# 2014 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

The 2014 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 17th 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 Waterloo, Belgium between 20 and 26 July 2014.
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, held in Lucknow, India in December 2016.
Netherlands won the tournament for the eighth time by defeating Germany 5–2 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating the defending champions Belgium 4–3 in a shoot-out following a 1–1 draw.

## Qualified teams

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
| 26 August – 1 September 2012 | 2012 EuroHockey Junior Championship | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | 6 | Belgium England France Germany Netherlands Spain |
| 15–21 July 2012 | 2012 EuroHockey Junior Championship II | Cernusco, Italy | 2 | Austria Poland |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Belgium (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | Pool C |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | Pool C |
* 20 July 2014 16:45
| France | 3–2 | Poland |
| Charlet 28', 45', 48' | Report | Hulboj 57' Lewartowski 61' |
* Umpires: Stefan Leiber (GER) Jhonatan Gomez (ESP)
* 20 July 2014 17:15
| Belgium | 0–1 | England |
| | Report | Taylor 15' |
* Umpires: Jasper Nagtzaam (NED) Ahmed Elsayed Ahmed (EGY)
* 22 July 2014 18:45
| England | 6–2 | Poland |
| Drayton-Chana 19' Taylor 21', 62', 65' French 38' Goodfield 57' | Report | Gruszczynski 44' Chwalisz 70+' |
* Umpires: Jasper Nagtzaam (NED) Roland Langer (AUT)
* 22 July 2014 19:15
| France | 0–3 | Belgium |
| | Report | Hendrickx 29' Saeys 57' Rombouts 70+' |
* Umpires: Gavin Cruickshanks (SCO) Jhonatan Gomez (ESP)
* 23 July 2014 18:45
| England | 7–0 | France |
| Farrington 16' Albery 29' Goodfield 35+' Boon 39' Horler 43' Griffiths 57' French 70+' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ahmed Alseyed Ahmed (EGY) Roland Langer (AUT)
* 23 July 2014 19:15
| Belgium | 7–0 | Poland |
| Hendrickx 9', 59' Cobbaert 27' De Kerpel 35+' Verheijen 46' Linthoudt 53' Degroote 63' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jasper Nagtzaam (NED) Stefan Leiber (GER)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | Pool C |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | Pool C |
* 20 July 2014 12:15
| Netherlands | 3–3 | Spain |
| J. Luijkx 11' Brinkman 18' van Groesen 60' | Report | Beltran 1' Bolto 46' Garriga 62' |
* Umpires: Marc Knulle (FRA) Bruce Bale (ENG)
* 20 July 2014 12:45
| Germany | 7–0 | Austria |
| Wellen 10' Grambusch 25' Gomoll 52' Windfeder 54', 64' Hüttermann 67' Staib 70+' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gavin Cruickshanks (SCO) Nathan Steiner (BEL)
* 22 July 2014 16:30
| Spain | 3–2 | Austria |
| Iglesias 23' Cañas 48' González 55' | Report | Binder 34' Podpera 40' |
* Umpires: Marc Knulle (FRA) Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
* 22 July 2014 17:00
| Germany | 1–1 | Netherlands |
| Grambusch 35+' | Report | Brinkman 48' |
* Umpires: Ahmed Elsayed Ahmed (EGY) Bruce Bale (ENG)
* 23 July 2014 14:15
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Austria |
| Vos 12' Brinkman 67', 70+' | Report | Podpera 60' |
* Umpires: Ahmed Elsayed Ahmed (EGY) Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
* 23 July 2014 14:45
| Spain | 2–2 | Germany |
| González 39' Garriga 67' | Report | Grambusch 49', 60' |
* Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Nathan Steiner (BEL)

### Fifth to eighth place classification
#### Pool C

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were taken over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 5 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 9 | |
| 6 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | EuroHockey Junior Championship II |
| 8 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 | EuroHockey Junior Championship II |
* 25 July 2014 13:00
| Poland | 1–3 | Austria |
| Lewartowski 50' | Report | Podpera 25' Lindengrun 40' Thörnblom 65' |
* Umpires: Stefan Leiber (GER) Jhonatan Gomez (ESP)
* 25 July 2014 13:30
| France | 1–5 | Spain |
| Lockwood 59' | Report | Garriga 3', 22' Bolto 41' López-Alonso 65' Farres 70+' |
* Umpires: Stefan Leiber (GER) Jhonatan Gomez (ESP)
* 26 July 2014 11:00
| Poland | 1–8 | Spain |
| Jarzembowski 64' | Report | Garriga 8', 40' Ursul 34' Beltran 36' San Martin 51' Farres 54' Bolto 68' Parente 70+' |
* Umpires: Stefan Leiber (GER) Jhonatan Gomez (ESP)
* 26 July 2014 11:30
| France | 2–2 | Austria |
| Kieffer 27' Peters-Deutz 68' | Report | Binder 17' Rudofsky 41' |
* Umpires: Gavin Cruickshanks (SCO) Ahmed Elsayed Ahmed (EGY)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 25 July | 25 July |
| Germany (s.o) | 3 (3) |
| Germany (s.o) | 3 (3) | 26 July | 26 July |
| Belgium | 3 (2) | 26 July | 26 July |
| Belgium | 3 (2) | Germany | 2 |
| 25 July | 25 July | | Germany | 2 |
| 25 July | 25 July | Netherlands | 5 |
| England | 1 | Netherlands | 5 |
| Netherlands | 2 | | |
| Netherlands | 2 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 26 July | 26 July |
| | | Belgium | 1 (3) |
| | | England (s.o) | 1 (4) |

#### Semi-finals

* 25 July 2014 17:30
| England | 1–2 | Netherlands |
| Drayton-Chana 37' | Report | Hiebendaal 2', 63' |
* Umpires: Ahmed Elsayed Ahmed (EGY) Marc Knulle (FRA)
* 25 July 2014 20:00
| Germany | 3–3 | Belgium |
| Grambusch 9', 59' Gomoll 68' | Report | Hendrickx 41', 62', 70+' |
| Penalties |||
| Kapaun Gomoll Nitschke Trompertz Herzbruch | 3–2 | Rubens De Kerpel Plennevaux Wegnez Cuvelier |
* Umpires: Gavin Cruickshanks (SCO) Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

##### Third and fourth place

* 26 July 2014 17:00
| Belgium | 1–1 | England |
| Degroote 21' | Report | Taylor 70+' |
| Penalties |||
| Rubens Degroote Wegnez Saeys De Kerpel | 3–4 | Taylor Goodfield French Farrington Horler |
* Umpires: Jasper Nagtzaam (NED) Roland Langer (AUT)

##### Final

* 26 July 2014 18:00
| Germany | 2–5 | Netherlands |
| Windfeder 52' Grünenwald 67' | Report | J. Luijkx 21' Warmerdam 36' Brinkman 49' P. Luijkx 58' Hiebendaal 67' |
* Umpires: Bruce Bale (ENG) Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Netherlands |
| | Germany |
| | England |
| 4 | Belgium |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Austria |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Poland |
Qualified for the 2016 Junior World Cup
Relegated to the EuroHockey Junior Championship II