# 2012 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship

The 2012 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championships was the 16th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship, an under 21 women's field hockey tournament. It was held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands between 26 August and 1 September 2012.
Netherlands won the tournament by defeating Spain 9–1 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 3–2 in the third place playoff.

## Participating nations

Alongside the host nation, 7 teams competed in the tournament.
* Belarus
* Belgium
* England
* France
* Germany
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Spain

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | +32 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 3 | |
| 4 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | −24 | 0 | |
* 26 August 2012 13:30
| Germany | 8–1 | Poland |
| Andersch 1', 20' Schniewind 13', 70' Faust 27' Notman 45' Scharf 60' Krauss 65' | Report | Zagajska 61' |
* Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Lia Waine (ENG)
* 26 August 2012 14:00
| Netherlands | 15–0 | Belarus |
| Drost 1' Van Wijk 6', 27', 27', 29', 33', 54' Vega 12' Van Silfhout 13', 24' Saxton 23' Van der Raad 38', 44' Magis 40' Siersema 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Heike Schöllmeyer (GER) Sarah Wilson (SCO)
* 27 August 2012 17:45
| Belarus | 1–3 | Poland |
| Kliashchuk 70+' | Report | Marcinkowska 2' Wittke 38' Gabara 63' |
* Umpires: Marine de Witte (BEL) Karine Alves (FRA)
* 27 August 2012 18:15
| Germany | 2–10 | Netherlands |
| Krauss 21', 37' | Report | Van Wijk 7', 19' Keetels 3' Vega 5', 8', 25' Drost 39', 57' Saxton 45' Van Silfhout 63' |
* Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Lia Waine (ENG)
* 29 August 2012 15:30
| Belarus | 0–7 | Germany |
| | Report | Notman 1' Schniewind 7', 35' Krauss 18', 34', 39' Grote 23' |
* Umpires: Karine Alves (FRA) Magali Sergeant (BEL)
* 29 August 2012 16:00
| Netherlands | 10–1 | Poland |
| Drost 2', 44' Vega 6', 25', 67' Van Wijk 8', 18', 34' Magis 15' Van der Raad 50' | Report | Sztybrych 36' |
* Umpires: Blanca Beltrán (ESP) Heike Schöllmeyer (GER)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | |
* 26 August 2012 09:00
| England | 5–0 | France |
| Defroand 15' Hunter 43', 63', 66' Atkinson 51' | Report | |
* Umpires: Urszula Wybieralska (POL) Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
* 26 August 2012 09:30
| Spain | 1–0 | Belgium |
| Cano 24' | Report | |
* Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Karine Alves (FRA)
* 27 August 2012 15:30
| Spain | 1–0 | England |
| Bosque 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
* 27 August 2012 16:00
| France | 0–3 | Belgium |
| | Report | Versavel 14', 58' Weyns 37' |
* Umpires: Blanca Beltrán (ESP) Urszula Wybieralska (POL)
* 29 August 2012 11:00
| France | 0–2 | Spain |
| | Report | Magaz 49' Cano 63' |
* Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Marine de Witte (BEL)
* 29 August 2012 11:00
| England | 1–0 | Belgium |
| Owsley 16' | Report | |
* Umpires: Valentina Tomasi (ITA) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

### Classification round
#### Fifth to eighth place classification
##### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | EuroHockey Junior Championship II |
| 4 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | EuroHockey Junior Championship II |
* 30 August 2012 15:30
| Belarus | 0–3 | France |
| | Report | Billore 7' Perrocheau 32' Huvelle 59' |
* Umpires: Marine de Witte (BEL) Heike Schöllmeyer (GER)
* 30 August 2012 18:00
| Poland | 0–3 | Belgium |
| | Report | Leclef 4' Steenackers 31', 65' |
* Umpires: Karine Alves (FRA) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
* 1 September 2012 07:30
| Belarus | 1–1 | Belgium |
| Kliashchuk 25' | Report | Versavel 3' |
* Umpires: Valentina Tomasi (ITA) Urszula Wybieralska (POL)
* 1 September 2012 08:00
| Poland | 1–1 | France |
| Wałasek 27' | Report | Perrocheau 68' |
* Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Marine de Witte (BEL)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 30 August | 30 August |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1 September | 1 September |
| England | 1 | 1 September | 1 September |
| England | 1 | Netherlands | 9 |
| 30 August | 30 August | | Netherlands | 9 |
| 30 August | 30 August | Spain | 1 |
| Spain | 3 | Spain | 1 |
| Germany | 2 | | |
| Germany | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 1 September | 1 September |
| | | England (a.e.t) | 3 |
| | | Germany | 2 |

##### Semi-finals

* 30 September 2012 16:00
| Spain | 3–2 | Germany |
| Riera 35', 43' Bonastre 63' | Report | Notman 16', 54' |
* Umpires: Valentina Tomasi (ITA) Lia Waine (ENG)
* 30 September 2012 18:30
| Netherlands | 4–1 | England |
| Pheninckx 28' Vega 41' Saxton 43' Drost 62' | Report | McCallin 54' |
* Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO) Magali Sergeant (BEL)

##### Third and fourth place

* 1 September 2012 12:30
| England | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Germany |
| Hunter 40' Inverdale 55' McCallin 85' | Report | Krauss 19', 56' |
* Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Blanca Beltrán (ESP)

##### Final

* 1 September 2012 13:00
| Netherlands | 9–1 | Spain |
| Drost 2', 6', 25', 44', 64' Van Wijk 15', 20', 42' Magis 33' | Report | Riera 38' |
* Umpires: Lia Waine (ENG) Sarah Wilson (SCO)

## 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 | Qualification |
| | Netherlands (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 5 | +43 | 15 | Qualified to 2013 FIH Junior World Cup |
| | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 12 | Qualified to 2013 FIH Junior World Cup |
| | England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | Qualified to 2013 FIH Junior World Cup |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 6 | Qualified to 2013 FIH Junior World Cup |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Qualified to 2013 FIH Junior World Cup |
| 6 | France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | |
| 7 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 4 | Relegated to 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship II |
| 8 | Belarus | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 1 | Relegated to 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship II |

### Goalscorers

There were 106 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.3 goals per match.
14 goals
* Lieke van Wijk
11 goals
* Roos Drost
8 goals
* Marilena Krauss
* Charlotte Vega
4 goals
* Joanne Hunter
* Nina Notman
* Hanna Schniewind
3 goals
* Louise Versavel
* Valerie Magis
* Stéphanie van der Raad
* Samantha Saxton
* Sabine van Silfhout
* Lola Riera
2 goals
* Krystsina Kliashchuk
* Silke Steenackers
* Shona McCallin
* Alix Perrocheau
* Lena Andersch
* Carmen Cano
1 goal
* Pauline Leclef
* Anne-Sophie Weyns
* Emily Atkinson
* Emily Defroand
* Josie Inverdale
* Lily Owsley
* Marie Billore
* Morgane Huvelle
* Helena Faust
* Rebecca Grote
* Viola Scharf
* Marloes Keetels
* Malou Pheninckx
* Renske Siersema
* Martyna Gabara
* Adrianna Marcinkowska
* Małgorzata Sztybrych
* Oriana Wałasek
* Joanna Wittke
* Magdalena Zagajska
* Berta Bonastre
* Marta Bosque
* Alicia Magaz