2025 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | France | ||
| City | Lille | ||
| Dates | 13–19 July | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Lille MHC | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Germany (6th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  France | ||
| Third place |  Belgium | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 115 (5.75 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | John Dammertz (8 goals) | ||
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The 2025 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship was the 13th 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.
The tournament was held alongside the girls' tournament at Lille MHC in Lille, France from 13 to 19 July 2025.[1] Germany were the two-time defending champions.[2] They defended their title by defeating the hosts France 3–2 in a shoot-out after the final finished 1–1. It was a record-extending sixth title for Germany, while France won their first U18 Championship medal as they advanced from the preliminary round for the first time. Belgium won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 3–0 in a shoot-out after the match finished 1–1.
Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2023 competition.[3]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| 8–16 July 2023 | 2023 EuroHockey U18 Championship | Krefeld, Germany | 6 | Belgium England Germany Netherlands Scotland Spain |
| 9–15 July 2023 | 2023 EuroHockey U18 Championship II | Swansea, Wales | 1 |  Czech Republic |
| 10–15 July 2023 | Alanya, Turkey | 1 | France | |
| Total | 8 | |||
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 5 | |
| 3 | England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 |
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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[4]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Belgium |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | France (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Scotland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
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
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
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Fifth to eighth place classification
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 9 | |
| 2 | England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Scotland (R) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | EuroHockey U18 Championship II |
| 4 | Czech Republic (R) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 0 |
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
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
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