2018_Boys'_EuroHockey_Youth_Championships
This article is about men's event. For women's event, see 2018 Girls' 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.[1][2]
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country |  Spain | ||
| City | Santander | ||
| Dates | 15–21 July | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | Ruth Beitia Sports Complex | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Spain (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Netherlands | ||
| Third place |  Germany | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 105 (5.25 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Timothée Clément (7 goals) | ||
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Germany is the current champion. Poland and France have promoted from the Youth Championship II.
Belgium
England
France 
(1st place, 2016 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championship II)
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
Poland (2nd place, 2016 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championship II)
Spain
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.
All times are local (UTC+2).
Preliminary round
Pool A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Spain (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 |  England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Poland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 |
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Source: Eurohockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts
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Pool B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Belgium |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | |
| 3 | France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Ireland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
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Source: Eurohockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 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 |
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Source: Eurohockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 July | ||||||
| Belgium | 2 (0) | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Spain (PSO) | 2 (3) | |||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| 20 July | ||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| Germany | 3 (3) | |||||
| Netherlands (PSO) | 3 (5) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
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Third place game
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Final
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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.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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Spain (H) |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 10 | Tournament Champion |
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Netherlands |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 8 | |
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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 |
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Goalscorers
There were 105 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
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
- "2018 EUROHOCKEY UNDER 18 YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS – UPDATED". eurohockey.org. 24 March 2018.
- "EuroHockey Youth Championships 2018 U18 Boys Locations". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. 24 March 2018.
- M Gallivan (2014-12-03). "TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-03-24.