Following the recent Competitions Committee and with the approval of the Executive Board, the EuroHockey5s U16 Championships 2024 (Boys and Girls) will take place on the following dates at the venues stated.
Participating nations have qualified for each division based on their final ranking from the 2022 competition.
Boy’s U16 Championship
Teams: AUT, CRO, POL, SUI, SVK, TUR, UKR, WAL
Change of venue: Zagreb (CRO)*
Dates: 3-6 July 2024
*Vienna (AUT) handed back the hosting due to construction work at the proposed venue
Boy’s U16 Championship II
Teams: ARM, BLR*, BUL, DEN, GEO, LUX, RUS* (*both RUS & BLR excluded for the foreseeable future)
Venue: Kutaisi (GEO)
Dates: 4-6 July 2024
Girl’s U16 Championship
Teams: AUT, CRO, GEO, POL, SUI, TUR, UKR, WAL
Change of venue: Zagreb (CRO)*
Dates: 3-6 July 2024
*Vienna (AUT) handed back the hosting due to construction work at the proposed venue
Girl’s U16 Championship II
No event will be held unless new entries enter and a host steps up.
Reserve teams for Championship in Zagreb: BLR* (1st reserve), RUS* (2nd reserve) (*both RUS & BLR excluded for the foreseeable future)
Notes:
For the U16 Championships, the arrangement of the pools will be the responsibility of the EHF and will be based on the final rankings of teams immediately after the completion of the previous EuroHockey5s U16 Championships.
To be eligible to participate in the EuroHockey5s U16 Championships, players must be born on, or after, 1 January 2008. Moreover, each player needs to be at least 13 years old on the first day of the event and players need a valid passport.
The withdrawal date for all tournaments in these competitions is 15 January 2024. Any National Association withdrawing after that date may be subject to a fine or other disciplinary action by the EHF. See current EHF Regulations for further details.
EHF/ 16th May 2023
