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2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Mönchengladbach
Dates	18–26 August
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Warsteiner HockeyPark
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (12th title)
Runner-up	Belgium
Third place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	79 (3.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Yibbi Jansen (7 goals)
Best player	Charlotte Englebert
Best young player	Emily White
Best goalkeeper	Lucia Caruso
← 2021 (previous)	(next) 2025 →

The 2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship was the sixteenth edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship, the biennial international women's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.

The tournament was held alongside the men's tournament from 18 to 26 August 2023 at the Hockeypark, in Mönchengladbach, Germany.^[1]^[2]

The Netherlands, as the winner, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics, while the other teams aside from Scotland will have a second chance in the 2024 Women's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers.^[3] The six best teams qualified directly for the 2025 edition, while the seventh and eighth place teams will play in the 2024 EuroHockey Championship qualifiers.^[4] In the final the Netherlands defeated Belgium to capture their twelfth title.^[5]

Qualification

Along with the host nation Germany, the top three teams at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the four winners of the 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers fielded the women's tournament.^[6]^[7]

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
Host nation	14 December 2020	—	1	Germany
2021 EuroHockey Championship	5–13 June 2021	Amstelveen	3	Netherlands Belgium Spain
EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers	17–20 August 2022	Vilnius	1	Italy
	18–21 August 2022	Dublin	1	Ireland
	24–27 August 2022	Dunkirk	1	Scotland
	25–28 August 2022	Durham	1	England
Total			8

Squads

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).^[8]

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	12	1	+11	9	Semi-finals
2	Belgium	3	2	1	11	2	+9	6	Semi-finals
3	Spain	3	1	2	3	10	−7	3
4	Italy	3	0	3	0	13	−13	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[9]

19 August 2023
11:00

Belgium	6–0	Italy
Struijk 12' Raye 24' Englebert 49', 57' Puvrez 53' Vanden Borre 58'	Report

Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Lisette Baljon (NED)

19 August 2023
13:15

Netherlands	5–1	Spain
Jansen 3', 17', 54' Matla 18' Dicke 27'	Report	Iglesias 27'

Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

20 August 2023
15:00

Belgium	0–2	Netherlands
	Report	Albers 26' Matla 56'

Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

20 August 2023
19:45

Spain	2–0	Italy
Torres-Quevedo 14', 29'	Report

Umpires:
Rachael Williams (ENG)
Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)

22 August 2023
14:45

Netherlands	5–0	Italy
Matla 16' Jansen 18' Dicke 24', 45' Veen 34'	Report

Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Gema Calderón (ESP)

22 August 2023
17:00

Spain	0–5	Belgium
	Report	Vanden Borre 3', 59' Englebert 33', 57' Rasir 47'

Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Alison Keogh (IRE)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (H)	3	3	0	14	0	+14	9	Semi-finals
2	England	3	2	1	8	5	+3	6	Semi-finals
3	Ireland	3	1	2	5	8	−3	3
4	Scotland	3	0	3	0	14	−14	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[9]
(H) Hosts

18 August 2023
17:00

England	3–0	Ireland
Balsdon 8' Howard 21' Martin 48'	Report

Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Gema Calderón (ESP)

18 August 2023
19:30

Germany	4–0	Scotland
Zimmermann 1', 30+' Nolte 12' Stapenhorst 53'	Report

Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

19 August 2023
20:15

Ireland	5–0	Scotland
McLoughlin 19' Curran 20' N. Carey 26' Torrans 55', 60'	Report

Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

20 August 2023
17:30

Germany	5–0	England
Micheel 38' Zimmermann 41' Fleschütz 46', 59' Heinz 49'	Report

Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Alison Keogh (IRE)

22 August 2023
12:30

England	5–0	Scotland
Howard 16', 52', 57' Balsdon 29', 44'	Report

Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Ben Göntgen (GER)

22 August 2023
19:30

Ireland	0–5	Germany
	Report	Zimmermann 7' Heinz 23' Lorenz 51', 52' Fleschütz 53'

Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Lisette Baljon (NED)

Fifth to eighth place classification

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Ireland	3	1	2	0	8	3	+5	5
6	Spain	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
7	Scotland	3	1	1	1	3	7	−4	4
8	Italy	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[9]

24 August 2023
12:30

Italy	1–1	Scotland
Munitis 26'	Report	Costello 27'

Umpires:
Gema Calderón (ESP)
Michelle Meister (GER)

24 August 2023
14:45

Spain	2–2	Ireland
Mejias 33' Iglesias 38'	Report	McAuley 14' Upton 49'

Umpires:
Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)
Lisette Baljon (NED)

25 August 2023
16:30

Spain	1–2	Scotland
Jiménez Vicente 47'	Report	Costello 15' C. Wilson 32'

Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Lisette Baljon (NED)

26 August 2023
10:00

Ireland	1–1	Italy
Carroll 48'	Report	Laurito 35'

Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Michelle Meister (GER)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

24 August

Netherlands	7
		26 August
England	0
		Netherlands	3
24 August
		Belgium	1
Germany	0

Belgium	1
		Third place

		26 August

		England	0

		Germany	3

Semi-finals

24 August 2023
17:00

Netherlands	7–0	England
Jansen 33', 42', 58' Dicke 35' Matla 45', 59' Veen 47'	Report

Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)

24 August 2023
20:00

Germany	0–1	Belgium
	Report	White 2'

Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Rachael Williams (ENG)

Third and fourth place

26 August 2023
12:15

England	0–3	Germany
	Report	Zimmermann 12' Stapenhorst 26' Fleschütz 58'

Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Gema Calderón (ESP)

Final

26 August 2023
14:45

Netherlands	3–1	Belgium
Veen 2' Moes 5' Burg 26'	Report	Raye 23'

Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRE)
Martin Madden (SCO)

Statistics and awards

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
	Netherlands	2024 Summer Olympics
	Belgium	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
	Germany (H)
4	England^[a]
5	Ireland
6	Spain
7	Scotland^[b]
8	Italy	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

Source: FIH
(H) Host
Notes:

^ England qualified the Great Britain team for the Olympic Qualifiers
^ As England already qualified Great Britain for the Olympic Qualifiers, Scotland berth was passed to the next ranked team.

Goalscorers

There were 79 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.95 goals per match.

7 goals

Yibbi Jansen

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.^[5]

Award	Player
Player of the tournament	Charlotte Englebert
Top goalscorer	Yibbi Jansen
Goalkeeper of the tournament	Lucia Caruso
Young player of the tournament	Emily White

References

^ "2023 EuroHockey Championships Men and Women will be held in Mönchengladbach, Germany". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "EK hockey 2023 toegewezen aan Duitse stad Mönchengladbach". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "Qualification System - Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - Paris 2024".
^ "2023 EHC pools and schedule announced".
^ ^a ^b "Netherlands continue incredible winning streak in women's Euro final". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^ "32nd GA – AKirkland report.pdf" (PDF). European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Groups and match schedules published". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

External links

Official website

[table_note_ENG0.60470343083362-10] England qualified the Great Britain team for the Olympic Qualifiers

[table_note_SCO0.60470343083362-11] As England already qualified Great Britain for the Olympic Qualifiers, Scotland berth was passed to the next ranked team.

[1] "2023 EuroHockey Championships Men and Women will be held in Mönchengladbach, Germany". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[2] "EK hockey 2023 toegewezen aan Duitse stad Mönchengladbach". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[3] "Qualification System - Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - Paris 2024".

[4] "2023 EHC pools and schedule announced".

[final-5] "Netherlands continue incredible winning streak in women's Euro final". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

[6] "32nd GA – AKirkland report.pdf" (PDF). European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[7] "2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[8] "Groups and match schedules published". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

[Regulations-9] "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

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