2023 Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship

This article is about men's event. For women's event, see 2023 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championships.

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.

2023 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Krefeld
Dates	8–16 July
Teams	9
Venue(s)	Crefelder Hockey and Tennis Club 1890
Final positions
Champions	Germany (5th title)
Runner-up	Belgium
Third place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	134 (5.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Charlie Langendries Ben Hasbach (8 goals)
Best player	Charlie Langendries
Best goalkeeper	Calum Douglas
← 2021 (previous) (next) 2025 →

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			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
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

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.
(H) Hosts

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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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
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

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.

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)

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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)

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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				seventh place
					16 July
					Austria	1
	15 July
					Ireland	2
	Ireland	6
	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				Final
	15 July
	Belgium (p.s.o.)	2 (3)
					14 July
	Netherlands	2 (2)
					Belgium	2
	15 July
					Germany	3
	Spain	6
	Germany	8
					Third place
					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)

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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

See also

• 2023 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championships

External links

• Official website
• All results