2012 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

2019 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
City's-Hertogenbosch
Dates26 August–1 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)HC Den Bosch
Final positions
Champions Belgium (1st title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored111 (5.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)Belgium Loïck Luypaert (7 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Glenn Schuurman
2010 (previous) (next) 2014

The 2012 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship was the 16th 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 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands from 20 August to 1 September 2012.[1]

This tournament served as the European qualifier for the 2013 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top six teams qualifying.[2]

Belgium won the tournament for the first time by defeating the Netherlands 4–3 in penalties after the final finished as a 2–2 draw. Germany won the bronze model by defeating France 8–0.[3]

  1. ^ "EuroHockey Competitions Archive". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2013" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Jong Oranjemannen verliezen EK-finale van Belgen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2020.