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]

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team
Host nation14 December 20201  Germany
2021 EuroHockey Championship5–13 June 2021 Amstelveen3  Netherlands
 Belgium
 Spain
EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers17–20 August 2022 Vilnius1  Italy
18–21 August 2022 Dublin1  Ireland
24–27 August 2022 Dunkirk1  Scotland
25–28 August 2022 Durham1  England
Total8

Squads

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Preliminary round

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

Pool A

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Netherlands3300121+119Semi-finals
2  Belgium3201112+96
3  Spain3102310−73
4  Italy3003013−130
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'
ReportIglesias  27'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

20 August 2023
15:00
Belgium  0–2  Netherlands
ReportAlbers  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
ReportVanden Borre  3'59'
Englebert  33'57'
Rasir  47'
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Alison Keogh (IRE)

Pool B

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Germany (H)3300140+149Semi-finals
2  England320185+36
3  Ireland310258−33
4  Scotland3003014−140
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
ReportZimmermann  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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
5  Ireland312083+55
6  Spain311154+14
7  Scotland311137−44
8  Italy302124−22
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'ReportCostello  27'
Umpires:
Gema Calderón (ESP)
Michelle Meister (GER)
24 August 2023
14:45
Spain  2–2  Ireland
Mejias  33'
Iglesias  38'
ReportMcAuley  14'
Upton  49'
Umpires:
Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)
Lisette Baljon (NED)

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

26 August 2023
10:00
Ireland  1–1  Italy
Carroll  48'ReportLaurito  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
ReportWhite  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
ReportZimmermann  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'
ReportRaye  23'
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRE)
Martin Madden (SCO)

Statistics and awards

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Final standings

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PosTeamQualification
 Netherlands2024 Summer Olympics
 Belgium2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
 Germany (H)
4  England[a]
5  Ireland
6  Spain
7  Scotland[b]
8  Italy2024 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]

AwardPlayer
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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