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2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship

Hockey tournament

Summary

Hockey tournament

Field	Value
tournament	2008 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
country	Spain
city	San Sebastián
dates	20–26 July
venues	Atlético San Sebastián
teams	8
confederations	1
champions
count	3
second
third
matches	20
goals	134
top_scorer_goals	6
previous_year	2006
previous_tournament	2006 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championship
next_year	2010
next_tournament	2010 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.

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

David Sweetman (SCO)

Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

Vermeulen Campbell De Voogd Smith David Sweetman (SCO)

Will Drury (WAL)

Catlin Brogdon Dobson Beckett David Sweetman (SCO)

Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

Pool B

Wesley Dan Barstow (ENG)

Diego Estébanez (ESP)

Lietz Wesley Rabente Fürk Otto Dan Barstow (ENG)

Diego Estébanez (ESP)

Gijs Hofman (NED)

Fürk Wesley Wösch Oldhafer Dan Barstow (ENG)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

Dan Barstow (ENG)

Smith Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)

Krzysztof Cholewa (POL)

Osborn Kinder Griffiths Smith Gregg Michael Eilmer (AUT)

First to fourth place classification

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Semi-finals

Stralkowski Padrós Salles Guerrero David Sweetman (SCO)

Bjorn Bachmann (GER)

Third and fourth place

Diego Estébanez (ESP)

Final

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.

pool stage

References

"EuroHockey Competitions Archive". [[European Hockey Federation.
"EUROHOCKEY JUNIOR NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS (U21 MEN)". [[England Hockey]].
[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/560/reports/poolstandings Regulations]

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