2024 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship

The 2024 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship was the 21st edition of the Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship, the biennial international men's under-21 field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.

2024 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityTerrassa
Dates14–24 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Can Salas
Final positions
Champions Spain (4th title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored138 (6.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Ben Hasbach (11 goals)
Best playerGermany Jakob Brilla
Best goalkeeperSpain Jan Capellades
2022 (previous) (next) 2026

It was hosted by Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club at Can Salas in Terrassa, Spain alongside the women's tournament from 14 to 20 July 2024.[1] The top six teams qualified for the 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.[2]

The Netherlands were the defending champions, winning their tenth title by defeating the defending champions Germany 3–1 in the 2022 final.[3] They could not defend their title as the hosts Spain defeated the Netherlands 3–1 to win their fourth title.[4] Belgium won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–3.[5]

Qualified teams

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Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2022 competition.[6]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
24–30 July 2022 2022 EuroHockey Junior Championship Ghent, Belgium 6   Belgium
  England
  France
  Germany
  Netherlands
  Spain
24–30 July 2022 2022 EuroHockey Junior Championship II Plzeň, Czech Republic 2   Ireland
  Turkey
Total 8

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium 3 2 1 0 14 6 +8 7 Semi-finals and
2025 Junior World Cup
2   Germany 3 1 2 0 22 8 +14 5
3   France 3 1 1 1 19 8 +11 4
4   Turkey 3 0 0 3 3 36 −33 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[7]
14 July 2024
09:45
France   13–1   Turkey
Tchakonte   9'11'
Segretain   21'
Saint-Martin   21'43'50'
Michaelis   33'
Piole   36'50'57'
Liddiard   37'
Gaillard   45'60'
Report Taşar   18'
Umpires:
Manouk Bakker (NED)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)
14 July 2024
12:15
Germany   3–3   Belgium
Hasbach   6'
Brilla   7'59'
Report Labouchere   26'
Balthazar   43'
Rogge   55'
Umpires:
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
Ana Ortega (ESP)

15 July 2024
10:00
Belgium   8–1   Turkey
Labouchere   7'39'
Cloetens   9'34'
Malherbe   15'52'
Vanderkeilen   23'
Crols   56'
Report O. Polat   10'
Umpires:
Berry van Bentum (NED)
Ellie Duffy (IRL)
15 July 2024
12:15
France   4–4   Germany
Gaillard   11'
Saint-Martin   32'
Liddiard   39'
Brodt   60'
Report Hasbach   8'16'29'
Lindemann   15'
Umpires:
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
Manouk Bakker (NED)

17 July 2024
09:45
Germany   15–1   Turkey
Hasbach   8'21'27'40'46'
Brilla   17'32'
Seitz   24'30'57'
Holdermann   36'38'
Lindemann   43'
Von Montgelas   45'
Geyer   51'
Report Aydin   35'
Umpires:
Amar Chudasama (ENG)
Berry van Bentum (NED)
17 July 2024
10:00
Belgium   3–2   France
Labouchere   15'21'49' Report Saint-Martin   28'47'
Umpires:
Zoe Hall (ENG)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 2 1 0 10 6 +4 7 Semi-finals and
2025 Junior World Cup
2   Spain (H) 3 0 3 0 9 9 0 3
3   England 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 2
4   Ireland 3 0 2 1 5 8 −3 2
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[7]
(H) Hosts
14 July 2024
17:45
Netherlands   3–2   England
Van der Veen   24'
Trieling   28'
Boers   52'
Report Penrose   30'
Stone   37'
Umpires:
Russell Donaldson (IRL)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
14 July 2024
20:15
Spain   3–3   Ireland
Serrahima   16'48'
Ávila   24'
Report Cunningham   21'
A. McKee   23'55'
Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Anatole Platel (FRA)

16 July 2024
17:00
England   1–1   Ireland
Penrose   41' Report A. McKee   50'
Umpires:
Michal Pivko (SVK)
Tommy Croese (BEL)
16 July 2024
19:15
Spain   3–3   Netherlands
Amat   43'45'
Ávila   56'
Report Van der Veen   2'
Boers   19'
Trieling   21'
Umpires:
Teresa Lipsky (GER)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

17 July 2024
17:45
Netherlands   4–1   Ireland
Boers   1'
Van Bijnen   6'
Bukkens   42'
Lucieer   46'
Report Collins   38'
Umpires:
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
17 July 2024
18:00
England   3–3   Spain
Sturch-Hibbitt   35'
Wilcher   38'
Hughson   57'
Report Cabré-Verdiell   1'
Espino   6'
Álvarez   42'
Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5   England 3 2 1 0 14 3 +11 7 Qualification for the 2025 Junior World Cup
6   France 3 2 0 1 19 6 +13 6
7   Ireland (R) 3 1 1 1 8 8 0 4 Relegation to the U21 Championship II
8   Turkey (R) 3 0 0 3 4 28 −24 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[7]
(R) Relegated
19 July 2024
16:30
France   2–4   England
Michaelis   42'
Verrier   60'
Report Markham   10'52'
Penrose   39'
Wilcher   45'
Umpires:
Clare Barwood (WAL)
Berry van Bentum (NED)
19 July 2024
18:45
Turkey   3–6   Ireland
Aydin   24'50'
Alperen   53'
Report Clark   14'31'
Rowe   26'
Cunningham   45+'58'
A. Mckee   60+'
Umpires:
Tommy Croese (BEL)
Anatole Platel (FRA)

20 July 2024
15:45
France   4–1   Ireland
Verrier   38'
Saint-Martin   45'
Plauche   51'
Gaillard   60'
Report M. Mckee   40'
Umpires:
Manouk Bakker (NED)
Berry van Bentum (NED)
20 July 2024
18:00
England   9–0   Turkey
Penrose   7'59'
Markham   15'15'23'35'
Graves   24'
Wilcher   25'
Rose   44'
Report
Umpires:
Michal Pivko (SVK)
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)

First to fourth place classification

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 July
 
 
  Belgium2
 
20 July
 
  Spain3
 
  Spain3
 
19 July
 
  Netherlands1
 
  Netherlands3
 
 
  Germany2
 
Third place
 
 
20 July
 
 
  Belgium4
 
 
  Germany3

Semi-finals

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19 July 2024
16:45
Belgium   2–3   Spain
Decruyenaere   23'
Labouchere   59'
Report Cabré-Verdiell   10'
Ávila   24'58'
Umpires:
Manouk Bakker (NED)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

19 July 2024
19:00
Netherlands   3–2   Germany
Van der Heijden   36'
Boers   42'59'
Report Hasbach   34'
Glander   45'
Umpires:
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
Zoe Hall (ENG)

Third place match

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20 July 2024
15:30
Belgium   4–3   Germany
Balthazar   24'
Labouchere   35'
Malherbe   40'
Bogaerts   60'
Report Hinrichs   5'
Hasbach   10'
Glander   31'
Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)

Final

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20 July 2024
20:00
Spain   3–1   Netherlands
Ávila   29'
Amat   38'
Álvarez   53'
Report Van der Heijden   4'
Umpires:
Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Qualification or relegation
    Spain (H) Qualification for the 2025 Junior World Cup
    Netherlands
    Belgium
4   Germany
5   England
6   France
7   Ireland (R) Relegation to the U21 Championship II
8   Turkey (R)
Source: FIH
(H) Host; (R) Relegated

Goalscorers

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There were 138 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 6.9 goals per match.

11 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 EuroHockey Junior Championships". tms.fih.ch. FIH. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2023" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.
  3. ^ "Euro U21 Boys : final Day/résultats" (in French). 30 July 2022.
  4. ^ van Nugeteren, Marco (20 July 2024). "Jong Oranje in EK-finale onderuit tegen Spanje: 1-3". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Stunning Spain win men's Euro U21 final in front of big enraptured crowd". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ^ "2019 EuroHockey Junior Championships, Final Rankings". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 24 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "FIH General Tournament Regulations" (PDF). February 2024.