Men's Pan American Junior Championship

"Pan American Junior Championship" redirects here. For the women's competition, see Women's Pan American Junior Championship.

Men's Pan American Junior Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2024 Men's Junior Pan American Championship
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	1978;47 years ago (1978)
First season	1978
No. of teams	7
Confederation	PAHF (Americas)
Most recent champion	Argentina (13th title) (2024)
Most titles	Argentina (13 titles)

The Men's Pan American Junior Championship is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1978 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Junior World Cup. ^[1]

Argentina has won every single tournament until 2021, when Chile became the first other nation to win the tournament.

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Number of teams
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1978	Mexico City, Mexico		Argentina		Chile		Canada		Mexico		6
1981	Santiago, Chile		Argentina		Canada		Chile		United States		6
1985	Orlando, United States		Argentina		Canada		Chile		Chile		6
1988	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		Argentina		Cuba		Canada		Chile		6
1992	Havana, Cuba		Argentina		Cuba		Canada		United States		6
1996	Bridgetown, Barbados		Argentina	2–1	Cuba		Canada	8–1	Chile		10
2000	Santiago, Chile		Argentina	1–0	Chile		Canada	4–1	United States		10
2005 Details	Havana, Cuba		Argentina	7–0	Chile		Mexico	4–0	United States		11
2008 Details	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		Argentina	3–0	Chile		United States	2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p.s.)	Canada		11
2012 Details	Guadalajara, Mexico		Argentina	3–2	Canada		Chile	3–2 (a.e.t.)	United States		13
2016 Details	Toronto, Canada		Argentina	5–0	Canada		Chile	4–1	United States		8
2021 Details	Santiago, Chile		Chile	1–1 (3–2 s.o.)	Argentina		United States	1–1 (4–3 s.o.)	Canada		7
2023 Details	Bridgetown, Barbados		Argentina	6–1	Canada		Chile	4–1	United States		7
2024 Details	Surrey, Canada		Argentina	10–0	Canada		Chile	1–1 (3–2 s.o.)	United States		6
2026 Details	Santiago, Chile

Successful national teams

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third places	Fourth places
Argentina	13 (1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024)	1 (2021)
Chile	1 (2021*)	4 (1978, 2000*, 2005, 2008)	6 (1981*, 1985, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024)	2 (1988, 1996)
Canada		6 (1981, 1985, 2012, 2016*, 2023, 2024*)	5 (1978, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)	2 (2008, 2021)
Cuba		3 (1988, 1992*, 1996)
United States			2 (2008, 2021)	9 (1981, 1985*, 1992, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024)
Mexico			1 (2005)	1 (1978*)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	1978	1981	1985	1988	1992	1996	2000	2005	2008	2012	2016	2021	2023	2024	Total
Argentina	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	14
Barbados	–	–	–	–	–	7th	5th	7th	6th	7th	–	–	7th	–	6
Brazil	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	9th	–	7th	6th	6th	5
Canada	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	5th	4th	2nd	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	14
Chile	2nd	3rd	3rd	4th	5th	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st	3rd	3rd	14
Cuba	5th	–	–	2nd	2nd	2nd	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	5
Guatemala	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13th	–	–	–	–	1
Guyana	–	–	–	6th	–	10th	–	–	11th	–	7th	–	5th	–	5
Jamaica	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	10th	11th	–	–	–	–	4
Mexico	4th	5th	6th	–	6th	5th	6th	3rd	5th	6th	6th	5th	–	5th	12
Paraguay	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Puerto Rico	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	10th	8th	12th	8th	–	–	–	5
Trinidad and Tobago	–	6th	5th	–	–	6th	7th	8th	7th	5th	5th	6th	–	–	9
United States	–	4th	4th	5th	4th	9th	4th	4th	3rd	4th	4th	3rd	4th	4th	13
Uruguay	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	1
Venezuela	–	–	–	–	–	8th	8th	11th	–	10th	–	–	–	–	4
Total	6	6	6	6	6	10	10	11	11	13	8	7	7	6

See also

• Men's Pan American Cup
• Women's Pan American Junior Championship

References

1. "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 1 June 2020.

External links

• Pan American Hockey Federation