| Tournament: | 2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship |
| Country: | Germany |
| City: | Mönchengladbach |
| Dates: | 18–26 August |
| Venues: | Warsteiner HockeyPark |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Count: | 12 |
| Matches: | 20 |
| Goals: | 79 |
| Top Scorer: | Yibbi Jansen |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 7 |
| Best Player: | Charlotte Englebert |
| Goalkeeper: | Lucia Caruso |
| Young Player: | Emily White |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship |
| Next Year: | 2025 |
| Next Tournament: | 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship |
The 2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship was the sixteenth edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship, the biennial international women's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.
The tournament was held alongside the men's tournament from 18 to 26 August 2023 at the Hockeypark, in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[1] [2]
The Netherlands, as the winner, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics, while the other teams aside from Scotland will have a second chance in the 2024 Women's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers.[3] The six best teams qualified directly for the 2025 edition, while the seventh and eighth place teams will play in the 2024 EuroHockey Championship qualifiers.[4] In the final the Netherlands defeated Belgium to capture their twelfth title.[5]
Along with the host nation Germany, the top three teams at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the four winners of the 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers fielded the women's tournament.[6] [7]
| width=30% | Qualification! | width=20% | Date! | width=15% | Host! | width=5% | Berths! | width=15% | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 14 December 2020 | 1 | |||||||
| 2021 EuroHockey Championship | 5–13 June 2021 | Amstelveen | 3 | ||||||
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers | 17–20 August 2022 |  Vilnius | 1 | ||||||
| 18–21 August 2022 |  Dublin | 1 | |||||||
| 24–27 August 2022 |  Dunkirk | 1 | |||||||
| 25–28 August 2022 | Durham | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 8 | ||||||||
See main article: 2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship squads.
All times are local (UTC+2).[8]
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The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.
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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Award | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the tournament | Charlotte Englebert | |
| Top goalscorer | Yibbi Jansen | |
| Goalkeeper of the tournament | Lucia Caruso | |
| Young player of the tournament | Emily White |