Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship
EHF international field hockey competition
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The Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship is a men'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 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.[1]
Current season, competition or edition: 2026 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship | |
| Formerly | Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 1976 |
| First season | 1976 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion |  Spain (4th title) (2024) |
| Most titles |  Netherlands (10 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | EuroHockey U21 Championship II |
In June 2023, the tournament was renamed from the Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship to the Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship.[2]
Competition format
The tournament usually comprises 8 teams, while some editions have featured more and less.
Teams are split into two pools, playing in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each pool move forward to contest the medal matches, while the bottom two (or more) teams playoff to avoid relegation to the EuroHockey Junior Championship II.
Championship I
Results
Source:[3]
Summary
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands |
10 (1976, 1978, 1992*, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2022) | 5 (1977, 1984, 2008, 2012*, 2024) | 6 (1981, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2019) | |
 Germany[a] |
6 (1977, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1998, 2019) | 7 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2014, 2022) | 7 (1976*, 1978, 1992, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2017) | 1 (2024) |
| Spain |
4 (2000*, 2004, 2008*, 2024*) | 2 (1976, 1992) | 2 (1977, 2002) | 8 (1981*, 1988*, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2017*, 2019*, 2022) |
 Belgium |
1 (2012) | 3 (1981, 2010, 2017) | 3 (2006, 2022*, 2024) | 3 (1984, 2008, 2014*) |
 England |
3 (1988, 1998, 2019) | 2 (1996, 2014) | 6 (1977*, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010) | |
 Ireland |
1 (1978*) | |||
 France |
1 (1984) | 2 (1978, 2012) | ||
 Poland |
1 (1976) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances
| Team | 1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1981 |
 1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
 1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
 2002 |
2004 |
 2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2017 |
2019 |
2022 |
2024 |
2026 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
– | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 6th | 6th | 8th | 7th | – | Q | 8 |
| Belgium |
5th | – | 6th | 2nd | 4th | – | – | 5th | 6th | – | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | Q | 18 |
| Czech Republic |
Part of Czechoslovakia | 8th | 7th | – | – | 7th | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |||||
| Denmark |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| England |
– | 4th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | Q | 21 |
| France |
7th | – | 4th | 8th | 3rd | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | 5th | 4th | 7th | – | 6th | 5th | 6th | Q | 12 |
| Germany[a] |
3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | Q | 22 |
 Gibraltar |
– | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Italy |
– | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | 6th | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Ireland |
6th | 8th | 2nd | 5th | 7th | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | 7th | – | 9 |
| Netherlands |
1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | Q | 22 |
| Poland |
4th | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | 7th | – | – | 6th | 6th | 6th | 8th | – | 8th | – | 7th | – | – | – | 9 |
 Portugal |
– | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Russia |
Part of the Soviet Union | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | DSQ | – | – | 2 | ||||||
 Scotland |
– | 7th | – | – | – | 8th | 5th | – | 5th | 5th | 5th | 7th | – | 7th | – | 7th | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 10 |
 Soviet Union |
– | 5th | 8th | 6th | – | 5th | – | Defunct | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Spain |
2nd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | – | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 1st | Q | 21 |
| Switzerland |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 3 |
 Turkey |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 1 |
 Wales |
8th | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Championship II
The Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship II is the second level of the Men's EuroHockey U21 Championships. The format changed in 2024 and means that there is no U21 Championship II with 8 teams and a U21 Championship III with the remaining teams anymore. These 2 events are combined into a U21 Championship II-A and II-B, which are effectively played at the same level. From both events the winner are promoted to the U21 Championship.[4]
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1998 Details |
Padua, Italy | Ireland |
France |
Italy |
Wales |
8 | |||||
| 2000 Details |
Vienna, Austria | Belgium |
Czech Republic |
 Switzerland |
Austria |
8 | |||||
| 2002 Details |
Cagliari, Italy | Poland |
Ireland |
France |
Italy |
7 | |||||
| 2004 Details |
Lousada, Portugal | Czech Republic |
Russia |
France |
Switzerland |
8 | |||||
| 2006 Details |
Gibraltar | Scotland |
Austria |
France |
Wales |
8 | |||||
| 2008 Details |
Bra, Italy | Russia |
France |
 Belarus |
Italy |
10 | |||||
| 2010 Details |
Vienna, Austria | Scotland |
Wales |
Austria |
Czech Republic |
8 | |||||
| 2012 Details |
Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy | Austria |
4–2 | Poland |
Russia |
6–1 |  Ukraine |
8 | |||
| 2014 Details |
Lousada, Portugal | Ireland |
Round-robin | Portugal |
Scotland |
Round-robin | Italy |
7 | |||
| 2017 Details |
Saint Petersburg, Russia | France |
3–0 | Poland |
Scotland |
4–3 | Czech Republic |
8 | |||
| 2019 Details |
Plzeň, Czech Republic | Scotland |
9–0 | Russia |
Ireland |
4–1 | Turkey |
8 | |||
| 2022 Details |
Ireland |
Round-robin | Turkey |
Wales |
Round-robin | Poland |
6 | ||||
| 2024 Details |
Wałcz, Poland | Austria |
Round-robin | Poland |
Italy |
Round-robin | Ukraine |
6 | |||
| Lausanne, Switzerland | Switzerland |
Round-robin | Scotland |
Czech Republic |
Round-robin | Wales |
5 | ||||
| 2026 Details |
Poznań, Poland | 6 | |||||||||
| Plzeň, Czech Republic | 6 | ||||||||||
Summary
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland |
3 (2006, 2010, 2019) | 1 (2024 B) | 2 (2014, 2017) | |
| Ireland |
3 (1998, 2014, 2022) | 1 (2002) | 1 (2019) | |
| Austria |
2 (2012, 2024 A) | 1 (2006) | 1 (2010*) | 1 (2000*) |
| Poland |
1 (2002) | 3 (2012, 2017, 2024 A*) | 1 (2022) | |
| France |
1 (2017) | 2 (1998, 2008) | 3 (2002, 2004, 2006) | |
| Russia |
1 (2008) | 2 (2004, 2019) | 1 (2012) | |
| Czech Republic |
1 (2004) | 1 (2000) | 1 (2024 B) | 2 (2010, 2017) |
| Switzerland |
1 (2024 B*) | 1 (2000) | 1 (2004) | |
| Belgium |
1 (2000) | |||
| Wales |
1 (2010) | 1 (2022) | 3 (1998, 2006, 2024 B) | |
| Turkey |
1 (2022) | 1 (2019) | ||
| Portugal |
1 (2014*) | |||
| Italy |
2 (1998*, 2024 A) | 3 (2002*, 2008*, 2014) | ||
| Belarus |
1 (2008) | |||
| Ukraine |
2 (2012, 2024 A) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances
| Team | 1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2017 |
2019 |
2022 |
2024 |
2026 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
– | 4th | – | – | 2nd | – | 3rd | 1st | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | 4 |
 Azerbaijan |
– | – | – | – | – | 9th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Belarus |
– | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 7th | – | 6th | DSQ | – | – | 5 |
| Belgium |
– | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Croatia |
– | – | 5th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 3 |
| Czech Republic |
5th | 2nd | – | 1st | – | 8th | 4th | 8th | – | 4th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | Q | 11 |
| Denmark |
6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Finland |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | Q | 2 |
| France |
2nd | – | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Gibraltar |
8th | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Ireland |
1st | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | 3rd | 1st | – | Q | 6 |
| Italy |
3rd | – | 4th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | Q | 13 |
 Lithuania |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | Q | 2 |
 Luxembourg |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | Q | 2 |
| Poland |
– | 6th | 1st | – | – | – | – | 2nd | – | 2nd | – | 4th | 2nd | Q | 6 |
| Portugal |
7th | – | 7th | 8th | 8th | – | – | – | 2nd | – | 8th | – | – | – | 6 |
| Russia |
– | 8th | – | 2nd | – | 1st | – | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 2nd | – | – | – | 7 |
| Scotland |
– | – | – | – | 1st | – | 1st | – | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | – | 2nd | Q | 7 |
| Switzerland |
– | 3rd | – | 4th | 6th | 7th | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | 6 |
| Turkey |
– | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | 7th | 4th | 2nd | – | Q | 5 |
| Ukraine |
– | 7th | – | – | – | 6th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 8th | – | – | 4th | Q | 7 |
| Wales |
4th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 4th | Q | 10 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
Championship III
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1998 Details |
Moscow, Russia | Russia |
Switzerland |
Ukraine |
Belarus |
6 | |||||
| 2000 Details |
Porto, Portugal | Portugal |
Croatia |
 Denmark |
Gibraltar |
5 | |||||
| 2002 Details |
Elektrostal, Russia | Russia |
Belarus |
Ukraine |
Azerbaijan |
5 | |||||
| 2004 Details |
Brest, Belarus | Austria |
Gibraltar |
Ukraine |
Azerbaijan |
6 | |||||
| 2006 Details |
Bratislava, Slovakia | Ukraine |
Belarus |
Azerbaijan |
 Greece |
10 | |||||
| 2010 Details |
Athens, Greece | Switzerland |
Greece |
 Slovakia |
 Bulgaria |
4 | |||||
| 2012 Details |
Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal |
Round-robin | Turkey |
Greece |
Round-robin | Gibraltar |
6 | |||
| Bratislava, Slovakia | Ireland |
14–0 | Slovakia |
Lithuania |
4–3 | Bulgaria |
4 | ||||
| 2014 Details |
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic | Turkey |
Round-robin | Czech Republic |
Slovakia |
Round-robin | Azerbaijan |
6 | |||
| 2017 | Lucerne, Switzerland | Cancelled | Cancelled | ||||||||
| 2019 Details |
Vilnius, Lithuania | Wales |
4–3 | Ukraine |
Lithuania |
Only three teams | 3 | ||||
| 2022 Details |
Helsinki, Finland | Switzerland |
3–2 | Ukraine |
Lithuania |
12–2 | Finland |
4 | |||
Summary
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland |
2 (2010, 2022) | 1 (1998) | ||
| Portugal |
2 (2000*, 2012 A*) | |||
| Russia |
2 (1998*, 2002*) | |||
| Ukraine |
1 (2006) | 2 (2019, 2022) | 3 (1998, 2002, 2004) | |
| Turkey |
1 (2014) | 1 (2012 A) | ||
| Austria |
1 (2004) | |||
| Ireland |
1 (2012 B) | |||
| Wales |
1 (2019) | |||
| Belarus |
2 (2002, 2006) | 1 (1998) | ||
| Slovakia |
1 (2012 B*) | 2 (2010, 2014) | ||
| Greece |
1 (2010*) | 1 (2012 A) | 1 (2006) | |
| Gibraltar |
1 (2004) | 2 (2000, 2012 A) | ||
| Croatia |
1 (2000) | |||
| Czech Republic |
1 (2014*) | |||
| Lithuania |
3 (2012 B, 2019*, 2022) | |||
| Azerbaijan |
1 (2006) | 3 (2002, 2004, 2014) | ||
| Denmark |
1 (2000) | |||
| Bulgaria |
2 (2010, 2012 B) | |||
| Finland |
1 (2022*) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances
| Team | 1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2019 |
2022 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
– | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Azerbaijan |
– | – | 4th | 4th | 3rd | – | 5th | 4th | – | – | 5 |
| Belarus |
4th | – | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Bulgaria |
5th | – | – | – | 5th | 4th | 4th | – | – | – | 4 |
| Croatia |
– | 2nd | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Cyprus |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | 1 |
| Czech Republic |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | – | – | 1 |
| Denmark |
– | 3rd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Finland |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 1 |
 Georgia |
6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Gibraltar |
– | 4th | – | 2nd | – | – | 4th | 5th | – | WD | 4 |
| Greece |
– | 5th | 5th | – | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | – | – | – | 5 |
| Ireland |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | 1 |
| Lithuania |
– | – | – | – | 7th | – | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 5 |
| Portugal |
– | 1st | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | WD | 2 |
 Romania |
– | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Russia |
1st | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Slovakia |
– | – | – | – | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | – | WD | 4 |
| Switzerland |
2nd | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | 1st | 3 |
| Turkey |
– | – | – | 6th | 9th | – | 2nd | 1st | – | – | 4 |
| Ukraine |
3rd | – | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | – | – | – | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
| Wales |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
See also
Notes
- Includes results representing West Germany between 1976 and 1988