Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship

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.^[1]

Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2026 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship
Formerly	Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	1976; 49 years ago (1976)
First season	1976
No. of teams	8
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Spain (4th title) (2024)
Most titles	Netherlands (10 titles)
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	EuroHockey U21 Championship II

In June 2023, the tournament was renamed from the Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship to the Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship.^[2]

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:^[3]

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Number of teams
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1976 Details	Hamburg, West Germany		Netherlands	2–0	Spain		West Germany	2–1	Poland		8
1977 Details	Folkestone, England		West Germany	4–3	Netherlands		Spain	1–0	England		8
1978 Details	Dublin, Ireland		Netherlands	6–2	Ireland		West Germany		France		8
1981 Details	Barcelona, Spain		West Germany	2–1	Belgium		Netherlands	4–2	Spain		8
1984 Details	Rome, Italy		West Germany	3–2	Netherlands		France	2–1	Belgium		8
1988 Details	Santander, Spain		West Germany	3–0	England		Netherlands	2–1	Spain		8
1992 Details	Vught, Netherlands		Netherlands		Spain		Germany		England		8
1996 Details	Vejle, Denmark		Netherlands	3–2	Germany		England	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–4 p.s.)	Spain		8
1998 Details	Poznań, Poland		Germany	3–2	England		Netherlands	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p.s.)	Spain		8
2000 Details	Madrid, Spain		Spain	4–4 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p.s.)	Germany		Netherlands	7–2	England		8
2002 Details	Lausanne, Switzerland		Netherlands		Germany		Spain		England		8
2004 Details	Nivelles, Belgium		Spain		Germany		Netherlands		England		8
2006 Details	Prague, Czech Republic		Netherlands		Germany		Belgium		Spain		8
2008 Details	San Sebastián, Spain		Spain	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands		Germany	4–3	Belgium		8
2010 Details	Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland		Netherlands	4–1	Belgium		Germany	4–3	England		8
2012 Details	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands		Belgium	2–2 (3–2 s.o.)	Netherlands		Germany	8–0	France		8
2014 Details	Waterloo, Belgium		Netherlands	5–2	Germany		England	1–1 (4–3 s.o.)	Belgium		8
2017 Details	Valencia, Spain		Netherlands	2–2 (5–3 s.o.)	Belgium		Germany	Match cancelled	Spain		8
2019 Details			Germany	5–3	England		Netherlands	3–1	Spain		8
2022 Details	Ghent, Belgium		Netherlands	3–1	Germany		Belgium	3–1	Spain		8
2024 Details	Terrassa, Spain		Spain	3–1	Netherlands		Belgium	4–3	Germany		8
2026 Details	Valencia, Spain										8

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Netherlands	10 (1976, 1978, 1992*, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2022)	5 (1977, 1984, 2008, 2012*, 2024)	6 (1981, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2019)
Germany[a]	6 (1977, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1998, 2019)	7 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2014, 2022)	7 (1976*, 1978, 1992, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2017)	1 (2024)
Spain	4 (2000*, 2004, 2008*, 2024*)	2 (1976, 1992)	2 (1977, 2002)	8 (1981*, 1988*, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2017*, 2019*, 2022)
Belgium	1 (2012)	3 (1981, 2010, 2017)	3 (2006, 2022*, 2024)	3 (1984, 2008, 2014*)
England		3 (1988, 1998, 2019)	2 (1996, 2014)	6 (1977*, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010)
Ireland		1 (1978*)
France			1 (1984)	2 (1978, 2012)
Poland				1 (1976)

* = hosts

Team appearances

Team	1976	1977	1978	1981	1984	1988	1992	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2017	2019	2022	2024	2026	Total
Austria	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	6th	6th	8th	7th	–	Q	8
Belgium	5th	–	6th	2nd	4th	–	–	5th	6th	–	6th	5th	3rd	4th	2nd	1st	4th	2nd	5th	3rd	3rd	Q	18
Czech Republic	Part of Czechoslovakia						8th	7th	–	–	7th	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
Denmark	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
England	–	4th	7th	7th	5th	2nd	4th	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	4th	5th	5th	4th	5th	3rd	5th	2nd	6th	5th	Q	21
France	7th	–	4th	8th	3rd	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	5th	4th	7th	–	6th	5th	6th	Q	12
Germany[a]	3rd	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	4th	Q	22
Gibraltar	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Italy	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	6th	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Ireland	6th	8th	2nd	5th	7th	–	–	–	–	7th	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	7th	–	9
Netherlands	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	Q	22
Poland	4th	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	7th	–	–	6th	6th	6th	8th	–	8th	–	7th	–	–	–	9
Portugal	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	2
Russia	Part of the Soviet Union							–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	7th	–	–	–	–	DSQ	–	–	2
Scotland	–	7th	–	–	–	8th	5th	–	5th	5th	5th	7th	–	7th	–	7th	–	–	–	8th	–	–	10
Soviet Union	–	5th	8th	6th	–	5th	–	Defunct															4
Spain	2nd	3rd	5th	4th	–	4th	2nd	4th	4th	1st	3rd	1st	4th	1st	6th	6th	5th	4th	4th	4th	1st	Q	21
Switzerland	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Q	3
Turkey	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	1
Wales	8th	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Total	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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.^[4]

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Number of teams
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1998 Details	Padua, Italy		Ireland		France		Italy		Wales		8
2000 Details	Vienna, Austria		Belgium		Czech Republic		Switzerland		Austria		8
2002 Details	Cagliari, Italy		Poland		Ireland		France		Italy		7
2004 Details	Lousada, Portugal		Czech Republic		Russia		France		Switzerland		8
2006 Details	Gibraltar		Scotland		Austria		France		Wales		8
2008 Details	Bra, Italy		Russia		France		Belarus		Italy		10
2010 Details	Vienna, Austria		Scotland		Wales		Austria		Czech Republic		8
2012 Details	Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy		Austria	4–2	Poland		Russia	6–1	Ukraine		8
2014 Details	Lousada, Portugal		Ireland	Round-robin	Portugal		Scotland	Round-robin	Italy		7
2017 Details	Saint Petersburg, Russia		France	3–0	Poland		Scotland	4–3	Czech Republic		8
2019 Details	Plzeň, Czech Republic		Scotland	9–0	Russia		Ireland	4–1	Turkey		8
2022 Details			Ireland	Round-robin	Turkey		Wales	Round-robin	Poland		6
2024 Details	Wałcz, Poland		Austria	Round-robin	Poland		Italy	Round-robin	Ukraine		6
	Lausanne, Switzerland		Switzerland	Round-robin	Scotland		Czech Republic	Round-robin	Wales		5
2026 Details	Poznań, Poland										6
	Plzeň, Czech Republic										6

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Scotland	3 (2006, 2010, 2019)	1 (2024 B)	2 (2014, 2017)
Ireland	3 (1998, 2014, 2022)	1 (2002)	1 (2019)
Austria	2 (2012, 2024 A)	1 (2006)	1 (2010*)	1 (2000*)
Poland	1 (2002)	3 (2012, 2017, 2024 A*)		1 (2022)
France	1 (2017)	2 (1998, 2008)	3 (2002, 2004, 2006)
Russia	1 (2008)	2 (2004, 2019)	1 (2012)
Czech Republic	1 (2004)	1 (2000)	1 (2024 B)	2 (2010, 2017)
Switzerland	1 (2024 B*)		1 (2000)	1 (2004)
Belgium	1 (2000)
Wales		1 (2010)	1 (2022)	3 (1998, 2006, 2024 B)
Turkey		1 (2022)		1 (2019)
Portugal		1 (2014*)
Italy			2 (1998*, 2024 A)	3 (2002*, 2008*, 2014)
Belarus			1 (2008)
Ukraine				2 (2012, 2024 A)

* = hosts

Team appearances

Team	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2017	2019	2022	2024	2026	Total
Austria	–	4th	–	–	2nd	–	3rd	1st	–	–	–	–	1st	–	4
Azerbaijan	–	–	–	–	–	9th	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Belarus	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	6th	7th	7th	–	6th	DSQ	–	–	5
Belgium	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Croatia	–	–	5th	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Q	3
Czech Republic	5th	2nd	–	1st	–	8th	4th	8th	–	4th	7th	6th	3rd	Q	11
Denmark	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Finland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	Q	2
France	2nd	–	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	–	–	–	1st	–	–	–	–	6
Gibraltar	8th	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Ireland	1st	–	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	1st	–	3rd	1st	–	Q	6
Italy	3rd	–	4th	6th	5th	4th	7th	5th	4th	5th	5th	5th	3rd	Q	13
Lithuania	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	Q	2
Luxembourg	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	Q	2
Poland	–	6th	1st	–	–	–	–	2nd	–	2nd	–	4th	2nd	Q	6
Portugal	7th	–	7th	8th	8th	–	–	–	2nd	–	8th	–	–	–	6
Russia	–	8th	–	2nd	–	1st	–	3rd	5th	6th	2nd	–	–	–	7
Scotland	–	–	–	–	1st	–	1st	–	3rd	3rd	1st	–	2nd	Q	7
Switzerland	–	3rd	–	4th	6th	7th	–	6th	–	–	–	–	1st	–	6
Turkey	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	–	–	7th	4th	2nd	–	Q	5
Ukraine	–	7th	–	–	–	6th	5th	4th	6th	8th	–	–	4th	Q	7
Wales	4th	5th	6th	5th	4th	5th	2nd	–	–	–	–	3rd	4th	Q	10
Total	8	8	7	8	8	10	8	8	7	8	8	6	11	12

Championship III

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Number of teams
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1998 Details	Moscow, Russia		Russia		Switzerland		Ukraine		Belarus		6
2000 Details	Porto, Portugal		Portugal		Croatia		Denmark		Gibraltar		5
2002 Details	Elektrostal, Russia		Russia		Belarus		Ukraine		Azerbaijan		5
2004 Details	Brest, Belarus		Austria		Gibraltar		Ukraine		Azerbaijan		6
2006 Details	Bratislava, Slovakia		Ukraine		Belarus		Azerbaijan		Greece		10
2010 Details	Athens, Greece		Switzerland		Greece		Slovakia		Bulgaria		4
2012 Details	Lisbon, Portugal		Portugal	Round-robin	Turkey		Greece	Round-robin	Gibraltar		6
	Bratislava, Slovakia		Ireland	14–0	Slovakia		Lithuania	4–3	Bulgaria		4
2014 Details	Hradec Králové, Czech Republic		Turkey	Round-robin	Czech Republic		Slovakia	Round-robin	Azerbaijan		6
2017	Lucerne, Switzerland		Cancelled				Cancelled
2019 Details	Vilnius, Lithuania		Wales	4–3	Ukraine		Lithuania	Only three teams			3
2022 Details	Helsinki, Finland		Switzerland	3–2	Ukraine		Lithuania	12–2	Finland		4

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Switzerland	2 (2010, 2022)	1 (1998)
Portugal	2 (2000*, 2012 A*)
Russia	2 (1998*, 2002*)
Ukraine	1 (2006)	2 (2019, 2022)	3 (1998, 2002, 2004)
Turkey	1 (2014)	1 (2012 A)
Austria	1 (2004)
Ireland	1 (2012 B)
Wales	1 (2019)
Belarus		2 (2002, 2006)		1 (1998)
Slovakia		1 (2012 B*)	2 (2010, 2014)
Greece		1 (2010*)	1 (2012 A)	1 (2006)
Gibraltar		1 (2004)		2 (2000, 2012 A)
Croatia		1 (2000)
Czech Republic		1 (2014*)
Lithuania			3 (2012 B, 2019*, 2022)
Azerbaijan			1 (2006)	3 (2002, 2004, 2014)
Denmark			1 (2000)
Bulgaria				2 (2010, 2012 B)
Finland				1 (2022*)

* = hosts

Team appearances

Team	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2010	2012	2014	2019	2022	Total
Austria	–	–	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Azerbaijan	–	–	4th	4th	3rd	–	5th	4th	–	–	5
Belarus	4th	–	2nd	5th	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	4
Bulgaria	5th	–	–	–	5th	4th	4th	–	–	–	4
Croatia	–	2nd	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	2
Cyprus	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	1
Czech Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2nd	–	–	1
Denmark	–	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Finland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4th	1
Georgia	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Gibraltar	–	4th	–	2nd	–	–	4th	5th	–	WD	4
Greece	–	5th	5th	–	4th	2nd	3rd	–	–	–	5
Ireland	–	–	–	–	–	–	1st	–	–	–	1
Lithuania	–	–	–	–	7th	–	3rd	6th	3rd	3rd	5
Portugal	–	1st	–	–	–	–	1st	–	–	WD	2
Romania	–	–	–	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	1
Russia	1st	–	1st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Slovakia	–	–	–	–	6th	3rd	2nd	3rd	–	WD	4
Switzerland	2nd	–	–	–	–	1st	–	–	–	1st	3
Turkey	–	–	–	6th	9th	–	2nd	1st	–	–	4
Ukraine	3rd	–	3rd	3rd	1st	–	–	–	2nd	2nd	6
Wales	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1st	–	1
Total	6	5	5	6	10	4	10	6	3	4

See also

• Boys' EuroHockey U18 Championship
• Men's EuroHockey Championship
• Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship

Notes

1. Includes results representing West Germany between 1976 and 1988