Current season, competition or edition: 2026 Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship | |
| Formerly | Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Founded | 1977; 49 years ago (1977) |
| First season | 1977 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion |  Netherlands (11th title)(2024) |
| Most titles | Netherlands (11 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | EuroHockey U21 Championship II |
TheWomen's EuroHockey U21 Championship is a women's international under-21field hockey tournament organized by theEuropean Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1977 and serves as a qualification tournament for theWomen'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 ispromotion 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: theNetherlands has the most titles with ten,Germany has nine titles andSpain won their first and only title at the2019 edition inValencia, Spain.[3]
| 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) |
| 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] |
| 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*) |
| 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] |
| 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 | ||||
| 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*) |
| 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] |
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