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) Astrid Bonami (8 goals)
Best player Emma Reijnen
Best goalkeeper Molly Smith
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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  5'
De Kemp  25'
Van der Laan  48' 		Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Tommy Croese (BEL)
14 July 2024
20:00
Belgium  4–0  France
Marien  19'
Bonami  32', 38'
Vincent  53' 		Report
Umpires:
Teresa Lipsky (GER)
Zoe Hall (ENG)
15 July 2024
17:00
Belgium  4–5  Netherlands
Geerts  34', 40', 53'
Bonami  60' 		Report Verstraeten  4'
Winter  9'
De Vries  27'
Van den Nieuwenhof  36', 58'
Umpires:
Russell Donaldson (IRE)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
15 July 2024
19:15
Spain  4–0  France
Casado  11', 60'
Petchamé  27', 44' 		Report
Umpires:
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
17 July 2024
20:00
Netherlands  9–0  France
Van der Laan  12'
Jansen  13'
De Vries  15', 55'
Beljaars  21', 38', 60'
Van den Nieuwenhof  33'
Müller  56' 		Report
Umpires:
Russell Donaldson (IRE)
Teresa Lipsky (GER)
17 July 2024
20:15
Spain  2–1  Belgium
Sola  38'
Sáenz  60' 		Report Bonami  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  10', 47'
Long  24'
Spavin  29'
Dyson  32'
Bingham  49'
Robinson  51'
Breed  56' 		Report Frey  42'
Umpires:
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
Ellie Duffy (IRE)
14 July 2024
12:00
Germany  4–0  Ireland
Schedl  3'
Krings  4'
Reisenegger  34'
Fischer  44' 		Report
Umpires:
Michal Pivko (SVK)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
16 July 2024
10:00
Ireland  2–0  Austria
Mackey  27'
O'Shea  36' 		Report
Umpires:
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)
16 July 2024
12:15
England  0–2  Germany
Report Schedl  18'
Krings  19'
Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
17 July 2024
12:00
Germany  9–0  Austria
Schedl  9'
Landshut  13'
Keller  22'
Krings  27', 52'
Plüth  32', 49'
Gans  45'
Haid  54' 		Report
Umpires:
Cynthia Clement (GHA)
Tommy Croese (BEL)
17 July 2024
12:15
Ireland  0–5  England
Report Alexander  13'
Hippe  19'
Spavin  37'
Long  49'
Dyson  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  24'
Jardemar  49' 		Report Proksch  58'
Umpires:
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)
Ellie Duffy (IRL)
19 July 2024
12:00
Belgium  3–0  Ireland
Moors  9'
Bonami  33'
Schreurs  37' 		Report
Umpires:
Michal Pivko (SVK)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
20 July 2024
09:30
Belgium  7–0  Austria
Bonami  3', 5', 24'
Vincent  3'
Goffinet  5'
Schreurs  29', 44' 		Report
Umpires:
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
20 July 2024
09:45
Ireland  3–2  France
Mackey  2'
O'Shea  48'
Moore  50' 		Report Jardemar  14'
Lassalle  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  4', 55'
Verstraeten  21', 35'
De Kemp  39'
Winter  40'
Moes  52' 		Report
Umpires:
Teresa Lipsky (GER)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
19 July 2024
12:15
Germany  2–3  Spain
Krings  3'
Keller  38' 		Report Casado  24', 29'
Carmona  40'
Umpires:
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)

Third and fourth place

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

Final

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

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification or relegation
 Netherlands Qualification for the 2025 Junior World Cup
 Spain (H)
 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

  • Franziska Frey
  • Philippa Proksch
  • Eva Goffinet
  • Alix Marien
  • Lisa Moors
  • Bethan Alexander
  • Charlotte Bingham
  • Olivia Breed
  • Josefina Hippe
  • Freya Robinson
  • Matheá Lassalle
  • Marie-Alice Rimbert
  • Marie Fischer
  • Taja Gans
  • Katharina Haid
  • Emilia Landshut
  • Martina Reisenegger
  • Lauren Moore
  • Noa Müller
  • Sara Carmona
  • Mar Sola

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.
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