# 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.
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.

## Qualified teams

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 | Total | Total | 7 | |

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

| 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 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain (H) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |
* 28 August 2017 17:45
| Netherlands | 2–1 | Belgium |
| Van Laarhoven 17' Veen 39' | Report | Ronquetti 60' |
* Umpires: Dovile Bernotiene (LTU) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
* 29 August 2017 20:00
| Spain | 2–4 | Netherlands |
| Iglesias 10' L. Barrios 56' | Report | Veen 15' Jansen 26', 42' Zerbo 36' |
* Umpires: Ines El Hajem (FRA) Christine Reid (IRE)
* 31 August 2017 17:45
| Belgium | 2–2 | Spain |
| Boey 52' Puvrez 60' | Report | S. Barrios 55' Ycart 56' |
* Umpires: Ines El Hajem (FRA) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)

#### Pool B

| 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 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
* 28 August 2017 11:15
| England | 3–0 | Ireland |
| Munro 3' Sanders 15' Hunt 29' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ana Faias (POR) Sandra Adell (ESP)
* 28 August 2017 11:15
| Germany | 0–0 | France |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Christine Reid (IRE) Magali Sergeant (BEL)
* 29 August 2017 15:30
| Ireland | 0–1 | France |
| | Report | Lhopital 59' |
* Umpires: Rebecca Woodcock (ENG) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
* 29 August 2017 17:45
| Germany | 0–1 | England |
| | Report | Daly 9' |
* Umpires: Ymkje van Slooten (NED) Magali Sergeant (BEL)
* 31 August 2017 09:00
| Ireland | 1–3 | Germany |
| Russell 18' | Report | Gerstenhöfer 8' Micheel 22' Aring 59' |
* Umpires: Sandra Adell (ESP) Ymkje van Slooten (NED)
* 31 August 2017 09:00
| England | 3–2 | France |
| Munro 17' Childs 35' Sanders 59' | Report | Gaspari 17' Vankemmel 40' |
* Umpires: Ana Faias (POR) Dovile Bernotiene (NED)

### Classification round
#### Pool C

* 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 |
* 2 September 2017 15:00
| Spain | 3–1 | France |
| Amundson 20' Ycart 26' Bruguera 33' | Report | Vankemmel 25' |
* Umpires: Dovile Bernotiene (NED) Christine Reid (IRE)
* 3 September 2017 13:00
| Spain | Cancelled | Ireland |
| | Report | |

#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 2 September | 2 September |
| England | 1 |
| England | 1 | 3 September | 3 September |
| Belgium | 3 | 3 September | 3 September |
| Belgium | 3 | Belgium | 0 |
| 2 September | 2 September | | Belgium | 0 |
| 2 September | 2 September | Netherlands | 6 |
| Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | 6 |
| Germany | 1 | | |
| Germany | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 3 September | 3 September |
| | | England | 3 |
| | | Germany | 2 |

##### Semi-finals

* 2 September 2017 17:30
| England | 1–3 | Belgium |
| Sanders 37' | Report | Gose 3' Ikegwuonu 10' Simons 49' |
* Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Ymkje van Slooten (NED)
* 2 September 2017 20:00
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Germany |
| Veen 37', 51' Jansen 53' | Report | Schubert 22' |
* Umpires: Ana Faias (POR) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)

#### Third and fourth place

* 3 September 2017 15:00
| England | 3–2 | Germany |
| Sanders 12' Munro 56' Burge 58' | Report | Aring 44' Gräve 55' |
* Umpires: Ymkje van Slooten (NED) Sandra Adell (ESP)

#### Final

* 3 September 2017 20:00
| Belgium | 0–6 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Zerbo 5' Moes 15', 25' Renders 35' van der Hoek 53' Jansen 59' |
* Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)

## Statistics
### Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorers | Goalkeeper of the Tournament |
| Marijn Veen | Erica Sanders Yibbi Jansen Marijn Veen | Elodie Picard |

### 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 | Gold Medal |
| | Belgium | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | Silver Medal |
| | 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 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |

### Goalscorers

There were 50 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.
4 goals
* Erica Sanders
* Yibbi Jansen
* Marijn Veen
3 goals
* Holly Munro
2 goals
* Victorine Vankemmel
* Nele Aring
* Freeke Moes
* Ginella Zerbo
* Clara Ycart
1 goal
* Leylou Boey
* Daphné Gose
* Shaunda Ikegwuonu
* Emma Puvrez
* Marie Ronquetti
* Manon Simons
* Esme Burge
* Charlotte Daly
* Charlotte Childs
* Holly Hunt
* Delfina Gaspari
* Yohanna Lhopital
* Charlotte Gerstenhöfer
* Elisa Gräve
* Lena Micheel
* Tessa-Margot Schubert
* Abbi Russell
* Maud Renders
* Imme van der Hoek
* Renée van Laarhoven
* Florencia Amundson
* Lara Bruguera
* Laura Barrios
* Sara Barrios
* Belén Iglesias
Source: FIH