The 2013 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the seventh edition of the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, held from 27 July to 4 August 2013 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.
Defending champions the Netherlands won the tournament for a record third time after defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final on a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw. India won the third place match by defeating England 3–2 on a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw to claim their first ever Junior World Cup medal.
Qualification Each continental federation received a number of quotas depending on the FIH World Rankings for teams qualified through their junior continental championships. Alongside the host nation, 16 teams competed in the tournament.
DatesEventLocationQualifier(s)Host nation27 June – 7 July 20122012 Junior Asia CupBangkok, Thailand15–21 July 20122012 EuroHockey Junior Nations Championship IIAleksin, Russia26 August – 1 September 20122012 EuroHockey Junior Championship's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands10–22 September 20122012 Pan American Junior ChampionshipGuadalajara, Mexico13–21 October 20122012 Junior Africa Cup for NationsRandburg, South Africa25 February – 3 March 20132013 Junior Oceania CupGold Coast, Australia
– France withdrew from participating. As the first reserve team was previously assigned to the European Federation, Russia took their place as winners of the 2012 EuroHockey Junior Nations Championship II. – Australia and New Zealand qualified automatically due to the lack of other competing teams in the Oceania qualifier.
Squads
First round All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Classification round Bracket
Placement finals
Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification
Cross-overs
Fifteenth and sixteenth place
Thirteenth and fourteenth place
Ninth to twelfth place classification Cross-overs
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Medal round Bracket
Quarter-finals
Fifth to eighth place classification
Cross-overs
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Player of the TournamentTop GoalscorerGoalkeeper of the Tournament Rani Rampal Lieke van Wijk Sofia Montserrat
Statistics
Final ranking
Goalscorers
References
External links Official FIH website Official website