2019 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

The 2019 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 19th edition of the men's EuroHockey Junior Championship, the biennial international men's under-21 field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament in Valencia, Spain from 15 to 21 July 2019.[1]

2019 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityValencia
Dates15–21 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueEstadio Betero
Final positions
Champions Germany (6th title)
Runner-up England
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored107 (5.35 per match)
Top scorerGermany Raphael Hartkopf (8 goals)
2017 (previous) (next) 2022

This tournament served as the European qualifier for the 2021 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top six teams qualifying.[2]

Germany won the tournament for the sixth time by defeating England 5–3 in the final. The defending champions, the Netherlands won the bronze model by defeating the hosts Spain 3–1.

Qualified teams

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The following eighth team qualified based on their final positions in the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championships.[3]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
28 August – 3 September 2017 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship Valencia, Spain 6  Netherlands
 Belgium
 Germany
 Spain
 England
 Austria
16–22 July 2017 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship II Saint Petersburg, Russia 2  France
 Poland
Total 8

Results

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All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Semi-finals and
2021 FIH Junior World Cup
2  England 3 1 2 0 8 4 +4 5
3  Belgium 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 4 Pool C
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 3 18 15 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts


Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7 Semi-finals and
2021 FIH Junior World Cup
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 19 5 +14 6
3  France 3 1 1 1 7 10 3 4 Pool C
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 3 25 22 0
Source: FIH


Fifth to eighth place classification

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The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5  Belgium 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 9 Qualification for the 2021 FIH Junior World Cup
6  France 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
7  Poland (R) 3 1 0 2 4 10 6 3 Relegation to the Junior Championship II
8  Austria (R) 3 0 0 3 3 14 11 0
Source: FIH
(R) Relegated

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 July
 
 
 Spain0
 
21 July
 
 Germany3
 
 Germany5
 
20 July
 
 England3
 
 Netherlands3
 
 
 England4
 
Third place
 
 
21 July
 
 
 Spain1
 
 
 Netherlands3

Semi-finals

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Third and fourth place

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Final

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Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Qualification or relegation
1  Germany (C) Qualification for the 2021 Junior World Cup
2  England
3  Netherlands
4  Spain (H)
5  Belgium
6  France
7  Poland (R) Relegation to the Junior Championship II
8  Austria (R)
Source: FIH
(C) Champion; (H) Host; (R) Relegated

Goalscorers

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There were 107 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.35 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

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References

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  1. "2019 Eurohockey Junior Championships – Updated". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019. Archived 7 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  3. "2017 Eurohockey Junior Championships – Final Positions". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.