2021 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship

2021 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
City	Valencia
Dates	19–24 July
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	Estadio Betero
Final positions
Champions	Germany (3rd title)
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	46 (4.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lena Frerichs Sara Strauss (5 goals)
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The 2021 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships was the 11th edition of the Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship, the biennial international women's under-18 field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the boys' tournament from 19 to 24 July 2021 at the Estadio Betero in Valencia, Spain. ^{[1] [2]}

Germany won their third title by finished first in the round-robin tournament, the six-time defending champions the Netherlands finished in third place.

Qualified teams

The following teams participated in the 2021 EuroHockey U18 Championship:

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
15–21 July 2018	2018 EuroHockey U18 Championship	Santander, Spain	3	Belgium   England [a]   Germany   Ireland [a]   Netherlands   Spain
	2018 EuroHockey U18 Championship II	Rakovník, Czech Republic	1	Russia   Scotland [a]
Total			5

^[a] – Due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions, England, Ireland and Scotland all withdrew prior to the tournament.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	Germany (C)	4	4	0	0	21	2	+19	12
	Spain (H)	4	2	1	1	6	10	−4	7
	Netherlands	4	2	0	2	13	6	+7	6
4	Belgium	4	1	0	3	4	12	−8	3
5	Russia	4	0	1	3	2	16	−14	1

Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. ^[3]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Fixtures

All times are local (UTC+2).

19 July 2021 17:45 Belgium   2–0   Russia Van Espen  10' Goffinet  48' Report Umpires: Daniël van der Nat (NED) Julia Jungbluth (GER)

19 July 2021 20:00 Spain   0–6   Germany Report Strauss  4' Prumbaum  30' Frerichs  38', 58' Schwabe  43' Lonnes  60' Umpires: Lizelotte Wolter (NED) Thalia Bellemans (BEL)

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20 July 2021 17:45 Netherlands   6–0   Russia Beljaars  3', 39' Admiraal  11' Kroot  40' Van Loon  43' De Vries  55' Report Umpires: Julia Jungbluth (GER) Noelia Blancó (ESP)

20 July 2021 20:00 Belgium   1–2   Spain White  5' Report Bousquet Álvarez  8' Casado  25' Umpires: Luka Zupancic (AUT) Raphaël Adrien (GER)

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21 July 2021 17:45 Germany   4–1   Netherlands Schwabe  6', 49' Strauss  20', 41' Report Winter  39' Umpires: Thalia Bellemans (BEL) Ines El Hajem (FRA)

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22 July 2021 11:15 Russia   2–2   Spain Surianinova  52' Iusupova  60' Report Herrero  22' Lima  47' Umpires: Thomas Hinsken (GER) Lizelotte Wolter (NED)

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23 July 2021 09:00 Netherlands   5–0   Belgium Van den Broek  22' Müller  29' Muijderman  33' Beljaars  35' Admiraal  42' Report Umpires: Alejandro Amarillas (ESP) Julia Jungbluth (GER)

23 July 2021 11:15 Russia   0–6   Germany Report Prumbaum  10', 46' Frerichs  32', 60' Stoffelsma  37' Strauss  51' Umpires: Noelia Blancó (ESP) Corentin Hardy (BEL)

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25 July 2021 09:00 Germany   5–1   Belgium Strauss  18' Schwabe  35' Prumbaum  40' Frerichs  50' Stoffelsma  53' Report Goffinet  51' Umpires: Lizelotte Wolter (NED) Noelia Blancó (ESP)

25 July 2021 11:15 Spain   2–1   Netherlands Pérez  23' Bousquet Álvarez  56' Report Beljaars  23' Umpires: Ines El Hajem (FRA) Thalia Bellemans (BEL)

References

1. "EuroHockey U18 Championship 2021 Girls". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. 26 March 2022.
2. "EuroHockey U18 Youth Championships 2021-UPDATED". sportsweek.org. Sports Week. 26 March 2022.
3. "Tournament regulations – Outdoor competitions" (PDF). FIH . Retrieved 26 March 2022.