2025 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship

2025 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
CityLille
Dates13–19 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueLille MHC
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (9th title)
Runner-up Belgium
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored74 (6.17 per match)
Top scorer Emilie Verhees (7 goals)
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The 2025 Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship is the 13th edition of the Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship, the biennial international women's under-18 field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.

The tournament is held alongside the boys' tournament at Lille MHC in Lille, France from 13 to 19 July 2025.[1] Germany are the defending champions.[2]

Qualification

Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2023 competition.[3]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
8–16 July 2023 2023 EuroHockey U18 Championship Krefeld, Germany 6  Belgium
 England
 France
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Spain
9–14 July 2023 2023 EuroHockey U18 Championship II Swansea, Wales 1  Poland
10–15 July 2023 Zagreb, Croatia 1  Italy
Total 8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 7 Semi-finals
2  Germany 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7
3  England 3 1 0 2 12 8 +4 3
4  Italy 3 0 0 3 0 27 −27 0
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.[4]
13 July 2025
11:00
England  12–0  Italy
Carter  14'
Mills  14', 22', 26', 35', 40', 60'
Barrett  28'
Baggett  36'
Gardens  41'
Grindal  55'
Younger  59' 		Report
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Arlette Bloks (NED)
Tim Hart (SCO)
13 July 2025
11:20
Germany  1–1  Netherlands
Pabsch  39' Report Alkemade  15'
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Charly Cordeau (FRA)
Noemi Di Bella (ITA)
15 July 2025
10:15
Netherlands  8–0  Italy
Akkerman  3', 24'
Huisman  8'
De Leeuw  18'
Boere  29', 52'
Ruts  31', 42' 		Report
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Enzo Saleine (FRA)
Paula Slawinska (POL)
15 July 2025
12:30
England  0–4  Germany
Report Dreyer  5'
Pabsch  49'
Zich  53'
Knörndel  57'
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Miriam Gerö (AUT)
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
16 July 2025
12:30
Germany  7–0  Italy
Käske  15+'
Pabsch  35', 53'
Kunze  44', 56'
Buddenberg  45'
Zich  57' 		Report
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Sam Church (ENG)
Tobiáš Chládek (CZE)
16 July 2025
12:50
Netherlands  4–0  England
Akkerman  1', 59'
Visser  32'
Ruts  44' 		Report
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Charly Cordeau (FRA)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 20 1 +19 9 Semi-finals
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 15 3 +12 6
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 1 17 −16 3
4  France (H) 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0
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.[4]
(H) Hosts
13 July 2025
13:15
Spain  7–0  Poland
De La Llama  11'
Hofmeister  13'
Aurell  17', 32', 50'
Vidal  34'
Borràs  38' 		Report
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Tanya Sargeant (ENG)
Louis De Clerq (BEL)
13 July 2025
13:35
Belgium  7–1  France
Verhees  2', 47'
Van Heel  29'
Favart  32', 34'
Van Herendael  44'
Van Remortel  51' 		Report Gaillard  57'
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Maya Antia-Frese (GER)
Paula Slawinska (POL)
14 July 2025
11:15
Spain  0–3  Belgium
Report Verhees  20'
Van Herendael  33', 34'
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Thomas Hinsken (GER)
Noemi Di Bella (ITA)
14 July 2025
15:45
France  0–1  Poland
Report Arciszewska  60'
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Tobiáš Chládek (CZE)
Emilia Lozano (ESP)
16 July 2025
19:15
Belgium  10–0  Poland
Van Remortel  5'
Van Heel  7', 15'
Van Herendael  22'
Favart  41'
Verhees  48', 51', 58', 58'
Herzeele  49' 		Report
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Tim Hart (SCO)
Xabier Lopez (ESP)
16 July 2025
19:35
France  0–8  Spain
Report Mallagaray  7'
Escudero  12', 28'
Aurell  13', 51'
Marquès  21', 54'
Borràs  34'
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Paula Slawinska (POL)
Arlette Bloks (NED)

Fifth to eighth place classification

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1  England 3 3 0 0 25 0 +25 9
2  Poland 3 2 0 1 7 9 −2 6
3  France (H) 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3 EuroHockey U18 Championship II
4  Italy 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 July 2025. 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.[4]
(H) Hosts
18 July 2025
14:30
Italy  1–2  France
Pericoli  31' Report Mekki  17'
Watine  24'
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Tim Hart (SCO)
Tanya Sargeant (ENG)
18 July 2025
16:45
England  9–0  Poland
Kaur  19'
Barrett  22', 55', 55', 55'
Younger  26'
Baggett  32', 47'
Key  52' 		Report
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Charly Cordeau (FRA)
Mriam Gerö (AUT)
19 July 2025
12:35
Poland  6–0  Italy
Gorski  16', 48', 58'
Tujdowska  28'
Heuvel  51'
Wochna  56' 		Report
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Tobiáš Chládek (CZE)
Tanya Sargeant (ENG)
19 July 2025
14:50
England  4–0  France
Mills  45', 53', 59'
Barrett  49' 		Report
Pitch 2
Umpires:
Paula Slawinska (POL)
Maya Antia-Frese (GER)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 July
 
 
 Netherlands2
 
19 July
 
 Spain0
 
 Netherlands3
 
18 July
 
 Belgium2
 
 Belgium3
 
 
 Germany1
 
Third place
 
 
19 July
 
 
 Spain3
 
 
 Germany1

Semi-finals

18 July 2025
14:50
Netherlands  2–0  Spain
Huisman  42'
Visser  59' 		Report
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Maya Antia-Frese (GER)
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)
18 July 2025
17:05
Belgium  3–1  Germany
Boey  2'
Van Heel  22', 33' 		Report Green  41'
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Emilia Lozano (ESP)
Marc van Tuijl (NED)

Third and fourth place

19 July 2025
14:30
Spain  3–1  Germany
Grisolìa  3'
Escudero  29'
Holfmeister  33' 		Report Buddenberg  15'
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Noemi Di Bella (ITA)
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)

Final

19 July 2025
19:00
Netherlands  3–2  Belgium
Boere  28', 44'
Huisman  46' 		Report Van den Abeele  53', 55'
Pitch 1
Umpires:
Miriam Gerö (AUT)
Emilia Lozano (ESP)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 74 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 6.17 goals per match (as of 16 July 2025).

7 goals

  • Emlie Verhees

6 goals

  • Biba Mills

5 goals

  • Paula Aurell

4 goals

  • Louise Van Herendael
  • Franzsika Pabsch
  • Yara Akkerman

3 goals

  • Agathe Favart
  • Famke Van Heel
  • Lotte Ruts

2 goals

  • Alexi Van Remortel
  • Rosa Kunze
  • Lucy Zich
  • Isabel Boere
  • Anna Borràs
  • Claudia Escudero
  • Anna Marquès

1 goal

  • Emma Herzeele
  • Elena Baggett
  • Emily Barrett
  • Amelie Carter
  • Beth Gardens
  • Evie Grindal
  • Evie Younger
  • Zoé Gaillard
  • Marie Buddenberg
  • Janne Dreyer
  • Emma Knörndel
  • Victoria Käske
  • Roos Alkemade
  • Olivia Huisman
  • Imme de Leeuw
  • Ellemeike Visser
  • Jagoda Arciszewska
  • Alejandra De La Llama
  • Raquel Hofmeister
  • Victoria Mallagaray
  • Maria Vidal

Source: EHF

References

  1. ^ "La coupe d'Europe A U18 à Lille". okey.be (in French). Okey. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  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 2025 venues confirmed – Updated". Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2025" (PDF). International Hockey Federation.
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