Belgium men's national under-21 field hockey team
Nickname(s) | Young Red Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Royal Belgian Hockey Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | EHF (Europe) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head Coach | Jeroen Baart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | John Goldberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | Christophe Yekeler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Dylan Englebert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junior World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | 2nd (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
EuroHockey Junior Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 15 (first in 1976) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | 1st (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Belgium men's national under-21 field hockey team represents Belgium in men's international under-21 field hockey and is controlled by the Royal Belgian Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Belgium.[1]
The team plays in the EuroHockey Junior Championships and has qualified six times for the FIH Junior World Cup. Their biggest successes were winning the EuroHockey Junior Championship in 2012 and being runners-up in at the 2016 Junior World Cup.
Tournament record[]
Junior World Cup[]
- – 11th place
- 1997 – 12th place
- 2005 – 11th place
- 2009 – 11th place
- 2013 – 6th place
- 2016 –
- 2021 – 6th place
EuroHockey Junior Championship[]
- 1976 – 5th place
- 1978 – 6th place
- 1981 –
- 1984 – 4th place
- 1996 – 5th place
- 1998 – 6th place
- 2002 – 6th place
- 2004 – 5th place
- 2006 –
- 2008 – 4th place
- 2010 –
- 2012 –
- 2014 – 4th place
- 2017 –
- 2019 – 5th place
- 2022 – Qualified
EuroHockey Junior Championship II[]
- 2000 –
Source:[2]
Current squad[]
The following 18 players were named on 21 October 2021 for the 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.[3]
Head coach:
Caps updated as of 5 December 2021, after the match against the Netherlands.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | 31 May 2001 | 3 | Beerschot | |
2 | GK | 1 April 2002 | 6 | Daring | |
3 | FW | 20 July 2000 | 16 | Oranje-Rood | |
4 | 8 June 2002 | 6 | Uccle | ||
5 | DF | 21 April 2000 | 6 | Braxgata | |
6 | FW | (Captain) | 20 April 2000 | 15 | Léopold |
7 | DF | 23 January 2001 | 6 | Gantoise | |
8 | 3 July 2003 | 6 | Herakles | ||
9 | MF | 27 February 2002 | 4 | Waterloo Ducks | |
10 | FW | 6 November 2001 | 6 | Waterloo Ducks | |
12 | 7 February 2000 | 6 | Pingouin | ||
13 | FW | 21 June 2000 | 16 | Beerschot | |
14 | MF | 2 January 2001 | 15 | Braxgata | |
16 | DF | 9 December 2001 | 6 | Orée | |
17 | DF | 19 March 2001 | 6 | Dragons | |
18 | MF | 25 January 2002 | 5 | Dragons | |
20 | FW | 3 July 2000 | 6 | Antwerp | |
22 | FW | 1 March 2000 | 9 | Braxgata |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Young Red Lions". www.hockey.be (in Dutch). Hockey Belgium. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "FIH Junior World Cup 2021 – De Selecties Zijn Bekend". hockey.be. Royal Belgian Hockey Association. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
Categories:
- Men's national under-21 field hockey teams
- National youth sports teams of Belgium
- Belgium men's national field hockey team