The 2022 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 20th edition of the
Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship, the biennial international women's under-21
field hockey
Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...
championship of Europe organised by the
European Hockey Federation
EuroHockey is a European sports federation for field hockey, based in Brussels. It is the umbrella organisation for all European national federations, and organises the Euro Hockey League. The president of the league is Marcos Hofmann. In reactio ...
. The top five teams will qualify for the
2023 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
The 2023 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup was the tenth edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial women's under–21 field hockey world championship organised by the International Hockey Federation. It was held in Santia ...
.
It was held alongside the
men's tournament in
Ghent
Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ...
, Belgium from 24 to 30 July 2022. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in
Wavre
Wavre (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.
Wavre is in the Dijle, Dyle valley. Most inhabitants sp ...
but a venue change was required due to the initial venue not being ready in time due to flooding.
Spain
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were the defending champions but were eliminated in the group stage.
Germany
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won their ninth title by defeating the hosts
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
4–3 in a
shoot-out
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after the match finished 1–1. The
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
won the bronze medal by defeating
England
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2–1.
Qualified teams
Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2019 competition.
Preliminary round
Pool A
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Pool B
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Fifth to eighth place classification
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
Pool C
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
Semi-finals
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Third place match
Final
Final standings
Goalscorers
See also
*
2022 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
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2022 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship II
Notes
References
{{Women's EuroHockey Junior Championships
Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship
Junior
Junior or Juniors may refer to:
Aircraft
* Ekolot JK-05L Junior, a Polish ultralight aircraft
* PZL-112 Junior, a Polish training aircraft
* SZD-51 Junior, a Polish-made training and club glider
Arts and entertainment Characters
* Bowser Jr., ...
EuroHockey Junior Championship
EuroHockey Junior Championship
International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Belgium
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Sports competitions in Ghent
EuroHockey Championship
The Men's EuroHockey Championship is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Championships. The tourname ...
EuroHockey Junior Championship