# 2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

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.
The hosts Spain won the tournament for the third time after they defeated the defending champions the Netherlands 1–0 in the final. 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.
* Austria
* Belgium
* England
* Germany
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Scotland
* Spain

## 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 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 0 | |
* 20 July 2008 17:00
| Netherlands | 15–0 | Austria |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL) David Sweetman (SCO)
* 20 July 2008 19:15
| Spain | 1–0 | England |
| Dabanch 68' | Report | |
* Umpires: Warren McCully (IRE) Bjorn Bachmann (GER)
* 22 July 2008 17:00
| Netherlands | 9–2 | England |
| Kempermann 1' Vermeulen 3', 17', 60' Campbell 20', 21' De Voogd 28', 32', 59' | Report | Edwards 23' Smith 56' |
* Umpires: Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL) David Sweetman (SCO)
* 22 July 2008 19:15
| Spain | 5–2 | Austria |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Krzystof Cholewa (POL) Will Drury (WAL)
* 23 July 2008 17:00
| England | 8–1 | Austria |
| Smith 6', 51', 61' Catlin 8' Brogdon 25' Dobson 48' Beckett 53', 54' | Report | Gero 24' |
* Umpires: Krzystof Cholewa (POL) David Sweetman (SCO)
* 23 July 2008 19:15
| Netherlands | 7–3 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Warren McCully (IRE) Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

#### 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 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 | |
* 20 July 2008 10:00
| Germany | 2–2 | Scotland |
| Stralkowski 55' Wesley 65' | Report | Cairns 16', 23' |
* Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Dan Barstow (ENG)
* 20 July 2008 12:15
| Belgium | 4–3 | Poland |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Will Drury (WAL) Diego Estébanez (ESP)
* 21 July 2008 17:00
| Germany | 8–1 | Poland |
| Stralkowski 18', 27' Lietz 20', 57' Wesley 45' Rabente 51' Fürk 65' Otto 68' | Report | Kozlowski 3' |
* Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Dan Barstow (ENG)
* 21 July 2008 19:15
| Belgium | 2–2 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Gijs Hofman (NED) Diego Estébanez (ESP)
* 23 July 2008 10:00
| Poland | 3–2 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Gijs Hofman (NED)
* 23 July 2008 12:15
| Germany | 7–2 | Belgium |
| Stralkowski 19', 21', 54' Fürk 31' Wesley 52' Wösch 62' Oldhafer 65' | Report | 33', 56' |
* Umpires: Will Drury (WAL) Dan Barstow (ENG)

### 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 | Relegation to Junior Championship II |
* 25 July 2008 10:00
| Austria | 2–3 | Poland |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL) Dan Barstow (ENG)
* 25 July 2008 12:15
| England | 2–1 | Scotland |
| Kinder 24' Smith 64' | Report | Cairns 66' |
* Umpires: Gijs Hofman (NED) Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
* 26 July 2008 10:00
| Austria | 2–5 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Lionel van Lidth de Jude (BEL) Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)
* 25 July 2008 12:15
| England | 6–1 | Poland |
| Dobson 3' Osborn 5' Kinder 46' Griffiths 49' Smith 63' Gregg 70' | Report | Makowski 19' |
* Umpires: Gijs Hofman (NED) Michael Eilmer (AUT)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 25 July 2008 | 25 July 2008 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 26 July 2008 | 26 July 2008 |
| Belgium | 3 | 26 July 2008 | 26 July 2008 |
| Belgium | 3 | Netherlands | 0 |
| 25 July 2008 | 25 July 2008 | | Netherlands | 0 |
| 25 July 2008 | 25 July 2008 | Spain (a.e.t) | 1 |
| Germany | 2 | Spain (a.e.t) | 1 |
| Spain | 4 | | |
| Spain | 4 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 26 July 2008 | 26 July 2008 |
| | | Belgium | 3 |
| | | Germany | 4 |

#### Semi-finals

* 25 July 2008 17:00
| Germany | 2–4 | Spain |
| Grell 63' Stralkowski 66' | Report | Dabanch 21' Padrós 33' Salles 59' Guerrero 70' |
* Umpires: Warren McCully (IRE) David Sweetman (SCO)
* 25 July 2008 19:30
| Netherlands | 4–3 | Belgium |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Diego Estébanez (ESP) Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

#### Third and fourth place

* 26 July 2008 16:30
| Belgium | 3–4 | Germany |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Will Drury (WAL) Diego Estébanez (ESP)

#### Final

* 26 July 2008 19:00
| Netherlands | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Warren McCully (IRE) Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

## 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 |
| | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 12 | Gold Medal |
| | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 12 | Silver Medal |
| | 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 | Eliminated in pool stage |
| 7 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 5 | Eliminated in pool stage |
| 8 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 36 | −29 | 0 | Eliminated in pool stage |