What you need to know about #EHC2023 in Mönchengladbach
Want to know more about the main event this week? Here’s a quickfire rundown of what’s coming up at the EuroHockey Championships:
When and where does the EuroHockey Championships 2023 take place?
August 18th to 27th, 2023: For the first time in 12 years, an international hockey tournament will take place in Mönchengladbach, Germany. All 40 games will be played in the SparkassenPark.
Tell us about the venue?
The stadium holds 9,500 spectators and has a brand new artificial turf and floodlights especially for the tournament. It is the site of the 2006 men’s World Cup and the 2011 EuroHockey Championships.
What is the format?
Eight men’s and eight women’s teams compete in their respective competitions. They start off in a round-robin group phase with four teams each – the top two in each group qualify for the semi-finals from which the finalists and bronze medal match teams will be determined.
The third and fourth placed teams in each pool are placed in Pool C to determine fifth to eighth places. Each team plays one match against the two teams that they did not previously play. The results from those games and from the game that was previously played against the other team in their original pool are used to rank each team.
The bottom two sides in the Pool C rankings will NOT be relegated as happened prior to 2021; they will go into next summer’s EuroHockey qualifiers – two tournaments per gender in 2024 where the winner will qualify for the 2025 EuroHockey Championships.
Who plays who?
Women:
Group A: Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy
Group B: Germany, England, Ireland, Scotland
Men:
Group A: Belgium, England, Spain, Austria
Group B: Germany, Netherlands, France, Wales
How did they qualify?
Men: The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and England qualified as the top four from 2021. Spain, France, Austria and Wales won qualifier tournaments in 2022.
Women: The Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Belgium qualified as the top four from 2021. England, Ireland, Scotland and Italy won qualifier tournaments in 2022.
Where can I watch the EuroHockey Championships 2023?
Every game is available to watch somewhere in the world. You can find out more here: https://eurohockey.org/2023/08/16/where-to-watch-the-2023-eurohockey-championships/
Are there tickets left?
Three days are already sold out – August 19, 21 and 27th. Less than 20% of the total tickets are left so get them quick! Go to eurohockey2023.com/tickets.
Is anything else on the line?
The winners of the men’s and women’s tournaments will qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
Now tell me some stats!
6-5: France played in two matches which finished 6-5 in 2021 in Amstelveen, beating Russia and losing to Germany.
7: Barbara Nelen: the Belgian Red Panther is playing in her seventh EuroHockey Championship, her first taking place at this same stadium in 2011.
11: The Dutch women lead the all-time table of European champions with 11 titles in 15 attempts. Their last loss came in the 2015 final in a shoot-out against England.
13: Lena Neill played cricket for Ireland at the age of 13 years and 272 days, making her the second youngest player in that sport’s history at the time. She made her hockey debut at the age of 17.
369: Austria’s Michael Körper has scored 369 goals (174 outdoor, 195 indoor) in 249 international fixtures (168 outdoor, 81 indoor)
453: Belgium’s John-John Dohmen will break the world caps record when he steps onto the field for the Red Lions, overtaking Dutch legend Teun de Nooijer.
3,000: Lucia Jimenez’s father won the 3,000m European athletics title in 1996
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