Belgium men's national under-21 field hockey team explained

Belgium
Nickname:Young Red Lions
Association:Royal Belgian Hockey Association
Confederation:EHF (Europe)
Coach:Jeroen Baart
Assistant:Javier Telechea
Manager:David Prinsen Geerligs
Captain:Jeremy Wilbers
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Regional Name:Junior World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:8
Regional Cup First:1985
Regional Cup Best:2nd (2016)
2Ndregional Name:EuroHockey Junior Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:16
2Ndregional Cup First:1976
2Ndregional Cup Best:1st (2012)

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 Men's EuroHockey Junior Championships and has qualified eight times for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. Their biggest successes were winning the EuroHockey Junior Championship in 2012 and being runners-up at the 2016 Junior World Cup.

Tournament record

Junior World Cup

EuroHockey Junior Championship

EuroHockey Junior Championship II

Source:[2]

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 26 October 2023 for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 5 to 16 December 2023.[3]

Head coach: Jeroen Baart

Caps updated as of 30 July 2022, after the match against Spain.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Young Red Lions . www.hockey.be . Hockey Belgium . 14 July 2019 . nl.
  2. Web site: Competitions Archive . . 14 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Men’s Junior World Cup 2023 – 18 Young Red Lions om België te vertegenwoordigen . hockey.be . . 26 October 2023.