2013 Women's EuroHockey Championship explained

Tournament:	2013 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Country:	Belgium
City:	Boom
Dates:	17–24 August
Venues:	Braxgata Hockeyclub^[1]
Teams:	8
Count:	2
Matches:	20
Goals:	78
Top Scorer:	Maartje Paumen
Top Scorer Goals:	5
Best Player:	Tina Bachmann
Previous Year:	2011
Previous Tournament:	2011 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Next Year:	2015
Next Tournament:	2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

The 2013 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 11th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 17 August to 24 August 2013 in Boom, Belgium.^[2]

Germany defeated England in the final to win their second title.^[3]

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 against the teams they did not play in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge.

Squads

See main article: 2013 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship squads.

Results

The match schedule was released on 24 January 2013.^[4]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

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First to fourth place classification

Semifinals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

Notes and References

1. Web site: EuroHockey Championships, 2013, Braxgata HC, Belgium. eurohockey.org. 1 September 2012.
2. Web site: EuroHockey Championship (W) 2013. eurohockey.org. 1 September 2012.
3. Web site: Germany are EuroHockey Champions . eurohockey.org . eurohockey.org . 24 August 2013 . 24 August 2013.
4. News: TriFinance EuroHockey Championships – the Match Schedule. 25 January 2013. eurohockey.org. 24 January 2013.