2026 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship

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2026 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
City Valencia
Dates26 July – 1 August
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2026 Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship will be the 22nd edition of the Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship, the biennial international men's under-21 field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.

It will be held alongside the women's tournament in Valencia, Spain from 26 July to 1 August 2026. [1] It will be eighth time the tournament will be held in Spain and for the third time for Valencia. [2]

The hosts Spain are the defending champions as they defeated the Netherlands 3–1 in the 2024 final to win their fourth title. [3]

Qualification

Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2024 competition.

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)
14–20 July 2024 2024 EuroHockey U21 Championship Terrassa, Spain6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
15–20 July 2024 2024 EuroHockey U21 Championship II Wałcz, Poland1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Lausanne, Switzerland1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Total8

References

  1. ↑ "EuroHockey U21 Championships 2026 venues announced". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Competitions Archive" (PDF). eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  3. ↑ van Nugeteren, Marco (20 July 2024). "Jong Oranje in EK-finale onderuit tegen Spanje: 1-3". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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