2023 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship

The 2023 Girl's EuroHockey U18 Championship was the 12th edition of the Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship. It will be held from 8 to 16 July 2023 in Krefeld, Germany at the Crefelder Hockey and Tennis Club 1890.[1][2]

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)Netherlands Anouk Brouwer (4 goals)
Best playerBelgium Lisa Moors
Best goalkeeperGermany Klara Batschko
2021 (previous) (next) 2025

Germany is the current champion.

Qualified teams edit

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 edit

The nine teams will be split into two groups of five and four teams. The top two teams advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams of each pool will compete for a spot in the 7th place game, whilst the fourth-placed team in pool A will automatically move onto this game. The third placed teams in each pool will compete for the 5th place. The last two teams will be relegated to the Youth Championship II.

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC+2).[3]

Pool A edit

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 edit

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'
Fernandez   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 Fernandez   35'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Lena McCrae (SCO)

13 July 2023
13:15
Spain   1–2   England
Saenz   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 edit

Bracket edit

 
Cross-overseventh place
 
      
 
 
 
 
16 July
 
 
  Ireland0
 
15 July
 
  Scotland2
 
  Scotland (p.s.o.)1 (3)
 
 
  Austria1 (2)
 

Cross-over edit

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 edit

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 game edit

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 edit

Bracket edit

 
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 edit

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
Saenz   53' Report Montag   21'
Krings   55'
Umpires:
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Zoe Hall (ENG)

Third place game edit

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

Final edit

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)

Final standings edit

Pos Team Relegation
1   Germany (C, H)
2   Belgium
3   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 edit

There were 85 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 3.7 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EHF

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Russia were excluded from the tournament due to their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References edit

  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.