Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship

Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2025 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship
FormerlyBoys' EuroHockey Youth Championships
SportField hockey
Founded2002 (2002)
No. of teams8
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Germany (6th title)
(2025)
Most titles Germany (6 titles)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toEuroHockey U18 Championship II

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]

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

Results

Year Host Final Third place match Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2002 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Ireland

Germany

Netherlands

Belgium
8
2003 Barcelona, Spain
Netherlands

Ireland

Spain

Belgium
8
2005 Gniezno, Poland
Netherlands

Belgium

England

Ireland
8
2007 Edinburgh, Scotland
Germany

Netherlands

Belgium

England
8
2009 Nivelles, Belgium
Belgium

Germany

Netherlands

England
8
2011 Utrecht, Netherlands
Belgium

Spain

Germany

Netherlands
8
2013
Details
Vienna, Austria
Spain
5–2
Germany

Netherlands
3–2
England
8
2015
Details
Santander, Spain
Germany
7–1
Netherlands

Spain
1–1
(3–1 s.o.)

Belgium
8
2016
Details
Cork, Ireland
Germany
4–3
Netherlands

Belgium
2–2
(2–1 s.o.)

England
8
2018
Details
Santander, Spain
Spain
2–1
Netherlands

Germany
1–0
Belgium
8
2020
Details
Kazan, Russia Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Cancelled 8
2021
Details
Valencia, Spain
Germany
Round-robin tournament
Netherlands

Spain
Round-robin tournament
Belgium
5
2023
Details
Krefeld, Germany
Germany
3–2
Belgium

Netherlands
4–3
Spain
9
2025
Details
Lille, France
Germany
1–1
(3–2 s.o.)

France

Belgium
1–1
(3–0 s.o.)

Spain
8

Summary

Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 Germany 6 (2007, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2025) 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) 3 (2007, 2016, 2025) 5 (2002, 2003, 2015, 2018, 2021)
 Spain 2 (2013, 2018*) 1 (2011) 3 (2003*, 2015*, 2021*) 2 (2023, 2025)
 Ireland 1 (2002) 1 (2003) 1 (2005)
 France 1 (2025*)
 England 1 (2005) 4 (2007, 2009, 2013, 2016)
* = hosts

Team appearances

Team Netherlands
2002
Spain
2003
Poland
2005
Scotland
2007
Belgium
2009
Netherlands
2011
Austria
2013
Spain
2015
Republic of Ireland
2016
Spain
2018
Spain
2021
Germany
2023
France
2025
Total
 Austria 8th 8th 2
 Belgium 4th 4th 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 5th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 2nd 3rd 13
 Czech Republic 8th 8th 2
 England 7th 3rd 4th 4th 5th 4th 6th 4th 5th 5th 6th 11
 France 5th 7th 7th 6th 7th 7th 2nd 7
 Germany 2nd 5th 5th 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 13
 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 5th 13
 Poland 8th 8th 8th 8th 9th 5
 Russia 8th 6th 6th 8th 8th 5th 6
 Scotland 6th 6th 5th 7th 6th 7th 6th 7th 8
 Spain 6th 3rd 7th 5th 2nd 1st 3rd 5th 1st 3rd 4th 4th 12
Total 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 9 8

See also

References

  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.