The 2022 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 20th 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. The top five teams qualified for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Belgium | ||
| City | Ghent | ||
| Dates | 24–30 July | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | La Gantoise HC | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (10th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Germany | ||
| Third place |  Belgium | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 92 (4.6 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Benedikt Schwarzhaupt (6 goals) | ||
| Best player |  Rafael Vilallonga | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Jean Danneberg | ||
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It was held alongside the women's tournament in Ghent, Belgium from 24 to 30 July 2022. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Wavre but a venue change was required due to the initial venue not being ready in time due to flooding.[2]
The Netherlands won a record-extending tenth title by defeating the defending champions Germany 3–1 in the final. The hosts Belgium won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 3–1.[3]
Qualified teams edit
Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2019 competition.[4]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| 15–21 July 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Junior Championship | Valencia, Spain | 7 |  Austria Belgium England France Germany Netherlands Spain
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| 14–20 July 2019 | 2019 EuroHockey Junior Championship II | Plzeň, Czech Republic | 1 |  Scotland Russia |
| Total | 8 | |||
Preliminary round edit
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 9 | Semi-finals and 2023 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | Belgium (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | England
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Scotland
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
(H) Hosts
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Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | Semi-finals and 2023 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | Netherlands
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 7 | |
| 3 | France
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | Pool C |
| 4 | Austria
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 1 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
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Fifth to eighth place classification edit
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
Pool C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 5 | France
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Qualification for the 2023 Junior World Cup |
| 6 | England
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 7 | Austria (R)
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | Relegation to the Junior Championship II |
| 8 | Scotland (R)
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[5]
(R) Relegated
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First to fourth place classification edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 July | ||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
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| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| 29 July | ||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 July | ||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| Belgium | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
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Third place match edit
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Final edit
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Final standings edit
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| 4 | Spain
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| 5 | France
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| 6 | England
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| 7 | Austria (R)
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| 8 | Scotland (R)
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Goalscorers edit
There were 92 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.6 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Marcin Nyckowiak
Tobias Biekens- Victor Foubert
- Sebastiaan Geers
Stuart Kentwell- Alex Pendle
- Ellis Robson
Jules Bournac
Nikas Berendts- Moritz Himmler
- Phillip Holzmüller
- Mario Schachner
- Florian Sperling
Luke Dommershuijzen- Casper van der Veen
Pete Caughey- Iain McFadden
- Keir Robb
- Dominic Smith
Pol Cabré-Verdiell- Pol Fité
- Enric Miralles
- Andreas Rafi
- Rafael Vilallonga
Source: FIH
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and were replaced by Austria.
References edit
- ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2023" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.
- ^ "2022 EuroHockey Junior Championships". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Euro U21 Boys : final Day/résultats" (in French).
- ^ "2019 EuroHockey Junior Championships, Final Rankings". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 24 July 2019.
- ^ a b c FIH General Tournament Regulations September 2021