2023 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship

The 2023 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships will be the 12th edition of the Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships. It will be held from 8 to 16 July 2023 in Krefeld, Germany at the Crefelder Hockey and Tennis Club 1890.[1][2]

2023 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships
Tournament details
Host countryGermany Germany
CityKrefeld
Dates8–16 July
Teams9
Venue(s)Crefelder Hockey and Tennis Club 1890
Final positions
Champions Germany (5th title)
Runner-up Belgium
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored134 (5.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Belgium Charlie Langendries
Germany Ben Hasbach (8 goals)
Best playerBelgium Charlie Langendries
Best goalkeeperScotland Calum Douglas
2021 (previous) (next) 2025

Germany is the current champion.

Qualified teams

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Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
19–24 July 2021 2021 EuroHockey U18 Championship Valencia, Spain 7   Belgium
  England
  Germany
  Ireland
  Netherlands
  Russia[a]
  Scotland
  Spain
18–24 July 2021 2021 EuroHockey U18 Championship Vienna, Austria 2   Austria
  Poland
Total 9

Format

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The nine teams will be split into two groups of five and four teams. The top two teams advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams of each pool will compete for a spot in the 7th place game, whilst the fourth-placed team in pool A will automatically move onto this game. The third placed teams in each pool will compete for the 5th place. The last two teams will be relegated to the Youth Championship II.

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+2).[3]

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium 4 4 0 0 21 3 +18 12 Semi-finals
2   Germany (H) 4 3 0 1 22 3 +19 9
3   Scotland 4 1 0 3 5 14 −9 3 5th place game
4   Austria 4 1 0 3 4 17 −13 3 7th place game
5   Ireland 4 1 0 3 4 19 −15 3 Cross-over
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[4]
(H) Hosts
8 July 2023
10:00
Belgium   8–1   Scotland
Callewaert   13'
van Heel   20'
Balthazar   27'
Fauchey   32'37'
Langendries   36'55'
Leeuw   42'
Report Marsland   16'
Umpires:
Amy Jones (IRL)
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
8 July 2023
14:30
Austria   3–1   Ireland
Schiesser   29'
Morawec   54'
Meisel   58'
Report Evans   22'
Umpires:
Lena McCrae (SCO)
Daniël van der Nat (NED)

9 July 2023
11:30
Belgium   8–0   Ireland
Langendries   10'43'57'
Cloetens   11'
Balthazar   15'37'
Fauchey   30'
Hawaux   40'
Report
Umpires:
Bernhard Hajos (AUT)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
9 July 2023
16:15
Germany   2–0   Scotland
Kossel   26'
Hasbach   45'
Report
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Lucien van der Borght (BEL)

10 July 2023
17:45
Austria   0–12   Germany
Report Kossel   2'52'
Warweg   14'
Berendts   23'
Hasbach   24'26'33'40'
Scholz   40'
Stahl   56'
Muhle   58'
von Gersum   60'
Umpires:
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Francesc Tormo (ESP)
11 July 2023
11:15
Ireland   3–2   Scotland
Evans   24'56'
Mckee   55'
Report Griffiths   10'
Bradley   21'
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)

12 July 2023
11:00
Scotland   2–1   Austria
Lobb   50'
Wilson   52'
Report Meisel   59'
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
12 July 2023
17:45
Belgium   3–2   Germany
van Heel   34'
Cloetens   57'
Molenaar   60'
Report Kossel   23'55'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Bernhard Hajos (AUT)

13 July 2023
15:30
Germany   6–0   Ireland
Cofalla   15'17'
Berendts   33'
Hasbach   38'
Kossel   54'
Warweg   58'
Report
Umpires:
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Daniël van der Nat (NED)
13 July 2023
15:45
Austria   0–2   Belgium
Report Hawaux   2'50'
Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Lewis White (SCO)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Semi-finals
2   Netherlands 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6
3   England 3 1 1 1 13 6 +7 4 5th place game
4   Poland 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0 Cross-over
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[4]
10 July 2023
11:15
Spain   2–2   England
Medina   47'
Rodriguez   58'
Report Webb   22'
Dibiase   53'
Umpires:
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
Lewis White (SCO)
10 July 2023
13:15
Netherlands   7–0   Poland
Tolboom   4'9'
van den Boezem   21'
van der Weijden   35'
van Hout   52'
Spanjaart   53'
van 't Land   59'
Report
Umpires:
Alexandra Pollex (GER)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)

11 July 2023
15:30
Spain   3–0   Netherlands
Mustaros   19'
Elies   42'59'
Report
Umpires:
Calre Barwood (WAL)
Lucien van der Borght (BEL)
11 July 2023
17:45
Poland   0–8   England
Report Dibiase   8'51'
Eldridge   15'
Dowds   18'30'
Webb   33'
Sturch-Hibbitt   40'
Javaid   53'
Umpires:
Gary O'Connor (IRL)
Miriam Gerö (AUT)

13 July 2023
11:00
Poland   0–5   Spain
Report Hernandez   37'
Elies   39'
De Elias   54'
Mustaros   56'
Martin   58'
Umpires:
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Gary O'Connor (IRL)
13 July 2023
11:15
Netherlands   4–3   England
van den Boezem   32'
van Hout   51'
Spanjaart   54'
van der Weijden   60'
Report Dowds   17'49'
Eldridge   21'
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Francesc Tormo (ESP)

Seventh to ninth place classification

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Cross-overseventh place
 
      
 
 
 
 
16 July
 
 
  Austria1
 
15 July
 
  Ireland2
 
  Ireland6
 
 
  Poland1
 

Cross-over

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15 July 2023
10:00
Ireland   6–1   Poland
Olden   22'43'
Mckee   28'32'52'
Dale   59'
Report Witczak   47'
Umpires:
Bernhard Hajos (AUT)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

Seventh and eighth place

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16 July 2023
09:00
Austria   1–2   Ireland
Fink   13' Report Caulwell   4'
Pasley   14'
Umpires:
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Lewis White (SCO)

Fifth and sixth place game

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16 July 2023
11:15
Scotland   2–2   England
Edwards   1'
Webb   12'
Report Hunt   42'
Bradley   60'
Penalties
Hunt  
Wilson  
Green  
Lobb  
Adams  
1–2   Gladman
  Dowds
  Neave
  Stone
Umpires:
Bernhard Hajos (AUT)
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 July
 
 
  Belgium (p.s.o.)2 (3)
 
14 July
 
  Netherlands2 (2)
 
  Belgium2
 
15 July
 
  Germany3
 
  Spain6
 
 
  Germany8
 
Third place
 
 
14 July
 
 
  Netherlands4
 
 
  Spain3

Semi-finals

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15 July 2023
09:30
Belgium   2–2   Netherlands
Langendries   41'50' Report van Hout   22'48'
Penalties
Langendries  
Kinnen  
Hawaux  
Balthazar  
Molenaar  
Molenaar  
3–2   Veen
  Visscher
  van Hout
  Knapper
  van 't Land
  van 't Land
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Lewis White (SCO)

15 July 2023
10:00
Spain   6–8   Germany
Medina   1'52'
Moran   44'
Elies   49'59'
Gesti Soler   55'
Report Warweg   15'52'
Muhle   17'43'
Hansen   24'
von Gersum   33'
Geyer   47'
Hasbach   58'
Umpires:
Lucien van der Borght (BEL)
Daniël van der Nat (NED)

Third place game

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16 July 2023
10:00
Netherlands   4–3   Spain
Veen   1'
van 't Land   34'45'
Jozefzoon   47'
Report Martin   8'
Hernandez   21'
Duran   43'
Umpires:
Gary O'Connor (IRL)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)

Final

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16 July 2023
14:30
Belgium   2–3   Germany
Langendries   22'
Fauchey   58'
Report Kossel   16'
Hasbach   41'
Wex   53'
Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

Goalscorers

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There were 134 goals scored in 123 matches, for an average of 1.09 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EHF

Final standing

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Rank Team
    Germany
    Belgium
    Netherlands
4   Spain
5   England
6   Scotland
7   Ireland
8   Austria
9   Poland

  Relegated to the EuroHockey Youth Championship II

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Russia were excluded from the tournament due to their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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  1. ^ "EuroHockey U18 Championship 2023 Boys". eurohockey.org. 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ "EHF: EUROHOCKEY U18 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR BOYS AND GIRLS ALL SET FOR KREFELD". www.hockeywrldnws.com. 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Groups and match schedules published". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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