2014 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
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The 2014 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 17th edition of the men's EuroHockey Junior Championship, the biennial international men's under-21 field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament in Waterloo, Belgium between 20 and 26 July 2014.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Belgium | ||
| City | Waterloo | ||
| Dates | 20–26 July | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (8th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Germany | ||
| Third place |  England | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 100 (5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Alexander Hendrickx Tom Grambusch Eduardo Garriga (6 goals) | ||
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The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, held in Lucknow, India in December 2016.[2]
Netherlands won the tournament for the eighth time by defeating Germany 5–2 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating the defending champions Belgium 4–3 in a shoot-out following a 1–1 draw.[3]
Qualified teams
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August – 1 September 2012 | 2012 EuroHockey Junior Championship | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | 6 | Belgium England France Germany Netherlands Spain |
| 15–21 July 2012 | 2012 EuroHockey Junior Championship II | Cernusco, Italy | 2 |  Austria Poland |
| Total | 8 | |||
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Belgium (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Poland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 |
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | Pool C |
| 4 | Austria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were taken over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 9 | |
| 6 | Austria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | EuroHockey Junior Championship II |
| 8 | Poland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 July | ||||||
| Germany (s.o) | 3 (3) | |||||
| 26 July | ||||||
| Belgium | 3 (2) | |||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
| 25 July | ||||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||
| England | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 26 July | ||||||
| Belgium | 1 (3) | |||||
| England (s.o) | 1 (4) | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Netherlands |
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Germany |
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England |
| 4 | Belgium |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Austria |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Poland |
Qualified for the 2016 Junior World Cup
Relegated to the EuroHockey Junior Championship II