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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 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.

The tournament was held alongside the men's tournament from 18 to 26 August 2023 at the Hockeypark, in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

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. 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. In the final the Netherlands defeated Belgium to capture their twelfth title.

Qualification

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.

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

Squads

Main article: 2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship squads

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

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.
19 August 2023
11:00
Belgium  6–0  Italy
Struijk field hockey ball 12'
Raye field hockey ball 24'
Englebert field hockey ball 49'57'
Puvrez field hockey ball 53'
Vanden Borre field hockey ball 58'
Report
Umpires:
Dan Barstow (ENG)
Lisette Baljon (NED)
19 August 2023
13:15
Netherlands  5–1  Spain
Jansen field hockey ball 3'17'54'
Matla field hockey ball 18'
Dicke field hockey ball 27'
Report Iglesias field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Michael Dutrieux (BEL)

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

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

Pool B

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.
(H) Hosts
18 August 2023
17:00
England  3–0  Ireland
Balsdon field hockey ball 8'
Howard field hockey ball 21'
Martin field hockey ball 48'
Report
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Gema Calderón (ESP)
18 August 2023
19:30
Germany  4–0  Scotland
Zimmermann field hockey ball 1'30+'
Nolte field hockey ball 12'
Stapenhorst field hockey ball 53'
Report
Umpires:
Hannah Harrison (ENG)
Antonio Ilgrande (ITA)

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

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

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

Fifth to eighth place classification

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.
24 August 2023
12:30
Italy  1–1  Scotland
Munitis field hockey ball 26' Report Costello field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Gema Calderón (ESP)
Michelle Meister (GER)
24 August 2023
14:45
Spain  2–2  Ireland
Mejias field hockey ball 33'
Iglesias field hockey ball 38'
Report McAuley field hockey ball 14'
Upton field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Michael Gholami-Eilmer (AUT)
Lisette Baljon (NED)

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

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

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

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

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

Third and fourth place

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

Final

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

Statistics and awards

Final standings

Pos Team Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands 2024 Summer Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belgium 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany (H)
4  England
5  Ireland
6  Spain
7  Scotland
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

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

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

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

See also

References

  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. ^ "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. ^ "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

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