:00
Austria  0–9  England
Report Dunn field hockey ball 4', 50'
Cogdell field hockey ball 24'
Bingham field hockey ball 30'
Alexander field hockey ball 33'
Hippe field hockey ball 53'
Rees field hockey ball 56'
Beer field hockey ball 58'
Horlock field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Daniël van der Nat (NED)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
11 July 2023
13:15
Netherlands  0–1  Spain
Report Fernandez field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Lena McCrae (SCO)
13 July 2023
13:15
Spain  1–2  England
Saenz field hockey ball 40' Report Rees field hockey ball 7'
Beer field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Miriam Gerö (AUT)
13 July 2023
13:30
Austria  0–5  Netherlands
Report de Kemp field hockey ball 2', 28'
Rodenburg field hockey ball 34'
Luttge field hockey ball 42'
Dominicus field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Lena McCrae (SCO)
Lucien van der Borght (BEL)

Seventh to ninth place classification

Bracket

 
Cross-overseventh place
 
      
 
 
 
 
16 July
 
 
 Ireland0
 
15 July
 
 Scotland2
 
 Scotland (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
 
 Austria1 (2)
 

Cross-over

15 July 2023
12:30
Scotland  1–1  Austria
Le. MacMillan field hockey ball 57' Report P. Proksch field hockey ball 53'
Penalties
Nelli Penalty shoot-out scored
Le. MacMillan Penalty shoot-out scored
Littlefield Penalty shoot-out missed
Lu. MacMillan Penalty shoot-out missed
Wadsworth Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–2 Penalty shoot-out scored P. Proksch
Penalty shoot-out scored K. Proksch
Penalty shoot-out missed Cartellieri
Penalty shoot-out missed Damm
Penalty shoot-out missed Heindl
Umpires:
Gary O'Connor (IRL)
Alexandra Pollex (GER)

Seventh and eighth place

16 July 2023
13:30
Ireland  0–2  Scotland
Report Lu. MacMillan field hockey ball 19'
Falconer field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Alexandra Pollex (GER)

Fifth and sixth place game

16 July 2023
14:45
France  0–8  Netherlands
Report van den Heuvel field hockey ball 1'
Smorenburg field hockey ball 12'
van den Broek field hockey ball 13'
Brouwer field hockey ball 26', 31', 39', 48'
Knoop field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Lena McCrae (SCO)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 July
 
 
 Belgium3
 
14 July
 
 England1
 
 Belgium0 (2)
 
15 July
 
 Germany (p.s.o.)0 (3)
 
 Spain1
 
 
 Germany2
 
Third place
 
 
14 July
 
 
 England0
 
 
 Spain1

Semi-finals

15 July 2023
14:00
Belgium  3–1  England
Bertram field hockey ball 18'
de Clerck field hockey ball 32', 41' 		Report Moore field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Francsec Tormo (ESP)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
15 July 2023
16:15
Spain  1–2  Germany
Saenz field hockey ball 53' Report Montag field hockey ball 21'
Krings field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Zoe Hall (ENG)

Third place game

16 July 2023
12:15
England  0–1  Spain
Report Armenteras field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Amy Jones (IRL)
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)

Final

16 July 2023
16:45
Belgium  0–0  Germany
Report
Penalties
Dewaet Penalty shoot-out scored
Delva Penalty shoot-out missed
Balon-Perin Penalty shoot-out missed
Verschuere Penalty shoot-out scored
Delhalle Penalty shoot-out missed 		2–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Boehringer
Penalty shoot-out scored Funkel
Penalty shoot-out scored Heusgen
Penalty shoot-out missed Hendrix
Umpires:
Miriam Gerö (AUT)
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)

Final standings

Pos Team Relegation
1  Germany (C, H)
2  Belgium
3  Spain
4  England
5  Netherlands
6  France
7  Scotland (R) U18 Championship II
8  Ireland (R)
9  Austria (R)
Source: EHF
(C) Champion; (H) Host; (R) Relegated

Goalscorers

There were 85 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 3.7 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EHF

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Russia were excluded from the tournament due to their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

  1. ^ "EuroHockey U18 Championship 2023 Boys". eurohockey.org. 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ "EHF: EUROHOCKEY U18 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR BOYS AND GIRLS ALL SET FOR KREFELD". www.hockeywrldnws.com. 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Groups and match schedules published". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.