| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| No. of teams | 20 |
| Continent | International (FIH) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Germany |
The Hockey Junior World Cup, is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was started in 1979. Since 1985 it has been held every four years. Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament is held.
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 five times. Argentina, Australia, India and Pakistan have each won the tournament once.
The 2009 Junior World Cup was held jointly between Malaysia and Singapore, with Germany defeating Netherlands 3–1 in the final. The 2013 tournament was planned to be held in India from November 2–17, 2013.[1]
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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.
All the teams 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.
The final tournament features the continental champions and other qualified teams. In the most recent 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.
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place | ||||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1979 | Versailles, France | Pakistan |
West Germany |
Netherlands |
Malaysia |
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| 1982 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | West Germany |
Australia |
Pakistan |
Malaysia |
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| 1985 | Vancouver, Canada | West Germany |
Netherlands |
Pakistan |
Australia |
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| 1989 | Ipoh, Malaysia | West Germany |
Australia |
Pakistan |
Korea |
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| 1993 | Terrassa, Spain | Germany |
Pakistan |
Australia |
Netherlands |
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| 1997 | Milton Keynes, England | Australia |
India |
Germany |
England |
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| 2001 | Hobart, Australia | India |
6–1 | Argentina |
Germany |
5–1 | England |
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| 2005 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Argentina |
2–1 | Australia |
Spain |
1–1 (6–5) Penalty strokes |
India |
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| 2009 Details |
Johor Bahru, Malaysia & Singapore | Germany |
3–1 | Netherlands |
Australia |
4–1 | New Zealand |
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| 2013 Details |
India | ||||||||
| Teams | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
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| Germany | 5 (1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 2009) | 1 (1979) | 2 (1997, 2001) | |
| Australia | 1 (1997) | 3 (1982, 1989, 2005) | 2 (1993, 2009) | |
| Pakistan | 1 (1979) | 1 (1993) | 3 (1982, 1985, 1989) | |
| India | 1 (2001) | 1 (1997) | 1 (2005) | |
| Argentina | 1 (2005) | 1 (2001) | ||
| Netherlands | 2 (1985, 2009) | 1 (1979) | 1 (1993) | |
| Spain | 1 (2005) | |||
| Malaysia | 3 (1979, 1982*, 1985) | |||
| England | 2 (1997*, 2001) | |||
| Korea | 1 (1989) | |||
| New Zealand | 1 (2009) |
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