The EuroHockey Youth Championship is an international boys' and girls' under–18 field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF). It is held biannually and is the top level Youth Championship for the under–18 age group.[1]
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) | M:  Germany (5th title)W: Germany (3rd title) |
| Most titles | M: Germany (5 titles) W:  Netherlands (8 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | EuroHockey Youth Championship II |
Spain boys' and the Netherlands girls' teams are the current champions.[2][3]
Boys' tournament edit
Results edit
Summary edit
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany
|
5 (2007, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2023) | 3 (2002, 2009 2013) | 2 (2011, 2018) | |
| Netherlands
|
2 (2003, 2005) | 5 (2007, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021) | 4 (2002*, 2009, 2013, 2023) | 1 (2011*) |
 Belgium
|
2 (2009*, 2011) | 2 (2005, 2023) | 2 (2007, 2016) | 5 (2002, 2003, 2015, 2018, 2021) |
 Spain
|
2 (2013, 2018*) | 1 (2011) | 3 (2003*, 2015*, 2021) | 1 (2023) |
 Ireland
|
1 (2002) | 1 (2003) | 1 (2005) | |
 England
|
1 (2005) | 4 (2007, 2009, 2013, 2016) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances edit
| Team | 2002 |
2003 |
 2005 |
 2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
 2013 |
2015 |
 2016 |
2018 |
2021 |
2023 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 8th | 2 |
| Belgium
|
4th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 12 |
 Czech Republic
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | 1 |
| England
|
7th | – | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 5th | – | 5th | 10 |
 France
|
5th | 7th | – | 7th | – | 6th | 7th | – | – | 7th | – | – | 6 |
| Germany
|
2nd | 5th | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 12 |
| Ireland
|
1st | 2nd | 4th | 8th | – | 7th | – | 5th | 6th | 6th | – | 7th | 9 |
 Italy
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | 1 |
| Netherlands
|
3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 12 |
| Poland
|
8th | – | 8th | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 9th | 5 |
 Russia
|
– | 8th | – | 6th | 6th | 8th | – | 8th | – | – | 5th | – | 6 |
| Scotland
|
– | 6th | 6th | 5th | 7th | – | 6th | 7th | – | – | – | 6th | 7 |
| Spain
|
6th | 3rd | 7th | – | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 11 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
Girls' tournament edit
Results edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2002 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Germany |
 Netherlands |
 Spain |
 England |
8 | |||||
| 2003 | Dublin, Ireland | Netherlands |
Germany |
England |
Spain |
8 | |||||
| 2005 | Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland | Netherlands |
Germany |
Spain |
 Ireland |
8 | |||||
| 2007 | Edinburgh, Scotland | Germany |
Netherlands |
 Belgium |
England |
8 | |||||
| 2009 | Nivelles, Belgium | Netherlands |
Germany |
England |
Belgium |
8 | |||||
| 2011 | Utrecht, Netherlands | Netherlands |
Germany |
England |
Ireland |
8 | |||||
| 2013 | Dublin, Ireland | Netherlands |
Germany |
England |
 France |
8 | |||||
| 2015 Details |
Santander, Spain | Netherlands |
6–1 | Germany |
England |
2–0 | Belgium |
8 | |||
| 2016 Details |
Cork, Ireland | Netherlands |
2–0 | Germany |
England |
1–1 (3–2 s.o.) |
Belgium |
8 | |||
| 2018 Details |
Santander, Spain | Netherlands |
5–0 | Belgium |
England |
2–1 | Germany |
8 | |||
| 2020 Details |
Kazan, Russia | 8 | |||||||||
| 2021 Details |
Valencia, Spain | Germany |
Round-robin tournament | Spain |
Netherlands |
Round-robin tournament | Belgium |
5 | |||
| 2023 Details |
Krefeld, Germany | Germany |
0–0 (3–2 s.o.) |
Belgium |
Spain |
1–0 | England |
9 | |||
Summary edit
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|
8 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011*, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018) | 2 (2002*, 2007) | 1 (2021) | |
| Germany
|
4 (2002, 2007, 2021, 2023*) | 7 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016) | 1 (2018) | |
| Belgium
|
2 (2018, 2023) | 1 (2007) | 4 (2009*, 2015, 2016, 2021) | |
| Spain
|
1 (2021*) | 3 (2002, 2005, 2023) | 1 (2003) | |
| England
|
7 (2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018) | 3 (2002, 2007, 2023) | ||
| Ireland
|
2 (2005, 2011) | |||
| France
|
1 (2013) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances edit
| Team | 2002 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2016 |
2018 |
2021 |
2023 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 1 |
 Belarus
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | 1 |
| Belgium
|
7th | – | 5th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 11 |
| England
|
4th | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | – | 4th | 11 |
| France
|
5th | 8th | – | – | 6th | 5th | 4th | 7th | – | 8th | – | 6th | 9 |
| Germany
|
1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 12 |
| Ireland
|
6th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 7th | – | 6th | 6th | – | 8th | 10 |
 Lithuania
|
– | – | – | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Netherlands
|
2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 12 |
| Poland
|
8th | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | 3 |
| Russia
|
– | – | – | – | 7th | – | 6th | 6th | 7th | – | 5th | – | 6 |
| Scotland
|
– | 7th | – | 8th | – | 7th | – | 8th | – | – | – | 7th | 5 |
| Spain
|
3rd | 4th | 3rd | 7th | – | 8th | – | 5th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 9 |
 Ukraine
|
– | 5th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Wales
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Competitions Archive". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "EuroHockey Youth Championships 2018 U18 Boys". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "EuroHockey Youth Championships 2018 U18 Girls". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "EuroHockey U18 Championships boys and girls 2020 are cancelled". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.