The Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship is a men's international under-21
field hockey
Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...
tournament organized by the
European Hockey Federation
EuroHockey is a European sports federation for field hockey, based in Brussels. It is the umbrella organisation for all European national federations, and organises the Euro Hockey League. The president of the league is Marcos Hofmann. In reactio ...
. The tournament has been held since 1977 and serves as a qualification tournament for the
Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
The Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, formerly known as the Hockey Junior World Cup, is an international field hockey competition organized by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament was started in 1979. Since 1985 it was held every ...
.
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:
Summary
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* = ''hosts''
Team appearances
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
Summary
:
* = ''hosts''
Team appearances
Championship III
Results
Summary
:
* = ''hosts''
Team appearances
See also
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Men's EuroHockey Championship
The Men's EuroHockey Championship is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Championships. The tourname ...
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Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship
Notes
References
External links
Official websiteAll results
{{Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
U21
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Hockey
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EuroHockey Junior Championship
EuroHockey Junior Championship