Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship | |
| Formerly | Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 2002 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Netherlands (9th title) (2025) |
| Most titles | Netherlands (9 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | EuroHockey U18 Championship II |
The Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship is a biennial European field hockey competition for girls' under-18 national teams organized by the European Hockey Federation.
The Championship sees the eight highest-ranked teams contesting the title. The competition take place every two years in the odd-numbered years. Teams ranked 9th to 16th will compete in Championship II, the next level competes in Championship III.[1]
Germany and the Netherlands are the only two countries to have won the title.[2]
Results
| 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 |
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England |
8 | |||||
| 2009 | Nivelles, Belgium | Netherlands |
Germany |
England |
Belgium |
8 | |||||
| 2011 Details |
Utrecht, Netherlands | Netherlands |
4–1 | Germany |
England |
4–1 | Ireland |
8 | |||
| 2013 Details |
Dublin, Ireland | Netherlands |
1–0 | Germany |
England |
1–1 (3–1 s.o.) |
 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 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] | Cancelled. | 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 | |||
| 2025 Details |
Lille, France | Netherlands |
3–2 | Belgium |
Spain |
3–1 | Germany |
8 | |||
Summary
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|
9 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011*, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2025) | 2 (2002*, 2007) | 1 (2021) | |
| Germany
|
4 (2002, 2007, 2021, 2023*) | 7 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016) | 2 (2018, 2025) | |
| Belgium
|
3 (2018, 2023, 2025) | 1 (2007) | 4 (2009*, 2015, 2016, 2021) | |
| Spain
|
1 (2021*) | 4 (2002, 2005, 2023, 2025) | 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
| Team | 2002 |
 2003 |
 2005 |
 2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2016 |
2018 |
2021 |
2023 |
2025 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | 1 |
 Belarus
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | 1 |
| Belgium
|
7th | – | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 12 |
| England
|
4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | – | 4th | 5th | 12 |
| France
|
5th | 8th | – | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 7th | – | 8th | – | 6th | 7th | 10 |
| Germany
|
1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 4th | 13 |
| Ireland
|
6th | 6th | 4th | 8th | 5th | 4th | 7th | – | 6th | 6th | – | 8th | – | 10 |
 Italy
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 1 |
 Lithuania
|
– | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Netherlands
|
2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 13 |
| Poland
|
8th | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | 6th | 4 |
 Russia
|
– | – | – | 6th | 7th | – | 6th | 6th | 7th | – | 5th | – | – | 6 |
| Scotland
|
– | 7th | – | 5th | – | 7th | – | 8th | – | – | – | 7th | – | 5 |
| Spain
|
3rd | 4th | 3rd | – | – | 8th | – | 5th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 10 |
 Ukraine
|
– | 5th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Wales
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | [4] |
See also
References
- ^ "Competitions Formats".
- ^ Klanke, Peter (9 July 2025). "Zo volg je het dubbel-EK onder achttien jaar in Lille". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "EuroHockey U18 Championships boys and girls 2020 are cancelled". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Competitions Archive" (PDF). Retrieved 9 July 2025.