2019 Men's Eight Nations
Invitational Tournament|
| Host country | Spain | 
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| Dates | 10–16 June | 
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| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) | 
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| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) | 
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| Champions |  Germany | 
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| Runner-up |  Spain | 
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| Third place | .svg.png) Belgium | 
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| Matches played | 20 | 
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| Goals scored | 97 (4.85 per match) | 
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| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png) Emile Esquelin (6 goals) | 
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 The 2019 Men's Under-21 Eight Nations Hockey Tournament was an invitational men's under-21 field hockey tournament, organised by the Real Federación Española de Hockey. The tournament took place from 10 to 16 June 2019 in Madrid, Spain. It was held at the Federación Madrileña de Hockey and Club de Campo.[1] 
Germany won the tournament, defeating Spain 2–1 in the final.[2] Belgium finished in third place after defeating Australia 4–3 in penalties following a 2–2 draw.[3] 
  Teams
 The tournament featured teams from three confederations: 
  Results
 Preliminary round
 Pool A
    | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
  | 1 |  Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals | 
  | 2 | .svg.png) Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | 
  | 3 |  Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 |  | 
  | 4 |  Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | 
Source: 
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
  |   | Club de Campo, Madrid Umpires:
 Daniel Rodríguez (ESP)
 Raphael Adrien (GER)
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   |   | Club de Campo, Madrid Umpires:
 Rajput Sourabh (IND)
 Daniel Veerman (NED)
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   |    | Great Britain   | 0–1 |  Austria |   |  | Report | Loser  6' |    | Somontes, Madrid Umpires:
 Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
 James Unkles (AUS)
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   |   | Somontes, Madrid Umpires:
 Luka Zupančič (AUT)
 Robert Abbott (IRE)
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   |   | Club de Campo, Madrid Umpires:
 Harrison Collinson (ENG)
 Rajput Sourabh (IND)
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   |   | Club de Campo, Madrid Umpires:
 Daniel Veerman (NED)
 Daniel Rodríguez (ESP)
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 Pool B
  Source: 
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
  |   | Club de Campo, Madrid Umpires:
 Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
 Luka Zupančič (AUT)
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   |   | Club de Campo, Madrid Umpires:
 James Unkles (AUS)
 Robert Abbott (IRE)
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   |   | Somontes, Madrid Umpires:
 Harrison Collinson (ENG)
 Daniel Rodríguez (ESP)
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   |   | Somontes, Madrid Umpires:
 Daniel Veerman (NED)
 Raphael Adrien (GER)
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   |   | Club de Campo, Madrid Umpires:
 Robert Abbott (IRE)
 Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
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   |   | Club de Campo, Madrid Umpires:
 Raphael Adrien (GER)
 James Unkles (AUS)
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 Classification round
 Fifth to eighth place classification
  Crossover
   |   | Somontes, Madrid Umpires:
 Daniel Rodríguez (ESP)
 Harrison Collinson (ENG)
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   |   | Somontes, Madrid Umpires:
 James Unkles (AUS)
 Luka Zupančič (AUT)
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 Seventh and eighth place
   |   | Club de Campo, Madrid Umpires:
 Harrison Collinson (ENG)
 Rajput Sourabh (IND)
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 Fifth and sixth place
   |   | Club de Campo, Madrid Umpires:
 Luka Zupančič (AUT)
 Daniel Veerman (NED)
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 First to fourth place classification
  Semi-finals
   |   | Somontes, Madrid Umpires:
 Rajput Sourabh (IND)
 Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
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   |   | Somontes, Madrid Umpires:
 Daniel Veerman (NED)
 Robert Abbott (IRE)
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 Third and fourth place
   |   | Club de Campo, Madrid Umpires:
 Raphael Adrien (GER)
 Daniel Rodríguez (AUS)
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 Final
   |   | Club de Campo, Madrid Umpires:
 Sébastien Michielsen (BEL)
 James Unkles (AUS)
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 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. 
    | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result | 
  |   |  Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 15 | Gold medal | 
  |   |  Spain (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 12 | Silver medal | 
  |   | .svg.png) Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 7 | Bronze medal | 
  | 4 | .svg.png) Australia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 5 |  | 
  | 5 |  Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | 
  | 6 |  India | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 3 | 
  | 7 |  Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 8 | 
  | 8 |  Austria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 3 | 
 Goalscorers
 There were 97 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.85 goals per match. 
6 goals 
  .svg.png) Emile Esquelin Emile Esquelin
  5 goals 
  3 goals 
  2 goals 
  1 goal 
 Source: FIH 
References
  External links