2015 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships

The 2015 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships was the 8th edition of the Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championship. The tournament was held from 19–25 July 2015 in Santander, Spain at the Ruth Beitia Municipal Sports Complex.[1]

This article is about boys' event. For girls' event, see 2015 Girls' EuroHockey Youth Championships.
2015 Boys' EuroHockey Youth Championships
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CitySantander
Dates19–25 July 2015
Teams8
Venue(s)Ruth Beitia Municipal Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored122 (6.1 per match)
Top scorer(s) Timm Herzbruch (11 goals)
Best player Jesper Kamlade
← 2013 (previous) (next) 2016 →

Germany won the tournament for the second time after defeating the Netherlands 7–1 in the final.[2]

Qualified teams

The following teams participated in the 2015 EuroHockey Youth Championship:

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
– Host 1  Spain
22–28 July 2013 2013 EuroHockey Youth Championship Vienna, Austria 5  Belgium
 England
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Scotland
– 2013 EuroHockey Youth Championship II Gąsawa, Poland 2  Ireland
 Russia
Total 8

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Youth Championship II.

Results

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 2 1 0 13 2 +11 7 Semi-finals
2  Spain 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 7
3  England 3 1 0 2 8 5 +3 3
4  Russia 3 0 0 3 4 26 −22 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
19 July 2015
15:30
England  8–1  Russia
Report
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Russell Donaldson (IRE)
19 July 2015
17:45
Spain  1–1  Belgium
Report
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Alistair Munro (SCO)
21 July 2015
13:15
Belgium  9–1  Russia
Report
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Maarten Boxma (NED)
21 July 2015
20:00
England  0–1  Spain
Report
Umpires:
Russell Donaldson (IRE)
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
22 July 2015
17:00
Belgium  3–0  England
Report
Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Tim Meissner (GER)
22 July 2015
20:00
Spain  9–2  Russia
Report
Umpires:
Alistair Munro (SCO)
Russell Donaldson (IRE)

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 17 5 +12 9 Semi-finals
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 6
3  Ireland 3 1 0 2 7 12 −5 3
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
19 July 2015
10:45
Netherlands  5–1  Ireland
Report
Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Daniel Rodríguez Fernández (ESP)
19 July 2015
10:45
Germany  7–0  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Nathan Steiner (BEL)
Vitaly Miklushevich (RUS)
20 July 2015
17:45
Scotland  0–3  Ireland
Report
Umpires:
Vitaly Miklushevich (RUS)
Daniel Rodríguez Fernández (ESP)
20 July 2015
20:00
Netherlands  2–3  Germany
Report
Umpires:
Rob Argent (ENG)
Nathan Steiner (BEL)
22 July 2015
09:45
Germany  7–3  Ireland
Report
Umpires:
Rob Argent (ENG)
Vitaly Miklushevich (RUS)
22 July 2015
12:00
Scotland  0–7  Netherlands
Report
Umpires:
Daniel Rodríguez Fernández (ESP)
Nathan Steiner (BEL)
Pool C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1  Ireland 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9
2  England 3 1 1 1 13 7 +6 4
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 7 9 −2 4 Relegated to 2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
4  Russia 3 0 0 3 4 20 −16 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
24 July 2015
15:00
England  1–2  Ireland
Report
Umpires:
Alistair Munro (SCO)
Daniel Rodríguez Fernández (ESP)
24 July 2015
15:30
Russia  2–3  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Russell Donaldson (IRE)
25 July 2015
11:30
Russia  1–9  Ireland
Report
Umpires:
Nathan Steiner (BEL)
Daniel Rodríguez Fernández (ESP)
25 July 2015
12:00
England  4–4  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Vitaly Miklushevich (RUS)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 July 2015
 
 
 Belgium1 (3)
 
25 July 2015
 
 Netherlands (p.s.o)1 (4)
 
 Netherlands1
 
24 July 2015
 
 Germany7
 
 Germany7
 
 
 Spain3
 
Third place
 
 
25 July 2015
 
 
 Belgium1 (1)
 
 
 Spain (p.s.o)1 (3)
Semi-finals
24 July 2015
17:30
Germany  7–3  Spain
Herzbruch  9', 25'
Kamlade  17'
Blumensaat  30', 46'
Bosserhoff  31'
Rothlaender  39'		 Report Álvarez  18'
Cobos  48'
López Alonso  58'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Nathan Steiner (BEL)
24 July 2015
20:00
Belgium  1–1  Netherlands
Verhoeven  62' Report Van Dam  61'
Penalties
Lootens
Stockbroekx
Raes
De Sloover
Verhoeven 		3–4 Van Dam
Stuve
Schoenaker
Huijbregts
De Geus
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Rob Argent (ENG)
Third and fourth place
25 July 2015
14:30
Belgium  1–1  Spain
Capelle  25' Report Cobos  35'
Penalties
Lootens
Stockbroekx
Branicki
De Sloover 		1–3 González Mesones
Cobos
Miralles
De Bruijn
Umpires:
Tim Meissner (GER)
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Final
25 July 2015
19:30
Netherlands  1–7  Germany
Stuve  48' Report Kamlade  17', 24'
Herzbruch  20', 70+'
Hellwig  27', 46'
Harms  45'
Umpires:
Rob Argent (ENG)
Alistair Munro (SCO)

Statistics

Awards
Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play
Jesper Kamlade Timm Herzbruch Toby Reynolds-Cotterill  Spain

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Germany 5 5 0 0 31 9 +22 15
 Netherlands 5 2 1 2 16 12 +4 7
 Spain 5 2 2 1 15 11 +4 8
4  Belgium 5 2 3 0 15 4 +11 9
5  Ireland 5 3 0 2 18 14 +4 9
6  England 5 1 1 3 13 11 +2 4
7  Scotland 5 1 1 3 7 23 −16 4 Relegated to 2016 EuroHockey Youth Championship II
8  Russia 5 0 0 5 7 38 −31 0
Source: EuroHockey

References
  1. "EuroHockey Youth Championships I 2015 Boys U18". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. "2015 EUROHOCKEY YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS, (U18), FINAL POSITIONS". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. "Tournament regulations – Outdoor competitions" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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