2015 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships

The 2015 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships was the 8th edition of the Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championship. The tournament was held from 19 to 25 July 2015 in Santander, Spain at the Ruth Beitia Municipal Sports Complex.[1]

2015 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CitySantander
Dates19–25 July 2015
Teams8
Venue(s)Ruth Beitia Municipal Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (6th title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored112 (5.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Michelle Fillet (10 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Pien Sanders
2013 (previous) (next) 2016

Netherlands won the tournament for the sixth time after defeating Germany 6–1 in the final.[2]

Qualified teams edit

The following teams participated in the 2015 EuroHockey Youth Championship:

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host 1   Spain
29 July–4 August 2013 2013 EuroHockey Youth Championship Dublin, Ireland 6   Belgium
  England
  France
  Germany
  Netherlands
  Russia
2013 EuroHockey Youth Championship II Santander, Spain 1   Scotland
Total 8

Format edit

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Youth Championship II.

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 27 2 +25 9 Semi-finals
2   Belgium 3 2 0 1 10 10 0 6
3   France 3 1 0 2 2 13 −11 3
4   Scotland 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
19 July 2015
09:45
Netherlands   9–2   Belgium
Fortuin   8'
Fillet   22'66'
Burg   25'62'
Mink   44'48'
Van Laarhoven   57'
Van der Elst   64'
Report Sistermans   28'
Vanmechelen   58'
Umpires:
Fiona Davitt (IRE)
Rachel Williams (ENG)
19 July 2015
12:00
France   1–0   Scotland
Verrier   30' Report
Umpires:
Angelika Koppen (GER)
Atteneri Naomi Ortíz Monzón (ESP)

20 July 2015
13:15
Belgium   5–0   Scotland
Raymakers   17'
Jakus   19'
Ikegwuonu   21'67'
Vanmechelen   62'
Report
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Angelika Koppen (GER)
20 July 2015
15:30
France   0–10   Netherlands
Report Leemans   12'20'
Fillet   15'48'65'
Van Laarhoven   25'
Burg   26'39'
Van der Elst   49'
Fortuin   62'
Umpires:
Svetlana Cherepanova (RUS)
Atteneri Naomi Ortíz Monzón (ESP)

22 July 2015
10:45
Netherlands   8–0   Scotland
Sanders   3'39'
Fillet   13'63'
Verschoor   20'
Van der Hoek   21'
Burg   31'
Mink   53'
Report
Umpires:
Svetlana Cherepanova (RUS)
Elodie Franchomme (FRA)
22 July 2015
13:00
Belgium   3–1   France
Masso   24'
Limauge   42'
Ikegwuonu   52'
Report Verrier   68'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Fiona Davitt (IRE)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 0 19 4 +15 9 Semi-finals
2   England 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3   Spain 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4   Russia 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
19 July 2015
17:00
Germany   11–1   Russia
Micheel   4'8'41'
Brüning   10'17'
Marquardt   28'57'69'
Granitzki   35+'
Zimmermann   44'
Heyn   51'
Report Bogatyreva   9'
Umpires:
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
Alex Walker (SCO)
19 July 2015
20:00
England   1–1   Spain
Bathurst   24' Report Bruguera   32'
Umpires:
Maartje de Bruijn (NED)
Elodie Franchomme (FRA)

21 July 2015
15:30
England   1–4   Germany
Calnan   16' Report Vivot   18'27'
Micheel   55'
Zink   65'
Umpires:
Alex Walker (SCO)
Maartje de Bruijn (NED)
21 July 2015
17:45
Russia   1–2   Spain
Serova   40' Report López Llauder   32'
Álvarez   63'
Umpires:
Fiona Davitt (IRE)
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)

22 July 2015
15:30
Russia   0–3   England
Report Hunt   27'
Sanders   40'
Daly   61'
Umpires:
Angelika Koppen (GER)
Alex Walker (SCO)
22 July 2015
17:45
Germany   4–2   Spain
Meffert   11'24'
Brüning   19'
Zink   43'
Report F. Amundson   27'
Álvarez   44'
Umpires:
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
Maartje de Bruijn (NED)

Classification round edit

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

Pool C edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
2   Russia 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
3   France 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3 Relegated to 2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
4   Scotland 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
24 July 2015
10:30
Scotland   2–6   Russia
MacKinnon   40'
Steiger   61'
Report Borisova   12'16'32'54'
Karandashova   34'
Zelenova   50'
Umpires:
Elodie Franchomme (FRA)
Fiona Davitt (IRE)
24 July 2015
13:00
France   0–3   Spain
Report Jiménez   20'
Abelairas Ramos   35'
F. Amundson   59'
Umpires:
Svetlana Cherepanova (RUS)
Maartje de Bruijn (NED)

25 July 2015
09:00
France   1–4   Russia
Verrier   2' Report Zelenova   27'
Serova   49'
Nikolaishvili   56'
Borisova   66'
Umpires:
Fiona Davitt (IRE)
Angelika Koppen (GER)
25 July 2015
09:30
Scotland   0–4   Spain
Report F. Amundson   32'
Álvarez   37'68'
Ycart   45'
Umpires:
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
Elodie Franchomme (FRA)

First to fourth place classification edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 July 2015
 
 
  Belgium0
 
25 July 2015
 
  Germany7
 
  Germany1
 
24 July 2015
 
  Netherlands6
 
  Netherlands6
 
 
  England0
 
Third place
 
 
25 July 2015
 
 
  Belgium0
 
 
  England2
Semi-finals edit
24 July 2015
10:00
Belgium   0–7   Germany
Report Micheel   2'
Granitzki   38'
Brüning   39'47'
Meffert   58'
Pluta   66'
Zink   69'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Alex Walker (SCO)

24 July 2015
12:00
Netherlands   6–0   England
Sanders   4'
Van der Veld   21'
Fillet   30'54'
Mink   59'
Renders   69'
Report
Umpires:
Anne van den Bosch (BEL)
Angelika Koppen (GER)
Third and fourth place edit
25 July 2015
14:00
Belgium   0–2   England
Report Bathurst   18'
Calnan   59'
Umpires:
Maartje de Bruijn (NED)
Svetlana Cherepanova (RUS)
Final edit
25 July 2015
17:00
Germany   1–6   Netherlands
Marquardt   48' Report Fillet   30'
Van der Elst   32'58'
Fortuin   37'
Van der Hoek   43'
Mink   65'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Alex Walker (SCO)

Statistics edit

Awards edit

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play
  Pien Sanders   Michelle Fillet   Zoe Agrain   Scotland

Final standings edit

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
    Netherlands 5 5 0 0 39 3 +36 15
    Germany 5 4 0 1 27 10 +17 12
    England 5 2 1 2 7 11 −4 7
4   Belgium 5 2 0 3 10 19 −9 6
5   Spain 5 3 1 1 12 6 +6 10
6   Russia 5 2 0 3 12 19 −7 6
7   France 5 1 0 4 3 20 −17 3 Relegated to 2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
8   Scotland 5 0 0 5 2 24 −22 0
Source: EuroHockey

Goalscorers edit

There were 112 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.6 goals per match.

10 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EuroHockey

References edit

  1. ^ "EuroHockey Youth Championships I 2015 Girls U18". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ^ "2015 EUROHOCKEY YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS, (U18), FINAL POSITIONS". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Tournament regulations – Outdoor competitions" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 19 July 2018.