Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship
International field hockey competition
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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]
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship | |
| Formerly | Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 2002 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion |  Germany (6th title) (2025) |
| Most titles | Germany (6 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | EuroHockey U18 Championship II |
Spain boys' and the Netherlands girls' teams are the current champions.[2][3]
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2002 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Ireland |
– | Germany |
 Netherlands |
– |  Belgium |
8 | |||
| 2003 | Barcelona, Spain | Netherlands |
– | Ireland |
 Spain |
– | Belgium |
8 | |||
| 2005 | Gniezno, Poland | Netherlands |
– | Belgium |
 England |
– | Ireland |
8 | |||
| 2007 | Edinburgh, Scotland | Germany |
– | Netherlands |
Belgium |
– | England |
8 | |||
| 2009 | Nivelles, Belgium | Belgium |
– | Germany |
Netherlands |
– | England |
8 | |||
| 2011 | Utrecht, Netherlands | Belgium |
– | Spain |
Germany |
– | Netherlands |
8 | |||
| 2013 Details |
Vienna, Austria | Spain |
5–2 | Germany |
Netherlands |
3–2 | England |
8 | |||
| 2015 Details |
Santander, Spain | Germany |
7–1 | Netherlands |
Spain |
1–1 (3–1 s.o.) |
Belgium |
8 | |||
| 2016 Details |
Cork, Ireland | Germany |
4–3 | Netherlands |
Belgium |
2–2 (2–1 s.o.) |
England |
8 | |||
| 2018 Details |
Santander, Spain | Spain |
2–1 | Netherlands |
Germany |
1–0 | Belgium |
8 | |||
| 2020 Details |
Kazan, Russia | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] | Cancelled | 8 | |||||||
| 2021 Details |
Valencia, Spain | Germany |
Round-robin tournament | Netherlands |
Spain |
Round-robin tournament | Belgium |
5 | |||
| 2023 Details |
Krefeld, Germany | Germany |
3–2 | Belgium |
Netherlands |
4–3 | Spain |
9 | |||
| 2025 Details |
Lille, France | Germany |
1–1 (3–2 s.o.) |
 France |
Belgium |
1–1 (3–0 s.o.) |
Spain |
8 | |||
Summary
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
6 (2007, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2025) | 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) | 3 (2007, 2016, 2025) | 5 (2002, 2003, 2015, 2018, 2021) |
| Spain |
2 (2013, 2018*) | 1 (2011) | 3 (2003*, 2015*, 2021*) | 2 (2023, 2025) |
| Ireland |
1 (2002) | 1 (2003) | 1 (2005) | |
| France |
1 (2025*) | |||
| England |
1 (2005) | 4 (2007, 2009, 2013, 2016) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances
| Team | 2002 |
2003 |
 2005 |
 2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
 2013 |
2015 |
 2016 |
2018 |
2021 |
2023 |
2025 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 2 |
| Belgium |
4th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 13 |
 Czech Republic |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | 8th | 2 |
| England |
7th | – | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 5th | – | 5th | 6th | 11 |
| France |
5th | 7th | – | 7th | – | 6th | 7th | – | – | 7th | – | – | 2nd | 7 |
| Germany |
2nd | 5th | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 13 |
| 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 | 5th | 13 |
| Poland |
8th | – | 8th | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 9th | – | 5 |
 Russia |
– | 8th | – | 6th | 6th | 8th | – | 8th | – | – | 5th | – | – | 6 |
| Scotland |
– | 6th | 6th | 5th | 7th | – | 6th | 7th | – | – | – | 6th | 7th | 8 |
| Spain |
6th | 3rd | 7th | – | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 12 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 |