Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup

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Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
FormerlyMen's Hockey Junior World Cup
Sport Field hockey
Founded1979;45 years ago (1979)
First season 1979
No. of teams24
ContinentInternational (FIH)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (7th title)
(2023)
Most titlesFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (7 titles)
QualificationContinental championships

The Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, formerly known as the Hockey Junior World Cup, is an international field hockey competition organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was started in 1979. Since 1985 it was held every four years. From 2021 onwards the tournament has been held every two years. Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.

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There is also a corresponding event for the women's junior teams. This competition started in 1989 and uses the same format as the men's event.

Five countries have dominated the event's history. Germany is the most successful team, having won the tournament seven times followed by Argentina and India, having won the tournament two times. Australia and Pakistan have each won the tournament once.

History

The 2009 Junior World Cup was held jointly between Malaysia and Singapore, with Germany defeating the Netherlands 3–1 in the final. The 2013 tournament was held in India from 2 to 17 November 2013. Germany won the final for record 6th time defeating France 5–2. France claimed their first-ever medal in the tournament winning silver after losing to Germany. [1] The 2016 edition was held between 8–18 December 2016 in Lucknow, India, with India defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final. [2] India also became the first host nation to win the Junior World Cup. [3] India are also the first and only nation to win any type of medal in junior world cup as a host. From 2025 onwards the tournament will expand to 24 teams. [4]

Format

The Junior Hockey World Cup consists of a qualification stage and a final tournament stage. All the participating teams in the final tournament play in the qualification tournament.

Qualification

All the teams who wish to qualify for the final tournament play in the relevant continental junior championships. Each continental federation receives at least two finals places and the FIH determines which federations will receive additional places.

Final tournament

The final tournament features the continental champions and other qualified teams. In the tournament in 2009, the teams played a round robin phase, with the two top teams in each pool advancing to a medal-round and remaining teams playing for classification positions. The composition of the pools is determined using the current world rankings.

Results

Summaries

YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teams
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1979
Details
Versailles, FranceFlag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
2–0Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
2–1Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
12
1982
Details
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of Germany.svg
West Germany
4–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
10–0Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
11
1985
Details
Vancouver, CanadaFlag of Germany.svg
West Germany
4–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
4–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
14
1989
Details
Ipoh, MalaysiaFlag of Germany.svg
West Germany
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p.s.)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
6–2Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
South Korea
12
1993
Details
Terrassa, SpainFlag of Germany.svg
Germany
3–1Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
3–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
12
1997
Details
Milton Keynes, EnglandFlag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
3–2Flag of India.svg
India
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
4–2Flag of England.svg
England
12
2001
Details
Hobart, AustraliaFlag of India.svg
India
6–1Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
5–1Flag of England.svg
England
16
2005
Details
Rotterdam, NetherlandsFlag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
2–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p.s.)
Flag of India.svg
India
16
2009
Details
Johor Bahru, Malaysia & Singapore Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
3–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
4–1Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
20
2013
Details
New Delhi, IndiaFlag of Germany.svg
Germany
5–2Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
7–2Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
16
2016
Details
Lucknow, IndiaFlag of India.svg
India
2–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
3–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
16
2021
Details
Bhubaneswar, IndiaFlag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
4–2Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of France.svg
France
3–1Flag of India.svg
India
16
2023
Details
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of Germany.svg
Germany
2–1Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
3–1Flag of India.svg
India
16
2025
Details
India24

Successful national teams

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placesFourth places
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [lower-alpha 1] 7 (1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 2009, 2013, 2023)2 (1979, 2021)3 (1997, 2001, 2016)
Flag of India.svg  India 2 (2001, 2016*)1 (1997)3 (2005, 2021*, 2023)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2 (2005, 2021)1 (2001)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 (1997)3 (1982, 1989, 2005)2 (1993, 2009)2 (1985, 2016)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 (1979)1 (1993)3 (1982, 1985, 1989)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2 (1985, 2009)2 (1979, 2013)1 (1993)
Flag of France.svg  France 2 (2013, 2023)1 (2021)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1 (2016)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 (2005, 2023)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3 (1979, 1982*, 2013)
Flag of England.svg  England 2 (1997*, 2001)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1 (1989)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1 (2009)
* = host nation

Team appearances

Team Flag of France.svg
1979
Flag of Malaysia.svg
1982
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
1985
Flag of Malaysia.svg
1989
Flag of Spain.svg
1993
Flag of England.svg
1997
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2001
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
2005
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Flag of Singapore.svg
2009
Flag of India.svg
2013
Flag of India.svg
2016
Flag of India.svg
2021
Flag of Malaysia.svg
2023
Flag of India.svg
2025
Total
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 6thWD7th5th6th6th2nd1st6th11th5th1st7thQ13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2nd4th2nd3rd1st6th2nd3rd5th4thWD6th11
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12thQ2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11th12th11th11th6th2nd6th9thQ9
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8th13th16th16th16th13th16thQ8
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 12th14th15th15th17th14th15thQ8
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8th10th2
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 12th10th12th9th12th14th15th15th16th14th10
Flag of England.svg  England 6th7th5th4th4th9th16th14th8thWDQ10
Flag of France.svg  France 7th8th10th2nd3rd2ndQ7
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [lower-alpha 1] 2nd1st1st1st1st3rd3rd6th1st1st3rd2nd1stQ14
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10th1
Flag of India.svg  India 5th5th5th2nd1st4th9th10th1st4th4thQ12
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 8th14th2
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 11th13th13th3
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9th1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 4th4th10th6th11th12th10th12th4th11th8th12th12
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 16th1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3rd6th2nd9th4th7th8th5th2nd3rd7th5th5thQ14
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10th9th4th7th9thWD11th6
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1st3rd3rd3rd2nd5th7th5th9th11th8th11
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 14th10th12th3
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Part of the Soviet Union18th1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10th13th2
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 11th11th19th3
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11th13th15th12th10th9th10th7
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4th9th7th8th7th8th14th10th13th9
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 12thDefunct1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9th7th8th7th8th5th3rd8th13th6th7th3rdQ13
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Q1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11th20th15th3
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 9th1
Total1211141212121616201616161624

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Includes results representing West Germany between 1979 and 1989

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