The Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship is a women's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the European Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1977 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.[1] In June 2023, the tournament was renamed from the Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship to the Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship.[2]
| Most recent season or competition: 2022 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship | |
| Formerly | Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 1977 |
| First season | 1977 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Netherlands (11th title) (2024) |
| Most titles | Netherlands (11 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | EuroHockey U21 Championship II |
The Women's EuroHockey Junior Championships consists of three levels. There is promotion and relegation between the three levels. The top two placed teams in the Championship II are promoted to the following year's Championship while the two lowest placed teams in the Championship are relegated to the following year's Championship II.
The highest level has been won by three different teams: the Netherlands has the most titles with ten, Germany has nine titles and Spain won their first and only title at the 2019 edition in Valencia, Spain.[3]
Championship I
editResults
edit
Summary
edit| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third places | Fourth places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|
11 (1978, 1981, 1984, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012*, 2014, 2017, 2024) | 6 (1977, 1979, 1992, 1998, 2008, 2019) | 3 (1988, 1996, 2022) | |
 Germany[a]
|
9 (1977, 1979*, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2022) | 5 (1978*, 1981, 1984, 2004, 2014) | 2 (2002, 2019) | 5 (2000*, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2024) |
 Spain
|
1 (2019*) | 2 (2012, 2024) | 4 (1978, 1981*, 1992, 2010) | 5 (1979, 1984, 1998, 2006, 2014) |
 England
|
5 (1988, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010) | 6 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2024) | 3 (1992, 1996, 2022) | |
 Belgium
|
2 (2017, 2022*) | 1 (1979) | 2 (1981, 2019) | |
 Ukraine
|
1 (1996) | 2 (1998, 2000) | ||
 France
|
1 (1977) | |||
 Ireland
|
1 (1984) | |||
 Italy
|
1 (2006*) | |||
 Austria
|
2 (1977*, 1978) | |||
 Scotland
|
2 (2002, 2004*) | |||
 Soviet Union
|
1 (1988) | |||
 Belarus
|
1 (2008) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances
edit| Team | 1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
 1981 |
1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
 1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2017 |
2019 |
2022 |
2024 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
|
4th | 4th | – | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 5 |
| Belarus
|
Part of the Soviet Union | – | 8th | – | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 8th | – | – | 9th | – | – | 8 | ||||||
| Belgium
|
– | – | 3rd | 4th | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 10 |
 Czech Republic
|
Part of Czechoslovakia | – | 6th | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | 3 | |||||
| England
|
– | – | – | – | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 17 |
| France
|
3rd | 5th | 5th | 5th | – | 8th | 8th | – | – | 8th | – | 8th | – | – | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 8th | – | 7th | 14 |
| Germany[a]
|
1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 21 |
| Ireland
|
– | – | – | – | 3rd | 7th | 6th | – | 7th | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 9 |
| Italy
|
5th | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
 Lithuania
|
Part of the Soviet Union | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 6th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||||||
| Netherlands
|
2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 21 |
 Poland
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Russia
|
Part of the Soviet Union | 7th | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 5th | DSQ | – | 4 | ||||||
| Scotland
|
– | – | – | – | 7th | 6th | 5th | – | – | – | 4th | 4th | 8th | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 8 |
| Soviet Union
|
– | – | – | – | – | 4th | 7th | Defunct | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Spain
|
6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 21 |
 Switzerland
|
– | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Ukraine
|
Part of the Soviet Union | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||||||
| Wales
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 7th | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | 4 |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | [19] |
Championship II
editResults
edit
Summary
edit| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland
|
3 (2000, 2019, 2024) | 1 (2008) | 1 (2012) | 1 (2014) |
| France
|
3 (1998, 2003, 2008) | 1 (2022) | ||
| Wales
|
2 (2004*, 2024) | 1 (1998) | 1 (2019) | |
| Russia
|
2 (2012*, 2017) | 3 (1998, 2006, 2010) | 1 (2003) | |
| Italy
|
1 (2014) | 2 (2004, 2019) | 2 (2003, 2024) | 1 (2022) |
| Belgium
|
1 (2010) | 1 (2006) | ||
| Lithuania
|
1 (2006*) | 1 (2000) | 3 (2004, 2012, 2024) | |
| Austria
|
1 (2022*) | 1 (2017) | ||
| Czech Republic
|
2 (2012, 2024*) | 1 (2017*) | 1 (2000*) | |
| Belarus
|
2 (2000, 2017) | |||
| Ireland
|
2 (2003, 2014) | |||
| Ukraine
|
1 (2024) | 3 (2004, 2008, 2014) | 2 (2010, 2019) | |
| Poland
|
1 (2010) | 2 (2022, 2024) | 3 (1998, 2006, 2008) | |
 Turkey
|
1 (2024*) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances
edit| Team |  1998 |
2000 |
2003 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2017 |
2019 |
2022 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
|
– | – | 8th | – | – | – | 8th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 1st | 7 |
 Azerbaijan
|
– | 8th | – | – | 8th | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Belarus
|
– | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 2nd | – | DSQ | 4 |
| Belgium
|
– | 6th | – | – | 2nd | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Czech Republic
|
– | 4th | 7th | 8th | – | 5th | 6th | 2nd | – | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 9 |
| France
|
1st | – | 1st | – | 5th | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | 5 |
| Ireland
|
– | 5th | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | – | – | – | 4 |
| Italy
|
7th | – | 3rd | 2nd | – | – | 5th | – | 1st | – | 2nd | 4th | 7 |
| Lithuania
|
5th | 3rd | – | 4th | 1st | – | – | 4th | 9th | – | – | – | 6 |
| Poland
|
4th | 7th | – | 5th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | – | 5th | 8th | 6th | 3rd | 10 |
| Russia
|
3rd | – | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 1st | – | 1st | – | – | 8 |
| Scotland
|
6th | 1st | – | – | – | 2nd | – | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 1st | – | 7 |
| Slovakia
|
8th | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Switzerland
|
– | – | 6th | 6th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Turkey
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 7th | 8th | – | 3 |
| Ukraine
|
– | – | – | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 6th | 9 |
| Wales
|
2nd | – | 5th | 1st | – | 6th | 7th | – | – | – | 3rd | – | 6 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | [20] |
Championship III
editResults
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2000 Details |
Catania, Italy |  Italy |
 Austria |
 Switzerland |
 Greece |
4 | |||||
| 2002 Details |
Poznań, Poland |  Poland |
 Azerbaijan |
 Croatia |
Greece |
4 | |||||
| 2004 Details |
Predanovci, Slovenia | Croatia |
 Slovenia |
 Belgium |
Azerbaijan |
6 | |||||
| 2006 Details |
Albena, Bulgaria |  Czech Republic |
Croatia |
 Slovakia |
Austria |
6 | |||||
| 2008 Details |
Vienna, Austria | Azerbaijan |
Austria |
Slovakia |
 Turkey |
4 | |||||
| 2012 Details |
Lisbon, Portugal |  Ireland |
8–0 | Turkey |
Azerbaijan |
4–0 |  Portugal |
4 | |||
| 2022 Details |
Alanya, Turkey | Turkey |
2–0 |  Lithuania |
Switzerland |
Only three teams | 3 | ||||
Summary
edit| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan
|
1 (2008) | 1 (2002) | 1 (2012) | 1 (2004) |
 Croatia
|
1 (2004) | 1 (2006) | 1 (2002) | |
| Turkey
|
1 (2022*) | 1 (2012) | 1 (2008) | |
| Czech Republic
|
1 (2006) | |||
| Ireland
|
1 (2012) | |||
| Italy
|
1 (2000*) | |||
| Poland
|
1 (2002*) | |||
| Austria
|
2 (2000, 2008*) | 1 (2006) | ||
 Slovenia
|
1 (2004*) | |||
| Lithuania
|
1 (2022) | |||
| Switzerland
|
2 (2000, 2022) | |||
| Slovakia
|
2 (2006, 2008) | |||
| Belgium
|
1 (2004) | |||
 Greece
|
2 (2000, 2002) | |||
 Portugal
|
1 (2012*) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances
edit| Team | 2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
 2006 |
2008 |
2012 |
2022 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
|
2nd | – | 5th | 4th | 2nd | – | – | 4 |
| Azerbaijan
|
– | 2nd | 4th | – | 1st | 3rd | – | 4 |
| Belgium
|
– | – | 3rd | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Bulgaria
|
– | – | 6th | 5th | – | – | – | 2 |
| Croatia
|
– | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | – | – | – | 3 |
| Czech Republic
|
– | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | 1 |
| Greece
|
4th | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Ireland
|
– | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | 1 |
| Italy
|
1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Lithuania
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | 1 |
| Poland
|
– | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Portugal
|
– | – | – | – | — | 4th | – | 1 |
| Slovakia
|
– | – | – | 3rd | 3rd | – | – | 2 |
| Slovenia
|
– | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Switzerland
|
3rd | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 2 |
| Turkey
|
– | – | – | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 5 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | [20] |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Update regulations June 2023". Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "2019 Eurohockey Junior Championships – Updated". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 1st European Championship 1977 Wien (AUT)". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 2nd European Championship 1978 Celle 28.06-02.07 - Winner Netherlands". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 3rd European Championship 1979 Dusseldorf (GER)". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 4th European Championship 1981 Barcelona (ESP)". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 5th European Championship 1984 Dundee (SCO) 27-30.09 - Winner Netherlands". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 6th European Championship 1988 Paris (FRA) 28.08 - 04.09 - Winner West Germany". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 7th European Championship 1992 Edinburgh (SCO) 30.08-05.09". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 8th European Championship 1996 Cardiff (WAL) 26.08-01.09 - Winner Germany". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 9th European Championship 1998 Belfast (IRL) - Winner Germany". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 10th European Championship 2000 Leipzig (GER) - Winner Netherlands". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 11th European Championship 2002 Alacala la Real (ESP) - Winner Netherlands". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 12th European Championship 2004 Dublin (IRL) - Winner Netherlands". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 13th European Championship 2006 Catania (ITA)". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 14th European Championship 2008 Valencia (ESP) - Winner Germany". todor66.com.
- ^ "Women Junior Field Hockey 15th European Championship 2010 Lille (FRA) - Winner Netherlands". todor66.com.
- ^ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. pp. 24–25. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 25. Retrieved 10 April 2020.