# 2018 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships

The 2018 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships will be the 10th edition of the Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships. It will be held from 15 to 21 July 2018 in Santander, Spain at the Ruth Beitia Sports Complex.
Germany is the current champion. Poland and France have promoted from the Youth Championship II.

## Qualified teams

* Belgium
* England
* France (1st place, 2016 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championship II)
* Germany
* Ireland
* Netherlands
* Poland (2nd place, 2016 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championship II)
* Spain

## Format

The eight teams will be split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams play in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams will be relegated to the Youth Championship II.

## Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Spain (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 | |
* 15 July 2018 15:30
| England | 7–0 | Poland |
| Males 3', 60' Rushmere 18', 54' Kentwell 27' Gravestock 40' Russell 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Simon Olivier (FRA) Germain Boutte (BEL)
* 15 July 2018 20:00
| Germany | 4–1 | Spain |
| Schwarzhaupt 16' Müller 18' Schütze 36' Weigand 50' | Report | Lacalle 14' |
* Umpires: Daniel Veerman (NED) Benjamin Peters (USA)
* 17 July 2018 13:15
| England | 3–3 | Germany |
| Rushmere 29', 51' Males 35' | Report | Schwarzhaupt 7' Sieburg 13' Kleinlein 57' |
* Umpires: Germain Boutte (BEL) Daniel Veerman (NED)
* 17 July 2018 20:00
| Spain | 5–1 | Poland |
| De Ignacio-Simó 19' Vall 24' Lacalle 45' Abajo 57' Cunill 60' | Report | Mazurkiewicz 34' |
* Umpires: Ian Strange (IRE) Simon Olivier (FRA)
* 18 July 2018 17:30
| Germany | 9–1 | Poland |
| Schwarzhaupt 8', 25', 37' Kleinlein 12' Schaefer 20' Sieburg 26' Weigand 42' Mazkour 58' Kalex 58' | Report | Cholewa 30' |
* Umpires: Germain Boutte (BEL) Ian Strange (IRE)
* 18 July 2018 20:00
| Spain | 5–1 | England |
| Cunill 2' Figa 16', 37' Vall 18' Abajo 49' | Report | Males 30' |
* Umpires: Benjamin Peters (USA) Daniel Veerman (NED)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | |
* 15 July 2018 10:00
| Netherlands | 6–0 | Ireland |
| Van Tongeren 2', 27' Van Battum 18' Van de Venne 20' Charbon 33' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ole Ingwersen (GER) Mariusz Orzeł (POL)
* 15 July 2018 12:15
| Belgium | 6–2 | France |
| Englebert 4', 47' Stockbroekx 28', 29' Blockmans 29' Van Steerteghem 49' | Report | Sion 36' Desgouillons 47' |
* Umpires: Álvaro López (ESP) Jake Charles (ENG)
* 16 July 2018 17:45
| Ireland | 2–3 | France |
| Ramsay 16' Kidd 34' | Report | Clément 17', 52' P. Piot 44' |
* Umpires: Mariusz Orzeł (POL) Jake Charles (ENG)
* 16 July 2018 20:00
| Belgium | 3–3 | Netherlands |
| De Paepe 19' Blockmans 20' Englebert 51' | Report | Van Bijnen 27' Van de Venne 31' Van Tongeren 60' |
* Umpires: Benjamin Peters (USA) Álvaro López (ESP)
* 18 July 2018 09:45
| Netherlands | 3–0 | France |
| Middendorp 19' Van Leur 24' Van Tongeren 45' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jake Charles (ENG) Ole Ingwersen (GER)
* 18 July 2018 12:00
| Ireland | 0–7 | Belgium |
| | Report | Duvekot 24' Englebert 37' Van Steerteghem 41' De Winter 48', 49' Onana 52' Van Cleynenbreugel 56' |
* Umpires: Mariusz Orzeł (POL) Álvaro López (ESP)

### Fifth to eighth place classification
#### Pool C

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | |
| 2 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | Relegated to Youth Championship II |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | Relegated to Youth Championship II |
* 20 July 2018 12:30
| England | 2–0 | France |
| Rushmere 36' Russell 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ian Strange (IRE) Germain Boutte (BEL)
* 20 July 2018 14:45
| Poland | 0–5 | Ireland |
| | Report | Haycock 2' Romoli 23', 30' Empey 26' Johnson 51' |
* Umpires: Simon Olivier (FRA) Ole Ingwersen (GER)
* 21 July 2018 12:30
| France | 6–2 | Poland |
| Clément 6', 21', 52', 56', 59' Sellier 28' | Report | Nowakowski 20' Wiśniewski 57' |
* Umpires: Ole Ingwersen (GER) Germain Boutte (BEL)
* 21 July 2018 14:45
| England | 0–1 | Ireland |
| | Report | Kidd 9' |
* Umpires: Daniel Veerman (NED) Mariusz Orzeł (POL)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 20 July | 20 July |
| Belgium | 2 (0) |
| Belgium | 2 (0) | 21 July | 21 July |
| Spain (PSO) | 2 (3) | 21 July | 21 July |
| Spain (PSO) | 2 (3) | Spain | 2 |
| 20 July | 20 July | | Spain | 2 |
| 20 July | 20 July | Netherlands | 1 |
| Germany | 3 (3) | Netherlands | 1 |
| Netherlands (PSO) | 3 (5) | | |
| Netherlands (PSO) | 3 (5) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 21 July | 21 July |
| | | Belgium | 0 |
| | | Germany | 1 |

#### Semifinals

* 20 July 2018 17:00
| Belgium | 2–2 | Spain |
| Englebert 28' De Winter 44' | Report | Bonastre 11' Figa 43' |
| Penalties |||
| Stockbroekx Englebert Blockmans | 0–3 | Abajo Clapés Portugal |
* Umpires: Jake Charles (ENG) Daniel Veerman (NED)
* 20 July 2018 19:30
| Germany | 3–3 | Netherlands |
| Mazkour 6' Weigand 33' Schwarzhaupt 38' | Report | Van Bijnen 11', 52' Van Tongeren 53' |
| Penalties |||
| Müller Weigand Sieburg Kleinlein | 3–5 | Lageman Middendorp Van Tongeren Doeser Van de Venne |
* Umpires: Álvaro López (ESP) Benjamin Peters (USA)

#### Third place game

* 21 July 2018 14:30
| Belgium | 0–1 | Germany |
| | Report | Sieburg 38' |
* Umpires: Álvaro López (ESP) Simon Olivier (FRA)

#### Final

* 21 July 2018 20:45
| Spain | 2–1 | Netherlands |
| Lacalle 20' Abajo 60' | Report | Van de Venne 13' |
* Umpires: Benjamin Peters (USA) Jake Charles (ENG)

## Statistics
### Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| | Spain (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 10 | Tournament Champion |
| | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 8 | |
| | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 11 | |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 8 | |
| 5 | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 | |
| 6 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 6 | |
| 7 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 6 | Relegated to 2020 EuroHockey Youth Championship II |
| 8 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 32 | −28 | 0 | Relegated to 2020 EuroHockey Youth Championship II |

### Goalscorers

There were 105 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.
7 goals
* Timothée Clément
6 goals
* Benedikt Schwarzhaupt
5 goals
* Dylan Englebert
* Stuart Rushmere
* Olivier van Tongeren
4 goals
* Morgan Males
3 goals
* Jeff de Winter
* Justus Weigand
* Maximilien Sieburg
* Brent van Bijnen
* Jim van de Venne
* Ignacio Abajo
* Roger Figa
* Borja Lacalle
2 goals
* Jonathan Blockmans
* Leon van Steerteghem
* Thibeau Stockbroekx
* Thomas Russell
* Erik Kleinlein
* Elian Mazkour
* Oliver Kidd
* Matteo Romoli
* Josep Cunill
* Jan Vall
1 goal
* Rik van Cleynenbreugel
* Roman Duvekot
* Nelson Onana
* Elias de Paepe
* Joshua Gravestock
* Stuart Kentwell
* Mattéo Desgouillons
* Paul Piot
* Corentin Sellier
* Bastien Sion
* Xaver Kalex
* Hannes Müller
* Emil Schaefer
* Mario Schütze
* Alistair Empey
* Jack Haycock
* Benjamin Johnson
* Ewan Ramsay
* Bram van Battum
* Valentijn Charbon
* Nick Doeser
* Laurens van Leur
* Floris Middendorp
* Jakub Cholewa
* Jakub Mazurkiewicz
* Michał Nowakowski
* Jerzy Wiśniewski
* Jordi Bonastre
* Eduard de Ignacio-Simó
Source: EHF