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. 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.

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 eight times followed by Argentina and India, having won the tournament two times. Australia and Pakistan have each won the tournament once.

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. The 2016 edition was held between 8–18 December 2016 in Lucknow, India, with India defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final. India also became the first host nation to win the Junior World Cup. 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 was expanded to 24 teams.

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 #YearHostFinalThird place matchTeamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place11979DetailsVersailles, France2–02–11221982DetailsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia4–110–01131985DetailsVancouver, Canada4–14–21441989DetailsIpoh, Malaysia1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–2 p.s.)6–21251993DetailsTerrassa, Spain3–13–11261997 DetailsMilton Keynes, England3–24–21272001 Details Hobart, Australia6–15–11682005 DetailsRotterdam, Netherlands2–11–1 (a.e.t.)(6–5 p.s.)1692009 DetailsJohor Bahru, Malaysia & Singapore3–14–120102013 DetailsNew Delhi, India5–27–216112016 DetailsLucknow, India2–13–016122021DetailsBhubaneswar, India4–23–116132023DetailsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia2–13–116142025DetailsTamil Nadu, India1–1 (3–2 p.s.)4–224152027Details24

Performance by nations TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placesFourth places8 (1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 2009, 2013, 2023, 2025)2 (1979, 2021)3 (1997, 2001, 2016)2 (2001, 2016*)1 (1997)1 (2025*)3 (2005, 2021*, 2023)2 (2005, 2021)1 (2001)1 (2025)1 (1997)3 (1982, 1989, 2005)2 (1993, 2009)2 (1985, 2016)1 (1979)1 (1993)3 (1982, 1985, 1989)2 (1985, 2009)2 (1979, 2013)1 (1993)2 (2013, 2023)1 (2021)1 (2025)2 (2005, 2023)1 (2016)3 (1979, 1982*, 2013)2 (1997*, 2001)1 (1989)1 (2009)

* = host nation

Team appearances Team197919821985198919931997200120052009201320162021202320252027Total6thWD7th5th6th6th2nd1st6th11th5th1st7th4thQ14–2nd4th2nd3rd1st6th2nd3rd5th4thWD6th11thQ12––––––––––12th––18th2––11th––12th–11th11th6th2nd6th9th5thQ10–––––––––––––17th1–8th13th–––16th––16th16th13th16th22ndQ912th–14th–––15th15th17th––14th15th15thQ9–––––––––––––20thQ1––––8th10th––––––––2––12th10th12th9th–12th14th15th15th16th14th21st11––6th7th5th4th4th9th16th14th8thWD–9thQ117th–8th–––10th––2nd–3rd2nd7thQ82nd1st1st1st1st3rd3rd6th1st1st3rd2nd1st1stQ1510th–––––––––––––15th5th5th––2nd1st4th9th10th1st4th4th3rdQ128th–––––14th––––––10thQ4–––––11th––13th–13th––14thQ4–9th––––––––––––14th4th10th6th11th–12th10th12th4th11th8th12th13thQ13–––––––16th––––––1–––––––––––––23rd13rd6th2nd9th4th7th8th5th2nd3rd7th5th5th6thQ15–10th––––9th–4th7th9thWD11th8thQ7–––––––––––––24th11st3rd3rd3rd2nd5th–7th5th9th–11th8thWDQ11–––––––14th10th––12th––3Part of the Soviet Union––––18th–––––1––––10th–13th–––––––Q311th11th––––––19th–––––3––––––11th13th15th12th10th9th10th12th8–––4th9th–7th8th7th8th14th10th13th19thQ10–––12thDefunct19th7th–8th7th8th5th3rd8th13th6th7th3rd2ndQ14–––––––––––––16th1–––11th––––20th––15th––3––9th–––––––––––1Total (36)121114121212161620161616162424

Debut of teams Year Debuting teams Successor andTeams1979, , , , , , ,, , , , 12121982, , , 4161985, , , 4201989, , 3231993, 225199712620011272005, 229200903020130302016131202103120230312025, , , , 536

See also Field hockey at the Summer Olympics Men's FIH Hockey World Cup Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup FIH Para Hockey World Cup

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