# 2023 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship

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.
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 Scotland Spain |
| 18–24 July 2021 | 2021 EuroHockey U18 Championship | Vienna, Austria | 2 | Austria Poland |
| Total | Total | 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).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Scotland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | 5th place game |
| 4 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 3 | 7th place game |
| 5 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 3 | Cross-over |
* 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 |
* 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 | Cross-over | seventh place | seventh place |
| | | 16 July | 16 July |
| | | Austria | 1 |
| 15 July | 15 July | | Austria | 1 |
| 15 July | 15 July | Ireland | 2 |
| Ireland | 6 | Ireland | 2 |
| 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 | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 15 July | 15 July |
| Belgium (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) |
| Belgium (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | 14 July | 14 July |
| Netherlands | 2 (2) | 14 July | 14 July |
| Netherlands | 2 (2) | Belgium | 2 |
| 15 July | 15 July | | Belgium | 2 |
| 15 July | 15 July | Germany | 3 |
| Spain | 6 | Germany | 3 |
| Germany | 8 | | |
| Germany | 8 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 14 July | 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
* Charlie Langendries
* Ben Hasbach
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

## 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