2024 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship

{{Short description|Hockey tournament}}

{{Infobox field hockey

| tournament = 2024 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = Spain

| city = Terrassa

| dates = 14–20 July

| venues = Can Salas

| teams = 8

| confederations = 1

| champions = {{fhu|21|ESP}}

| count = 4

| second = {{fhu|21|NED}}

| third = {{fhu|21|BEL}}

| matches = 20

| goals = 138

| top_scorer = {{fhuicon|21|GER}} Ben Hasbach

| top_scorer_goals = 11

| best_player = {{fhuicon|21|GER}} Jakob Brilla

| goalkeeper = {{fhuicon|21|ESP}} Jan Capellades

| previous_year = 2022

| previous_tournament = 2022 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

| next_year = 2026

| next_tournament = 2026 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.

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.{{cite web |title=2022 EuroHockey Junior Championships |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1627|website=tms.fih.ch |publisher=FIH |accessdate=20 April 2024 |date=20 April 2024}} The top six teams qualified for the 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.{{cite web |title=Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2023 |url=http://www.fih.ch/media/13523570/qualification-system-for-2023-fih-junior-world-cups-final.pdf |website=fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation}}

The Netherlands were the defending champions, winning their tenth title by defeating the defending champions Germany 3–1 in the 2022 final.{{cite web |title=Euro U21 Boys : final Day/résultats |date=30 July 2022 |url=https://okey.lalibre.be/euro-u21-boys-final-day/ |language=fr}} They could not keep their title this time as the hosts Spain defeated the Netherlands 3–1 in final to win their fourth title.{{cite web |last1=van Nugeteren |first1=Marco |title=Jong Oranje in EK-finale onderuit tegen Spanje: 1-3 |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/jong-oranje-heren/live-jong-oranje-heren-in-de-ek-finale-tegen-spanje-20-00-uur/ |website=hockey.nl |publisher=Hockey.nl |access-date=3 August 2024 |language=nl |date=20 July 2024}} Belgium won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 4–3.{{cite web |title=Stunning Spain win men’s Euro U21 final in front of big enraptured crowd |url=https://eurohockey.org/stunning-spain-win-mens-euro-u21-final-in-front-of-big-enraptured-crowd |website=eurohockey.org |publisher=European Hockey Federation |access-date=3 August 2024 |date=20 July 2024}}

Qualified teams

Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2022 competition.{{cite web |title=2019 EuroHockey Junior Championships, Final Rankings |url=https://archive.eurohockey.org/2019/07/24/2019-eurohockey-junior-championships-final-rankings/ |website=archive.eurohockey.org |publisher=European Hockey Federation |date=24 July 2019}}

class="wikitable"

!Dates

!Event

!Location

!Quotas

!Qualifier(s)

rowspan=2|24–30 July 2022

|2022 EuroHockey Junior Championship

|Ghent, Belgium

|align=center|6

|{{fhu|21|BEL}}
{{fhu|21|ENG}}
{{fhu|21|FRA}}
{{fhu|21|GER}}
{{fhu|21|NED}}
{{fhu|21|ESP}}

2022 EuroHockey Junior Championship II

|Plzeň, Czech Republic

|align=center|2

|{{fhu|21|IRE}}
{{fhu|21|TUR}}

colspan=3|Total

!8

!

Preliminary round

=Pool A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1627/pools FIH]

|team_order=BEL, GER, FRA, TUR

|win_BEL=2 |draw_BEL=1 |loss_BEL=0 |gf_BEL=14|ga_BEL=6

|win_FRA=1 |draw_FRA=1 |loss_FRA=1 |gf_FRA=19|ga_FRA=8

|win_GER=1 |draw_GER=2 |loss_GER=0 |gf_GER=22|ga_GER=8

|win_TUR=0 |draw_TUR=0 |loss_TUR=3 |gf_TUR=3 |ga_TUR=36

|name_BEL={{fhu|21|BEL}}

|name_FRA={{fhu|21|FRA}}

|name_GER={{fhu|21|GER}}

|name_TUR={{fhu|21|TUR}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.{{cite web|title=FIH General Tournament Regulations|url=https://www.fih.hockey/static-assets/pdf/fih-general-tournament-regulations-february-2024.pdf?v=1.1|date=February 2024}}

|result1=SF |result2=SF

|res_col_header=Q

|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semi-finals and
2025 Junior World Cup

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=14 July 2024

|time=09:45

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|FRA}}

|score=13–1

|team2={{fhu|21|TUR}}

|goals1=Tchakonte {{fhgoal|PC|9|PC|11}}
Segretain {{fhgoal|FG|21}}
Saint-Martin {{fhgoal|PC|21|PC|43|PC|50}}
Michaelis {{fhgoal|FG|33}}
Piole {{fhgoal|FG|36|FG|50|FG|57}}
Liddiard {{fhgoal|FG|37}}
Gaillard {{fhgoal|FG|45|FG|60}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19551/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Taşar {{fhgoal|PS|18}}

|umpires=Manouk Bakker (NED)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=14 July 2024

|time=12:15

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|GER}}

|score=3–3

|team2={{fhu|21|BEL}}

|goals1=Hasbach {{fhgoal|FG|6}}
Brilla {{fhgoal|PC|7|PC|59}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19552/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Labouchere {{fhgoal|PC|26}}
Balthazar {{fhgoal|PC|43}}
Rogge {{fhgoal|FG|55}}

|umpires=Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
Ana Ortega (ESP)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=15 July 2024

|time=10:00

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|BEL}}

|score=8–1

|team2={{fhu|21|TUR}}

|goals1=Labouchere {{fhgoal|PC|7|PC|39}}
Cloetens {{fhgoal|PC|9|FG|34}}
Malherbe {{fhgoal|PC|15|FG|52}}
Vanderkeilen {{fhgoal|FG|23}}
Crols {{fhgoal|PC|56}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19555/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=O. Polat {{fhgoal|FG|10}}

|umpires=Berry van Bentum (NED)
Ellie Duffy (IRL)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=15 July 2024

|time=12:15

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|FRA}}

|score=4–4

|team2={{fhu|21|GER}}

|goals1=Gaillard {{fhgoal|PC|11}}
Saint-Martin {{fhgoal|PC|32}}
Liddiard {{fhgoal|FG|39}}
Brodt {{fhgoal|FG|60}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19556/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Hasbach {{fhgoal|FG|8|FG|16|FG|29}}
Lindemann {{fhgoal|FG|15}}

|umpires=Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)
Manouk Bakker (NED)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=17 July 2024

|time=09:45

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|GER}}

|score=15–1

|team2={{fhu|21|TUR}}

|goals1=Hasbach {{fhgoal|FG|8|FG|21|FG|27|FG|40|FG|46}}
Brilla {{fhgoal|PC|17|PC|32}}
Seitz {{fhgoal|PC|24|FG|30|PC|57}}
Holdermann {{fhgoal|FG|36|FG|38}}
Lindemann {{fhgoal|FG|43}}
Von Montgelas {{fhgoal|FG|45}}
Geyer {{fhgoal|FG|51}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19559/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Aydin {{fhgoal|PC|35}}

|umpires=Amar Chudasama (ENG)
Berry van Bentum (NED)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=17 July 2024

|time=10:00

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|BEL}}

|score=3–2

|team2={{fhu|21|FRA}}

|goals1=Labouchere {{fhgoal|PC|15|PC|21|PC|49}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19560/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Saint-Martin {{fhgoal|PC|28|PC|47}}

|umpires=Zoe Hall (ENG)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

}}

=Pool B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1627/pools FIH]

|team_order=NED, ESP, ENG, IRE

|win_ENG=0 |draw_ENG=2 |loss_ENG=1 |gf_ENG=6 |ga_ENG=7

|win_IRE=0 |draw_IRE=2 |loss_IRE=1 |gf_IRE=5 |ga_IRE=8

|win_NED=2 |draw_NED=1 |loss_NED=0 |gf_NED=10|ga_NED=6

|win_ESP=0 |draw_ESP=3 |loss_ESP=0 |gf_ESP=9 |ga_ESP=9 |status_ESP=H

|name_ENG={{fhu|21|ENG}}

|name_IRE={{fhu|21|IRE}}

|name_NED={{fhu|21|NED}}

|name_ESP={{fhu|21|ESP}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.

|result1=SF |result2=SF

|res_col_header=Q

|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semi-finals and
2025 Junior World Cup

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=14 July 2024

|time=17:45

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|NED}}

|score=3–2

|team2={{fhu|21|ENG}}

|goals1=Van der Veen {{fhgoal|FG|24}}
Trieling {{fhgoal|FG|28}}
Boers {{fhgoal|PS|52}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19553/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Penrose {{fhgoal|PC|30}}
Stone {{fhgoal|FG|37}}

|umpires=Russell Donaldson (IRL)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=14 July 2024

|time=20:15

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|ESP}}

|score=3–3

|team2={{fhu|21|IRE}}

|goals1=Serrahima {{fhgoal|FG|16|FG|48}}
Ávila {{fhgoal|PC|24}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19554/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Cunningham {{fhgoal|PS|21}}
A. McKee {{fhgoal|FG|23|PC|55}}

|umpires=Clare Barwood (WAL)
Anatole Platel (FRA)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=16 July 2024

|time=17:00

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|ENG}}

|score=1–1

|team2={{fhu|21|IRE}}

|goals1=Penrose {{fhgoal|PC|41}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19557/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=A. McKee {{fhgoal|PC|50}}

|umpires=Michal Pivko (SVK)
Tommy Croese (BEL)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=16 July 2024

|time=19:15

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|ESP}}

|score=3–3

|team2={{fhu|21|NED}}

|goals1=Amat {{fhgoal|FG|43|FG|45}}
Ávila {{fhgoal|PC|56}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19560/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Van der Veen {{fhgoal|FG|2}}
Boers {{fhgoal|PC|19}}
Trieling {{fhgoal|FG|21}}

|umpires=Teresa Lipsky (GER)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=17 July 2024

|time=17:45

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|NED}}

|score=4–1

|team2={{fhu|21|IRE}}

|goals1=Boers {{fhgoal|PC|1}}
Van Bijnen {{fhgoal|PC|6}}
Bukkens {{fhgoal|FG|42}}
Lucieer {{fhgoal|FG|46}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19561/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Collins {{fhgoal|PC|38}}

|umpires=Marius Cuadrat (ESP)
Mahmut Çilkiz (TUR)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=17 July 2024

|time=18:00

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|ENG}}

|score=3–3

|team2={{fhu|21|ESP}}

|goals2=Cabré-Verdiell {{fhgoal|PC|1}}
Espino {{fhgoal|PC|6}}
Álvarez {{fhgoal|FG|42}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19562/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals1=Sturch-Hibbitt {{fhgoal|PC|35}}
Wilcher {{fhgoal|PS|38}}
Hughson {{fhgoal|FG|57}}

|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=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1627/pools FIH]

|team_order=ENG, FRA, IRE, TUR

|win_FRA=2 |draw_FRA=0 |loss_FRA=1 |gf_FRA=19|ga_FRA=6

|win_TUR=0 |draw_TUR=0 |loss_TUR=3 |gf_TUR=4 |ga_TUR=28|status_TUR=R

|win_ENG=2 |draw_ENG=1 |loss_ENG=0 |gf_ENG=14|ga_ENG=3

|win_IRE=1 |draw_IRE=1 |loss_IRE=1 |gf_IRE=8 |ga_IRE=8 |status_IRE=R

|name_FRA={{fhu|21|FRA}}

|name_TUR={{fhu|21|TUR}}

|name_ENG={{fhu|21|ENG}}

|name_IRE={{fhu|21|IRE}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=R |result4=R

|pos_ENG=5

|pos_FRA=6

|pos_IRE=7

|pos_TUR=8

|res_col_header=QR

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Qualification for the 2025 Junior World Cup

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to the U21 Championship II

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=19 July 2024

|time=16:30

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|FRA}}

|score=2–4

|team2={{fhu|21|ENG}}

|goals1=Michaelis {{fhgoal|FG|42}}
Verrier {{fhgoal|FG|60}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19563/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Markham {{fhgoal|FG|10|FG|52}}
Penrose {{fhgoal|PC|39}}
Wilcher {{fhgoal|PS|45}}

|umpires=Clare Barwood (WAL)
Berry van Bentum (NED)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=19 July 2024

|time=18:45

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|TUR}}

|score=3–6

|team2={{fhu|21|IRE}}

|goals1=Aydin {{fhgoal|PC|24|PC|50}}
Alperen {{fhgoal|PC|53}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19565/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Clark {{fhgoal|FG|14|PC|31}}
Rowe {{fhgoal|FG|26}}
Cunningham {{fhgoal|PS|45+|FG|58}}
A. Mckee {{fhgoal|PC|60+}}

|umpires=Tommy Croese (BEL)
Anatole Platel (FRA)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=20 July 2024

|time=15:45

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|FRA}}

|score=4–1

|team2={{fhu|21|IRE}}

|goals1=Verrier {{fhgoal|FG|38}}
Saint-Martin {{fhgoal|PC|45}}
Plauche {{fhgoal|FG|51}}
Gaillard {{fhgoal|PS|60}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19568/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=M. Mckee {{fhgoal|FG|40}}

|umpires=Manouk Bakker (NED)
Berry van Bentum (NED)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=20 July 2024

|time=18:00

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|ENG}}

|score=9–0

|team2={{fhu|21|TUR}}

|goals1=Penrose {{fhgoal|PC|7|PC|59}}
Markham {{fhgoal|PC|15|FG|15|PC|23|PC|35}}
Graves {{fhgoal|FG|24}}
Wilcher {{fhgoal|PS|25}}
Rose {{fhgoal|FG|44}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19569/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=

|umpires=Michal Pivko (SVK)
Thalia Bellemans (BEL)

}}

First to fourth place classification

=Bracket=

{{Round4-with third

|bold_winner=high |widescore=yes

|19 July|{{fhu|21|BEL}}|2|{{fhu|21|ESP}}|3

|19 July|{{fhu|21|NED}}|3|{{fhu|21|GER}}|2

|20 July|{{fhu|21|ESP}}|3|{{fhu|21|NED}}|1

|20 July|{{fhu|21|BEL}}|4|{{fhu|21|GER}}|3

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=19 July 2024

|time=16:45

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|BEL}}

|score=2–3

|team2={{fhu|21|ESP}}

|goals1=Decruyenaere {{fhgoal|FG|23}}
Labouchere {{fhgoal|PC|59}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19564/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Cabré-Verdiell {{fhgoal|FG|10}}
Ávila {{fhgoal|PC|24|PC|58}}

|umpires=Manouk Bakker (NED)
Ole Ingwersen (GER)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=19 July 2024

|time=19:00

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|NED}}

|score=3–2

|team2={{fhu|21|GER}}

|goals1=Van der Heijden {{fhgoal|PC|36}}
Boers {{fhgoal|PS|42|PC|59}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19566/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Hasbach {{fhgoal|FG|34}}
Glander {{fhgoal|PC|45}}

|umpires=Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)
Zoe Hall (ENG)

}}

=Third place match=

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=20 July 2024

|time=15:30

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|BEL}}

|score=4–3

|team2={{fhu|21|GER}}

|goals1=Balthazar {{fhgoal|PC|24}}
Labouchere {{fhgoal|PC|35}}
Malherbe {{fhgoal|FG|40}}
Bogaerts {{fhgoal|PC|60}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19567/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Hinrichs {{fhgoal|FG|5}}
Hasbach {{fhgoal|FG|10}}
Glander {{fhgoal|PC|31}}

|umpires=Ana Ortega (ESP)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)

}}

=Final=

{{fieldhockeybox

|date=20 July 2024

|time=20:00

|team1={{fhu-rt|21|ESP}}

|score=3–1

|team2={{fhu|21|NED}}

|goals1=Ávila {{fhgoal|PC|29}}
Amat {{fhgoal|FG|38}}
Álvarez {{fhgoal|FG|53}}

|report=[https://tms.fih.ch/matches/19570/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2=Van der Heijden {{fhgoal|PC|4}}

|umpires=Ole Ingwersen (GER)
Alex Fedenczuk (SCO)

}}

Statistics

=Final standings=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Custom

|update=complete

|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1627/teams FIH]

|num_cols=0

|team_order=ESP, NED, BEL, GER, ENG, FRA, IRE, TUR

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q |result5=Q |result6=Q |result7=R |result8=R

|status_ESP=H

|status_IRE=R

|status_TUR=R

|pos_ESP={{Gold1}}

|pos_NED={{Silver2}}

|pos_BEL={{Bronze3}}

|name_ENG={{fhu|21|ENG}}

|name_GER={{fhu|21|GER}}

|name_IRE={{fhu|21|IRE}}

|name_TUR={{fhu|21|TUR}}

|name_BEL={{fhu|21|BEL}}

|name_NED={{fhu|21|NED}}

|name_ESP={{fhu|21|ESP}}

|name_FRA={{fhu|21|FRA}}

|res_col_header=QR

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Qualification for the 2025 Junior World Cup

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to the U21 Championship II

}}

=Goalscorers=

{{Goalscorers

|matches=20 |goals=138

|updated=complete

|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1627/reports/scorers FIH]

|11 goals=

|8 goals=

|7 goals=

|6 goals=

|5 goals=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

}}

See also

References