2023 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship

2023 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Krefeld
Dates	8–16 July
Teams	9
Venue(s)	Crefelder Hockey and Tennis Club 1890
Final positions
Champions	Germany (5th title)
Runner-up	Belgium
Third place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	134 (5.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Charlie Langendries; Ben Hasbach (8 goals)
Best player	Charlie Langendries
Best goalkeeper	Calum Douglas
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The 2023 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships will be the 12th edition of the Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships. It will be held from 8 to 16 July 2023 in Krefeld, Germany at the Crefelder Hockey and Tennis Club 1890.^[1]^[2]

Germany is the current champion.

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	Vienna, Austria	2	Austria Poland
Total			9

Format

The nine teams will be split into two groups of five and four teams. The top two teams advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams of each pool will compete for a spot in the 7th place game, whilst the fourth-placed team in pool A will automatically move onto this game. The third placed teams in each pool will compete for the 5th place. The last two teams will be relegated to the Youth Championship II.

Preliminary round

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

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	4	4	0	21	3	+18	12	Semi-finals
2	Germany (H)	4	3	1	22	3	+19	9	Semi-finals
3	Scotland	4	1	3	5	14	−9	3	5th place game
4	Austria	4	1	3	4	17	−13	3	7th place game
5	Ireland	4	1	3	4	19	−15	3	Cross-over

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

8 July 2023
10:00

Belgium	8–1	Scotland
Callewaert 13' van Heel 20' Balthazar 27' Fauchey 32', 37' Langendries 36', 55' Leeuw 42'	Report	Marsland 16'

Umpires:
Amy Jones (IRL)
Raphaël Adrien (GER)

8 July 2023
14:30

Austria	3–1	Ireland
Schiesser 29' Morawec 54' Meisel 58'	Report	Evans 22'

Umpires:
Lena McCrae (SCO)
Daniël van der Nat (NED)

9 July 2023
11:30

Belgium	8–0	Ireland
Langendries 10', 43', 57' Cloetens 11' Balthazar 15', 37' Fauchey 30' Hawaux 40'	Report

Umpires:
Bernhard Hajos (AUT)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

9 July 2023
16:15

Germany	2–0	Scotland
Kossel 26' Hasbach 45'	Report

Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Lucien van der Borght (BEL)

10 July 2023
17:45

Austria	0–12	Germany
	Report	Kossel 2', 52' Warweg 14' Berendts 23' Hasbach 24', 26', 33', 40' Scholz 40' Stahl 56' Muhle 58' von Gersum 60'

Umpires:
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Francesc Tormo (ESP)

11 July 2023
11:15

Ireland	3–2	Scotland
Evans 24', 56' Mckee 55'	Report	Griffiths 10' Bradley 21'

Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)

12 July 2023
11:00

Scotland	2–1	Austria
Lobb 50' Wilson 52'	Report	Meisel 59'

Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)

12 July 2023
17:45

Belgium	3–2	Germany
van Heel 34' Cloetens 57' Molenaar 60'	Report	Kossel 23', 55'

Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Bernhard Hajos (AUT)

13 July 2023
15:30

Germany	6–0	Ireland
Cofalla 15', 17' Berendts 33' Hasbach 38' Kossel 54' Warweg 58'	Report

Umpires:
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)
Daniël van der Nat (NED)

13 July 2023
15:45

Austria	0–2	Belgium
	Report	Hawaux 2', 50'

Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Lewis White (SCO)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7	Semi-finals
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	11	6	+5	6	Semi-finals
3	England	3	1	1	1	13	6	+7	4	5th place game
4	Poland	3	0	0	3	0	20	−20	0	Cross-over

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]

10 July 2023
11:15

Spain	2–2	England
Medina 47' Rodriguez 58'	Report	Webb 22' Dibiase 53'

Umpires:
Lorijn de Kraker (NED)
Lewis White (SCO)

10 July 2023
13:15

Netherlands	7–0	Poland
Tolboom 4', 9' van den Boezem 21' van der Weijden 35' van Hout 52' Spanjaart 53' van 't Land 59'	Report

Umpires:
Alexandra Pollex (GER)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)

11 July 2023
15:30

Spain	3–0	Netherlands
Mustaros 19' Elies 42', 59'	Report

Umpires:
Calre Barwood (WAL)
Lucien van der Borght (BEL)

11 July 2023
17:45

Poland	0–8	England
	Report	Dibiase 8', 51' Eldridge 15' Dowds 18', 30' Webb 33' Sturch-Hibbitt 40' Javaid 53'

Umpires:
Gary O'Connor (IRL)
Miriam Gerö (AUT)

13 July 2023
11:00

Poland	0–5	Spain
	Report	Hernandez 37' Elies 39' De Elias 54' Mustaros 56' Martin 58'

Umpires:
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Gary O'Connor (IRL)

13 July 2023
11:15

Netherlands	4–3	England
van den Boezem 32' van Hout 51' Spanjaart 54' van der Weijden 60'	Report	Dowds 17', 49' Eldridge 21'

Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Francesc Tormo (ESP)

Seventh to ninth place classification

Cross-over		seventh place




		16 July

		Austria	1
15 July
		Ireland	2
Ireland	6

Poland	1

Cross-over

15 July 2023
10:00

Ireland	6–1	Poland
Olden 22', 43' Mckee 28', 32', 52' Dale 59'	Report	Witczak 47'

Umpires:
Bernhard Hajos (AUT)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

Seventh and eighth place

16 July 2023
09:00

Austria	1–2	Ireland
Fink 13'	Report	Caulwell 4' Pasley 14'

Umpires:
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Lewis White (SCO)

Fifth and sixth place game

16 July 2023
11:15

Scotland	2–2	England
Edwards 1' Webb 12'	Report	Hunt 42' Bradley 60'
Penalties
Hunt Wilson Green Lobb Adams	1–2	Gladman Dowds Neave Stone

Umpires:
Bernhard Hajos (AUT)
Pauline Cuypers (BEL)

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals		Final

15 July

Belgium (p.s.o.)	2 (3)
		14 July
Netherlands	2 (2)
		Belgium	2
15 July
		Germany	3
Spain	6

Germany	8
		Third place

		14 July

		Netherlands	4

		Spain	3

Semi-finals

15 July 2023
09:30

Belgium	2–2	Netherlands
Langendries 41', 50'	Report	van Hout 22', 48'
Penalties
Langendries Kinnen Hawaux Balthazar Molenaar Molenaar	3–2	Veen Visscher van Hout Knapper van 't Land van 't Land

Umpires:
Raphaël Adrien (GER)
Lewis White (SCO)

15 July 2023
10:00

Spain	6–8	Germany
Medina 1', 52' Moran 44' Elies 49', 59' Gesti Soler 55'	Report	Warweg 15', 52' Muhle 17', 43' Hansen 24' von Gersum 33' Geyer 47' Hasbach 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 1' van 't Land 34', 45' Jozefzoon 47'	Report	Martin 8' Hernandez 21' Duran 43'

Umpires:
Gary O'Connor (IRL)
Amar Chudasama (ENG)

Final

16 July 2023
14:30

Belgium	2–3	Germany
Langendries 22' Fauchey 58'	Report	Kossel 16' Hasbach 41' Wex 53'

Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

Goalscorers

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

8 goals

7 goals

Lukas Kossel

5 goals

Ernest Elies

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EHF

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Germany
	Belgium
	Netherlands
4	Spain
5	England
6	Scotland
7	Ireland
8	Austria
9	Poland

Relegated to the EuroHockey Youth Championship II

Notes

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

References

^ "EuroHockey U18 Championship 2023 Boys". eurohockey.org. 8 July 2023.
^ "EHF: EUROHOCKEY U18 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR BOYS AND GIRLS ALL SET FOR KREFELD". www.hockeywrldnws.com. 8 July 2023.
^ "Groups and match schedules published". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

External links

[UKR-3] Russia were excluded from the tournament due to their involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[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.

[4] "Groups and match schedules published". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

[Regulations-5] "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

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