2023 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship

2023 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Krefeld
Dates	8–16 July
Teams	9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Crefelder Hockey and Tennis Club 1890
Final positions
Champions	Germany (4th title)
Runner-up	Belgium
Third place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	85 (3.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Anouk Brouwer (4 goals)
Best player	Lisa Moors
Best goalkeeper	Klara Batschko
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The 2023 Girl's EuroHockey U18 Championship was the 12th 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 8 to 16 July 2023 at the Crefelder Hockey and Tennis Club 1890 in Krefeld, Germany. ^{[1] [2]}

The hosts and defending champions Germany won their fourth title by defeating Belgium 3–2 in a shoot-out after the final finished 0–0. Spain won the bronze medal by defeating England 1–0.

Qualified teams

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
19–24 July 2021	2021 EuroHockey U18 Championship	Valencia, Spain	7	Belgium   England   Germany   Ireland   Netherlands   Russia [a]   Scotland   Spain
18–24 July 2021	2021 EuroHockey U18 Championship II	Zürich, Switzerland	2	Austria   France
Total			9

Format

The nine teams were split into two groups of five and four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams of each pool competed for a spot in the 7th place game, whilst the fourth-placed team in pool A automatically moved onto this game. The third placed teams in each pool competed for the 5th place. The last three teams were relegated to the U18 Championship II.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2). ^[3]

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Belgium	4	3	1	0	13	2	+11	10	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	Germany (H)	4	3	1	0	11	1	+10	10
3	France	4	1	1	2	4	12	−8	4
4	Ireland (R)	4	1	0	3	5	11	−6	3	Relegation to the U18 Championship II
5	Scotland (R)	4	0	1	3	3	10	−7	1

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[4]
(H) Hosts; (R) Relegated

8 July 2023 12:15 Belgium   3–1   Scotland Delva  21' Bertram  49' Moors  56' Report Nelli  4' Umpires: Francesc Tormo (ESP) Miriam Gerö (AUT)

8 July 2023 16:45 France   3–1   Ireland Delemazure  10' Le Nindre  54' Samaté  60' Report Fulton  60' Umpires: Lewis White (SCO) Zoe Hall (ENG)

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9 July 2023 13:45 Belgium   5–1   Ireland Palfliet  7' Delva  24' van Hecke  40' Denef  44' Dewaet  52' Report Carthy  5' Umpires: Amar Chudasama (ENG) Clare Barwood (WAL)

9 July 2023 18:30 Germany   4–0   Scotland Keller  14', 17' Boehringer  19' Heusgen  49' Report Umpires: Pauline Cuypers (BEL) Gary O'Connor (IRL)

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10 July 2023 15:30 France   0–5   Germany Report Seifert  21' Boehringer  32' Funkel  34' Hachenberg  50' Seidel  58' Umpires: Bernhard Hajos (AUT) Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)

11 July 2023 13:30 Ireland   2–1   Scotland Power  28' Jerman  29' Report Le. MacMillan  33' Umpires: Lorijn de Kraker (NED) Alexandra Pollex (GER)

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12 July 2023 13:15 Scotland   1–1   France Le. Macmillan  53' Report Le Nindre  24' Umpires: Amy Jones (IRL) Raphaël Adrien (GER)

12 July 2023 15:30 Belgium   0–0   Germany Report Umpires: Lorijn de Kraker (NED) Francesc Tormo (ESP)

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13 July 2023 17:45 Germany   2–1   Ireland Krings  28' Becker  59' Report Power  59' Umpires: Amar Chudasama (ENG) Lorijn de Kraker (NED)

13 July 2023 18:00 France   0–5   Belgium Report Delva  5' Denef  25', 57' de Clerck  29' Delhalle  59' Umpires: Alexandra Pollex (GER) Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Spain	3	2	0	1	12	2	+10	6	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	England	3	2	0	1	11	2	+9	6
3	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	6	1	+5	6
4	Austria (R)	3	0	0	3	0	24	−24	0	Relegation to the U18 Championship II

Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[4]
(R) Relegated

10 July 2023 11:00 Netherlands   1–0   England Luttge  42' Report Umpires: Ana Ortega (ESP) Lucien van der Borght (BEL)

10 July 2023 13:30 Spain   10–0   Austria Vilanova  4', 47' Fernández  12' Armenteras  26' Marti  33' Monterrubio  41' Garcia  51' Zubizarreta  52', 54' Perez  57' Report Umpires: Amy Jones (IRL) Daniël van der Nat (NED)

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11 July 2023 11:00 Austria   0–9   England Report Dunn  4', 50' Cogdell  24' Bingham  30' Alexander  33' Hippe  53' Rees  56' Beer  58' Horlock  58' Umpires: Daniël van der Nat (NED) Ana Ortega (ESP)

11 July 2023 13:15 Netherlands   0–1   Spain Report Fernández  35' Umpires: Kevin Roberts (WAL) Lena McCrae (SCO)

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13 July 2023 13:15 Spain   1–2   England Sáenz de Santa María  40' Report Rees  7' Beer  57' Umpires: Clare Barwood (WAL) Miriam Gerö (AUT)

13 July 2023 13:30 Austria   0–5   Netherlands Report de Kemp  2', 28' Rodenburg  34' Luttge  42' Dominicus  43' Umpires: Lena McCrae (SCO) Lucien van der Borght (BEL)

Seventh to ninth place classification

Bracket

	Cross-over				Seventh place
					16 July
					Ireland	0
	15 July
					Scotland	2
	Scotland (p.s.o.)	1 (3)
	Austria	1 (2)

Cross-over

15 July 2023 12:30 Scotland   1–1   Austria Le. MacMillan  57' Report P. Proksch  53' Penalties Nelli Le. MacMillan Littlefield Lu. MacMillan Wadsworth 3–2 P. Proksch K. Proksch Cartellieri Damm Heindl Umpires: Gary O'Connor (IRL) Alexandra Pollex (GER)

Seventh and eighth place

16 July 2023 13:30 Ireland   0–2   Scotland Report Lu. MacMillan  19' Falconer  40' Umpires: Ana Ortega (ESP) Alexandra Pollex (GER)

Fifth and sixth place

16 July 2023 14:45 France   0–8   Netherlands Report van den Heuvel  1' Smorenburg  12' van den Broek  13' Brouwer  26', 31', 39', 48' Knoop  35' Umpires: Clare Barwood (WAL) Lena McCrae (SCO)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	15 July
	Belgium	3
					14 July
	England	1
					Belgium	0 (2)
	15 July
					Germany (p.s.o.)	0 (3)
	Spain	1
	Germany	2
					Third place
					14 July
					England	0
					Spain	1

Semi-finals

15 July 2023 14:00 Belgium   3–1   England Bertram  18' de Clerck  32', 41' Report Moore  35' Umpires: Francsec Tormo (ESP) Ana Ortega (ESP)

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15 July 2023 16:15 Spain   1–2   Germany Sáenz de Santa María  53' Report Montag  21' Krings  55' Umpires: Pauline Cuypers (BEL) Zoe Hall (ENG)

Third and fourth place

16 July 2023 12:15 England   0–1   Spain Report Armenteras  44' Umpires: Amy Jones (IRL) Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)

Final

16 July 2023 16:45 Belgium   0–0   Germany Report Penalties Dewaet Delva Balon-Perin Verschuere Delhalle 2–3 Boehringer Funkel Heusgen Hendrix Umpires: Miriam Gerö (AUT) Lorijn de Kraker (NED)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Relegation
	Germany (C, H)
	Belgium
	Spain
4	England
5	Netherlands
6	France
7	Scotland (R)	U18 Championship II
8	Ireland (R)
9	Austria (R)

Source: EHF
(C) Champion; (H) Host; (R) Relegated

Goalscorers

There were 85 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 3.7 goals per match.

4 goals

• Anouk Brouwer

3 goals

• Perinne de Clerck
• Hélène Delva
• Lisl Denef
• Lexie MacMillan

2 goals

• Lily Beer
• Sienna Dunn
• Amelie Rees
• Paola Le Nindre
• Julia Boehringer
• Lena Keller
• Lynn Krings
• Friederike Seifert
• Mikayla Power
• Iris de Kemp
• Dymph Luttge
• Julie Smorenburg
• Marta Armenteras
• Carmen Fernández
• Teresa Sáenz de Santa María
• Natalia Vilanova
• Leire Zubizarreta

1 goal

• Philippa Proksch
• Elise Bertram
• Maxine Bertram
• Chloé Delhalle
• Louise Dewaet
• Lisa Moors
• Mien Palfliet
• Louise Van Hecke
• Katie Alexander
• Charlotte Bingham
• Anna Cogdell
• Josefina Hippe
• Star Horlock
• Mia Moore
• Philippine Delemazure
• Emilie Samaté
• Katharina Becker
• Giulia Funkel
• Johanna Hachenberg
• Mia Montag
• Carolin Seidel
• Rebecca Carthy
• Milla Fulton
• Amelia Jerman
• Delany van den Broek
• Iris Dominicus
• Maud van den Heuvel
• Noor Knoop
• Cara Falconer
• Lucy Macmillan
• Caterina Nelli
• Ines Garcia
• Ivet Marti
• Daniela Monterrubio
• Gabriela Perez

Source: EHF

Notes

1. Russia were excluded from the tournament due to their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

1. "EuroHockey U18 Championship 2023 Boys". eurohockey.org. 8 July 2023.
2. "EHF: EUROHOCKEY U18 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR BOYS AND GIRLS ALL SET FOR KREFELD". www.hockeywrldnws.com. 8 July 2023.
3. "Groups and match schedules published". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
4. "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 February 2023.