EuroHockey_Youth_Championship
This article is about the youth tournament. For the junior tournament, see EuroHockey Junior 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]
Quick Facts Sport, Founded ...
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002; 22 years ago (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 |
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Spain boys' and the Netherlands girls' teams are the current champions.[2][3]
Results
More information Year, Host ...
| 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 | ||
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Summary
More information Team, Winners ...
| 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) |
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- * = hosts
Team appearances
More information Team, Total ...
| 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 |
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Results
More information Year, Host ...
| 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 | |||
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Summary
More information Team, Winners ...
| 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) |
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- * = hosts
Team appearances
More information Team, Total ...
| 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 |
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- "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.