2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship
{{Infobox field hockey
| tournament = 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship
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| country = Germany
| city = Mönchengladbach
| dates = 9–17 August
| venues = Warsteiner HockeyPark
| teams = 8
| confederations = 1
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| previous_year = 2023
| previous_tournament = 2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship
| next_year = 2027
| next_tournament = 2027 Women's EuroHockey Championship
}}
The 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship will be the 17th 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 will be held alongside the men's tournament at the Warsteiner HockeyPark in Mönchengladbach, Germany from 9 to 17 August 2025.{{cite web |title=Mönchengladbach to welcome 2025 EuroHockey Championships |url=https://eurohockey.org/monchengladbach-to-welcome-2025-eurohockey-championships |website=eurohockey.org |publisher=European Hockey Federation |access-date=8 March 2024 |date=8 March 2024}}{{cite web |title=EK hockey in 2025 opnieuw in Mönchengladbach |url=https://nieuws.nl/sport/20240308/ek-hockey-in-2025-opnieuw-in-monchengladbach/ |website=nieuws.nl |access-date=8 March 2024 |language=nl |date=8 March 2024}} It will be the third time Mönchengladbach will host the event.
The winner will qualify for the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup to be held in Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands.{{cite web |title=Qualification System for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cups |url=https://www.fih.hockey/static-assets/pdf/qualification-system-for-2026-fih-hockey-world-cups-final.pdf |website=fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation}} The Netherlands are the four-time defending champions.{{cite web |title=Hockeysters voor vierde keer op rij Europees kampioen: winst op getergd België |url=https://nos.nl/collectie/13946/artikel/2488087-hockeysters-voor-vierde-keer-op-rij-europees-kampioen-winst-op-getergd-belgie |website=nos.nl |publisher=NOS |access-date=5 December 2023 |language=nl |date=26 August 2023}} If Belgium, the Netherlands or Germany win this tournament or if these three countries reach the semifinals, the highest ranked team will qualify.
Qualification
The top six team from the 2023 edition have qualified directly for this edition of the tournament.{{cite web |title=Ireland’s women and Spain’s men preserve top level status for 2025 |url=https://eurohockey.org/irelands-women-and-spains-men-preserve-top-level-status-for-2025}} The last two teams will be the winners of the two sets of EuroHockey Qualifiers taking place in Glasgow, Scotland and Douai, France in August 2024.{{cite web |title=EURO B : les poules des qualificatifs |url=https://okey.lalibre.be/euro-b-les-poules-des-qualificatifs/ |website=okey.lalibre.be |access-date=28 September 2023 |language=fr |date=28 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=EuroHockey Qualifiers 2024 venues announced |url=https://eurohockey.org/eurohockey-qualifiers-2024 |access-date=28 September 2023}}
=Qualified teams=
| class=wikitable
!Dates !Event !Location !Quotas !Qualifiers |
| 18–26 August 2023
|Mönchengladbach, Germany |align=center|6 |{{fhw|NED}} |
| rowspan=2|22–25 August 2024
|rowspan=2|EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers |Douai, France |align=center|1 |{{fhw|FRA}} |
| Glasgow, Scotland
|align=center|1 |{{fhw|SCO}} |
| colspan=3|Total
!8 ! |
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Draw
The draw will be held shortly after the EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers events are played.{{Cite web|url=https://ehks-production.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/outdoor-appendix-a-championships-senior-u21-6t0U8z5gv2XCw0QKb0N.pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAZBTHRICCZMSC2HFL%2F20240823%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240823T070423Z&X-Amz-Expires=360000&X-Amz-Signature=b92bf63f36abc6c469500dd2ad03ab106b89241db33f3c476b403a71943a57de&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-id=GetObject|title=REGULATIONS FOR EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS (OUTDOOR) SENIOR AND U21 CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN AND WOMEN)|publisher=EHF|website=eurohockey.org|date=March 2024}}
=Seeding=
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| style="width: 25%;" | Pot 1
! style="width: 25%;" | Pot 2 ! style="width: 25%;" | Pot 3 ! style="width: 25%;" | Pot 4 |
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Preliminary round
The pools were announced on 12 September 2024.{{cite web |title=EHC2025 set for huge battles as group stages confirmed|url=https://eurohockey.org/ehc2025-set-for-huge-battles-as-group-stages-confirmed-2|website=eurohockey.org |publisher=European Hockey Federation |access-date=12 September 2024 |date=12 September 2024}}
=Pool A=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=future |start_date=9 August 2025
|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1711/reports/poolstandings FIH]
|team_order=NED, GER, IRE, FRA
|win_FRA=0 |draw_FRA=0 |loss_FRA=0 |gf_FRA=0 |ga_FRA=0
|win_IRE=0 |draw_IRE=0 |loss_IRE=0 |gf_IRE=0 |ga_IRE=0
|win_GER=0 |draw_GER=0 |loss_GER=0 |gf_GER=0 |ga_GER=0 |status_GER=H
|win_NED=0 |draw_NED=0 |loss_NED=0 |gf_NED=0 |ga_NED=0
|name_FRA={{fhw|FRA}}
|name_IRE={{fhw|IRE}}
|name_GER={{fhw|GER}}
|name_NED={{fhw|NED}}
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.{{cite web|url=https://www.fih.ch/media/8997723/fih-general-tournament-regulations-current-update.pdf|title=FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022|publisher=International Hockey Federation|accessdate=12 February 2023}}
|result1=SF |result2=SF
|res_col_header=Q
|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semi-finals
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=9 August 2025
|time=15:30
|team1={{fhw-rt|NED}}
|score=
|team2={{fhw|IRE}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20513/reports/matchreport Report]
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{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=9 August 2025
|time=18:00
|team1={{fhw-rt|GER}}
|score=
|team2={{fhw|FRA}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20514/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
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}}
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{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=11 August 2025
|time=15:45
|team1={{fhw-rt|IRE}}
|score=
|team2={{fhw|FRA}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20518/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
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{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=11 August 2025
|time=20:30
|team1={{fhw-rt|GER}}
|score=
|team2={{fhw|NED}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20520/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
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}}
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{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=13 August 2025
|time=17:30
|team1={{fhw-rt|NED}}
|score=
|team2={{fhw|FRA}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20523/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
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{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=13 August 2025
|time=20:00
|team1={{fhw-rt|IRE}}
|score=
|team2={{fhw|GER}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20524/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|umpires=
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=Pool B=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=future |start_date=10 August 2025
|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1711/reports/poolstandings FIH]
|team_order=BEL, ENG, ESP, SCO
|win_BEL=0 |draw_BEL=0 |loss_BEL=0 |gf_BEL=0 |ga_BEL=0
|win_ENG=0 |draw_ENG=0 |loss_ENG=0 |gf_ENG=0 |ga_ENG=0
|win_SCO=0 |draw_SCO=0 |loss_SCO=0 |gf_SCO=0 |ga_SCO=0
|win_ESP=0 |draw_ESP=0 |loss_ESP=0 |gf_ESP=0 |ga_ESP=0
|name_BEL={{fhw|BEL}}
|name_ENG={{fhw|ENG}}
|name_SCO={{fhw|SCO}}
|name_ESP={{fhw|ESP}}
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.{{cite web|url=https://www.fih.ch/media/8997723/fih-general-tournament-regulations-current-update.pdf|title=FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022|publisher=International Hockey Federation|accessdate=12 February 2023}}
|result1=SF |result2=SF
|res_col_header=Q
|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semi-finals
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=10 August 2025
|time=10:15
|team1={{fhw-rt|ENG}}
|score=
|team2={{fhw|SCO}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20515/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
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{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=10 August 2025
|time=12:30
|team1={{fhw-rt|BEL}}
|score=
|team2={{fhw|ESP}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20516/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|umpires=
}}
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{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=11 August 2025
|time=13:30
|team1={{fhw-rt|ESP}}
|score=
|team2={{fhw|SCO}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20517/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
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|umpires=
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{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=11 August 2025
|time=18:00
|team1={{fhw-rt|ENG}}
|score=
|team2={{fhw|BEL}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20519/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
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|umpires=
}}
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{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=13 August 2025
|time=10:00
|team1={{fhw-rt|ESP}}
|score=
|team2={{fhw|ENG}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20521/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|umpires=
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=13 August 2025
|time=12:15
|team1={{fhw-rt|BEL}}
|score=
|team2={{fhw|SCO}}
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20522/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|umpires=
}}
Fifth to eighth place classification
=Pool C=
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=future |start_date=15 August 2025
|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1711/reports/poolstandings FIH]
|team5=A3 |team6=B3 |team7=A4 |team8=B4
|win_A3=0 |draw_A3=0 |loss_A3=0 |gf_A3=0 |ga_A3=0
|win_B3=0 |draw_B3=0 |loss_B3=0 |gf_B3=0 |ga_B3=0
|win_A4=0 |draw_A4=0 |loss_A4=0 |gf_A4=0 |ga_A4=0
|win_B4=0 |draw_B4=0 |loss_B4=0 |gf_B4=0 |ga_B4=0
|name_A3=A3
|name_B3=B3
|name_A4=A4
|name_B4=B4
|highest_pos=5
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=15 August 2025
|time=12:30
|team1=4th Pool A
|score=
|team2=4th Pool B
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20525/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|umpires=
}}
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=15 August 2025
|time=14:45
|team1=3rd Pool A
|score=
|team2=3rd Pool B
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20526/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|umpires=
}}
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{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=17 August 2025
|time=09:30
|team1=3rd Pool A
|score=
|team2=4th Pool B
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20529/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|umpires=
}}
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{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=17 August 2025
|time=11:45
|team1=3rd Pool B
|score=
|team2=4th Pool A
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20530/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|umpires=
}}
First to fourth place classification
=Bracket=
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|15 August|A1||B2|
|15 August|B1||A2|
|17 August||||
|17 August||||
}}
=Semifinals=
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=15 August 2025
|time=17:00
|team1=1st Pool A
|score=
|team2=2nd Pool B
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20527/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|umpires=
}}
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{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=15 August 2025
|time=20:00
|team1=1st Pool B
|score=
|team2=2nd Pool A
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20528/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|umpires=
}}
=Third place game=
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=17 August 2025
|time=14:30
|team1=LSF1
|score=
|team2=LSF2
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20531/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|umpires=
}}
=Semifinals=
{{Fieldhockeybox
|date=17 August 2025
|time=17:00
|team1=WSF1
|score=
|team2=WSF2
|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/20532/reports/matchreport Report]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|umpires=
}}
Statistics and awards
=Final standings=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Custom
|update=complete
|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1711/reports/poolstandings FIH]
|num_cols=0
|team_order=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
|status_GER=H
|name_1=1
|name_2=2
|name_3=3
|name_4=4
|name_5=5
|name_6=6
|name_7=7
|name_8=8
|pos_1={{Gold1}}
|pos_2={{Silver2}}
|pos_3={{Bronze3}}
|result1=Q |result2=WCQ |result3=WCQ |result4=WCQ |result5=WCQ
|note_BEL=Belgium and the Netherlands are already qualified for the 2026 FIH World Cup as hosts.
|note_NED=BEL
|note_GER=Germany is already qualified for the 2026 FIH World Cup as the highest placed nation of the 2023–24 FIH Pro League.
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=2026 FIH World Cup
|col_WCQ=blue1 |text_WCQ=2026 World Cup Qualifiers
}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Women's EuroHockey Championship}}
{{European championships in 2025}}
Category:Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
Category:International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Germany
Category:Sport in Mönchengladbach