EuroHockey Youth Championship

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]

EuroHockey Youth Championship
SportField hockey
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
No. of teams8
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
M:  Germany (5th title)
W:  Germany (3rd title)
Most titlesM:  Germany (5 titles)
W:  Netherlands (8 titles)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toEuroHockey Youth Championship II

Spain boys' and the Netherlands girls' teams are the current champions.[2][3]

Boys' tournament

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Results

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Year Host Final Third place game
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2002 Rotterdam, Netherlands  
Ireland
 
Germany
 
Netherlands
 
Belgium
2003 Barcelona, Spain  
Netherlands
 
Ireland
 
Spain
 
Belgium
2005 Gniezno, Poland  
Netherlands
 
Belgium
 
England
 
Ireland
2007 Edinburgh, Scotland  
Germany
 
Netherlands
 
Belgium
 
England
2009 Nivelles, Belgium  
Belgium
 
Germany
 
Netherlands
 
England
2011 Utrecht, Netherlands  
Belgium
 
Spain
 
Germany
 
Netherlands
2013
Details
Vienna, Austria  
Spain
5–2  
Germany
 
Netherlands
3–2  
England
2015
Details
Santander, Spain  
Germany
7–1  
Netherlands
 
Spain
1–1
(3–1 pen.)
 
Belgium
2016
Details
Cork, Ireland  
Germany
4–3  
Netherlands
 
Belgium
2–2
(2–1 pen.)
 
England
2018
Details
Santander, Spain  
Spain
2–1  
Netherlands
 
Germany
1–0  
Belgium
2020
Details
Kazan, Russia Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] Cancelled
2021
Details
Valencia, Spain  
Germany
(round-robin)  
Netherlands
 
Spain
(round-robin)  
Belgium
2023
Details
Krefeld, Germany  
Germany
3–2  
Belgium
 
Netherlands
4–3  
Spain

Summary

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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

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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

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Results

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Competitions Archive". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ "EuroHockey Youth Championships 2018 U18 Boys". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "EuroHockey Youth Championships 2018 U18 Girls". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ "EuroHockey U18 Championships boys and girls 2020 are cancelled". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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