2024 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

The 2024 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship was the 22nd edition of the Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international indoor hockey championship of Europe for women organized by the European Hockey Federation.

2024 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityBerlin
Dates8–11 February
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Horst Kober Halle
Final positions
Champions Germany (17th title)
Runner-up Poland
Third place Austria
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored172 (5.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)Turkey Fatma Songül Gültekin
Ukraine Karyna Leonova (9 goals)
Best playerSpain Berta Agulló
Best goalkeeperPoland Marta Kucharska
2022 (previous) (next) 2026

The tournament was held from 8 to 11 February 2024 at the Horst Kober Halle in Berlin, Germany.[1][2] This was the first edition with ten teams. The top six teams qualified for the 2025 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup.[3]

The hosts and defending champions Germany won their 17th title by defeating Poland 3–2 in the final. Austria won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 3–1.[4][5]

Qualified teams

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Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2022 competition.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
7–10 December 2023 2022 EuroHockey Indoor Championship Hamburg, Germany 5   Austria
  Czech Republic
  Germany
  Netherlands[a]
  Türkiye
  Ukraine
21–23 January 2022 2022 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II Ourense, Spain 4   Belgium
  Poland
  Spain
   Switzerland
3–4 December 2022 2022 EuroHockey Indoor Championship III Bratislava, Slovakia 1   Italy
Total 10

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+1).

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Germany (H) 4 4 0 0 21 7 +14 12 Qualification for the semi-finals
and the 2025 Indoor World Cup
2   Spain 4 3 0 1 18 14 +4 9
3   Czechia 4 1 1 2 10 11 −1 4
4   Belgium 4 1 1 2 12 14 −2 4
5   Türkiye (R) 4 0 0 4 10 25 −15 0 Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
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.[8]
(H) Hosts; (R) Relegated
8 February 2024
12:30
Belgium   4–2   Türkiye
Ronquetti   14'
Gose   19'28'
Barry   40'
Report Çinar   20'
Gültekin   21'
Umpires:
Abby MacArthur (WAL)
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
8 February 2024
13:45
Germany   4–2   Spain
Saenger   14'
Gräve   17'
Poppe   21'
Duus   32'
Report Petchamé   35'
Agulló   40'
Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Kamile Mockaitytė (LTU)
8 February 2024
18:30
Czechia   2–3   Spain
Nováková   13'
Lehovcová   18'
Report Jiménez   8'
Alcaide   20'
Grau   27'
Umpires:
Gemma Jones (ENG)
Ivona Makar (CRO)
8 February 2024
19:45
Germany   7–2   Türkiye
Gräve   10'
Martin-Pelegrina   20'
Wanner   24'40'
Duus   29'
Kiefer   31'
Bolle   37'
Report Gültekin   1'37'
Umpires:
Abby MacArthur (WAL)
Kamile Mockaitytė (LTU)

9 February 2024
12:30
Türkiye   5–8   Spain
Çinar   9'13'
Gültekin   12'23'39'
Report Jiménez   1'4'
Rodríguez   14'
Agulló   19'
Alcaide   33'34'36'
Ybarra   38'
Umpires:
Michal Pivko (SVK)
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
9 February 2024
13:45
Belgium   2–2   Czechia
Ronquetti   5'30' Report Hájková   19'20'
Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
9 February 2024
18:30
Spain   5–3   Belgium
Forte   10'
Agulló   13'22'
Grau   39'40'
Report Ronquetti   22'40'
Gose   30'
Umpires:
Abby MacArthur (WAL)
Michal Pivko (SVK)
9 February 2024
19:45
Germany   5–0   Czechia
Wanner   8'17'
Bolle   10'15'26'
Report
Umpires:
Gemma Jones (ENG)
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)

10 February 2024
11:30
Czechia   6–1   Türkiye
N. Nováková   5'12'
Duchková   6'
V. Novakova   17'
Hraničková   37'40'
Report Çelik   12'
Umpires:
Kamille Mockaityte (LTU)
Michal Pivko (SVK)
10 February 2024
12:45
Belgium   3–5   Germany
Vincent   16'
Rootenberg   19'
Ronquetti   40+'
Report Gräve   1'
Saenger   13'15'30'37'
Umpires:
Abby MacArthur (WAL)
Ivona Makar (CRO)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Poland 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10 Qualification for the semi-finals
and the 2025 Indoor World Cup
2   Austria 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8
3   Ukraine 4 2 1 1 12 3 +9 7
4    Switzerland 4 1 0 3 10 11 −1 3
5   Italy (R) 4 0 0 4 1 20 −19 0 Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
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.[8]
(R) Relegated
8 February 2024
10:00
Poland   4–1    Switzerland
Skoraszewska   6'12'
Tatarczuk   9'22'
Report Heselhaus   34'
Umpires:
Mark Becholz (NED)
Gemma Jones (ENG)
8 February 2024
11:15
Austria   4–0   Italy
Czech   7'
Kern   10'15'
Buchta   37'
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
8 February 2024
16:00
Ukraine   7–0   Italy
Tanchenko   4'18'
Leonova   5'9'14'
Shokalenko   19'
Popova   40'
Report
Umpires:
Mark Becholz (NED)
Michal Pivko (SVK)
8 February 2024
17:15
Austria   3–2    Switzerland
Felber   10'
Czech   23'
Buchta   34'
Report Heselhaus   26'
E. Trösch   38'
Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)

9 February 2024
10:00
Switzerland   6–0   Italy
Stomps   7'
Zepf   9'
Heselhaus   14'31'33'
Weber   37'
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
9 February 2024
11:15
Poland   1–0   Ukraine
Tatarczuk   32' Report
Umpires:
Gemma Jones (ENG)
Ana Ortega (ESP)
9 February 2024
16:00
Italy   1–3   Poland
di Mauro   32' Report Katerla   27'
Slawinska   27'
Tatarczuk   38'
Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
9 February 2024
17:15
Austria   1–1   Ukraine
Czech   23' Report Tanchenko   35'
Umpires:
Mark Becholz (NED)
Michelle Meister (GER)

10 February 2024
09:00
Poland   1–1   Austria
Mazur   26' Report Pultar   9'
Umpires:
Mark Becholz (NED)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
10 February 2024
10:15
Ukraine   4–1    Switzerland
Kernoz   10'
Leonova   15'
Shokalenko   18'
Kurovska   36'
Report Stomps   40'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)

Ninth to tenth place classification

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Ninth and tenth place

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10 February 2024
21:25
Türkiye   10–7   Italy
Çinar   1'13'17'20'
Gültekin   12'32'35'
Kurt   26'
Erkoç   27'
Kendir   32'
Report Puglisi   5'
Bormida   6'32'34'
Vynohradova   19'33'
Anania   30'
Umpires:
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
Mark Becholz (NED)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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Bracket

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CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
10 January
 
 
  Czechia4
 
11 January
 
   Switzerland0
 
  Czechia2
 
10 January
 
  Belgium1
 
  Ukraine1
 
 
  Belgium4
 
Seventh place
 
 
11 January
 
 
   Switzerland4
 
 
  Ukraine8

Crossover

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10 February 2024
15:45
Czechia   4–0    Switzerland
Vorlova   12'
Hájková   25'39'
Duchková   37'
Report
Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Michal Pivko (SVK)

10 February 2024
17:10
Ukraine   1–4   Belgium
Kernoz   10' Report Ronquetti   3'
Delforge   11'
Gose   16'34'
Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Ana Ortega (ESP)

Seventh and eighth place

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11 February 2024
09:30
Switzerland   4–8   Ukraine
Fontana   27'
Trösch   37'
Stomps   38'39'
Report Tanchenko   4'
Shyshyna   7'35'39'
Rudychenko   9'
Leonova   21'22'35'
Umpires:
Mark Becholz (NED)
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)

Fifth and sixth place

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11 February 2024
11:00
Czechia   2–1   Belgium
Hájková   10'
Kolářová   17'
Report Ronquetti   33'
Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Gemma Jones (ENG)

First to fourth place classification

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 January
 
 
  Germany7
 
11 January
 
  Austria0
 
  Germany3
 
10 January
 
  Poland2
 
  Poland2
 
 
  Spain1
 
Third place
 
 
11 January
 
 
  Austria3
 
 
  Spain1

Semi-finals

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10 February 2024
18:35
Poland   2–1   Spain
Tatarczuk   21'
Slawinska   31'
Report Petchame   30'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)

10 February 2024
20:00
Germany   7–0   Austria
Duus   8'
Wanner   13'26'
Bolle   15'16'24'
Lhotak   22'
Report
Umpires:
Abby MacArthur (WAL)
Gemma Jones (ENG)

Third and fourth place

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11 February 2024
12:30
Austria   3–1   Spain
Buchta   25'
Felber   33'
Herzog   39'
Report Petchamé   26'
Umpires:
Abby MacArthur (WAL)
Michelle Meister (GER)

Final

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11 February 2024
14:00
Germany   3–2   Poland
Gräve   15'
Saenger   31'40+'
Report Tatarczuk   3'32'
Umpires:
Ivona Makar (CRO)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Qualification or relegation
    Germany (H) Qualification for the 2025 Indoor World Cup
    Poland
    Austria
4   Spain
5   Czechia
6   Belgium
7   Ukraine
8    Switzerland
9   Türkiye (R) Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
10   Italy (R)
Source: FIH
(H) Host; (R) Relegated

Goalscorers

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There were 172 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 5.93 goals per match.

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Netherlands withdrew on 29 September 2023 because of the overcrowded international hockey calender.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Europese indoorkampioenschappen hockey komen in 2024 naar Leuven". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ "EuroHockey Indoor Championship venues for 2024 confirmed – UPDATED". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation.
  3. ^ "Qualification system for 2025 FIH Indoor World Cups" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Germany are Champions!". eurohcokey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Euro Dames : les résultats au jour le jour/day 4". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  6. ^ Wester, Eelko (29 September 2023). "Uitpuilende kalender: KNHB stopt met EK's en WK's zaal en Hockey 5s". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. ^ "EuroHockey statement on Netherlands withdrawal from EHIC2024". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor - October 2023" (PDF).