EuroHockey Youth Championship

EuroHockey Youth Championship
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	2002; 22 years ago
No. of teams	8
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Most recent; champion(s)	M: Germany (5th title); W: Germany (3rd title)
Most titles	M: Germany (5 titles); W: Netherlands (8 titles)
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	EuroHockey Youth 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]

Boys' tournament

Results

Year	Host	Final			Third place game
Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2002	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Ireland	–	Germany	Netherlands	–	Belgium
2003	Barcelona, Spain	Netherlands	–	Ireland	Spain	–	Belgium
2005	Gniezno, Poland	Netherlands	–	Belgium	England	–	Ireland
2007	Edinburgh, Scotland	Germany	–	Netherlands	Belgium	–	England
2009	Nivelles, Belgium	Belgium	–	Germany	Netherlands	–	England
2011	Utrecht, Netherlands	Belgium	–	Spain	Germany	–	Netherlands
2013 Details	Vienna, Austria	Spain	5–2	Germany	Netherlands	3–2	England
2015 Details	Santander, Spain	Germany	7–1	Netherlands	Spain	1–1 (3–1 pen.)	Belgium
2016 Details	Cork, Ireland	Germany	4–3	Netherlands	Belgium	2–2 (2–1 pen.)	England
2018 Details	Santander, Spain	Spain	2–1	Netherlands	Germany	1–0	Belgium
2020 Details	Kazan, Russia	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[4]			Cancelled
2021 Details	Valencia, Spain	Germany	(round-robin)	Netherlands	Spain	(round-robin)	Belgium
2023 Details	Krefeld, Germany	Germany	3–2	Belgium	Netherlands	4–3	Spain

Summary

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

* = hosts

Team appearances

Team	2002	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2016	2018	2021	2023	Total
Austria	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	8th	2
Belgium	4th	4th	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	5th	4th	3rd	4th	4th	2nd	12
Czech Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	1
England	7th	–	3rd	4th	4th	5th	4th	6th	4th	5th	–	5th	10
France	5th	7th	–	7th	–	6th	7th	–	–	7th	–	–	6
Germany	2nd	5th	5th	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	12
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	12
Poland	8th	–	8th	–	8th	–	–	–	–	8th	–	9th	5
Russia	–	8th	–	6th	6th	8th	–	8th	–	–	5th	–	6
Scotland	–	6th	6th	5th	7th	–	6th	7th	–	–	–	6th	7
Spain	6th	3rd	7th	–	5th	2nd	1st	3rd	5th	1st	3rd	4th	11
Total	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	5	9

Girls' tournament

Results

Year	Host	Final			Third place match			Number of teams
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Number of teams
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	Belgium		England	8
2009	Nivelles, Belgium	Netherlands		Germany	England		Belgium	8
2011	Utrecht, Netherlands	Netherlands		Germany	England		Ireland	8
2013	Dublin, Ireland	Netherlands		Germany	England		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							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

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Netherlands	8 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011*, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)	2 (2002*, 2007)	1 (2021)
Germany	4 (2002, 2007, 2021, 2023*)	7 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016)		1 (2018)
Belgium		2 (2018, 2023)	1 (2007)	4 (2009*, 2015, 2016, 2021)
Spain		1 (2021*)	3 (2002, 2005, 2023)	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	Total
Austria	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	1
Belarus	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	1
Belgium	7th	–	5th	5th	4th	6th	5th	4th	4th	2nd	4th	2nd	11
England	4th	3rd	6th	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	–	4th	11
France	5th	8th	–	–	6th	5th	4th	7th	–	8th	–	6th	9
Germany	1st	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	4th	1st	1st	12
Ireland	6th	6th	4th	4th	5th	4th	7th	–	6th	6th	–	8th	10
Lithuania	–	–	–	6th	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Netherlands	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	5th	12
Poland	8th	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	3
Russia	–	–	–	–	7th	–	6th	6th	7th	–	5th	–	6
Scotland	–	7th	–	8th	–	7th	–	8th	–	–	–	7th	5
Spain	3rd	4th	3rd	7th	–	8th	–	5th	5th	5th	2nd	3rd	9
Ukraine	–	5th	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Wales	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	1
Total	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	5	9