Tournament details | |||
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Host country | Spain | ||
City | Valencia | ||
Dates | 26 July – 1 August | ||
Teams | 8 (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]
Participating nations qualified based on their final ranking from the 2024 competition.
Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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14–20 July 2024 | 2024 EuroHockey U21 Championship | Terrassa, Spain | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
15–20 July 2024 | 2024 EuroHockey U21 Championship II | Wałcz, Poland | 1 | ![]() |
Lausanne, Switzerland | 1 | ![]() | ||
Total | 8 |