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2017 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship Host country Spain City Valencia Dates 28 August – 3 September Teams 8 Venue(s) Estadio Betero Champions Netherlands (9th title) Runner-up Belgium Third place Germany Matches played 20 Goals scored 118 (5.9 per match) Top scorer(s) Will Calnan Boris Burkhardt (11 goals)
The 2017 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 18th edition of the men's EuroHockey Junior Championship , the biennial international men's under-21 field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation . It was held alongside the women's tournament in Valencia , Spain between 28 August and 3 September 2017.[ 1]
The defending champions, the Netherlands won the tournament for the 9th time by defeating Belgium 5–3 in a shoot-out after the final finished in a 2–2 draw.[ 2] The third-place match between Germany and Spain was cancelled due to illness.
The following eight teams qualified based on their final positions in the 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championships.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Spain (H)
3
1
2
0
17
5
+12
5
Semi-finals
2
Netherlands
3
1
2
0
15
5
+10
5
3
England
3
1
2
0
12
4
+8
5
4
Portugal
3
0
0
3
0
30
−30
0
Umpires: Luka Zupancic (AUT) Michael Pontus (BEL)
Umpires: Federico García (URU) Tim Meissner (GER)
Umpires: Pietro Galligani (ITA) Tim Meissner (GER)
Umpires: Rob Abbott (IRE) Luka Zupancic (AUT)
Umpires: Tim Meissner (GER) Rob Abbott (IRE)
Umpires: Pietro Galligani (ITA) Michael Pontus (BEL)
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Germany
3
3
0
0
10
3
+7
9
Semi-finals
2
Belgium
3
2
0
1
9
4
+5
6
3
Ireland
3
0
1
2
7
11
−4
1
4
Austria
3
0
1
2
5
13
−8
1
Umpires: Paul van den Assum (NED) Sean Edwards (ENG)
Umpires: Daniel Rodríguez (ESP) Rob Abbott (IRE)
Umpires: Paul van den Assum (NED) Pedro Santos (POR)
Umpires: Federico García (URU) Daniel Rodríguez (ESP)
Umpires: Federico García (URU) Pedro Santos (POR)
Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Daniel Rodríguez (ESP)
Fifth to eighth place classification [ edit ]
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
Umpires: Tim Meissner (GER) Rob Abbott (IRE)
Umpires: Federico García (URU) Luka Zupancic (AUT)
Umpires: Pietro Galligani (ITA) Pedro Santos (POR)
Umpires: Michael Pontus (BEL) Paul van den Assum (NED)
First to fourth place classification [ edit ]
Umpires: Sean Edwards (ENG) Michael Pontus (BEL)
Umpires: Paul van den Assum (NED) Pietro Galligani (ITA)
Third and fourth place [ edit ]
Umpires: Federico García (URU) Daniel Rodríguez (ESP)
Relegated to the EuroHockey Junior Championship II
There were 118 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.9 goals per match.
11 goals
7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH