2011 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships

The 2011 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championship was the 6th edition of the Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championship. The tournament was held from 12 to 17 July 2011 in Utrecht, Netherlands at the De Klapperboom.[1]

2011 Girls' EuroHockey
Youth Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Utrecht
Dates	12–17 July 2011
Teams	8
Venue(s)	De Klapperboom
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (4th title)
Runner-up	Germany
Third place	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	92 (4.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Laura Saenger (9 goals)
Best player	Lisa Scheerlinck
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Netherlands won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating Germany 4–1 in the final.[2][3]

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The bottom two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Youth Championship II.

Qualified teams

The following teams participated in the 2011 EuroHockey Youth Championship:

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifier(s)
–	Host		1	Netherlands
7–12 July 2011	2009 EuroHockey Youth Championship	Nivelles, Belgium	5	Belgium  England  France  Germany  Ireland
	2009 EuroHockey Youth Championship II	Madrid, Spain	2	Scotland  Spain
Total			8

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the EHF and FIH to officiate the tournament:[4]

• Ana Faias (POR)
• Ines El Hajem (FRA)
• Heike Holthausen (GER)
• Alison Keogh (IRE)
• Adrienne Lijs (NED)
• Hanneke Menting (NED)
• Sylvie Petitjean (FRA)
• Brigitta Sedy (AUT)
• Montserrat Solózano (ESP)
• Alwine Sterk (NED)
• Kerri Target (SCO)
• Lia Waine (ENG)
• Nicole Wajer (NED)
• Nicole de Winter (NED)

Results

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	3	3	0	0	26	1	+25	9	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Ireland	3	2	0	1	4	5	−1	6
3	Belgium	3	1	0	2	3	12	−9	3
4	Scotland	3	0	0	3	2	17	−15	0

Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
(H) Host.

12 July 2011 15:05 Netherlands  4–0  Ireland Scheerlinck  8' L. van Wijk  28', 34' Nix  57' Report Umpires: Ana Faias (POR) Montserrat Solózano (ESP)

12 July 2011 17:00 Belgium  3–0  Scotland Gerniers  42', 64' Wouters  45' Report Umpires: Lia Waine (ENG) Brigitta Sedy (AUT)

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13 July 2011 15:00 Ireland  3–1  Scotland Froeling  2', 20' Beattie  65' Report Robertson  27' Umpires: Nicole de Winter (NED) Sylvie Petitjean (FRA)

13 July 2011 17:05 Belgium  0–11  Netherlands Report Plokker  8' Nix  12', 60' Scheerlinck  14' L. van Wijk  23', 29', 38' Keil  25' De Lange  45', 48' Derkx  65' Umpires: Heike Holthausen (GER) Ines El Hajem (FRA)

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15 July 2011 15:05 Netherlands  11–1  Scotland Derkx  3', 24' Scheerlinck  7', 14', 18', 61' Keil  23' Verschoor  26', 43' Nix  58', 59' Report Hill  42' Umpires: Ines El Hajem (FRA) Brigitta Sedy (AUT)

15 July 2011 17:00 Ireland  1–0  Belgium Mullan  1' Report Umpires: Lia Waine (ENG) Adrienne Lijs (NED)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	13	2	+11	9	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	England	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
3	France	3	1	0	2	3	10	−7	3
4	Spain	3	0	0	3	4	10	−6	0

Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]

12 July 2011 11:05 Germany  6–0  France Saenger  16', 34', 48', 61' Knüpfer  41' Willems  57' Report Umpires: Kerri Target (SCO) Alwine Sterk (NED)

12 July 2011 13:00 England  3–1  Spain Crosley  11', 44' Curran  55' Report Pons  40' Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRE) Nicole Wajer (NED)

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13 July 2011 11:00 England  1–3  Germany Curran  48' Report Saenger  4', 40' Stöckel  62' Umpires: Adrienne Lijs (NED) Kerri Target (SCO)

13 July 2011 13:05 France  3–2  Spain Billore  24', 51' Huvelle  33' Report Heras  7' Tost  19' Umpires: Hanneke Menting (NED) Nicole Wajer (NED)

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14 July 2011 11:05 Germany  4–1  Spain Saenger  6' Stöckel  25' Krätsch  30' Hayn  34' Report Magaz  58' Umpires: Alwine Sterk (NED) Ana Faias (POR)

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15 July 2011 13:00 France  0–2  England Report Cox  52' Crosley  54' Umpires: Montserrat Solózano (ESP) Alison Keogh (IRE)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Points from the preliminary round were carried over to Pool C to determine group standings.

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	France	3	3	0	0	7	4	+3	9
2	Belgium	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
3	Scotland	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3	Relegated to 2013 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
4	Spain	3	0	0	3	5	8	−3	0

Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]

16 July 2011 09:00 Scotland  2–1  Spain Lang  28' Hill  42' Report Ca. Salvatella  8' Umpires: Kerri Targett (SCO) Ines El Hajem (FRA)

16 July 2011 09:05 Belgium  1–2  France Beernaert  37' Report Billore  11', 59' Umpires: Heike Holthausen (GER) Nicole Wajer (NED)

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17 July 2011 08:00 France  2–1  Scotland Preney  15' Billore  33' Report Robertson  22' Umpires: Hanneke Menting (NED) Montserrat Solózano (ESP)

17 July 2011 08:05 Belgium  3–2  Spain Vandermeiren  7' Fobe  32' Gerniers  37' Report Ca. Salvatella  55' Tost  64' Umpires: Lia Waine (ENG) Sylvie Petitjean (FRA)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 July 2011
	Netherlands	2
					17 July 2011
	England	0
					Netherlands	4
	16 July 2011
					Germany	1
	Germany	4
	Ireland	1
					Third place
					17 July 2011
					England	4
					Ireland	1

Semi-finals

16 July 2011 13:05 Germany  4–1  Ireland Saenger  3', 27' Knüpfer  30' Mayen  38' Report Mullan  13' Umpires: Lia Waine (ENG) Ana Faias (POR)

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16 July 2011 15:30 Netherlands  2–0  England L. van Wijk  14' Verschoor  55' Report Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRE) Montserrat Solózano (ESP)

Third and fourth place

17 July 2011 12:15 England  4–1  Ireland Owsley  34' Martin  39', 45' Crosley  58' Report McKee  57' Umpires: Nicole de Winter (NED) Kerri Targett (SCO)

Final

17 July 2011 12:45 Netherlands  4–1  Germany De Lange  9' Verschoor  32' Plokker  43' Scheerlinck  68' Report Stöckel  15' Umpires: Alison Keogh (IRE) Ana Faias (POR)

Awards

The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:[6]

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Lisa Scheerlinck	Laura Saenger	Isabelle Gerz

Statistics

Final standings

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
	Netherlands (H)	5	5	0	0	32	2	+30	15	Tournament Champion
	Germany	5	4	0	1	18	7	+11	12
	England	5	3	0	2	10	7	+3	9
4	Ireland	5	2	0	3	6	13	−7	6
5	France	5	3	0	2	7	12	−5	9
6	Belgium	5	2	0	3	7	16	−9	6
7	Scotland	5	1	0	4	5	20	−15	3	Relegated to 2013 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
8	Spain	5	0	0	5	7	15	−8	0

Source: Deutscher Hockey-Bund
(H) Host.

Goalscorers

There were 92 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.6 goals per match.

9 goals

• Laura Saenger

7 goals

• Lisa Scheerlinck

6 goals

• Lieke van Wijk

5 goals

• Marie Billore
• Elsie Nix

4 goals

• Sophie Crosley
• Maria Verschoor

3 goals

• Alix Gerniers
• Lea Stöckel
• Frederique Derkx
• Lisanne de Lange

2 goals

• Faye Curran
• Hannah Martin
• Sabine Knüpfer
• Kate Froeling
• Kathryn Mullan
• Sian Keil
• Floortje Plokker
• Kirsty Hill
• Sarah Robertson
• Carola Salvatella
• María Tost

1 goal

• Maureen Beernaert
• Aliné Fobe
• Judith Vandermeiren
• Axelle Wouters
• Charlotte Cox
• Lily Owsley
• Morgane Huvelle
• Marie Preney
• Mieketine Hayn
• Nathalie Krätsch
• Sophie Mayen
• Louisa Willems
• Emily Beattie
• Lucy McKee
• Heather Lang
• Mariona Heras
• Alicia Magaz
• Júlia Pons

References

1. "Competitions Archive". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
2. "Europameisterschaft wU18". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
3. "GIRLS EUROHOCKEY YOUTH NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
4. "Officials". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
5. "Tournament regulations – Outdoor competitions" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
6. "Persoonlijke prijzen Scheerlinck en De Wijkerslooth". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

External links

• European Hockey Federation