2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship

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.

2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityMönchengladbach
Dates18–26 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Warsteiner HockeyPark
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (12th title)
Runner-up Belgium
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored79 (3.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Yibbi Jansen (7 goals)
Best playerBelgium Charlotte Englebert
Best young playerBelgium Emily White
Best goalkeeperItaly Lucia Caruso
2021 (previous) (next) 2025

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

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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
Host nation 14 December 2020 1   Germany
2021 EuroHockey Championship 5–13 June 2021   Amstelveen 3   Netherlands
  Belgium
  Spain
EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers 17–20 August 2022   Vilnius 1   Italy
18–21 August 2022   Dublin 1   Ireland
24–27 August 2022   Dunkirk 1   Scotland
25–28 August 2022   Durham 1   England
Total 8

Squads

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Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+2).[8]

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Semi-finals
2   Belgium 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6
3   Spain 3 1 0 2 3 10 −7 3
4   Italy 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]
19 August 2023
11:00
Belgium   6–0   Italy
Struijk   12'
Raye   24'
Englebert   49'57'
Puvrez   53'
Vanden Borre   58'
Report
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Lisette Baljon (NED)
19 August 2023
13:15
Netherlands   5–1   Spain
Jansen   3'17'54'
Matla   18'
Dicke   27'
Report Iglesias   27'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

20 August 2023
15:00
Belgium   0–2   Netherlands
Report Albers   26'
Matla   56'
Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)
20 August 2023
19:45
Spain   2–0   Italy
Torres-Quevedo   14'29' Report
Umpires:
Rachael Williams (ENG)
Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)

22 August 2023
14:45
Netherlands   5–0   Italy
Matla   16'
Jansen   18'
Dicke   24'45'
Veen   34'
Report
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Gema Calderón (ESP)
22 August 2023
17:00
Spain   0–5   Belgium
Report Vanden Borre   3'59'
Englebert   33'57'
Rasir   47'
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Alison Keogh (IRE)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Semi-finals
2   England 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3   Ireland 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4   Scotland 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
18 August 2023
17:00
England   3–0   Ireland
Balsdon   8'
Howard   21'
Martin   48'
Report
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Gema Calderón (ESP)
18 August 2023
19:30
Germany   4–0   Scotland
Zimmermann   1'30+'
Nolte   12'
Stapenhorst   53'
Report
Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

19 August 2023
20:15
Ireland   5–0   Scotland
McLoughlin   19'
Curran   20'
N. Carey   26'
Torrans   55'60'
Report
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Jonas van 't Hek (NED)

20 August 2023
17:30
Germany   5–0   England
Micheel   38'
Zimmermann   41'
Fleschütz   46'59'
Heinz   49'
Report
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Alison Keogh (IRE)

22 August 2023
12:30
England   5–0   Scotland
Howard   16'52'57'
Balsdon   29'44'
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Ben Göntgen (GER)
22 August 2023
19:30
Ireland   0–5   Germany
Report Zimmermann   7'
Heinz   23'
Lorenz   51'52'
Fleschütz   53'
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Lisette Baljon (NED)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5   Ireland 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5 5
6   Spain 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
7   Scotland 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
8   Italy 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]
24 August 2023
12:30
Italy   1–1   Scotland
Munitis   26' Report Costello   27'
Umpires:
Gema Calderón (ESP)
Michelle Meister (GER)
24 August 2023
14:45
Spain   2–2   Ireland
Mejias   33'
Iglesias   38'
Report McAuley   14'
Upton   49'
Umpires:
Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)
Lisette Baljon (NED)

25 August 2023
16:30
Spain   1–2   Scotland
Jiménez Vicente   47' Report Costello   15'
C. Wilson   32'
Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Lisette Baljon (NED)

26 August 2023
10:00
Ireland   1–1   Italy
Carroll   48' Report Laurito   35'
Umpires:
Céline Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Michelle Meister (GER)

First to fourth place classification

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 August
 
 
  Netherlands7
 
26 August
 
  England0
 
  Netherlands3
 
24 August
 
  Belgium1
 
  Germany0
 
 
  Belgium1
 
Third place
 
 
26 August
 
 
  England0
 
 
  Germany3

Semi-finals

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24 August 2023
17:00
Netherlands   7–0   England
Jansen   33'42'58'
Dicke   35'
Matla   45'59'
Veen   47'
Report
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)

24 August 2023
20:00
Germany   0–1   Belgium
Report White   2'
Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Rachael Williams (ENG)

Third and fourth place

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26 August 2023
12:15
England   0–3   Germany
Report Zimmermann   12'
Stapenhorst   26'
Fleschütz   58'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Gema Calderón (ESP)

Final

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26 August 2023
14:45
Netherlands   3–1   Belgium
Veen   2'
Moes   5'
Burg   26'
Report Raye   23'
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRE)
Martin Madden (SCO)

Statistics and awards

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Final standings

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Pos Team Qualification
    Netherlands 2024 Summer Olympics
    Belgium 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
    Germany (H)
4   England[a]
5   Ireland
6   Spain
7   Scotland[b]
8   Italy 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
Source: FIH
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ England qualified the Great Britain team for the Olympic Qualifiers
  2. ^ As England already qualified Great Britain for the Olympic Qualifiers, Scotland berth was passed to the next ranked team.

Goalscorers

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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

Source: FIH

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[5]

Award Player
Player of the tournament   Charlotte Englebert
Top goalscorer   Yibbi Jansen
Goalkeeper of the tournament   Lucia Caruso
Young player of the tournament   Emily White

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 EuroHockey Championships Men and Women will be held in Mönchengladbach, Germany". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ^ "EK hockey 2023 toegewezen aan Duitse stad Mönchengladbach". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Qualification System - Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - Paris 2024".
  4. ^ "2023 EHC pools and schedule announced".
  5. ^ a b "Netherlands continue incredible winning streak in women's Euro final". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  6. ^ "32nd GA – AKirkland report.pdf" (PDF). European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. ^ "2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Groups and match schedules published". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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