Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup

The Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, formerly known as the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, is the field hockey Junior World Cup competition for women, with the format for qualification and the final tournament similar to the men's.

Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2023 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
SportField hockey
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
First season1989
No. of teams16
ConfederationFIH (International)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Netherlands (5th title)
(2023)
Most titles Netherlands (5 titles)
QualificationContinental championships

It is organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and has been played since 1989. The tournament features players who are under 21 years of age and is held once every two years.

Four teams have dominated in past events. Netherlands is the most successful team, having won the tournament five times, this followed by Korea and Argentina. Germany have won the tournament once.

In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIH banned Russia from the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, and banned Russian and Belarusian officials from FIH events.[1]

Results

Summaries

YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teams
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1989
Details
Ottawa, Canada
West Germany
2–0
South Korea

Soviet Union
4–3
Netherlands
12
1993
Details
Terrassa, Spain
Argentina
2–1
Australia

Germany
2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p.s.)

South Korea
12
1997
Details
Seongnam, South Korea
Netherlands
2–0
Australia

Argentina
3–1
Germany
12
2001
Details
Buenos Aires, Argentina
South Korea
2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p.s.)

Argentina

Australia
2–0
Netherlands
15
2005
Details
Santiago, Chile
South Korea
1–0
Germany

Netherlands
2–1
Australia
16
2009
Details
Boston, United States
Netherlands
3–0
Argentina

South Korea
2–1
England
16
2013
Details
Mönchengladbach, Germany
Netherlands
1–1
(4–2 s.o.)

Argentina

India
1–1
(3–2 s.o.)

England
16
2016
Details
Santiago, Chile
Argentina
4–2
Netherlands

Australia
1–1
(3–1 s.o.)

Spain
16
2022
Details
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Netherlands
3–1
Germany

England
2–2
(3–0 s.o.)

India
15
2023
Details
Santiago, Chile
Netherlands
2–2
(4–1 s.o.)

Argentina

Belgium
7–0
England
16
2025
Details
24

Successful national teams

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placesFourth places
 Netherlands5 (1997, 2009, 2013, 2022, 2023)1 (2016)1 (2005)2 (1989, 2001)
 Argentina2 (1993, 2016)4 (2001*, 2009, 2013, 2023)1 (1997)
 South Korea2 (2001, 2005)1 (1989)1 (2009)1 (1993)
 Germany^1 (1989)2 (2005, 2022)1 (1993)1 (1997)
 Australia2 (1993, 1997)2 (2001, 2016)1 (2005)
 England1 (2022)3 (2009, 2013, 2023)
 India1 (2013)1 (2022)
 Soviet Union#1 (1989)
 Belgium1 (2023)
 Spain1 (2016)
* = hosts
^ = includes result representing West Germany in 1989
# = states that have since split into two or more independent nations

Team appearances

Team
1989

1993

1997

2001

2005

2009

2013

2016

2022

2023
Total
 Argentina6th1st3rd2nd5th2nd2nd1st5th2nd10
 Australia2nd2nd3rd4th5th6th3rdWD5th8
 Austria10th1
 Belarus14th15th2
 Belgium13th6thWD3rd3
 Canada7th8th11th13th15th14th15th16th8
 Chile11th12th10th12th11th12th6
 China5th6th8th13th7th12th10thWD7
 England8th9th7th8th9th4th4th7th3rd4th10
 France14th15th2
 Germany^1st3rd4th7th2nd6th10th5th2nd6th10
 Ghana16th1
 India9th11th9th3rd4th9th6
 Ireland9th1
 Japan9thWD7th2
 Kenya10th1
 Lithuania16th1
 Malaysia11th1
 Netherlands4th5th1st4th3rd1st1st2nd1st1st10
 New Zealand9th5th10th9th13thWD15th6
 Russia15th15thDSQ2
 Scotland11th12th2
 South Africa6th6th8th11th8th14th7th13th8
 South Korea2nd4th5th1st1st3rd11th12th6th11th10
 Soviet Union#3rdDefunct1
 Spain7th9th10th6th13th5th4thWD8th8
 Trinidad and Tobago12th1
 Ukraine10thWD1
 United States10th12th14th7th8th7th8th8th10th9
 Uruguay13th1
 Wales11th14th2
 Zimbabwe12th16th16th12th14th5
Total12121215161616161516
^ = includes result representing West Germany in 1989
# = states that have since split into two or more independent nations

Argentina, Korea, Germany, and Netherlands are the only teams to have competed at each Junior World Cup; 31 teams have competed in at least one Junior World Cup.

Debut of teams

YearDebuting teamsSuccessor and
renamed teams
TeamsNo.CT
1989  Argentina,  Canada,  Chile,  China,  England,  West Germany,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  South Korea,  Soviet Union,  United States,  Zimbabwe1212
1993  Australia,  Kenya,  Scotland,  Spain,  Trinidad and Tobago517  Germany
1997  South Africa,  Ukraine219
2001  India,  Russia,  Wales322
2005  Belarus123
2009  France,  Lithuania225
2013  Belgium,  Ghana227
2016  Japan128
2022  Austria,  Ireland,  Malaysia,  Uruguay432

See also

References