| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Netherlands | ||
| City | 's-Hertogenbosch | ||
| Dates | 26 August–1 September | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | HC Den Bosch | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | |||
| Runner-up | |||
| Third place | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 111 (5.55 per match) | ||
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| Best player | | ||
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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]
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]
The following eight team qualified based on their final positions in the 2010 EuroHockey Junior Championships.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 25 – 31 July 2010 | 2010 EuroHockey Junior Championship | Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland | 6 | |
| 2010 EuroHockey Junior Championship II | Vienna, Austria | 2 | ||
| Total | 8 | |||
All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | Pool C | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | Pool C | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | Relegated to 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship II | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
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| 31 August 2012 | ||||||
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| 1 September 2012 | ||||||
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| 31 August 2012 | ||||||
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| Third Place | ||||||
| 1 September 2012 | ||||||
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| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Goalkeeper of the Tournament |
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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 |
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| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 11 | Qualified to 2013 FIH Junior World Cup | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 13 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 10 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 3 | Relegated to 2014 EuroHockey Junior Championship II | |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 0 |
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