2017 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship

The 2017 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championships was the 18th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship, an under 21 women's field hockey tournament. It was held in Valencia, Spain between 28 August and 3 September 2017.[1]

2017 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityValencia
Dates28 August – 3 September
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
VenueEstadio Betero
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (10th title)
Runner-up Belgium
Third place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored50 (3.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Erica Sanders
Netherlands Yibbi Jansen
Netherlands Marijn Veen (4 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Marijn Veen
2014 (previous) (next) 2019

Netherlands won the tournament by defeating Belgium 6–0 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 3–2 in the third-place playoff.[2]

Qualified teams

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Italy withdrew before the tournament.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
20–26 July 2014 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship Waterloo, Belgium 6  Belgium
 England
 France
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Spain
14–20 July 2014 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship II Vienna, Austria 1  Ireland
 Italy
Total 7

Results

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Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 6 Semi-finals
2  Belgium 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 1
3  Spain (H) 2 0 1 1 4 6 2 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts


Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Semi-finals
2  Germany 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  France 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 7 6 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]


Classification round

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Pool C

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  • The match between Ireland and Spain was cancelled due to illness; as a result no teams were relegated.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
2  France 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 3
3  Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 September
 
 
 England1
 
3 September
 
 Belgium3
 
 Belgium0
 
2 September
 
 Netherlands6
 
 Netherlands3
 
 
 Germany1
 
Third place
 
 
3 September
 
 
 England3
 
 
 Germany2
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place

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Final

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Statistics

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Awards

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Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorers Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Netherlands Marijn Veen England Erica Sanders
Netherlands Yibbi Jansen
Netherlands Marijn Veen
Belgium Elodie Picard

Final standings

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As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands 4 4 0 0 15 4 +11 12 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belgium 4 1 1 2 6 11 5 4 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England 5 4 0 1 11 7 +4 12 Bronze Medal
4  Germany 5 1 1 3 6 8 2 4 Fourth place
5  Spain 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4 Eliminated in
group stage
6  France 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 4
7  Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 7 6 0
Source: FIH

Goalscorers

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See also

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References

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  1. "EuroHockey Competitions Archive". EHF. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. "EuroHockey Junior Championship 2017 Women". FIH. Retrieved 29 January 2019.[permanent dead link]
  3. 1 2 3 Regulations