2021 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship

2021 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityValencia
Dates19–24 July
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Estadio Beteró
Final positions
Champions Germany (4th title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored55 (5.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Casper van der Veen (6 goals)
2020 (canceled) (previous) (next) 2023

The 2021 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship was the 11th edition of the Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship, the biennial international men's under-18 field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 19 to 24 July 2021 at the Estadio Beteró in Valencia, Spain.[1][2]

Germany won their fourth title, finishing top of the pool at the conclusion of the tournament.[3]

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host 1  Spain
15–21 July 2018 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship Santander, Spain 5  Belgium
 England[a]
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Ireland[a]
22–28 July 2018 2018 EuroHockey Youth Championship II Cardiff, Wales 2  Scotland[a]
 Russia
Total 8
^[a] – Due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions, England, Ireland and Scotland all withdrew prior to the tournament.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany (C) 4 4 0 0 16 4 +12 12
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands 4 2 0 2 17 10 +7 6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain (H) 4 2 0 2 9 9 0 6
4  Belgium 4 1 1 2 10 14 −4 4
5  Russia 4 0 1 3 3 18 −15 1
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Fixtures

All times are local (UTC+2).

19 July 2021
09:00
Netherlands  8–0  Russia
Van Bijnen field hockey ball 13'51'
Van der Veen field hockey ball 15'32'
Meijer field hockey ball 19'
Schulpen field hockey ball 40'
Telgenkamp field hockey ball 42'
Bukkens field hockey ball 53'
Report
Umpires:
Ines El Hajem (FRA)
Corentin Hardy (BEL)
19 July 2021
11:15
Germany  5–1  Belgium
Sperling field hockey ball 19'58'
Holdermann field hockey ball 22'
Struthoff field hockey ball 40'
Poljaric field hockey ball 55'
Report Labouchere field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Alejandro Amarillas (ESP)
Luka Zupancič (AUT)

20 July 2021
09:00
Netherlands  4–5  Belgium
Weterings field hockey ball 36'
Trieling field hockey ball 40'
Van der Veen field hockey ball 41'
Veen field hockey ball 60'
Report Putters field hockey ball 2'
Delavignette field hockey ball 8'
Vloeberghs field hockey ball 28'
Depelsenaire field hockey ball 30'
Malherbe field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Ines El Hajem (FRA)
Thomas Hinsken (GER)
20 July 2021
11:15
Spain  4–0  Russia
Rafi field hockey ball 1'
Petchamé field hockey ball 21'
Albert field hockey ball 41'
Casas field hockey ball 59'
Report
Umpires:
Lizelotte Wolter (NED)
Corentin Hardy (BEL)

21 July 2021
20:00
Germany  4–0  Spain
Sperling field hockey ball 12'
Berendts field hockey ball 30'
Nyström field hockey ball 40'
Hinrichs field hockey ball 51'
Report
Umpires:
Daniël van der Nat (NED)
Luka Zupancič (AUT)

22 July 2021
09:00
Belgium  2–2  Russia
Depelsenaire field hockey ball 47'
Malherbe field hockey ball 50'
Report Maniapov field hockey ball 43'
M. Birkin field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Noelia Blanco (ESP)
Raphaël Adrian (GER)

23 July 2021
17:45
Russia  1–4  Germany
Bereza field hockey ball 29' Report Sperling field hockey ball 3'
Berendts field hockey ball 13'51'
Nyström field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Daniël van der Nat (NED)
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
23 July 2021
20:00
Netherlands  3–2  Spain
Van der Veen field hockey ball 4'29'
Van Bijnen field hockey ball 17'
Report Casas field hockey ball 25'
Rafi field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrian (GER)
Thomas Hinsken (GER)

24 July 2021
16:45
Germany  3–2  Netherlands
Struthoff field hockey ball 24'
Berendts field hockey ball 34'
Poljaric field hockey ball 44'
Report Van der Veen field hockey ball 20'
Bukkens field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Alejandro Amarillas (ESP)
Luka Zupancič (AUT)
24 July 2021
19:15
Spain  3–2  Belgium
Rafi field hockey ball 2'
Clapés field hockey ball 32'
Espino field hockey ball 47'
Report Delavignette field hockey ball 1'
Vloeberghs field hockey ball 13'
Umpires:
Daniël van der Nat (NED)
Raphaël Adrian (GER)

Goalscorers

There were 55 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 5.5 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Belgium Hugo Labouchere
  • Belgium Ralph Putters
  • Germany Peer Hinrichs
  • Germany Liam Holdermann
  • Netherlands Timo Meijer
  • Netherlands Pieter Schulpen
  • Netherlands Duco Telgenkamp
  • Netherlands Danilo Trieling
  • Netherlands Lucas Veen
  • Netherlands Alex Weterings
  • Russia Dmitry Bereza
  • Russia Marat Birkin
  • Russia Marat Maniapov
  • Spain Grau Albert
  • Spain Jan Clapés
  • Spain Pablo Espino
  • Spain Pau Petchame

Source: EuroHockey

References

  1. ^ "El TORNEO INTERNACIONAL U18 VALENCIA 2021". fhcv.es (in Spanish). Federación de Hockey de la Comunidad Valenciana. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  2. ^ "FIH CALENDAR – 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. September 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. ^ "EuroHockey U18 Championship 2021 Boys". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Tournament regulations – Outdoor competitions" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 26 March 2022.