2024 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship

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) Ben Hasbach (11 goals)
Best player Jakob Brilla
Best goalkeeper Jan Capellades
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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.

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. The top six teams qualified for the 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.

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

Qualified teams

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

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

Pool A

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.
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

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.
(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

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

Pool C

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.
(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

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

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

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

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

Final standings

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

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

References

  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.