2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CitySan Sebastián
Dates20–26 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
VenueAtlético San Sebastián
Final positions
Champions Spain (3rd title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored134 (6.7 per match)
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The 2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 14th edition of the men's EuroHockey Junior Championship. It was held in San Sebastián, Spain from 20 to 26 July 2008.[1]

The hosts Spain won the tournament for the third time after they defeated the defending champions the Netherlands 1–0 in the final.[2] Germany won the bronze medal after defeating Belgium 4–3 in the third-place playoff.

The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2009 Junior World Cup in Malaysia and Singapore. Teams from Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, England and Poland all qualified.

Participating nations

Alongside the host nation, 7 teams competed in the tournament.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 31 5 +26 9 Semi-finals
2  Spain (H) 3 2 0 1 9 9 0 6
3  England 3 1 0 2 10 11 −1 3
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 3 28 −25 0
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]
(H) Hosts

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 17 5 +12 7 Semi-finals
2  Belgium 3 1 1 1 8 12 −4 4
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 7 14 −7 3
4  Scotland 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 2
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1  England 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 9
2  Poland 3 2 0 1 7 10 −3 6
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3 Relegation to Junior Championship II
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 5 16 −11 0
Source: England Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[3]

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 July 2008
 
 
 Netherlands4
 
26 July 2008
 
 Belgium3
 
 Netherlands0
 
25 July 2008
 
 Spain (a.e.t)1
 
 Germany2
 
 
 Spain4
 
Third place
 
 
26 July 2008
 
 
 Belgium3
 
 
 Germany4

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

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 Final Standings
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain 5 4 0 1 14 11 +3 12 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands 5 4 0 1 35 9 +26 12 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 5 3 1 1 23 12 +11 10 Bronze Medal
4  Belgium 5 1 1 3 14 20 −6 4 Fourth place
5  England 5 3 0 2 18 13 +5 9 Eliminated in
pool stage
6  Poland 5 2 0 3 11 22 −11 6
7  Scotland 5 1 2 2 12 11 +1 5
8  Austria 5 0 0 5 7 36 −29 0

References

  1. ↑ "EuroHockey Competitions Archive". EHF. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "EUROHOCKEY JUNIOR NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS (U21 MEN)". England Hockey. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Regulations
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