2018 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships

The 2018 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships will be the 10th edition of the Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships. It will be held from 15 to 21 July 2018 in Santander, Spain at the Ruth Beitia Sports Complex.[1][2]

2018 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships
Tournament details
Host countrySpain Spain
CitySantander
Dates15–21 July
Teams8
Venue(s)Ruth Beitia Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions Spain (2nd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored105 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)France Timothée Clément (7 goals)
2016 (previous) (next) 2020

Germany is the current champion. Poland and France have promoted from the Youth Championship II.

Qualified teams edit

Format edit

The eight teams will be split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams play in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams will be relegated to the Youth Championship II.

Results edit

All times are local (UTC+2).

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 2 1 0 16 5 +11 7 Semifinals
2   Spain (H) 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6
3   England 3 1 1 1 11 8 +3 4
4   Poland 3 0 0 3 2 21 −19 0
Source: Eurohockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
15 July 2018
15:30
England   7–0   Poland
Males   3'60'
Rushmere   18'54'
Kentwell   27'
Gravestock   40'
Russell   59'
Report
Umpires:
Simon Olivier (FRA)
Germain Boutte (BEL)
15 July 2018
20:00
Germany   4–1   Spain
Schwarzhaupt   16'
Müller   18'
Schütze   36'
Weigand   50'
Report Lacalle   14'
Umpires:
Daniel Veerman (NED)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

17 July 2018
13:15
England   3–3   Germany
Rushmere   29'51'
Males   35'
Report Schwarzhaupt   7'
Sieburg   13'
Kleinlein   57'
Umpires:
Germain Boutte (BEL)
Daniel Veerman (NED)
17 July 2018
20:00
Spain   5–1   Poland
De Ignacio-Simó   19'
Vall   24'
Lacalle   45'
Abajo   57'
Cunill   60'
Report Mazurkiewicz   34'
Umpires:
Ian Strange (IRE)
Simon Olivier (FRA)

18 July 2018
17:30
Germany   9–1   Poland
Schwarzhaupt   8'25'37'
Kleinlein   12'
Schaefer   20'
Sieburg   26'
Weigand   42'
Mazkour   58'
Kalex   58'
Report Cholewa   30'
Umpires:
Germain Boutte (BEL)
Ian Strange (IRE)
18 July 2018
20:00
Spain   5–1   England
Cunill   2'
Figa   16'37'
Vall   18'
Abajo   49'
Report Males   30'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Daniel Veerman (NED)

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium 3 2 1 0 16 5 +11 7 Semifinals
2   Netherlands 3 2 1 0 12 3 +9 7
3   France 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4   Ireland 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: Eurohockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
15 July 2018
10:00
Netherlands   6–0   Ireland
Van Tongeren   2'27'
Van Battum   18'
Van de Venne   20'
Charbon   33'
Report
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Mariusz Orzeł (POL)
15 July 2018
12:15
Belgium   6–2   France
Englebert   4'47'
Stockbroekx   28'29'
Blockmans   29'
Van Steerteghem   49'
Report Sion   36'
Desgouillons   47'
Umpires:
Álvaro López (ESP)
Jake Charles (ENG)

16 July 2018
17:45
Ireland   2–3   France
Ramsay   16'
Kidd   34'
Report Clément   17'52'
P. Piot   44'
Umpires:
Mariusz Orzeł (POL)
Jake Charles (ENG)
16 July 2018
20:00
Belgium   3–3   Netherlands
De Paepe   19'
Blockmans   20'
Englebert   51'
Report Van Bijnen   27'
Van de Venne   31'
Van Tongeren   60'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Álvaro López (ESP)

18 July 2018
09:45
Netherlands   3–0   France
Middendorp   19'
Van Leur   24'
Van Tongeren   45'
Report
Umpires:
Jake Charles (ENG)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
18 July 2018
12:00
Ireland   0–7   Belgium
Report Duvekot   24'
Englebert   37'
Van Steerteghem   41'
De Winter   48'49'
Onana   52'
Van Cleynenbreugel   56'
Umpires:
Mariusz Orzeł (POL)
Álvaro López (ESP)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

Pool C edit

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1   England 3 2 0 1 9 1 +8 6
2   Ireland 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3   France 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6 Relegated to Youth Championship II
4   Poland 3 0 0 3 2 18 −16 0
Source: Eurohockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
20 July 2018
12:30
England   2–0   France
Rushmere   36'
Russell   56'
Report
Umpires:
Ian Strange (IRE)
Germain Boutte (BEL)
20 July 2018
14:45
Poland   0–5   Ireland
Report Haycock   2'
Romoli   23'30'
Empey   26'
Johnson   51'
Umpires:
Simon Olivier (FRA)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

21 July 2018
12:30
France   6–2   Poland
Clément   6'21'52'56'59'
Sellier   28'
Report Nowakowski   20'
Wiśniewski   57'
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Germain Boutte (BEL)
21 July 2018
14:45
England   0–1   Ireland
Report Kidd   9'
Umpires:
Daniel Veerman (NED)
Mariusz Orzeł (POL)

First to fourth place classification edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 July
 
 
  Belgium2 (0)
 
21 July
 
  Spain (PSO)2 (3)
 
  Spain2
 
20 July
 
  Netherlands1
 
  Germany3 (3)
 
 
  Netherlands (PSO)3 (5)
 
Third place
 
 
21 July
 
 
  Belgium0
 
 
  Germany1

Semifinals edit

20 July 2018
17:00
Belgium   2–2   Spain
Englebert   28'
De Winter   44'
Report Bonastre   11'
Figa   43'
Penalties
Stockbroekx  
Englebert  
Blockmans  
0–3   Abajo
  Clapés
  Portugal
Umpires:
Jake Charles (ENG)
Daniel Veerman (NED)

20 July 2018
19:30
Germany   3–3   Netherlands
Mazkour   6'
Weigand   33'
Schwarzhaupt   38'
Report Van Bijnen   11'52'
Van Tongeren   53'
Penalties
Müller  
Weigand  
Sieburg  
Kleinlein  
3–5   Lageman
  Middendorp
  Van Tongeren
  Doeser
  Van de Venne
Umpires:
Álvaro López (ESP)
Benjamin Peters (USA)

Third place game edit

21 July 2018
14:30
Belgium   0–1   Germany
Report Sieburg   38'
Umpires:
Álvaro López (ESP)
Simon Olivier (FRA)

Final edit

21 July 2018
20:45
Spain   2–1   Netherlands
Lacalle   20'
Abajo   60'
Report Van de Venne   13'
Umpires:
Benjamin Peters (USA)
Jake Charles (ENG)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
    Spain (H) 5 3 1 1 15 9 +6 10 Tournament Champion
    Netherlands 5 2 2 1 16 8 +8 8
    Germany 5 3 2 0 20 8 +12 11
4   Belgium 5 2 2 1 18 8 +10 8
5   England 5 2 1 2 13 9 +4 7
6   Ireland 5 2 0 3 8 16 −8 6
7   France 5 2 0 3 11 15 −4 6 Relegated to 2020 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
8   Poland 5 0 0 5 4 32 −28 0
Source: EHF
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers edit

There were 105 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EHF

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 EUROHOCKEY UNDER 18 YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS – UPDATED". eurohockey.org. 24 March 2018.
  2. ^ "EuroHockey Youth Championships 2018 U18 Boys Locations". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b M Gallivan (2014-12-03). "TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-03-24.