Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship
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Current season, competition or edition: 2026 Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship | |
| Formerly | Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 1977 |
| First season | 1977 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Netherlands (11th title) (2024) |
| Most titles | Netherlands (11 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | EuroHockey U21 Championship II |
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.[1] In June 2023, the tournament was renamed from the Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship to the Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship.[2]
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 ten, Germany has nine titles and Spain won their first and only title at the 2019 edition in Valencia, Spain.[3]
Championship I
[edit]Results
[edit]
Summary
[edit]| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third places | Fourth places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|
11 (1978, 1981, 1984, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012*, 2014, 2017, 2024) | 6 (1977, 1979, 1992, 1998, 2008, 2019) | 3 (1988, 1996, 2022) | |
 Germany[a]
|
9 (1977, 1979*, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2022) | 5 (1978*, 1981, 1984, 2004, 2014) | 2 (2002, 2019) | 5 (2000*, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2024) |
 Spain
|
1 (2019*) | 2 (2012, 2024) | 4 (1978, 1981*, 1992, 2010) | 5 (1979, 1984, 1998, 2006, 2014) |
 England
|
5 (1988, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010) | 6 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2024) | 3 (1992, 1996, 2022) | |
 Belgium
|
2 (2017, 2022*) | 1 (1979) | 2 (1981, 2019) | |
 Ukraine
|
1 (1996) | 2 (1998, 2000) | ||
 France
|
1 (1977) | |||
 Ireland
|
1 (1984) | |||
 Italy
|
1 (2006*) | |||
 Austria
|
2 (1977*, 1978) | |||
 Scotland
|
2 (2002, 2004*) | |||
 Soviet Union
|
1 (1988) | |||
 Belarus
|
1 (2008) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances
[edit]| Team | 1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
 1981 |
1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
 1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2017 |
2019 |
2022 |
2024 |
2026 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
|
4th | 4th | – | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 5 |
| Belarus
|
Part of the Soviet Union | – | 8th | – | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 8th | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | 8 | ||||||
| Belgium
|
– | – | 3rd | 4th | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 5th | Q | 11 |
 Czech Republic
|
Part of Czechoslovakia | – | 6th | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |||||
| England
|
– | – | – | – | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 3rd | Q | 18 |
| France
|
3rd | 5th | 5th | 5th | – | 8th | 8th | – | – | 8th | – | 8th | – | – | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 8th | – | 7th | – | 14 |
| Germany[a]
|
1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | Q | 22 |
| Ireland
|
– | – | – | – | 3rd | 7th | 6th | – | 7th | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 7th | 6th | 6th | Q | 10 |
| Italy
|
5th | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
 Lithuania
|
Part of the Soviet Union | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 6th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||||||
| Netherlands
|
2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | Q | 22 |
 Poland
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Russia
|
Part of the Soviet Union | 7th | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 5th | DSQ | – | – | 4 | ||||||
| Scotland
|
– | – | – | – | 7th | 6th | 5th | – | – | – | 4th | 4th | 8th | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | Q | 9 |
| Soviet Union
|
– | – | – | – | – | 4th | 7th | Defunct | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Spain
|
6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 1st | 5th | 2nd | Q | 22 |
 Switzerland
|
– | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Ukraine
|
Part of the Soviet Union | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||||||
| Wales
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 7th | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | Q | 5 |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | [4] |
Championship II
[edit]Results
[edit]Summary
[edit]| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland
|
3 (2000, 2019, 2024 B) | 1 (2008) | 1 (2012) | 1 (2014) |
| France
|
3 (1998, 2003, 2008) | 1 (2022) | ||
| Wales
|
2 (2004*, 2024 A) | 1 (1998) | 1 (2019) | |
| Russia
|
2 (2012*, 2017) | 3 (1998, 2006, 2010) | 1 (2003) | |
| Italy
|
1 (2014) | 2 (2004, 2019) | 2 (2003, 2024 A) | 1 (2022) |
| Belgium
|
1 (2010) | 1 (2006) | ||
| Lithuania
|
1 (2006*) | 1 (2000) | 3 (2004, 2012, 2024 A) | |
| Austria
|
1 (2022*) | 1 (2017) | ||
| Czech Republic
|
2 (2012, 2024 A*) | 1 (2017*) | 1 (2000*) | |
| Belarus
|
2 (2000, 2017) | |||
| Ireland
|
2 (2003, 2014) | |||
| Ukraine
|
1 (2024 B) | 3 (2004, 2008, 2014) | 2 (2010, 2019) | |
| Poland
|
1 (2010) | 2 (2022, 2024 B) | 3 (1998, 2006, 2008) | |
 Turkey
|
1 (2024 B*) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances
[edit]| Team |  1998 |
2000 |
2003 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2017 |
2019 |
2022 |
2024 |
2026 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
|
– | – | 8th | – | – | – | 8th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 1st | – | Q | 8 |
 Azerbaijan
|
– | 8th | – | – | 8th | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Belarus
|
– | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 2nd | – | DSQ | – | – | 4 |
| Belgium
|
– | 6th | – | – | 2nd | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
 Croatia
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 |
| Czech Republic
|
– | 4th | 7th | 8th | – | 5th | 6th | 2nd | – | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 2nd | Q | 11 |
| France
|
1st | – | 1st | – | 5th | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | – | Q | 6 |
| Ireland
|
– | 5th | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Italy
|
7th | – | 3rd | 2nd | – | – | 5th | – | 1st | – | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | Q | 9 |
| Lithuania
|
5th | 3rd | – | 4th | 1st | – | – | 4th | 9th | – | – | – | 4th | Q | 8 |
 Luxembourg
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 |
| Poland
|
4th | 7th | – | 5th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | – | 5th | 8th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | Q | 12 |
| Russia
|
3rd | – | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 1st | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Scotland
|
6th | 1st | – | – | – | 2nd | – | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 1st | – | 1st | – | 8 |
| Slovakia
|
8th | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Switzerland
|
– | – | 6th | 6th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 4 |
| Turkey
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 7th | 8th | – | 4th | Q | 5 |
| Ukraine
|
– | – | – | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 6th | 2nd | Q | 11 |
| Wales
|
2nd | – | 5th | 1st | – | 6th | 7th | – | – | – | 3rd | – | 1st | – | 7 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | [5] |
Championship III
[edit]Results
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 2000 Details |
Catania, Italy | Italy |
Austria |
 Switzerland |
 Greece |
4 | |||||
| 2002 Details |
Poznań, Poland | Poland |
Azerbaijan |
Croatia |
Greece |
4 | |||||
| 2004 Details |
Predanovci, Slovenia | Croatia |
 Slovenia |
Belgium |
Azerbaijan |
6 | |||||
| 2006 Details |
Albena, Bulgaria | Czech Republic |
Croatia |
Slovakia |
Austria |
6 | |||||
| 2008 Details |
Vienna, Austria | Azerbaijan |
Austria |
Slovakia |
Turkey |
4 | |||||
| 2012 Details |
Lisbon, Portugal | Ireland |
8–0 | Turkey |
Azerbaijan |
4–0 |  Portugal |
4 | |||
| 2022 Details |
Alanya, Turkey | Turkey |
2–0 | Lithuania |
Switzerland |
Only three teams | 3 | ||||
Summary
[edit]| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan
|
1 (2008) | 1 (2002) | 1 (2012) | 1 (2004) |
| Croatia
|
1 (2004) | 1 (2006) | 1 (2002) | |
| Turkey
|
1 (2022*) | 1 (2012) | 1 (2008) | |
| Czech Republic
|
1 (2006) | |||
| Ireland
|
1 (2012) | |||
| Italy
|
1 (2000*) | |||
| Poland
|
1 (2002*) | |||
| Austria
|
2 (2000, 2008*) | 1 (2006) | ||
| Slovenia
|
1 (2004*) | |||
| Lithuania
|
1 (2022) | |||
| Switzerland
|
2 (2000, 2022) | |||
| Slovakia
|
2 (2006, 2008) | |||
| Belgium
|
1 (2004) | |||
| Greece
|
2 (2000, 2002) | |||
| Portugal
|
1 (2012*) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances
[edit]| Team | 2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
 2006 |
2008 |
2012 |
2022 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
|
2nd | – | 5th | 4th | 2nd | – | – | 4 |
| Azerbaijan
|
– | 2nd | 4th | – | 1st | 3rd | – | 4 |
| Belgium
|
– | – | 3rd | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Bulgaria
|
– | – | 6th | 5th | – | – | – | 2 |
| Croatia
|
– | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | – | – | – | 3 |
| Czech Republic
|
– | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | 1 |
| Greece
|
4th | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Ireland
|
– | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | 1 |
| Italy
|
1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Lithuania
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | 1 |
| Poland
|
– | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Portugal
|
– | – | – | – | — | 4th | – | 1 |
| Slovakia
|
– | – | – | 3rd | 3rd | – | – | 2 |
| Slovenia
|
– | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Switzerland
|
3rd | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 2 |
| Turkey
|
– | – | – | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 5 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | [5] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Update regulations June 2023". Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "2019 Eurohockey Junior Championships – Updated". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. pp. 24–25. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 25. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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