2023 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship

2023 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityKrefeld
Dates8–16 July
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
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
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The 2023 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship was the 12th 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 alongside the girls' tournament from 8 to 16 July 2023 in Krefeld, Germany at the Crefelder Hockey and Tennis Club 1890.[1][2]

The hosts and defending champions Germany defended their title by defeating Belgium 3–2 in the final. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 4–3.

Qualified teams

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 II Vienna, Austria 2  Austria
 Poland
Total 9

Format

The nine teams were split into two groups of five and four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams of each pool competed for a spot in the 7th place game, whilst the fourth-placed team in pool A automatically moved onto this game. The third placed teams in each pool competed for 5th place. The last three teams were relegated to the U18 Championship II.

Preliminary round

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

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Belgium 4 4 0 0 21 3 +18 12 Qualification for the semi-finals
2  Germany (H) 4 3 0 1 22 3 +19 9
3  Scotland 4 1 0 3 5 14 −9 3
4  Austria (R) 4 1 0 3 4 17 −13 3 Relegation to the U18 Championship II
5  Ireland (R) 4 1 0 3 4 19 −15 3
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; (R) Relegated
8 July 2023
10:00
Belgium  8–1  Scotland
Callewaert field hockey ball 13'
van Heel field hockey ball 20'
Balthazar field hockey ball 27'
Fauchey field hockey ball 32', 37'
Langendries field hockey ball 36', 55'
Leeuw field hockey ball 42' 		Report Marsland field hockey ball 16'
Umpires:
Amy Jones (IRL)
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
8 July 2023
14:30
Austria  3–1  Ireland
Schiesser field hockey ball 29'
Morawec field hockey ball 54'
Meisel field hockey ball 58' 		Report Evans field hockey ball 22'
Umpires:
Lena McCrae (SCO)
Daniël van der Nat (NED)
9 July 2023
11:30
Belgium  8–0  Ireland
Langendries field hockey ball 10', 43', 57'
Cloetens field hockey ball 11'
Balthazar field hockey ball 15', 37'
Fauchey field hockey ball 30'
Hawaux field hockey ball 40' 		Report
Umpires:
Bernhard Hajos (AUT)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
9 July 2023
16:15
Germany  2–0  Scotland
Kossel field hockey ball 26'
Hasbach field hockey ball 45' 		Report
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Lucien van der Borght (BEL)
10 July 2023
17:45
Austria  0–12  Germany
Report Kossel field hockey ball 2', 52'
Warweg field hockey ball 14'
Berendts field hockey ball 23'
Hasbach field hockey ball 24', 26', 33', 40'
Scholz field hockey ball 40'
Stahl field hockey ball 56'
Muhle field hockey ball 58'
von Gersum field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Francesc Tormo (ESP)
11 July 2023
11:15
Ireland  3–2  Scotland
Evans field hockey ball 24', 56'
Mckee field hockey ball 55' 		Report Griffiths field hockey ball 10'
Bradley field hockey ball 21'
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
12 July 2023
11:00
Scotland  2–1  Austria
Lobb field hockey ball 50'
Wilson field hockey ball 52' 		Report Meisel field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
12 July 2023
17:45
Belgium  3–2  Germany
van Heel field hockey ball 34'
Cloetens field hockey ball 57'
Molenaar field hockey ball 60' 		Report Kossel field hockey ball 23', 55'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Bernhard Hajos (AUT)
13 July 2023
15:30
Germany  6–0  Ireland
Cofalla field hockey ball 15', 17'
Berendts field hockey ball 33'
Hasbach field hockey ball 38'
Kossel field hockey ball 54'
Warweg field hockey ball 58' 		Report
Umpires:
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Daniël van der Nat (NED)
13 July 2023
15:45
Austria  0–2  Belgium
Report Hawaux field hockey ball 2', 50'
Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Lewis White (SCO)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Qualification for the semi-finals
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6
3  England 3 1 1 1 13 6 +7 4
4  Poland (R) 3 0 0 3 0 20 −20 0 Relegation to the U18 Championship II
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]
(R) Relegated
10 July 2023
11:15
Spain  2–2  England
Medina field hockey ball 47'
Rodriguez field hockey ball 58' 		Report Webb field hockey ball 22'
Dibiase field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
Lewis White (SCO)
10 July 2023
13:15
Netherlands  7–0  Poland
Tolboom field hockey ball 4', 9'
van den Boezem field hockey ball 21'
van der Weijden field hockey ball 35'
van Hout field hockey ball 52'
Spanjaart field hockey ball 53'
van 't Land field hockey ball 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Alexandra Pollex (GER)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
11 July 2023
15:30
Spain  3–0  Netherlands
Mustaros field hockey ball 19'
Elies field hockey ball 42', 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Calre Barwood (WAL)
Lucien van der Borght (BEL)
11 July 2023
17:45
Poland  0–8  England
Report Dibiase field hockey ball 8', 51'
Eldridge field hockey ball 15'
Dowds field hockey ball 18', 30'
Webb field hockey ball 33'
Sturch-Hibbitt field hockey ball 40'
Javaid field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Gary O'Connor (IRL)
Miriam Gerö (AUT)
13 July 2023
11:00
Poland  0–5  Spain
Report Hernandez field hockey ball 37'
Elies field hockey ball 39'
De Elias field hockey ball 54'
Mustaros field hockey ball 56'
Martin field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Gary O'Connor (IRL)
13 July 2023
11:15
Netherlands  4–3  England
van den Boezem field hockey ball 32'
van Hout field hockey ball 51'
Spanjaart field hockey ball 54'
van der Weijden field hockey ball 60' 		Report Dowds field hockey ball 17', 49'
Eldridge field hockey ball 21'
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Francesc Tormo (ESP)

Fifth to ninth place classification

Bracket

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

Cross-over

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

Seventh and eighth place

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

Fifth and sixth place

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

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
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

15 July 2023
09:30
Belgium  2–2  Netherlands
Langendries field hockey ball 41', 50' Report van Hout field hockey ball 22', 48'
Penalties
Langendries Penalty shoot-out missed
Kinnen Penalty shoot-out scored
Hawaux Penalty shoot-out missed
Balthazar Penalty shoot-out missed
Molenaar Penalty shoot-out scored
Molenaar Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–2 Penalty shoot-out missed Veen
Penalty shoot-out missed Visscher
Penalty shoot-out scored van Hout
Penalty shoot-out missed Knapper
Penalty shoot-out scored van 't Land
Penalty shoot-out missed van 't Land
Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Lewis White (SCO)
15 July 2023
10:00
Spain  6–8  Germany
Medina field hockey ball 1', 52'
Moran field hockey ball 44'
Elies field hockey ball 49', 59'
Gesti Soler field hockey ball 55' 		Report Warweg field hockey ball 15', 52'
Muhle field hockey ball 17', 43'
Hansen field hockey ball 24'
von Gersum field hockey ball 33'
Geyer field hockey ball 47'
Hasbach field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Lucien van der Borght (BEL)
Daniël van der Nat (NED)

Third place game

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

Final

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

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Relegation
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany (C, H)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belgium
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Netherlands
4  Spain
5  England
6  Scotland
7  Ireland (R) EuroHockey U18 Championship II
8  Austria (R)
9  Poland (R)
Source: EHF
(C) Champion; (H) Host; (R) Relegated

Goalscorers

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

8 goals

7 goals

  • Germany Lukas Kossel

5 goals

  • Spain Ernest Elies

4 goals

  • Belgium Larry Fauchey
  • England Sammy Dowds
  • Germany Justus Warweg
  • Republic of Ireland Matthew Mckee
  • Netherlands Jacky van Hout

3 goals

  • Belgium Lucas Balthazar
  • Belgium Guerlain Hawaux
  • England Will Dibiase
  • England Jack Henry Webb
  • Germany George Muhle
  • Republic of Ireland James Evans
  • Netherlands Jan van 't Land
  • Spain Andrés Medina

2 goals

  • Austria Benedikt Meisel
  • Belgium Jean Cloetens
  • Belgium Marin van Heel
  • England Mikey Eldridge
  • Germany Morten Berendts
  • Germany Jonas Cofalla
  • Germany Jonas von Gersum
  • Republic of Ireland Robert Olden
  • Netherlands Guus van der Boezem
  • Netherlands Rein Spanjaart
  • Netherlands Joost Tolboom
  • Netherlands Sam van der Weijden
  • Spain Javier Hernandez
  • Spain Josep Martin
  • Spain Nicolau Mustaros

1 goal

  • Austria Adrian Fink
  • Austria Theodor Morawec
  • Austria Erik Schiesser
  • Belgium Antoine Callewaert
  • Belgium Nathan Leeuw
  • Belgium Hugues Molenaar
  • England Taheem Javaid
  • England Jonny Sturch-Hibbitt
  • England Sam Hunt
  • Germany Benedikt Geyer
  • Germany Nicolaus Hansen
  • Germany Vincent Scholz
  • Germany Tom Stahl
  • Germany Titus Wex
  • Republic of Ireland Max Caulwell
  • Republic of Ireland Samuel Dale
  • Republic of Ireland Ben Pasley
  • Netherlands Isaac Jozefzoon
  • Netherlands Peppe Veen
  • Poland Emil Witczak
  • Scotland Johnny Bradley
  • Scotland Jake Edwards
  • Scotland Murray Griffiths
  • Scotland Andrew Lobb
  • Scotland Alexander Marsland
  • Scotland Jack Alexander Webb
  • Scotland Olivier Wilson
  • Spain Alex Duran
  • Spain Lucas De Elias
  • Spain Pau Gesti Soler
  • Spain Ton Moran
  • Spain David Rodriguez

Source: EHF

Notes

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

References

  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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