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)
Venue(s)HC 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 scorer(s)Belgium 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]
26 August 2012
16:45
England   4–1   Wales
Condon   6'66'
Farrant   29'
Jackson   55'
Report Shipperley   8'
Umpires:
Grant Hundley (USA)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
26 August 2012
17:15
Netherlands   2–1   France
Brinkman   18'
Schuurman   67'
Report Martin-Brisac   53'
Umpires:
Nicholas Marchant (BEL)
Ben Göntgen (GER)

28 August 2012
18:45
France   5–1   Wales
Genestet   14'31'68'
Martin-Brisac   23'
Kieffer   53'
Report Hassan   62'
Umpires:
Daniel Clarke (IRE)
Nicholas Marchant (BEL)
28 August 2012
19:15
England   0–2   Netherlands
Report Galema   57'
Hiebendaal   70'
Umpires:
Grant Hundley (USA)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)

29 August 2012
18:45
France   4–3   England
Baumgarten   31'34'
Martin-Brisac   64'
Genestet   67'
Report Gilham-Jones   51'
Bowden   65'
Bull   70'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Michiel Otten (NED)
29 August 2012
19:15
Netherlands   6–2   Wales
Schuurman   5'19'
Hiebendaal   31'
Leijs   48'
Bovendeert   53'
Brinkman   54'
Report Pacey   65'
Gowman   67'
Umpires:
Marcus Powell (WAL)
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)

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]
26 August 2012
12:15
Germany   6–1   Scotland
Grambusch   5'
Swiatek   22'
Nguyen   25'
Rühr   37'
Ebeling   45'
Wellen   51'
Report Lindsay   68'
Umpires:
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
Michiel Otten (NED)
26 August 2012
12:45
Belgium   4–0   Spain
Luypaert   18'61'
Hendrickx   28'
Cosyns   46'
Report
Umpires:
Daniel Clarke (IRE)
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)

28 August 2012
16:30
Spain   4–2   Scotland
Boltó   6'
De Frutos   48'49'
Beltrán   56'
Report Bremmer   12'
Duncan   66'
Umpires:
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
Michiel Otten (NED)
28 August 2012
17:00
Germany   2–2   Belgium
Windfeder   31'
Swiatek   40'
Report Plennevaux   25'
Peeters   30'
Umpires:
Ian Diamond (SCO)
Marcus Powell (WAL)

29 August 2012
14:15
Spain   2–3   Germany
Mercadé   41'
Parente   52'
Report Grambusch   24'
Bädelt   59'
Nitschke   67'
Umpires:
Daniel Clarke (IRE)
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
29 August 2012
14:45
Belgium   7–1   Scotland
Luypaert   5'32'51'
Cobbaert   14'19'
Hendrickx   43'
Pérez   68'
Report Irvine   9'
Umpires:
Marcus Powell (WAL)
Grant Hundley (USA)

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]
31 August 2012
13:00
Wales   0–3   Scotland
Report Forsyth   8'52'
Imrie   35'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
31 August 2012
13:30
England   4–4   Spain
Bull   36'
Roper   48'
Jackson   58'
Flanagan   65'
Report Malgosa   15'
Dávila   22'41'
Iglesias   50'
Umpires:
Ian Diamond (SCO)
Nicolas Marchant (BEL)

1 September 2012
09:00
Wales   2–6   Spain
Shipperley   17'
Shaw   38'
Report De Frutos   6'64'
Beltrán   35'44'
Malgosa   51'
Álvarez   60'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Nicolas Marchant (BEL)
1 September 2012
10:30
England   5–0   Scotland
Gilham-Jones   9'13'56'
Bull   59'
Roper   67'
Report
Umpires:
Marcus Powell (WAL)
Michiel Otten (NED)

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
31 August 2012
16:00
Belgium   3–2 (a.e.t.)   France
Hendrickx   26'74'
Pérez   41'
Report Lockwood   18'
Lyon   58'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Daniel Clarke (IRE)

31 August 2012
18:30
Netherlands   3–2   Germany
Schuurman   12'
Van Puffelen   16'
Bovendeert   44'
Report Grambusch   19'
Rühr   41'
Umpires:
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
Third and fourth place edit
1 September 2012
16:00
Germany   8–0   France
Grambusch   13'30'
Wild   18'
Swiatek   23'
Gomoll   42'43'
Ebeling   53'65'
Report
Umpires:
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
Grant Hundley (USA)
Final edit
1 September 2012
16:30
Netherlands   2–2   Belgium
Schuurman   33'
Brinkman   50'
Report Luypaert   20'53'
Penalties
Leijs  
Schuurman  
Galema  
Bovendeert  
Van der Kamp  
3–4   Cosyns
  Plennevaux
  Luypaert
  Van Doren
Umpires:
Daniel Clarke (IRE)
Xavier Fenaert (FRA)

Awards edit

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer Goalkeeper of the Tournament
  Glenn Schuurman   Loïck Luypaert   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
    Belgium 5 3 2 0 18 7 +11 11 Qualified to
2013 FIH Junior World Cup
    Netherlands (H) 5 4 1 0 15 7 +8 13
    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. ^ a b c Regulations