2024 Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship

2024 Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityTerrassa
Dates14–20 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (11th title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored102 (5.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)Belgium Astrid Bonami (8 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Emma Reijnen
Best goalkeeperEngland Molly Smith
2022 (previous) (next) 2026

The 2024 Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship was the 21st edition of the Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship, the biennial international women's under-21 field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.

The tournament was hosted by Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club in Terrassa, Spain from 14 to 20 July 2024, concurrently with the men's tournament.[1][2] The tournament served as one of three European Qualifiers for the 2025 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top six participating nations gaining qualification.[3]

The Netherlands won a record-extending 11th title by defeating the hosts Spain 5–3 in the final.[4] England won the bronze medal by defeating the defending champions Germany 1–0.

Qualified teams

Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2022 competitions.[5]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
24–30 July 2022 2022 EuroHockey Junior Championship Ghent, Belgium 6  Belgium
 England
 Germany
 Ireland
 Netherlands
 Spain
2022 EuroHockey Junior Championship II Vienna, Austria 2  Austria
 France
Total 8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 17 4 +13 9 Semi-finals
2  Spain (H) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 9 7 +2 3 Pool C
4  France 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 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.[6]
(H) Hosts
14 July 2024
18:00
Netherlands  3–0  Spain
Beljaars field hockey ball 5'
De Kemp field hockey ball 25'
Van der Laan field hockey ball 48'
Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Tommy Croese (BEL)
14 July 2024
20:00
Belgium  4–0  France
Marien field hockey ball 19'
Bonami field hockey ball 32'38'
Vincent field hockey ball 53'
Report
Umpires:
Teresa Lipsky (GER)
Zoe Hall (ENG)

15 July 2024
17:00
Belgium  4–5  Netherlands
Geerts field hockey ball 34'40'53'
Bonami field hockey ball 60'
Report Verstraeten field hockey ball 4'
Winter field hockey ball 9'
De Vries field hockey ball 27'
Van den Nieuwenhof field hockey ball 36'58'
Umpires:
Russell Donaldson (IRE)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
15 July 2024
19:15
Spain  4–0  France
Casado field hockey ball 11'60'
Petchamé field hockey ball 27'44'
Report
Umpires:
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

17 July 2024
20:00
Netherlands  9–0  France
Van der Laan field hockey ball 12'
Jansen field hockey ball 13'
De Vries field hockey ball 15'55'
Beljaars field hockey ball 21'38'60'
Van den Nieuwenhof field hockey ball 33'
Müller field hockey ball 56'
Report
Umpires:
Russell Donaldson (IRE)
Teresa Lipsky (GER)
17 July 2024
20:15
Spain  2–1  Belgium
Sola field hockey ball 38'
Sáenz field hockey ball 60'
Report Bonami field hockey ball 1'
Umpires:
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
Anatole Platel (FRA)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Semi-finals
2  England 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6
3  Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3 Pool C
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 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.[6]
14 July 2024
10:00
England  8–1  Austria
Gardens field hockey ball 10'47'
Long field hockey ball 24'
Spavin field hockey ball 29'
Dyson field hockey ball 32'
Bingham field hockey ball 49'
Robinson field hockey ball 51'
Breed field hockey ball 56'
Report Frey field hockey ball 42'
Umpires:
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
Ellie Duffy (IRE)
14 July 2024
12:00
Germany  4–0  Ireland
Schedl field hockey ball 3'
Krings field hockey ball 4'
Reisenegger field hockey ball 34'
Fischer field hockey ball 44'
Report
Umpires:
Michal Pivko (SVK)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)

16 July 2024
10:00
Ireland  2–0  Austria
Mackey field hockey ball 27'
O'Shea field hockey ball 36'
Report
Umpires:
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)
16 July 2024
12:15
England  0–2  Germany
Report Schedl field hockey ball 18'
Krings field hockey ball 19'
Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Cynthia Clement (GHA)

17 July 2024
12:00
Germany  9–0  Austria
Schedl field hockey ball 9'
Landshut field hockey ball 13'
Keller field hockey ball 22'
Krings field hockey ball 27'52'
Plüth field hockey ball 32'49'
Gans field hockey ball 45'
Haid field hockey ball 54'
Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Tommy Croese (BEL)
17 July 2024
12:15
Ireland  0–5  England
Report Alexander field hockey ball 13'
Hippe field hockey ball 19'
Spavin field hockey ball 37'
Long field hockey ball 49'
Dyson field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Manouk Bakker (NED)
Ana Ortega (ESP)

Classification round

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9
2  Ireland 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  France 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3 Relegation to 2026 EuroHockey Junior Championship II
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 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.[6]
19 July 2024
09:45
France  2–1  Austria
Rimbert field hockey ball 24'
Jardemar field hockey ball 49'
Report Proksch field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)
Ellie Duffy (IRL)
19 July 2024
12:00
Belgium  3–0  Ireland
Moors field hockey ball 9'
Bonami field hockey ball 33'
Schreurs field hockey ball 37'
Report
Umpires:
Michal Pivko (SVK)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

20 July 2024
09:30
Belgium  7–0  Austria
Bonami field hockey ball 3'5'24'
Vincent field hockey ball 3'
Goffinet field hockey ball 5'
Schreurs field hockey ball 29'44'
Report
Umpires:
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
20 July 2024
09:45
Ireland  3–2  France
Mackey field hockey ball 2'
O'Shea field hockey ball 48'
Moore field hockey ball 50'
Report Jardemar field hockey ball 14'
Lassalle field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Tommy Croese (BEL)

Medal round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 July
 
 
 Netherlands7
 
20 July
 
 England0
 
 Netherlands5
 
19 July
 
 Spain3
 
 Germany2
 
 
 Spain3
 
Third place
 
 
20 July
 
 
 England1
 
 
 Germany0

Semi-finals

19 July 2024
10:00
Netherlands  7–0  England
Van den Nieuwenhof field hockey ball 4'55'
Verstraeten field hockey ball 21'35'
De Kemp field hockey ball 39'
Winter field hockey ball 40'
Moes field hockey ball 52'
Report
Umpires:
Teresa Lipsky (GER)
Ana Ortega (ESP)

19 July 2024
12:15
Germany  2–3  Spain
Krings field hockey ball 3'
Keller field hockey ball 38'
Report Casado field hockey ball 24'29'
Carmona field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)

Third and fourth place

20 July 2024
11:45
England  1–0  Germany
Dyson field hockey ball 30' Report
Umpires:
Russell Donaldson (IRL)
Anatole Platel (FRA)

Final

20 July 2024
17:45
Netherlands  5–3  Spain
Beljaars field hockey ball 1'
Van den Nieuwenhof field hockey ball 39'46'
Jansen field hockey ball 55'
Moes field hockey ball 59'
Report Sáenz field hockey ball 52'53'
Casado field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Teresa Lipsky (GER)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification or relegation
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands Qualification for the 2025 Junior World Cup
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain (H)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England
4  Germany
5  Belgium
6  Ireland
7  France (R) Relegation to the U21 Championship II
8  Austria (R)
Source: FIH
(H) Host; (R) Relegated

Goalscorers

There were 102 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.1 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. ^ "EuroHockey U21 Championship Women 2024". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ "EuroHockey U21 Championships 2024 – UPDATED". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Qualification System for 2025 FIH Junior World Cups" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ van Nugteren, Marco (20 July 2024). "Jong Oranje Europees kampioen ondanks bizarre comeback Spanje". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Competitions Archive" (PDF). eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.