Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship

Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2025 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship
Formerly	Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championship
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	2002;23 years ago (2002)
No. of teams	8
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Netherlands (9th title) (2025)
Most titles	Netherlands (9 titles)
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	EuroHockey U18 Championship II

The Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship is a biennial European field hockey competition for girls' under-18 national teams organized by the European Hockey Federation.

The Championship sees the eight highest-ranked teams contesting the title. The competition take place every two years in the odd-numbered years. Teams ranked 9th to 16th will compete in Championship II, the next level competes in Championship III. ^[1]

Germany and the Netherlands are the only two countries to have won the title. ^[2]

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Number of teams
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2002	Rotterdam, Netherlands		Germany		Netherlands		Spain		England		8
2003	Dublin, Ireland		Netherlands		Germany		England		Spain		8
2005	Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland		Netherlands		Germany		Spain		Ireland		8
2007	Edinburgh, Scotland		Germany		Netherlands		Belgium		England		8
2009	Nivelles, Belgium		Netherlands		Germany		England		Belgium		8
2011 Details	Utrecht, Netherlands		Netherlands	4–1	Germany		England	4–1	Ireland		8
2013 Details	Dublin, Ireland		Netherlands	1–0	Germany		England	1–1 (3–1 s.o.)	France		8
2015 Details	Santander, Spain		Netherlands	6–1	Germany		England	2–0	Belgium		8
2016 Details	Cork, Ireland		Netherlands	2–0	Germany		England	1–1 (3–2 s.o.)	Belgium		8
2018 Details	Santander, Spain		Netherlands	5–0	Belgium		England	2–1	Germany		8
2020 Details	Kazan, Russia		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]				Cancelled.				8
2021 Details	Valencia, Spain		Germany	Round-robin tournament	Spain		Netherlands	Round-robin tournament	Belgium		5
2023 Details	Krefeld, Germany		Germany	0–0 (3–2 s.o.)	Belgium		Spain	1–0	England		9
2025 Details	Lille, France		Netherlands	3–2	Belgium		Spain	3–1	Germany		8

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Netherlands	9 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011*, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2025)	2 (2002*, 2007)	1 (2021)
Germany	4 (2002, 2007, 2021, 2023*)	7 (2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016)		2 (2018, 2025)
Belgium		3 (2018, 2023, 2025)	1 (2007)	4 (2009*, 2015, 2016, 2021)
Spain		1 (2021*)	4 (2002, 2005, 2023, 2025)	1 (2003)
England			7 (2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)	3 (2002, 2007, 2023)
Ireland				2 (2005, 2011)
France				1 (2013)

* = hosts

Team appearances

Team	2002	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2016	2018	2021	2023	2025	Total
Austria	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	1
Belarus	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	1
Belgium	7th	–	5th	3rd	4th	6th	5th	4th	4th	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	12
England	4th	3rd	6th	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	–	4th	5th	12
France	5th	8th	–	7th	6th	5th	4th	7th	–	8th	–	6th	7th	10
Germany	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	4th	1st	1st	4th	13
Ireland	6th	6th	4th	8th	5th	4th	7th	–	6th	6th	–	8th	–	10
Italy	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	1
Lithuania	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Netherlands	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	5th	1st	13
Poland	8th	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	6th	4
Russia	–	–	–	6th	7th	–	6th	6th	7th	–	5th	–	–	6
Scotland	–	7th	–	5th	–	7th	–	8th	–	–	–	7th	–	5
Spain	3rd	4th	3rd	–	–	8th	–	5th	5th	5th	2nd	3rd	3rd	10
Ukraine	–	5th	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Wales	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Total	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	5	9	8	[4]

See also

• Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship
• Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship

References

1. "Competitions Formats".
2. Klanke, Peter (9 July 2025). "Zo volg je het dubbel-EK onder achttien jaar in Lille". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
3. "EuroHockey U18 Championships boys and girls 2020 are cancelled". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
4. "Competitions Archive" (PDF). Retrieved 9 July 2025.

External links

• European Hockey Federation