The 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 18th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.

The tournament was held alongside the women's tournament at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands and was originally scheduled to take place from 20 to 29 August 2021. However, following the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to July and August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled and took place from 4 to 13 June 2021.

The top five teams qualified for the 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup. The hosts Netherlands won the tournament for the sixth time, beating Germany in a 4–1 penalty shoot out after a 2–2 tie. The previous title holders Belgium won the bronze medal, defeating England with 3–2.

Qualification Along the hosts, the Netherlands, the top 5 teams at the 2019 EuroHockey Championship, which was held in Antwerp from 16 to 24 August, and the top 2 teams from the 2019 EuroHockey Championships II qualified. The numbers in brackets are the pre-tournament world rankings of when the draw was made.

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)1 July 2018Host1 (3)16–24 August 20192019 EuroHockey ChampionshipAntwerp, Belgium5 (2) (7) (6) (8) (18)28 July – 3 August 20192019 EuroHockey Championship IICambrai, France2 (12) (22)Total8

Squads

Preliminary round The pools were announced on 11 May 2020.

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

Pool B

Fifth to eighth place classification The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics Final standings Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8

Team qualified for the 2023 World Cup

Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Player of the tournamentGoalkeeper of the tournamentUnder-21 talent of the tournamentTop goalscorers Pau Quemada Pirmin Blaak Antonin Igau Tom Boon Sam Ward

Goalscorers

See also 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II 2021 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship

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