Under 18 Australian Championships

Last updated
Under 18 Australian
Championships
Sport Field Hockey
No. of teams10
Country Australia
Most recent
champion(s)
Tasmania (men)
Queensland (women)
Most titles Western Australia
(3 titles) (men)
Queensland
(7 titles) (women)
Official website Official website

The Under 18 Australian Championships are Field Hockey tournaments held annually in Australia. The tournament hosts ten teams from around Australia, one (or two) from each of the eight states. The event is split into men's and women's tournaments, played usually in the middle of the year.

Contents

In the 2017 edition, Pakistan U18 won the men's tournament for the first time by defeating New South Wales 3–2 in the final. Western Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Tasmania 4–2 in the third and fourth place playoff. [1] In the women's tournament, Queensland won the tournament for the fourth time, by defeating New South Wales 2–0 in the final. Western Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Victoria 4–1 in the third and fourth playoff. [2]

In the most recent National U18 men's Championships (2023) Tasmania defeated Queensland 5-2 in front of 2600 supporters. [3] The win marked the first U18 national title in the state’s history. In the U18 Women’s championship, Queensland defeated Victoria in the final seconds of the to win the national title 1-0. [4]

Competition format

The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of five teams in a round robin format, with a crossover match taking place between one team from each pool at some stage in the pool stage. Teams then progress into either Pool C, the medal round, or Pool D, the classification round. Teams carry over points from their previous match ups, and contest teams they are yet to play.

The top two teams in each of pools A and B then progress to Pool C. The top two teams in Pool C continue to contest the Final, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Third and Fourth place match.

The remaining bottom placing teams make up Pool D. The team play the remainder of teams they are yet to face, and final placing in pool D determines final placing overall.

Competition rules

The tournament has not adapted FIH rules of four 15–minute quarters, but rather plays matches in two 35–minute halves.

Points System

ResultPoints
Win3
Draw1
Loss0

Finals Matches

During finals if games end in a tie, no overtime will be played and the match will go straight to a penalty shoot-out.

Men's tournament

Results

YearHostFinalThird place match
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2014 Details Canberra, ACT Flag of Queensland.svg
Queensland
8 – 2 Flag of New South Wales.svg
New South Wales
Flag of Western Australia.svg
Western Australia
5 – 1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
Victoria
2015 Details Melbourne, VIC Flag of Western Australia.svg
Western Australia
3 – 2 Flag of Tasmania.svg
Tasmania
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
Victoria
6 – 3 Flag of Queensland.svg
Queensland
2016 Details Launceston, TAS Flag of Western Australia.svg
Western Australia
3 – 3
(2 – 1)
(penalties)
Flag of New South Wales.svg
New South Wales
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
Victoria
3 – 2 Flag of Tasmania.svg
Tasmania
2017 Details Hobart, TASFlag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan U18
3 – 2 Flag of New South Wales.svg
New South Wales
Flag of Western Australia.svg
Western Australia
4 – 2 Flag of Tasmania.svg
Tasmania
2023 Details Hobart, TAS Flag of Tasmania.svg
Tasmania
5 – 2 Flag of Queensland.svg
Queensland
Flag of South Australia.svg
South Australia
1 – 0 Flag of Western Australia.svg
Western Australia

Team Performances

Team 2014 2015 2016 2017 2023
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg ACT 7th6th9th9th10th
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 1 2nd5th2nd2nd5th
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 2 5th7th5th8th9th
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg NT 9th10th10th10th12th
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK U18 1st
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD 1 1st4th7th6th2nd
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD 2 8th8th
Flag of South Australia.svg SA 8th8th6th7th3rd
Flag of Tasmania.svg TAS 6th2nd4th4th1st
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC 1 4th3rd3rd5th6th
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC 2 10th9th11th11th
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA 1 3rd1st1st3rd4th
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA 2 7th
Total1010111012

[5]

Women's tournament

Results

YearHostsGold Medal MatchThird and Fourth
ChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place
2014 Melbourne, VIC Flag of Queensland.svg
QLD
5–2 Flag of New South Wales.svg
NSW State
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
VIC Blue
3–2 Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg
ACT
2015 Adelaide, SA Flag of Queensland.svg
QLD
4–0 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
VIC Blue
Flag of Western Australia.svg
WA
2–0 Flag of New South Wales.svg
NSW State
2016 Launceston, TAS Flag of Queensland.svg
QLD 1
2–1 Flag of New South Wales.svg
NSW State
Flag of Western Australia.svg
WA
3–0 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
VIC Blue
2017 Hobart, TAS Flag of Queensland.svg
QLD 1
2–0 Flag of New South Wales.svg
NSW State
Flag of Western Australia.svg
WA
4–1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
VIC Blue
2018 Launceston, TAS Flag of New South Wales.svg
NSW State
3–2 Flag of Western Australia.svg
WA
Flag of Queensland.svg
QLD Maroon
6–1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
VIC
2019 Hobart, TAS Flag of Queensland.svg
QLD
3–2 Flag of New South Wales.svg
NSW Blue
Flag of New South Wales.svg
NSW State
5–0 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
VIC

Team Performances

Team 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg ACT 4th5th7th10th4
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 1 2nd4th2nd2nd4
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 2 7th8th6th6th4
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg NT 8th7th10th9th4
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD 1 1st1st1st1st4
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD 2 5th7th2
Flag of South Australia.svg SA 9th9th8th8th4
Flag of Tasmania.svg TAS 6th6th9th5th4
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC 1 3rd2nd4th4th4
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC 2 10th10th11th3
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA 5th3rd3rd3rd4
Total1010111041

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