Wikipedia

2012 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

The 2012 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 16th 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 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands from 20 August to 1 September 2012.[1]

2019 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
City's-Hertogenbosch
Dates26 August–1 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueHC Den Bosch
Final positions
Champions Belgium (1st title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored111 (5.55 per match)
Top scorerBelgium Loïck Luypaert (7 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Glenn Schuurman
← 2010 (previous) (next) 2014 →

This tournament served as the European qualifier for the 2013 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top six teams qualifying.[2]

Belgium won the tournament for the first time by defeating the Netherlands 4–3 in penalties after the final finished as a 2–2 draw. Germany won the bronze model by defeating France 8–0.[3]

Qualified teams

edit

The following eight team qualified based on their final positions in the 2010 EuroHockey Junior Championships.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
25 – 31 July 2010 2010 EuroHockey Junior Championship Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland 6  Belgium
 England
 France
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Spain
2010 EuroHockey Junior Championship II Vienna, Austria 2  Scotland
 Wales
Total 8

Results

edit

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

Preliminary round

edit

Pool A

edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Semi-finals
2  France 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 6
3  England 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3 Pool C
4  Wales 3 0 0 3 4 15 −11 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]

Pool B

edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7 Semi-finals
2  Germany 3 2 1 0 11 5 +6 7
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3 Pool C
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 4 17 −13 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]

Classification round

edit

Fifth to eighth place classification

edit
Pool C
edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1  England 3 2 1 0 13 5 +8 7
2  Spain 3 2 1 0 14 8 +6 7
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3 Relegated to 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship II
4  Wales 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: EuroHockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]

First to fourth place classification

edit
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 August 2012
 
 
 Netherlands3
 
1 September 2012
 
 Germany2
 
 Netherlands2 (3)
 
31 August 2012
 
 Belgium (p.s.o)2 (4)
 
 Belgium (a.e.t)3
 
 
 France2
 
Third Place
 
 
1 September 2012
 
 
 Germany8
 
 
 France0
Semi-finals
edit
Third and fourth place
edit
Final
edit

Awards

edit
Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Netherlands Glenn Schuurman Belgium Loïck Luypaert Belgium Arnaud Flamand

Statistics

edit

Final standings

edit

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Belgium 5 3 2 0 18 7 +11 11 Qualified to
2013 FIH Junior World Cup
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands (H) 5 4 1 0 15 7 +8 13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 5 3 1 1 21 8 +13 10
4  France 5 2 0 3 12 17 −5 6
5  England 5 2 1 2 16 11 +5 7
6  Spain 5 2 1 2 16 15 +1 7
7  Scotland 5 1 0 4 7 22 −15 3 Relegated to
2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship II
8  Wales 5 0 0 5 6 24 −18 0
Source: EuroHockey
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

edit

There were 111 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.55 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

edit
  1. ↑ "EuroHockey Competitions Archive". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2013" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Jong Oranjemannen verliezen EK-finale van Belgen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Regulations
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2012_Men%27s_EuroHockey_Junior_Championship&oldid=1323631025"