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2024 Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
City	Terrassa
Dates	14–20 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (11th title)
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	102 (5.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Astrid Bonami (8 goals)
Best player	Emma Reijnen
Best goalkeeper	Molly Smith
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The 2024 Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship was the 21st edition of the Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship, the biennial international women's under-21 field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.

The tournament was hosted by Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club in Terrassa, Spain from 14 to 20 July 2024, concurrently with the men's tournament. The tournament served as one of three European Qualifiers for the 2025 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top six participating nations gaining qualification.

The Netherlands won a record-extending 11th title by defeating the hosts Spain 5–3 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating the defending champions Germany 1–0.

Qualified teams

Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2022 competitions.

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
24–30 July 2022	2022 EuroHockey Junior Championship	Ghent, Belgium	6	Belgium  England  Germany  Ireland  Netherlands  Spain
	2022 EuroHockey Junior Championship II	Vienna, Austria	2	Austria  France
Total			8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	0	17	4	+13	9	Semi-finals
2	Spain (H)	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
3	Belgium	3	1	0	2	9	7	+2	3	Pool C
4	France	3	0	0	3	0	17	−17	0

14 July 2024 18:00 Netherlands  3–0  Spain Beljaars  5' De Kemp  25' Van der Laan  48' Report Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Tommy Croese (BEL)

14 July 2024 20:00 Belgium  4–0  France Marien  19' Bonami  32', 38' Vincent  53' Report Umpires: Teresa Lipsky (GER) Zoe Hall (ENG)

15 July 2024 17:00 Belgium  4–5  Netherlands Geerts  34', 40', 53' Bonami  60' Report Verstraeten  4' Winter  9' De Vries  27' Van den Nieuwenhof  36', 58' Umpires: Russell Donaldson (IRE) Ana Ortega (ESP)

15 July 2024 19:15 Spain  4–0  France Casado  11', 60' Petchamé  27', 44' Report Umpires: Thalia Bellemans (BEL) Ole Ingwersen (GER)

17 July 2024 20:00 Netherlands  9–0  France Van der Laan  12' Jansen  13' De Vries  15', 55' Beljaars  21', 38', 60' Van den Nieuwenhof  33' Müller  56' Report Umpires: Russell Donaldson (IRE) Teresa Lipsky (GER)

17 July 2024 20:15 Spain  2–1  Belgium Sola  38' Sáenz  60' Report Bonami  1' Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Anatole Platel (FRA)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	15	0	+15	9	Semi-finals
2	England	3	2	0	1	13	3	+10	6
3	Ireland	3	1	0	2	2	9	−7	3	Pool C
4	Austria	3	0	0	3	1	19	−18	0

14 July 2024 10:00 England  8–1  Austria Gardens  10', 47' Long  24' Spavin  29' Dyson  32' Bingham  49' Robinson  51' Breed  56' Report Frey  42' Umpires: Thalia Bellemans (BEL) Ellie Duffy (IRE)

14 July 2024 12:00 Germany  4–0  Ireland Schedl  3' Krings  4' Reisenegger  34' Fischer  44' Report Umpires: Michal Pivko (SVK) Amar Chudasama (ENG)

16 July 2024 10:00 Ireland  2–0  Austria Mackey  27' O'Shea  36' Report Umpires: Zoe Hall (ENG) Marius Cuadrat (ESP)

16 July 2024 12:15 England  0–2  Germany Report Schedl  18' Krings  19' Umpires: Clare Barwood (WAL) Cynthia Clement (GHA)

17 July 2024 12:00 Germany  9–0  Austria Schedl  9' Landshut  13' Keller  22' Krings  27', 52' Plüth  32', 49' Gans  45' Haid  54' Report Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Tommy Croese (BEL)

17 July 2024 12:15 Ireland  0–5  England Report Alexander  13' Hippe  19' Spavin  37' Long  49' Dyson  55' Umpires: Manouk Bakker (NED) Ana Ortega (ESP)

Classification round

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Belgium	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	9
2	Ireland	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6
3	France	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3	Relegation to 2026 EuroHockey Junior Championship II
4	Austria	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

19 July 2024 09:45 France  2–1  Austria Rimbert  24' Jardemar  49' Report Proksch  58' Umpires: Marius Cuadrat (ESP) Ellie Duffy (IRL)

19 July 2024 12:00 Belgium  3–0  Ireland Moors  9' Bonami  33' Schreurs  37' Report Umpires: Michal Pivko (SVK) Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

20 July 2024 09:30 Belgium  7–0  Austria Bonami  3', 5', 24' Vincent  3' Goffinet  5' Schreurs  29', 44' Report Umpires: Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR) Amar Chudasama (ENG)

20 July 2024 09:45 Ireland  3–2  France Mackey  2' O'Shea  48' Moore  50' Report Jardemar  14' Lassalle  27' Umpires: Clare Barwood (WAL) Tommy Croese (BEL)

Medal round

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 July
	Netherlands	7
					20 July
	England	0
					Netherlands	5
	19 July
					Spain	3
	Germany	2
	Spain	3
					Third place
					20 July
					England	1
					Germany	0

Semi-finals

19 July 2024 10:00 Netherlands  7–0  England Van den Nieuwenhof  4', 55' Verstraeten  21', 35' De Kemp  39' Winter  40' Moes  52' Report Umpires: Teresa Lipsky (GER) Ana Ortega (ESP)

19 July 2024 12:15 Germany  2–3  Spain Krings  3' Keller  38' Report Casado  24', 29' Carmona  40' Umpires: Thalia Bellemans (BEL) Amar Chudasama (ENG)

Third and fourth place

20 July 2024 11:45 England  1–0  Germany Dyson  30' Report Umpires: Russell Donaldson (IRL) Anatole Platel (FRA)

Final

20 July 2024 17:45 Netherlands  5–3  Spain Beljaars  1' Van den Nieuwenhof  39', 46' Jansen  55' Moes  59' Report Sáenz  52', 53' Casado  54' Umpires: Zoe Hall (ENG) Teresa Lipsky (GER)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
	Netherlands	Qualification for the 2025 Junior World Cup
	Spain (H)
	England
4	Germany
5	Belgium
6	Ireland
7	France (R)	Relegation to the U21 Championship II
8	Austria (R)

Goalscorers

There were 102 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.1 goals per match.

8 goals

• Astrid Bonami

7 goals

• Noor van den Nieuwenhof

5 goals

• Lynn Krings
• Trijntje Beljaars
• Lucía Casado

3 goals

• Marthe-Marie Geerts
• Noa Schreurs
• Jessica Dyson
• Julia Schedl
• Imke Verstraeten
• Mea de Vries
• Teresa Sáenz

2 goals

• Ophélie Vincent
• Georgina Gardens
• Madeleine Long
• Scarlett Spavin
• Adele Jardemar
• Lena Keller
• Laura Plüth
• Lucy Mackey
• Leah O'Shea
• Eline Jansen
• Iris de Kemp
• Pam van der Laan
• Guusje Moes
• Mette Winter
• Estel Petchamé

1 goal

• Franziska Frey
• Philippa Proksch
• Eva Goffinet
• Alix Marien
• Lisa Moors
• Bethan Alexander
• Charlotte Bingham
• Olivia Breed
• Josefina Hippe
• Freya Robinson
• Matheá Lassalle
• Marie-Alice Rimbert
• Marie Fischer
• Taja Gans
• Katharina Haid
• Emilia Landshut
• Martina Reisenegger
• Lauren Moore
• Noa Müller
• Sara Carmona
• Mar Sola

Source: FIH

See also

• 2024 Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship II
• 2024 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship

References

1. "EuroHockey U21 Championship Women 2024". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
2. "EuroHockey U21 Championships 2024 – UPDATED". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
3. "Qualification System for 2025 FIH Junior World Cups" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
4. van Nugteren, Marco (20 July 2024). "Jong Oranje Europees kampioen ondanks bizarre comeback Spanje". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
5. "Competitions Archive" (PDF). eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
6. ^ "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.

External links

• European Hockey Federation

• Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship
• 2024–25 in European field hockey
• 2024 in women's field hockey
• 2024 in Spanish women's sport
• International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Spain
• July 2024 sports events in Spain
• 2024 in youth sport
• 2025 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup qualification