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) Charlie Langendries
Ben Hasbach (8 goals)
Best player Charlie Langendries
Best goalkeeper 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  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 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  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)

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  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

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

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  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)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Relegation
 Germany (C, H)
 Belgium
 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

  • Lukas Kossel

5 goals

  • Ernest Elies

4 goals

  • Larry Fauchey
  • Sammy Dowds
  • Justus Warweg
  • Matthew Mckee
  • Jacky van Hout

3 goals

  • Lucas Balthazar
  • Guerlain Hawaux
  • Will Dibiase
  • Jack Henry Webb
  • George Muhle
  • James Evans
  • Jan van 't Land
  • Andrés Medina

2 goals

  • Benedikt Meisel
  • Jean Cloetens
  • Marin van Heel
  • Mikey Eldridge
  • Morten Berendts
  • Jonas Cofalla
  • Jonas von Gersum
  • Robert Olden
  • Guus van der Boezem
  • Rein Spanjaart
  • Joost Tolboom
  • Sam van der Weijden
  • Javier Hernandez
  • Josep Martin
  • Nicolau Mustaros

1 goal

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