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.

In June 2023, the tournament was renamed from the Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship to the Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship.

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:

YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place1976DetailsHamburg, West Germany2–02–181977DetailsFolkestone, England4–31–081978DetailsDublin, Ireland6–281981DetailsBarcelona, Spain2–14–281984DetailsRome, Italy3–22–181988DetailsSantander, Spain3–02–181992DetailsVught, Netherlands81996DetailsVejle, Denmark3–22–2 (a.e.t.)(6–4 p.s.)81998DetailsPoznań, Poland3–23–3 (a.e.t.)(4–2 p.s.)82000DetailsMadrid, Spain4–4 (a.e.t.)(4–3 p.s.)7–282002DetailsLausanne, Switzerland82004DetailsNivelles, Belgium82006DetailsPrague, Czech Republic82008DetailsSan Sebastián, Spain1–0 (a.e.t.)4–382010DetailsSiemianowice Śląskie, Poland4–14–382012Details's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands2–2(3–2 s.o.)8–082014DetailsWaterloo, Belgium5–21–1(4–3 s.o.)82017DetailsValencia, Spain2–2(5–3 s.o.)Match cancelled82019Details5–33–182022DetailsGhent, Belgium3–13–182024DetailsTerrassa, Spain3–14–382026DetailsValencia, Spain4–15–48

Summary TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place11 (1976, 1978, 1992*, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2022, 2026)5 (1977, 1984, 2008, 2012*, 2024)6 (1981, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2019)6 (1977, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1998, 2019)8 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2014, 2022, 2026)7 (1976*, 1978, 1992, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2017)1 (2024)4 (2000*, 2004, 2008*, 2024*)2 (1976, 1992)3 (1977, 2002, 2026*)8 (1981*, 1988*, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2017*, 2019*, 2022)1 (2012)3 (1981, 2010, 2017)3 (2006, 2022*, 2024)4 (1984, 2008, 2014*, 2026)3 (1988, 1998, 2019)2 (1996, 2014)6 (1977*, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010)1 (1978*)1 (1984)2 (1978, 2012)1 (1976) * = hosts

Team appearances Team1976197719781981198419881992199619982000200220042006200820102012201420172019202220242026Total – – – – – 7th – – 8th – – – – 8th – – 6th 6th 8th 7th –7th 8 5th – 6th 2nd 4th – – 5th 6th – 6th 5th 3rd 4th 2nd 1st 4th 2nd 5th 3rd3rd4th 18Part of Czechoslovakia 8th 7th – – 7th – 7th – – – – – – – –– 4 – – – – – – – 8th – – – – – – – – – – – – –– 1 – 4th 7th 7th 5th 2nd 4th 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 4th 5th 5th 4th 5th 3rd 5th 2nd 6th5th6th 21 7th – 4th 8th 3rd – – – – 6th – – – – 5th 4th 7th – 6th 5th6th5th 123rd 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st2nd4th2nd 22 – – – – 8th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –– 1 – – – – 6th – – 6th – 8th – – – – – – – – – – –– 3 6th 8th 2nd 5th 7th – – – – 7th – 8th – – – – – 7th – – 7th– 91st 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st2nd 1st22 4th – – – – 6th – – 7th – – 6th 6th 6th 8th – 8th – 7th – –– 9 – 6th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 8th – – –– 2Part of the Soviet Union – – – – – 8th – 7th – – – – DSQ–– 2 – 7th – – – 8th 5th – 5th 5th 5th 7th – 7th – 7th – – – 8th ––10 – 5th 8th 6th – 5th – Defunct 42nd 3rd 5th 4th – 4th 2nd 4th 4th 1st 3rd 1st 4th 1st 6th 6th 5th 4th 4th 4th 1st3rd 21 – – – – – – 7th – – – 8th – – – – – – – – – –8th3––––––––––––––––––––8th–1 8th – – – – – 6th – – – – – – – – 8th – – – – –– 3Total 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 888

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.

Results YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place1998DetailsPadua, Italy82000DetailsVienna, Austria82002DetailsCagliari, Italy72004DetailsLousada, Portugal82006DetailsGibraltar82008DetailsBra, Italy102010DetailsVienna, Austria82012DetailsCernusco sul Naviglio, Italy4–26–182014DetailsLousada, PortugalRound-robinRound-robin72017DetailsSaint Petersburg, Russia3–04–382019DetailsPlzeň, Czech Republic9–04–182022DetailsRound-robinRound-robin62024DetailsWałcz, PolandRound-robinRound-robin6Lausanne, SwitzerlandRound-robinRound-robin52026DetailsPoznań, PolandRound-robinRound-robin6Plzeň, Czech Republic3–04–24

Summary TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place4 (2006, 2010, 2019, 2026 B)1 (2024 B)2 (2014, 2017)4 (1998, 2014, 2022, 2026 A)1 (2002)1 (2019)2 (2012, 2024 A)1 (2006)1 (2010*)1 (2000*)1 (2002)3 (2012, 2017, 2024 A*)1 (2026 A*)1 (2022)1 (2017)2 (1998, 2008)3 (2002, 2004, 2006)1 (2004)2 (2000, 2026 B*)1 (2024 B)2 (2010, 2017)1 (2008)2 (2004, 2019)1 (2012)1 (2024 B*)1 (2000)1 (2004)1 (2000)1 (2010)2 (2022, 2026 B)3 (1998, 2006, 2024 B)1 (2026 A)2 (1998*, 2024 A)3 (2002*, 2008*, 2014)1 (2022)2 (2019, 2026 B)1 (2014*)1 (2008)2 (2012, 2024 A)1 (2026 A) * = hosts

Team appearances Team19982000200220042006200820102012201420172019202220242026Total–4th––2nd–3rd1st––––1st–4–––––9th8th–––––––2–––––3rd6th7th7th–6thDSQ––5–1st––––––––––––1––5th7th–––––––––4th35th2nd–1st–8th4th8th–4th7th6th3rd2nd116th–––––––––––––1––––––––––––5th–12nd–3rd3rd3rd2nd–––1st––––68th–––7th–––––––––21st–2nd–––––1st–3rd1st–1st63rd–4th6th5th4th7th5th4th5th5th5th3rd2nd13––––––––––––5th6th2––––––––––––6th–1–6th1st––––2nd–2nd–4th2nd3rd67th–7th8th8th–––2nd–8th–––6–8th–2nd–1st–3rd5th6th2nd–––7––––1st–1st–3rd3rd1st–2nd1st7–3rd–4th6th7th–6th––––1st–6–––––10th–––7th4th2nd–4th5–7th–––6th5th4th6th8th––4th5th74th5th6th5th4th5th2nd––––3rd4th3rd10Total88788108878861110

Championship III

Results YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place1998DetailsMoscow, Russia62000DetailsPorto, Portugal52002DetailsElektrostal, Russia52004DetailsBrest, Belarus62006DetailsBratislava, Slovakia102010DetailsAthens, Greece42012DetailsLisbon, PortugalRound-robinRound-robin6Bratislava, Slovakia14–04–342014DetailsHradec Králové, Czech RepublicRound-robinRound-robin62017Lucerne, SwitzerlandCancelledCancelled2019DetailsVilnius, Lithuania4–3Only three teams32022DetailsHelsinki, Finland3–212–24

Summary TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place2 (2010, 2022)1 (1998)2 (2000*, 2012 A*)2 (1998*, 2002*)1 (2006)2 (2019, 2022)3 (1998, 2002, 2004)1 (2014)1 (2012 A)1 (2004)1 (2012 B)1 (2019)2 (2002, 2006)1 (1998)1 (2012 B*)2 (2010, 2014)1 (2010*)1 (2012 A)1 (2006)1 (2004)2 (2000, 2012 A)1 (2000)1 (2014*)3 (2012 B, 2019*, 2022)1 (2006)3 (2002, 2004, 2014)1 (2000)2 (2010, 2012 B)1 (2022*) * = hosts

Team appearances Team1998200020022004200620102012201420192022Total–––1st––––––1––4th4th3rd–5th4th––54th–2nd5th2nd–––––45th–––5th4th4th–––4–2nd––8th–––––2––––––6th–––1–––––––2nd––1–3rd––––––––1–––––––––4th16th–––––––––1–4th–2nd––4th5th–WD4–5th5th–4th2nd3rd–––5––––––1st–––1––––7th–3rd6th3rd3rd5–1st––––1st––WD2––––10th–––––11st–1st–––––––2––––6th3rd2nd3rd–WD42nd––––1st–––1st3–––6th9th–2nd1st––43rd–3rd3rd1st–––2nd2nd6––––––––1st–1Total655610410634

See also Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship Men's EuroHockey Championship Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship

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References

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