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) Anouk Brouwer (4 goals)
Best player Lisa Moors
Best goalkeeper Klara Batschko
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The 2023 Girl's EuroHockey U18 Championship was the 12th edition of the Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship, the biennial international women's under-18 field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the boys'tournament from 8 to 16 July 2023 at the Crefelder Hockey and Tennis Club 1890 in Krefeld, Germany.[1][2]

The hosts and defending champions Germany won their fourth title by defeating Belgium 3–2 in a shoot-out after the final finished 0–0. Spain won the bronze medal by defeating England 1–0.

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 were split into two groups of five and four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams of each pool competed for a spot in the 7th place game, whilst the fourth-placed team in pool A automatically moved onto this game. The third placed teams in each pool competed for the 5th place. The last three teams were relegated to the U18 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  21'
Bertram  49'
Moors  56'
Report Nelli  4'
Umpires:
Francesc Tormo (ESP)
Miriam Gerö (AUT)
8 July 2023
16:45
France  3–1  Ireland
Delemazure  10'
Le Nindre  54'
Samaté  60'
Report Fulton  60'
Umpires:
Lewis White (SCO)
Zoe Hall (ENG)

9 July 2023
13:45
Belgium  5–1  Ireland
Palfliet  7'
Delva  24'
van Hecke  40'
Denef  44'
Dewaet  52'
Report Carthy  5'
Umpires:
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
Clare Barwood (WAL)
9 July 2023
18:30
Germany  4–0  Scotland
Keller  14'17'
Boehringer  19'
Heusgen  49'
Report
Umpires:
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Gary O'Connor (IRL)

10 July 2023
15:30
France  0–5  Germany
Report Seifert  21'
Boehringer  32'
Funkel  34'
Hachenberg  50'
Seidel  58'
Umpires:
Bernhard Hajos (AUT)
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
11 July 2023
13:30
Ireland  2–1  Scotland
Power  28'
Jerman  29'
Report Le. MacMillan  33'
Umpires:
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
Alexandra Pollex (GER)

12 July 2023
13:15
Scotland  1–1  France
Le. Macmillan  53' Report Le Nindre  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  28'
Becker  59'
Report Power  59'
Umpires:
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
13 July 2023
18:00
France  0–5  Belgium
Report Delva  5'
Denef  25'57'
de Clerck  29'
Delhalle  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  42' Report
Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Lucien van der Borght (BEL)
10 July 2023
13:30
Spain  10–0  Austria
Vilanova  4'47'
Fernández  12'
Armenteras  26'
Marti  33'
Monterrubio  41'
Garcia  51'
Zubizarreta  52'54'
Perez  57'
Report
Umpires:
Amy Jones (IRL)
Daniël van der Nat (NED)

11 July 2023
11:00
Austria  0–9  England
Report Dunn  4'50'
Cogdell  24'
Bingham  30'
Alexander  33'
Hippe  53'
Rees  56'
Beer  58'
Horlock  58'
Umpires:
Daniël van der Nat (NED)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
11 July 2023
13:15
Netherlands  0–1  Spain
Report Fernández  35'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Lena McCrae (SCO)

13 July 2023
13:15
Spain  1–2  England
Sáenz de Santa María  40' Report Rees  7'
Beer  57'
Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Miriam Gerö (AUT)
13 July 2023
13:30
Austria  0–5  Netherlands
Report de Kemp  2'28'
Rodenburg  34'
Luttge  42'
Dominicus  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  57' Report P. Proksch  53'
Penalties
Nelli
Le. MacMillan
Littlefield
Lu. MacMillan
Wadsworth
3–2 P. Proksch
K. Proksch
Cartellieri
Damm
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  19'
Falconer  40'
Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Alexandra Pollex (GER)

Fifth and sixth place

16 July 2023
14:45
France  0–8  Netherlands
Report van den Heuvel  1'
Smorenburg  12'
van den Broek  13'
Brouwer  26'31'39'48'
Knoop  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  18'
de Clerck  32'41'
Report Moore  35'
Umpires:
Francsec Tormo (ESP)
Ana Ortega (ESP)

15 July 2023
16:15
Spain  1–2  Germany
Sáenz de Santa María  53' Report Montag  21'
Krings  55'
Umpires:
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Zoe Hall (ENG)

Third and fourth place

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

Final

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

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Relegation
 Germany (C, H)
 Belgium
 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

  • Anouk Brouwer

3 goals

  • Perinne de Clerck
  • Hélène Delva
  • Lisl Denef
  • Lexie MacMillan

2 goals

1 goal

  • Philippa Proksch
  • Elise Bertram
  • Maxine Bertram
  • Chloé Delhalle
  • Louise Dewaet
  • Lisa Moors
  • Mien Palfliet
  • Louise Van Hecke
  • Katie Alexander
  • Charlotte Bingham
  • Anna Cogdell
  • Josefina Hippe
  • Star Horlock
  • Mia Moore
  • Philippine Delemazure
  • Emilie Samaté
  • Katharina Becker
  • Giulia Funkel
  • Johanna Hachenberg
  • Mia Montag
  • Carolin Seidel
  • Rebecca Carthy
  • Milla Fulton
  • Amelia Jerman
  • Delany van den Broek
  • Iris Dominicus
  • Maud van den Heuvel
  • Noor Knoop
  • Cara Falconer
  • Lucy Macmillan
  • Caterina Nelli
  • Ines Garcia
  • Ivet Marti
  • Daniela Monterrubio
  • Gabriela Perez

Source: EHF

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.