2008 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship
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The 2008 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championships was the 14th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship, an under 21 women's field hockey tournament. It was held in Lille, France, from 20–26 July 2008.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Spain | ||
| City | Valencia | ||
| Dates | 20–26 July | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Germany (8th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Netherlands | ||
| Third place |  England | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
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Germany won the tournament for the eighth time after defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final. England won the bronze medal, defeating Belarus 5–2 in the third place playoff.[2]
Participating nations
Alongside the host nation, 7 teams competed in the tournament.
Belarus
Belgium
England
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Netherlands
Spain
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Belgium |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Spain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Belarus |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Lithuania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Italy |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
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Classification round
Fifth to eighth place classification
Points earned in the preliminary round are carried over into Pool C.
Pool C
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 July 2008 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 6 | |||||
| 26 July 2008 | ||||||
| Belarus | 0 | |||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| 25 July 2008 | ||||||
| Germany (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| England | 1 | |||||
| Germany | 5 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 26 July 2008 | ||||||
| Belarus | 2 | |||||
| England | 5 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
Final
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