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tournament organized by the

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. The tournament has been held since 1977 and serves as a qualification tournament for the

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. In June 2023, the tournament was renamed from the Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship to the Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship. The Women's EuroHockey Junior Championships consists of three levels. There is

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between the three levels. The top two placed teams in the Championship II are promoted to the following year's Championship while the two lowest placed teams in the Championship are relegated to the following year's Championship II. The highest level has been won by three different teams: the

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has the most titles with ten,

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has nine titles and

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won their first and only title at the 2019 edition in

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, Spain.

Championship I

Results

Summary

* = ''hosts''

Team appearances

Championship II

Results

Summary

* = ''hosts''

Team appearances

Championship III

Results

Summary

* = ''hosts''

Team appearances

Notes

References

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EuroHockey Junior Championship

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EuroHockey Junior Championship EuroHockey Junior Championship U21

Championship I

Results

Summary

Team appearances

Championship II

Results

Summary

Team appearances

Championship III

Results

Summary

Team appearances

See also

Notes

References