The Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship is a women'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 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. In June 2023, the tournament was renamed from the Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship to the Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship.
The Women's EuroHockey Junior Championships consists of three levels. There is promotion and relegation between the three levels. The top two placed teams in the Championship II are promoted to the following year's Championship while the two lowest placed teams in the Championship are relegated to the following year's Championship II.
The highest level has been won by three different teams: the Netherlands has the most titles with twelve, Germany has nine titles and Spain won their first and only title at the 2019 edition in Valencia, Spain.
Championship I Results YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place1977DetailsVienna, Austria61978DetailsCelle, West GermanyRound-robinRound-robin51979DetailsDüsseldorf, West Germany51981DetailsBarcelona, Spain2–11–081984DetailsDundee, Scotland2–14–181988DetailsParis, France3–14–181992DetailsEdinburgh, Scotland2–13–181996DetailsCardiff, Wales2–2 (a.e.t.)(6–5 p.s.)3–081998DetailsBelfast, Northern Ireland4–24–382000DetailsLeipzig, Germany3–04–282002DetailsAlcalá la Real, Spain2–12–082004DetailsDublin, Ireland1–1(6–5 pen.)5–182006DetailsCatania, Italy1–01–1(3–2 pen.)82008DetailsValencia, Spain2–15–282010DetailsLille, France4–12–182012Details's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands9–13–282014DetailsWaterloo, Belgium2–02–082017DetailsValencia, Spain6–03–272019Details1–1(4–3 s.o.)1–1(3–2 s.o.)92022DetailsGhent, Belgium1–1(4–3 s.o.)2–182024DetailsTerrassa, Spain5–31–082026DetailsValencia, Spain2–13–08
Summary TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placesFourth places12 (1978, 1981, 1984, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012*, 2014, 2017, 2024, 2026)6 (1977, 1979, 1992, 1998, 2008, 2019)3 (1988, 1996, 2022)9 (1977, 1979*, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2022)5 (1978*, 1981, 1984, 2004, 2014)3 (2002, 2019, 2026)5 (2000*, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2024)1 (2019*)3 (2012, 2024, 2026*)4 (1978, 1981*, 1992, 2010)5 (1979, 1984, 1998, 2006, 2014)5 (1988, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010)6 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2024)3 (1992, 1996, 2022)2 (2017, 2022*)1 (1979)3 (1981, 2019, 2026)1 (1996)2 (1998, 2000)1 (1977)1 (1984)1 (2006*)2 (1977*, 1978)2 (2002, 2004*)1 (1988)1 (2008) * = hosts
Team appearances Team1977197819791981198419881992199619982000200220042006200820102012201420172019202220242026Total4th4th–6th8th–––––––––––––––8th–5Part of the Soviet Union – 8th – 6th 6th 6th 4th 5th 8th – – 9th ––– 8––3rd4th6th––––––––7th–5th5th2nd 4th 2nd5th4th11Part of Czechoslovakia – 6th 6th – – – – – – – 7th – – ––– 3 – – – – 5th 2nd 4th 4th 5th 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 6th 4th3rd5th 183rd 5th 5th 5th – 8th 8th – – 8th – 8th – – 6th 6th 6th 5th 8th –7th–141st2nd1st2nd2nd1st1st1st1st4th3rd2nd1st1st4th4th2nd4th3rd1st4th3rd22 – – – – 3rd 7th 6th – 7th – – 7th – – – – – 5th 7th 6th6th7th 10 5th – – 8th – – – – – – – – 3rd 8th – – – – – ––– 4Part of the Soviet Union – – – 8th – – 6th 7th – – – – ––– 32nd1st2nd1st1st3rd2nd3rd2nd1st1st1st5th2nd1st1st1st1st2nd3rd1st1st22 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7th – – – ––– 1Part of the Soviet Union 7th – 6th – – – – – – 8th – 5th DSQ–– 4 – – – – 7th 6th 5th – – – 4th 4th 8th – 8th – – – – 8th–6th 9 – – – – – 4th 7th Defunct 26th3rd4th3rd4th5th3rd5th4th5th5th5th4th5th3rd2nd4th5th1st5th2nd2nd22 – – – 7th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ––– 1Part of the Soviet Union2nd 3rd 3rd 7th – – – – – – – – ––– 4 – – – – – – – 8th – 7th – – 7th – – – – – – 7th–8th 5Total 6 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 9 888
Championship II Results YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place1998DetailsBratislava, Slovakia82000DetailsPrague, Czech Republic82003Details82004DetailsSwansea, Wales82006DetailsVilnius, Lithuania82008DetailsPrague, Czech Republic72010DetailsBra, Italy102012DetailsAleksin, RussiaRound-robinRound-robin62014DetailsVienna, AustriaRound-robinRound-robin92017DetailsHradec Králové, Czech Republic3–03–282019DetailsAlanya, Turkey4–13–182022DetailsVienna, AustriaRound-robinRound-robin62024DetailsRakovník, Czech Republic3–27–04Konya, Turkey1–04–142026DetailsSalon-de-Provence, France5–02–14Vienna, AustriaRound-robinRound-robin5
Summary TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place4 (1998, 2003, 2008, 2026 A*)1 (2022)3 (2000, 2019, 2024 B)1 (2008)1 (2012)1 (2014)2 (2004*, 2024 A)1 (1998)1 (2019)2 (2012*, 2017)3 (1998, 2006, 2010)1 (2003)1 (2014)3 (2004, 2019, 2026 A)2 (2003, 2024 A)1 (2022)1 (2026 B)2 (2012, 2024 A*)1 (2017*)1 (2000*)1 (2010)1 (2006)1 (2006*)1 (2000)3 (2004, 2012, 2024 A)1 (2022*)1 (2026 B*)1 (2017)2 (2010, 2026 B)2 (2022, 2024 B)3 (1998, 2006, 2008)2 (2000, 2017)2 (2003, 2014)1 (2024 B)4 (2004, 2008, 2014, 2026 A)2 (2010, 2019)2 (2024 B*, 2026 B)1 (2026 A) * = hosts
Team appearances Team19982000200320042006200820102012201420172019202220242026Total––8th–––8th6th7th4th7th1st–3rd8–8th––8th–9th–––––––3–2nd––––––6th2nd–DSQ––4–6th––2nd–1st–––––––3––––––––––––––1–4th7th8th–5th6th2nd–3rd5th5th2nd1st111st–1st–5th1st–––––2nd–1st6–5th2nd–––––2nd–––––47th–3rd2nd––5th–1st–2nd4th3rd2nd95th3rd–4th1st––4th9th–––4th4th8––––––––––––––14th7th–5th4th4th2nd–5th8th6th3rd3rd2nd123rd–4th7th3rd7th3rd1st–1st––––86th1st–––2nd–3rd4th5th1st–1st–88th–––––10th–––––––2––6th6th7th––––––––5th4––––––––8th7th8th–4th4th5–––3rd6th3rd4th5th3rd6th4th6th2nd3rd112nd–5th1st–6th7th–––3rd–1st–7Total888887106988689
Championship III Results YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place2000DetailsCatania, Italy42002DetailsPoznań, Poland42004DetailsPredanovci, Slovenia62006DetailsAlbena, Bulgaria62008DetailsVienna, Austria42012DetailsLisbon, Portugal8–04–042022DetailsAlanya, Turkey2–0Only three teams3
Summary TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place1 (2008)1 (2002)1 (2012)1 (2004)1 (2004)1 (2006)1 (2002)1 (2022*)1 (2012)1 (2008)1 (2006)1 (2012)1 (2000*)1 (2002*)2 (2000, 2008*)1 (2006)1 (2004*)1 (2022)2 (2000, 2022)2 (2006, 2008)1 (2004)2 (2000, 2002)1 (2012*) * = hosts
Team appearances Team2000200220042006200820122022Total2nd–5th4th2nd––4–2nd4th–1st3rd–4––3rd––––1––6th5th–––2–3rd1st2nd–––3–––1st–––14th4th–––––2–––––1st–11st––––––1––––––2nd1–1st–––––1––––—4th–1–––3rd3rd––2––2nd––––13rd–––––3rd2–––6th4th2nd1st5Total4466443
See also Girls' EuroHockey U18 Championship Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship Women's EuroHockey Championship
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