# 2016 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships

The 2016 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships was the 9th edition of the Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championship. The tournament was held from 24 to 30 July 2016 in Cork, Ireland at the Mardyke Arena.
Netherlands won the tournament for the seventh time after defeating Germany 2–0 in the final.

## Qualified teams

The following teams participated in the 2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship:
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| – | Host | Host | 1 | Ireland |
| 19–25 July 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Youth Championship | Santander, Spain | 6 | Belgium England Germany Netherlands Russia Spain |
| 6–12 August 2017 | 2015 EuroHockey Youth Championship II | Mori, Italy | 1 | Poland |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## 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 last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Youth Championship II.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 0 | |
* 24 July 2016 09:45
| Netherlands | 4–3 | Spain |
| Van der Elst 12' Jansen 21', 23', 69' | Report | Álvarez 42', 68' Torres-Quevedo 60' |
* Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Valeria Kolbina (RUS)
* 24 July 2016 12:00
| Belgium | 7–0 | Poland |
| Boey 3', 30' Struijk 15', 35' 'T Serstevens 33' Vandersteen 57' Lycke 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Fiona Davitt (IRE)
* 25 July 2016 11:00
| Spain | 5–0 | Poland |
| F. Amundson 8' Ycart 34' Álvarez 49', 59' Abajo Sáenz De Tejada 61' | Report | |
* Umpires: Valeria Kolbina (RUS) Fiona Davitt (IRE)
* 25 July 2016 13:15
| Belgium | 2–5 | Netherlands |
| Sistermans 3' Ikegwuonu 17' | Report | Bosch 13' Jansen 50', 52' Dicke 56' Moes 63' |
* Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Caroline Standfield (ENG)
* 27 July 2016 15:30
| Spain | 1–2 | Belgium |
| Barba 2' | Report | 'T Serstevens 21' Struijk 31' |
* Umpires: Fiona Davitt (IRE) Caroline Standfield (ENG)
* 27 July 2016 17:45
| Netherlands | 14–1 | Poland |
| Jansen 2', 47' Albers 8' Dicke 31', 40' Bosch 35', 37', 41', 50', 55' Van der Marel 45' Van der Elst 60', 64' De Jong 62' | Report | Suszyńska 10' |
* Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Valeria Kolbina (RUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
* 24 July 2016 15:30
| Germany | 2–3 | Russia |
| Althof 13' Zimmermann 40' | Report | Eroshina 8' Borisova 28', 63' |
* Umpires: Susanne de Gier (NED) Karolina Drabik (POL)
* 24 July 2016 17:45
| England | 3–0 | Ireland |
| Jefferson 5' Howard 18' Wolstenholme 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gema Calderón (ESP) Magali Sergeant (BEL)
* 26 July 2016 10:00
| England | 1–6 | Germany |
| Howard 60' | Report | Günther 11' Pluta 17', 30', 70' Kiefer 26' Arndt 48' |
* Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Magali Sergeant (BEL)
* 26 July 2016 14:30
| Russia | 2–3 | Ireland |
| Borisova 20', 37' | Report | Irwin 51' McMaster 65' Barry 70' |
* Umpires: Gema Calderón (ESP) Susanne de Gier (NED)
* 27 July 2016 09:45
| Russia | 2–4 | England |
| Borisova 16' Golubeva 49' | Report | Gooderham 9' Jefferson 36' Millington 50' Wolstenholme 62' |
* Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Gema Calderón (ESP)
* 27 July 2016 12:00
| Germany | 3–0 | Ireland |
| Maertens 5' Heyn 21' Boermans 45' | Report | |
* Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Karolina Drabik (POL)

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 | |
| 2 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 3 | Relegated to 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship II |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | Relegated to 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship II |
* 29 July 2016 15:30
| Poland | 0–1 | Ireland |
| | Report | Curran 12' |
* Umpires: Susanne de Gier (NED) Valeria Kolbina (RUS)
* 29 July 2016 17:45
| Spain | 3–1 | Russia |
| F. Amundson 11', 68' Ycart 49' | Report | Borisova 41' |
* Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL) Violeta Eismayer (AUT)
* 30 July 2016 13:45
| Russia | 9–3 | Poland |
| Borisova 8' Sartakova 12', 21', 69' Golubeva 18', 60' Eroshina 29', 43' Serova 34' | Report | Suszyńska 35' Glowacka 63' Polewczak 70+' |
* Umpires: Susanne de Gier (NED) Magali Sergeant (BEL)
* 30 July 2016 16:00
| Spain | 6–1 | Ireland |
| F. Amundson 13' Abajo Sáenz De Tejada 27', 46' Barba 43' Álvarez 67' Conill 69' | Report | M. Carey 52' |
* Umpires: Caroline Standfield (ENG) Karolina Drabik (POL)

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 29 July 2016 | 29 July 2016 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 30 July 2016 | 30 July 2016 |
| England | 0 | 30 July 2016 | 30 July 2016 |
| England | 0 | Netherlands | 2 |
| 29 July 2016 | 29 July 2016 | | Netherlands | 2 |
| 29 July 2016 | 29 July 2016 | Germany | 0 |
| Germany | 1 | Germany | 0 |
| Belgium | 0 | | |
| Belgium | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 30 July 2016 | 30 July 2016 |
| | | England (p.s.o.) | 1 (3) |
| | | Belgium | 1 (2) |

##### Semi-finals

* 29 July 2016 09:30
| Netherlands | 3–0 | England |
| Moes 38' Dicke 46' Bosch 67' | Report | |
* Umpires: Fiona Davitt (IRE) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
* 29 July 2016 12:00
| Germany | 1–0 | Belgium |
| Arndt 4' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gema Calderón (ESP) Caroline Standfield (ENG)

##### Third and fourth place

* 30 July 2016 10:00
| England | 1–1 | Belgium |
| Millington 37' | Report | Goeminne 67' |
| Penalties |||
| Burge Millington Tarrant Wolstenholme | 3–2 | Boey Limauge Ikegwuonu De Clercq Lycke |
* Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Gema Calderón (ESP)

##### Final

* 30 July 2016 15:00
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Germany |
| Van der Elst 30', 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Violeta Eismayer (AUT) Fiona Davitt (IRE)

## Statistics
### Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorers | Goalkeeper of the Tournament |
| Valeriia Borisova | Carmel Bosch Yibbi Jansen Valeriia Borisova | Karina Golovastikova |

### 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 15 | |
| | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | |
| | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 7 | |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 9 | |
| 6 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 6 | |
| 7 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 6 | Relegated to 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship II |
| 8 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 36 | −32 | 0 | Relegated to 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship II |

### Goalscorers

There were 105 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.
7 goals
* Carmel Bosch
* Yibbi Jansen
* Valeriia Borisova
5 goals
* Fay van der Elst
* Patricia Álvarez
4 goals
* Pien Dicke
* Florencia Amundson
3 goals
* Michelle Struijk
* Nicola Pluta
* Svetlana Eroshina
* Anna Golubeva
* Iuliia Sartakova
* Lucía Abajo Sáenz De Tejada
2 goals
* Leylou Boey
* Alexia 't Serstevens
* Tessa Howard
* Sophie Jefferson
* Lucy Millington
* Lily Wolstenholme
* Liv Arndt
* Freeke Moes
* Natasza Suszyńska
* Anna Barba
* Clara Ycart
1 goal
* Laetitia Goeminne
* Shaunda Ikegwuonu
* Camille Lycke
* Damy Sistermans
* Anouck Vandersteen
* Abby Gooderham
* Solvej Althof
* Emma Boermans
* Feline Günther
* Naomi Heyn
* Katharina Kiefer
* Pia Maertens
* Sonja Zimmermann
* Jane Barry
* Michelle Carey
* Ellen Curran
* Hannah Irwin
* Jessica McMaster
* Felice Albers
* Paula de Jong
* Nina van der Marel
* Kinga Glowacka
* Monika Polewczak
* Varvara Serova
* Alejandra Conill
* Alejandra Torres-Quevedo
Source: EuroHockey