2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup

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2016 Women's Hockey
Junior World Cup
Junior Hockey World Cup 2016
2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup Logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryChile
City Santiago
Dates24 November – 4 December 2016
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
VenueClub Deportivo Manquehue
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Third placeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played44
Goals scored232 (5.27 per match)
Top scorer Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frédérique Matla (12 goals)
Best player Flag of Argentina.svg María Granatto
Best goalkeeper Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aleisha Power
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The 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 8th edition of the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup. It was held from 24 November to 4 December 2016 in Santiago, Chile.

Contents

Argentina won the tournament after defeating defending champions the Netherlands 4–2 in the final. This was the first time Argentina had won the Junior World Cup since the 1993 tournament in Terrassa, Spain. [1]

Australia won the third place match by defeating Spain 3–1 in a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw. This was Australia's first Junior World Cup medal in 15 years. [2]

Qualification

Each continental federation received a number of quotas depending on the FIH World Rankings for teams qualified through their junior continental championships. Alongside the host nation, 16 teams competed in the tournament. [3]

DatesEventLocationQualifier(s)
Host nationFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
20–26 July 2014 2014 EuroHockey Junior Nations Championships Waterloo, BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
5–13 September 2015 2015 Junior Asia Cup Changzhou, ChinaFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
18–24 January 2016 2016 Junior Oceania Cup Gold Coast, AustraliaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
18–28 March 2016 2016 Junior Africa Cup Windhoek, NamibiaFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
20–29 March 2016 2016 Junior Pan American Championship Tacarigua, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Squads


First round

All times are Chile Time (UTC−03:00)

Pool A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3300283+259Advance to Quarterfinals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3201147+76
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3102101333 9th to 12th place classification
4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3003029290 13th to 16th place classification
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.


Pool B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3300152+139Advance to Quarterfinals
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3201135+86
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 30121541 9th to 12th place classification
4Flag of France.svg  France 3012118171 13th to 16th place classification
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.


Pool C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3210102+87Advance to Quarterfinals
2Flag of England.svg  England 312054+15
3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 31023413 9th to 12th place classification
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 301241281 13th to 16th place classification
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.


Pool D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3210124+87Advance to Quarterfinals
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 31114734
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 30308803 9th to 12th place classification
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30123851 13th to 16th place classification
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.


Classification round

Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification

 
Cross-oversThirteenth Place
 
      
 
1 December
 
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0
 
3 December
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 16
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8
 
1 December
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2
 
Flag of France.svg  France 0 (1)
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (s.o)0 (3)
 
Fifteenth Place
 
 
3 December
 
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 3

Cross-overs


Fifteenth and sixteenth place

Thirteenth and fourteenth place

Ninth to twelfth place classification

 
Cross-oversNinth Place
 
      
 
1 December
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
3 December
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0
 
1 December
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6
 
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
3 December
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2 (1)
 
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (s.o)2 (3)

Cross-overs


Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Medal round

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 November
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5
 
2 December
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4
 
30 November
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5
 
4 December
 
Flag of England.svg  England 3
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
 
30 November
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2
 
2 December
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4
 
30 November
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2 Third place
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7
 
4 December
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 (1)
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (p.s.o)1 (3)
 

Quarter-finals




Fifth to eighth place classification

 
Cross-oversFifth place
 
      
 
2 December
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
 
4 December
 
Flag of England.svg  England 0
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4
 
2 December
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 December
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 3
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1

Cross-overs


Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals


Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Top GoalscorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the Tournament
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frédérique Matla Flag of Argentina.svg María Granatto Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aleisha Power

Statistics

Final rankings

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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal standings
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 6600256+1918Gold Medal
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6501397+3215Silver Medal
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6321209+1111Bronze Medal
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 63211812+611Fourth place
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 64021813+512Eliminated in
quarterfinals
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6213111987
7Flag of England.svg  England 6222111108
8Flag of the United States.svg  United States 62041614+26
9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 521296+37Eliminated in
pool stage
10Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 513191016
11Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 511361264
12Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5113121644
13Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 52122710+177Eliminated in
pool stage
14Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5023620142
15Flag of France.svg  France 5122419155
16Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5005148470
Source: FIH

Goalscorers

There were 232 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 4.83 goals per match.

12 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

See also

References

  1. "Argentina win women's Hockey Junior World Cup 2016". 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  2. "ESP – AUS (3/4)". 2016-12-04. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. "Qualification Criteria for Hockey Junior World Cup 2016" (PDF). FIH. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 22 July 2017.