2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship
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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.
| Tournament details | |||
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| 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 | ||
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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 edit
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 |
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| Host nation | 14 December 2020 | — | 1 | Germany
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| 2021 EuroHockey Championship | 5–13 June 2021 | Amstelveen
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3 | Netherlands Belgium Spain
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| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 17–20 August 2022 |  Vilnius
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1 | Italy
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| 18–21 August 2022 |  Dublin
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1 |  Ireland
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| 24–27 August 2022 |  Dunkirk
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1 |  Scotland
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| 25–28 August 2022 |  Durham
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1 | England
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| Total | 8 | |||
Squads edit
Preliminary round edit
All times are local (UTC+2).[8]
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Belgium
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | Spain
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Italy
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3 | 0 | 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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
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Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ireland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Scotland
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3 | 0 | 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
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
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Fifth to eighth place classification edit
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 5 | Ireland
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
| 6 | Spain
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| 7 | Scotland
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy
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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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[9]
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First to fourth place classification edit
Bracket edit
| 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 edit
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Third and fourth place edit
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Final edit
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Statistics and awards edit
Final standings edit
| Pos | Team | Qualification |
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Netherlands
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2024 Summer Olympics |
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Belgium
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2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
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Germany (H)
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| 4 | England[a]
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| 5 | Ireland
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| 6 | Spain
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| 7 | Scotland[b]
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| 8 | Italy
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2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
- ^ 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 edit
There were 79 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.95 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Emma Puvrez- Justine Rasir
- Michelle Struijk
- Emily White
Hannah Martin
Jette Fleschütz- Lena Micheel
- Lisa Nolte
Naomi Carroll- Niamh Carey
- Ellen Curran
- Sarah McAuley
- Hannah McLoughlin
- Roisin Upton
Sofia Laurito- Emilia Munitis
Charlotte Watson
Felice Albers- Joosje Burg
- Freeke Moes
Lucía Jiménez Vicente- Candela Mejias
Source: FIH
Awards edit
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[5]
| Award | Player |
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| Player of the tournament | Charlotte Englebert
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| Top goalscorer | Yibbi Jansen
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| Goalkeeper of the tournament | Lucia Caruso
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| Young player of the tournament | Emily White
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.