# 2019 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

The 2019 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 19th 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 Valencia, Spain from 15 to 21 July 2019.
This tournament served as the European qualifier for the 2021 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top six teams qualifying.
Germany won the tournament for the sixth time by defeating England 5–3 in the final. The defending champions, the Netherlands won the bronze model by defeating the hosts Spain 3–1.

## Qualified teams

The following eighth team qualified based on their final positions in the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championships.
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
| 28 August – 3 September 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship | Valencia, Spain | 6 | Netherlands Belgium Germany Spain England Austria |
| 16–22 July 2017 | 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship II | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 2 | France Poland |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Results

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Semi-finals and 2021 FIH Junior World Cup |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | Semi-finals and 2021 FIH Junior World Cup |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | Pool C |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | Pool C |
* 15 July 2019 17:45
| England | 6–2 | Poland |
| Rushmere 5' Wallace 28', 54' Griffiths 32' Way 42', 52' | Report | E. Bembenek 48' Kurowski 59' |
* Umpires: Daniel Rodriguez (ESP) Luka Zupancic (AUT)
* 15 July 2019 20:00
| Belgium | 0–2 | Spain |
| | Report | Cobos 27' Alonso 40' |
* Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Johannes Berneth (GER)
* 16 July 2019 20:00
| Spain | 6–1 | Poland |
| Zorita 5', 12', 13' Cobos 5' Reyné 18' Tello 35' | Report | E. Bembenek 4' |
* Umpires: Antoine Duhem (FRA) Luka Zupancic (AUT)
* 16 July 2019 20:00
| England | 1–1 | Belgium |
| Wallace 43' | Report | Englebert 25' |
* Umpires: Shane O'Donnell (IRL) Daniel Veerman (NED)
* 18 July 2019 09:00
| Belgium | 6–0 | Poland |
| T. Biekens 14' Delavignette 15' Esquelin 31', 38' Stockbroekx 36' Muschs 52' | Report | |
* Umpires: Shane O'Donnell (IRL) Antoine Duhem (FRA)
* 18 July 2019 20:00
| Spain | 1–1 | England |
| Zorita 59' | Report | Way 40' |
* Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Johannes Berneth (GER)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 7 | Semi-finals and 2021 FIH Junior World Cup |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 6 | Semi-finals and 2021 FIH Junior World Cup |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | Pool C |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 0 | Pool C |
* 15 July 2019 11:15
| Germany | 9–1 | France |
| Dösch 17' Prinz 21' Weigand 39', 45', 49' Hinrichs 41' Schiffer 43' Hartkopf 50' Schellinger 54' | Report | Permin 28' |
* Umpires: Micheal Pontus (BEL) Jake Charles (ENG)
* 15 July 2019 17:45
| Netherlands | 10–0 | Austria |
| Van Bijnen 7', 7' Hoedemakers 18', 23' Charbon 30' Middendorp 38' Beins 41' Van de Venne 43', 54' Bijen 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Mariusz Orzel (POL) Antoine Duhem (FRA)
* 17 July 2019 09:00
| Austria | 1–6 | France |
| Unterkircher 60' | Report | T. Clément 16' Sellier 18' Lenglet 25' Igau 43', 59' Desgouillons 54' |
* Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Jake Charles (ENG)
* 17 July 2019 11:15
| Germany | 1–2 | Netherlands |
| Dösch 44' | Report | Lageman 19' Hoedemakers 50' |
* Umpires: Daniel Rodriguez (ESP) Micheal Pontus (BEL)
* 18 July 2019 11:15
| Austria | 2–9 | Germany |
| Kapounek 36' Wellan 55' | Report | Schellinger 13', 34' Weigand 21', 21' Prinz 26' Hartkopf 37', 60' Michler 42' Schwarzhaupt 59' |
* Umpires: Daniel Veerman (NED) Michael Pontus (BEL)
* 18 July 2019 17:45
| Netherlands | 0–0 | France |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Mariusz Orzel (POL) Luka Zupancic (AUT)

### Fifth to eighth place classification

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 | Qualification for the 2021 FIH Junior World Cup |
| 6 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | Qualification for the 2021 FIH Junior World Cup |
| 7 | Poland (R) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | Relegation to the Junior Championship II |
| 8 | Austria (R) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | Relegation to the Junior Championship II |
* 20 July 2019 09:00
| Poland | 3–2 | Austria |
| Jarzyński 13' Majek 28', 52' | Report | Wellan 33' Schippan 57' |
* Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Shane O'Donnell (IRL)
* 20 July 2019 11:15
| Belgium | 3–1 | France |
| Ghislain 21' Esquelin 24' Sidler 40' | Report | Curty 49' |
* Umpires: Johannes Berneth (GER) Mariusz Orzel (POL)
* 21 July 2019 11:15
| Belgium | 5–0 | Austria |
| Duvekot 8' Muschs 17', 30' Ghislain 28' Stockbroekx 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jake Charles (ENG) Antoine Duhem (FRA)
* 21 July 2019 13:30
| France | 2–1 | Poland |
| Desgouillons 13' Curty 42' | Report | Jarzyński 45' |
* Umpires: Daniel Veerman (NED) Daniel Rodriguez (ESP)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 20 July | 20 July |
| Spain | 0 |
| Spain | 0 | 21 July | 21 July |
| Germany | 3 | 21 July | 21 July |
| Germany | 3 | Germany | 5 |
| 20 July | 20 July | | Germany | 5 |
| 20 July | 20 July | England | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 | England | 3 |
| England | 4 | | |
| England | 4 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 21 July | 21 July |
| | | Spain | 1 |
| | | Netherlands | 3 |

#### Semi-finals

* 20 July 2019 15:45
| Spain | 0–3 | Germany |
| | Report | Hartkopf 41', 50' Prinz 59' |
* Umpires: Daniel Veerman (NED) Jake Charles (ENG)
* 20 July 2019 18:00
| Netherlands | 3–4 | England |
| Bijen 2' Van Bijnen 28' Scheen 58' | Report | Way 12' Russell 19' Scott 49' Griffiths 57' |
* Umpires: Daniel Rodriguez (ESP) Michael Pontus (BEL)

#### Third and fourth place

* 21 July 2019 15:00
| Spain | 1–3 | Netherlands |
| Tello 31' | Report | Scheen 23' Van de Venne 25' Charbon 28' |
* Umpires: Johannes Berneth (GER) Luka Zupancic (AUT)

#### Final

* 21 July 2019 19:30
| Germany | 5–3 | England |
| Hartkopf 19', 28', 44' Schiffer 32' Prinz 57' | Report | Rushmere 30+' Oates 58' Scott 59' |
* Umpires: Alex Fedenczuk (SCO) Shane O'Donnell (IRL)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Germany (C) | Qualification for the 2021 Junior World Cup |
| 2 | England | Qualification for the 2021 Junior World Cup |
| 3 | Netherlands | Qualification for the 2021 Junior World Cup |
| 4 | Spain (H) | Qualification for the 2021 Junior World Cup |
| 5 | Belgium | Qualification for the 2021 Junior World Cup |
| 6 | France | Qualification for the 2021 Junior World Cup |
| 7 | Poland (R) | Relegation to the Junior Championship II |
| 8 | Austria (R) | Relegation to the Junior Championship II |

### Goalscorers

There were 107 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.35 goals per match.
8 goals
* Raphael Hartkopf
5 goals
* Justus Weigand
4 goals
* Edward Way
* Thies Prinz
* Enrique Zorita
3 goals
* Emile Esquelin
* Max Muschs
* Zach Wallace
* Christian Schellinger
* Tjep Hoedemakers
* Brent van Bijnen
* Jim van de Venne
2 goals
* Nikolas Wellan
* William Ghislain
* Thibeau Stockbroekx
* Gareth Griffiths
* Stuart Rushmere
* Eliot Curty
* Mattéo Desgouillons
* Antonin Igau
* Paul Dösch
* Jan Schiffer
* Koen Bijen
* Valentijn Charbon
* Pepijn Scheen
* Eryk Bembenek
* Gracjan Jarzyński
* Bartosz Majek
* Ignacio Cobos
* Álvaro Tello
1 goal
* Andreas Kapounek
* Phillip Schippan
* Fabian Unterkircher
* Tobias Biekens
* Romain Delavignette
* Roman Duvekot
* Dylan Englebert
* Loïc Sidler
* James Oates
* Thomas Russell
* Timothée Clément
* Thomas Lenglet
* Stéphane Permin
* Corentin Sellier
* Teo Hinrichs
* Linus Michler
* Benedikt Schwarzhaupt
* Teun Beins
* Silas Lageman
* Floris Middendorp
* Jacek Kurowski
* Alejandro Alonso
* Marc Reyné
Source: FIH