# 2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 8th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Manchester, England from August 18 to August 25, 2007.
In the final, Germany upset Netherlands to clinch the first title. Meanwhile, England secured the last automatic berth for 2008 Summer Olympics after defeated Spain in third place match.

## Results

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC +2)

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 | Pool C |
* 18 August 2007 15:00
| England | 3–0 | Ireland |
| Danson 18' Wright 35' Gilliat-Smith 37' | Report | |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Tatiana Kaltypan (UKR)
* 18 August 2007 17:45
| Netherlands | 9–1 | Italy |
| Paumen 6' Agliotti 11', 45' Mulder 18', 46' Booij 43', 53' Van As 60' Dijkstra 68' | Report | Faustini 49' |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Christiane Hippler (GER)
* 20 August 2007 13:00
| England | 4–0 | Italy |
| Richardson 10', 36' Clewlow 25' Walker 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: Christiane Hippler (GER) Tatiana Kaltypan (UKR)
* 20 August 2007 15:00
| Ireland | 0–6 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Lammers 11', 15', 27', 30' Van As 32', 55' |
* Umpires: Monica Rivera (ESP) Anne McRae (SCO)
* 21 August 2007 15:00
| Ireland | 3–0 | Italy |
| McKean 11' McDonough 42' Symmons 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Tatiana Kaltypan (UKR)
* 21 August 2007 19:00
| Netherlands | 1–0 | England |
| Booij 46' | Report | |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Monica Rivera (ESP)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | Pool C |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | Pool C |
* 18 August 2007 11:00
| Spain | 4–1 | Ukraine |
| Muñoz 2' Termens 27' Ybarra 55' Camón 70' | Report | Vasyukova 30' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Clerk (RSA) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 18 August 2007 13:00
| Germany | 7–1 | Azerbaijan |
| Beermann 15' Bachmann 19' Kühn 25', 45' Schürmann 26' Stöckel 47' Eidmann 69' | Report | Suleymanova 42' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Monica Rivera (ESP)
* 20 August 2007 09:00
| Spain | 2–2 | Azerbaijan |
| Ybarra 25', 51' | Report | Mirzaliyeva 5' Nuriyeva 15' |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Frances Block (ENG)
* 20 August 2007
| Ukraine | 0–7 | Germany |
| | Report | Stöckel 15', 25', 61' Rodewald 21' Rinne 43', 46' Hoffmann 67' |
* Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 21 August 2007 13:00
| Ukraine | 1–3 | Azerbaijan |
| Salenko 18' | Report | Mirzaliyeva 40', 53' Jafarova 58' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 21 August 2007 17:00
| Germany | 1–0 | Spain |
| Hoffmann 31' | Report | |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Anne McRae (SCO)

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

The teams who finished third and fourth in their respective pools are carried to this pool. They have to play two matches in this pool with the opponents they had not met while carrying the results for their matches against the played opponents.
The team finishing at the top of this pool classified as the fifth-place winner.

##### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | |
| 6 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 7 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | Relegated to 2009 EuroHockey Nations Trophy |
| 8 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | Relegated to 2009 EuroHockey Nations Trophy |
* 23 August 2007 12:00
| Ireland | 2–1 | Ukraine |
| Cregan 7', 29' | Report | Vynohradova 32' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (ENG) Christiane Hippler (GER)
* 23 August 2007 14:00
| Azerbaijan | 1–0 | Italy |
| Nuriyeva 70' | Report | |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Carol Melchette (IRL)
* 25 August 2007 10:00
| Italy | 1–0 | Ukraine |
| Faustini 4' | Report | |
* Umpires: Christiane Hippler (GER) Carol Metchette (IRL)
* 25 August 2007 12:00
| Ireland | 1–2 | Azerbaijan |
| Caulfield 21' | Report | Zeynalova 35' Jafarova 46' |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Frances Block (ENG)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 23 August 2007 | 23 August 2007 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 25 August 2007 | 25 August 2007 |
| Spain | 0 | 25 August 2007 | 25 August 2007 |
| Spain | 0 | Netherlands | 0 |
| 23 August 2007 | 23 August 2007 | | Netherlands | 0 |
| 23 August 2007 | 23 August 2007 | Germany | 2 |
| Germany | 2 | Germany | 2 |
| England | 1 | | |
| England | 1 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 25 August 2007 | 25 August 2007 |
| | | Spain | 2 |
| | | England | 3 |

##### Semi-finals

* 23 August 2007 16:00
| Netherlands | 3–0 | Spain |
| Agliotti 9' Schopman 43' Welten 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 23 August 2007 18:30
| Germany | 2–1 | England |
| Kühn 22' Stöckel 34' | Report | Wright 66' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Monica Rivera (ESP)

##### Third and fourth place

* 25 August 2007 14:00
| Spain | 2–3 | England |
| Termens 61' Muñoz 67' | Report | Clewlow 15' Cullen 24', 49' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

##### Final

* 25 August 2007 16:30
| Netherlands | 0–2 | Germany |
| | Report | Beermann 2', 40' |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Fair Play Award |
| Marilyn Agliotti | Maike Stöckel | Kristina Reynolds | Ireland |

## 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 |
| | Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 15 | Qualified for 2008 Summer Olympics |
| | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 12 | |
| | England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 6 | |
| 7 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | Relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy |
| 8 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 0 | Relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy |

### Goalscorers

There were 77 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.85 goals per match.
5 goals
* Maike Stöckel
4 goals
* Kim Lammers
3 goals
* Dilfuza Mirzaliyeva
* Janine Beermann
* Anke Kühn
* Marilyn Agliotti
* Naomi van As
* Minke Booij
* Rocío Ybarra
2 goals
* Inoyathon Jafarova
* Melanie Clewlow
* Crista Cullen
* Helen Richardson
* Lucilla Wright
* Eileen Hoffmann
* Fanny Rinne
* Eimear Cregan
* Francesca Faustini
* Eefke Mulder
* Silvia Muñoz
* Esther Termens
1 goal
* Liana Nuriyeva
* Zeynab Nuriyeva
* Zhang Suleymanova
* Zarifahon Zeynalova
* Alexandra Danson
* Catherine Gilliat-Smith
* Rachel Walker
* Tina Bachmann
* Pia Eidmann
* Marion Rodewald
* Svenja Schürmann
* Linda Caulfield
* Jennifer McDonough
* Catherine McKean
* Nicola Symmons
* Wieke Dijkstra
* Maartje Paumen
* Janneke Schopman
* Carlijn Welten
* Núria Camón
* Tetyana Salenko
* Nataliya Vasyukova
* Maryna Vynohradova