Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup

Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
Most recent season or competition:; 2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
Formerly	Men's Hockey Junior World Cup
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	1979;45 years ago
First season	1979
No. of teams	24
Continent	International (FIH)
Most recent; champion(s)	Germany (7th title) ; (2023)
Most titles	Germany (7 titles)
Qualification	Continental championships

Last updated July 21, 2024

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.

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

Year	Host	Final			Third place match			Number of teams
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Number of teams
1979 Details	Versailles, France	Pakistan	2–0	West Germany	Netherlands	2–1	Malaysia	12
1982 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	West Germany	4–1	Australia	Pakistan	10–0	Malaysia	11
1985 Details	Vancouver, Canada	West Germany	4–1	Netherlands	Pakistan	4–2	Australia	14
1989 Details	Ipoh, Malaysia	West Germany	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p.s.)	Australia	Pakistan	6–2	South Korea	12
1993 Details	Terrassa, Spain	Germany	3–1	Pakistan	Australia	3–1	Netherlands	12
1997 Details	Milton Keynes, England	Australia	3–2	India	Germany	4–2	England	12
2001 Details	Hobart, Australia	India	6–1	Argentina	Germany	5–1	England	16
2005 Details	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Argentina	2–1	Australia	Spain	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p.s.)	India	16
2009 Details	Johor Bahru, Malaysia & Singapore	Germany	3–1	Netherlands	Australia	4–1	New Zealand	20
2013 Details	New Delhi, India	Germany	5–2	France	Netherlands	7–2	Malaysia	16
2016 Details	Lucknow, India	India	2–1	Belgium	Germany	3–0	Australia	16
2021 Details	Bhubaneswar, India	Argentina	4–2	Germany	France	3–1	India	16
2023 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Germany	2–1	France	Spain	3–1	India	16
2025 Details	India							24

Successful national teams

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third places	Fourth places
Germany ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	7 (1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 2009, 2013, 2023)	2 (1979, 2021)	3 (1997, 2001, 2016)
India	2 (2001, 2016*)	1 (1997)		3 (2005, 2021*, 2023)
Argentina	2 (2005, 2021)	1 (2001)
Australia	1 (1997)	3 (1982, 1989, 2005)	2 (1993, 2009)	2 (1985, 2016)
Pakistan	1 (1979)	1 (1993)	3 (1982, 1985, 1989)
Netherlands		2 (1985, 2009)	2 (1979, 2013)	1 (1993)
France		2 (2013, 2023)	1 (2021)
Belgium		1 (2016)
Spain			2 (2005, 2023)
Malaysia				3 (1979, 1982*, 2013)
England				2 (1997*, 2001)
South Korea				1 (1989)
New Zealand				1 (2009)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	1979	1982	1985	1989	1993	1997	2001	2005	2009	2013	2016	2021	2023	2025	Total
Argentina	6th	WD	7th	5th	6th	6th	2nd	1st	6th	11th	5th	1st	7th	Q	13
Australia	–	2nd	4th	2nd	3rd	1st	6th	2nd	3rd	5th	4th	WD	6th		11
Austria	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12th	–	–	Q	2
Belgium	–	–	11th	–	–	12th	–	11th	11th	6th	2nd	6th	9th	Q	9
Canada	–	8th	13th	–	–	–	16th	–	–	16th	16th	13th	16th	Q	8
Chile	12th	–	14th	–	–	–	15th	15th	17th	–	–	14th	15th	Q	8
Cuba	–	–	–	–	8th	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Egypt	–	–	12th	10th	12th	9th	–	12th	14th	15th	15th	16th	14th		10
England	–	–	6th	7th	5th	4th	4th	9th	16th	14th	8th	WD	–	Q	10
France	7th	–	8th	–	–	–	10th	–	–	2nd	–	3rd	2nd	Q	7
Germany ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	6th	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	Q	14
Ghana	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
India	5th	5th	5th	–	–	2nd	1st	4th	9th	10th	1st	4th	4th	Q	12
Ireland	8th	–	–	–	–	–	14th	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Japan	–	–	–	–	–	11th	–	–	13th	–	13th	–	–		3
Kenya	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Malaysia	4th	4th	10th	6th	11th	–	12th	10th	12th	4th	11th	8th	12th		12
Mexico	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–		1
Netherlands	3rd	6th	2nd	9th	4th	7th	8th	5th	2nd	3rd	7th	5th	5th	Q	14
New Zealand	–	10th	–	–	–	–	9th	–	4th	7th	9th	WD	11th		6
Pakistan	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	5th	–	7th	5th	9th	–	11th	8th		11
Poland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14th	10th	–	–	12th	–		3
Russia	Part of the Soviet Union				–	–	–	–	18th	–	–	–	–		1
Scotland	–	–	–	–	10th	–	13th	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Singapore	11th	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–	19th	–	–	–	–		3
South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	–	11th	13th	15th	12th	10th	9th	10th		7
South Korea	–	–	–	4th	9th	–	7th	8th	7th	8th	14th	10th	13th		9
Soviet Union	–	–	–	12th	Defunct										1
Spain	9th	7th	–	8th	7th	8th	5th	3rd	8th	13th	6th	7th	3rd	Q	13
Switzerland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Q	1
United States	–	–	–	11th	–	–	–	–	20th	–	–	15th	–		3
Zimbabwe	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Total	12	11	14	12	12	12	16	16	20	16	16	16	16	24

Notes

1 2 Includes results representing West Germany between 1979 and 1989

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[Germany-5] 1 2 Includes results representing West Germany between 1979 and 1989

[1] "Netherlands to host 2014 FIH Men's & Women's World Cups". FIH. 2010-11-11. Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2010-11-13.

[2] "Hockey: India to host two World League Finals and 2016 Junior World Cup". SportAsia. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

[‘Chak_De_India’:_Hockey_Junior_World_Cup_title_win_for_India_after_15_years-3] "'Chak De India': Hockey Junior World Cup title win for India after 15 years". Hindustan Times. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

[4] "With first ever FIH Hockey5s World Cup in the background, EB meets to discuss strategy and development".

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