2023 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship
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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]
| Tournament details | |||
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| 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 |  Anouk Brouwer (4 goals) | ||
| Best player | Lisa Moors | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Klara Batschko | ||
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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 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 |
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| 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 |
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
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 |
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
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Seventh to ninth place classification
Fifth and sixth place
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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
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Third and fourth place
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Final
Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Relegation |
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Germany (C, H) |
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Belgium | |
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Spain | |
| 4 | England | |
| 5 | Netherlands | |
| 6 | France | |
| 7 | Scotland (R) |
U18 Championship II |
| 8 | Ireland (R) | |
| 9 | Austria (R) |
Goalscorers
There were 85 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 3.7 goals per match.
4 goals
Anouk Brouwer
3 goals
Perrine 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
- Russia were excluded from the tournament due to their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.