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1997 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup

Tournament details
England
Milton Keynes
17–28 September
12 (from 5 confederations)
National Hockey Stadium
Australia (1st title)
India
Germany
Naohiko Tobita (10 goals)
Pol Amat
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The 1997 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup was the sixth edition of the Hockey Junior World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national under-21 national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held from 17 to 28 September 1997 in Milton Keynes, England.

Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating India 3–2 in the final. Germany won the bronze medal by defeating England 4–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)
Host1England
1–7 September 19961996 EuroHockey Junior ChampionshipVejle, Denmark4Netherlands Germany Spain Belgium
29 May – 9 June 19961996 Junior Asia CupSingapore2Pakistan India
30 October – 9 November 19961996 Pan American Junior ChampionshipBridgetown, Barbados2Argentina Cuba
23–26 April 19971997 Junior African CupHarare, Zimbabwe1Egypt
Oceania1Australia
26–29 March 1997Intercontinental qualificationMoorpark, United States1Japan

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Australia8–2Cuba
17 September 1997 18:00
Choppy  3'Commens  8', 23'Taylor  26'Bolton  42', 44'Brennan  56'Elder  60'ReportY. Hernández  14'Gómez  67'
Umpires:Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Spain3–2India
18 September 1997 12:00
Amat  26', 42', 50'ReportRajiv  43', 54'
Umpires:Richard Wolter (GER)Peter Broughton (ENG)
Belgium2–2Netherlands
18 September 1997 14:00
Letier  23'Collin  27'ReportVan Wijk  15'Slotema  55'
Umpires:Jason McCracken (NZL)Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
Cuba1–6Spain
19 September 1997 14:00
Gómez  59'ReportJ. Sánchez  5'Aguilar  10'Amat  21', 41'Masaña  50'Casas  66'
Umpires:Peter Broughton (ENG)Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Australia3–1Belgium
19 September 1997 16:00
Elder  43'Wells  59'Taylor  62'ReportFayt  42'
Umpires:Steven Graham (WAL)Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
Netherlands2–3India
19 September 1997 18:00
De Jong  7'Van Esseveldt  18'ReportTirkey  32'Rajiv  62'Rawat  68'
Umpires:Richard Wolter (GER)Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Belgium1–0Cuba
21 September 1997 12:00
Gierts  40'Report
Umpires:Peter Broughton (ENG)Roger St. Rose (TTO)
India2–2Australia
21 September 1997 14:00
Virender  23'Rajiv  29'ReportWells  37'Elder  58'
Umpires:Richard Wolter (GER)Jason McCracken (NZL)
Spain0–1Netherlands
21 September 1997 16:00
ReportDe Jong  49'
Umpires:Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Cuba0–8India
22 September 1997 18:00
ReportTirkey  38', 43'Rajiv  41', 50', 64'Senthil  55'Baljit  62'Chauhan  70'
Umpires:Richard Wolter (GER)Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
Netherlands0–4Australia
23 September 1997 12:00
ReportWebster  15'Wells  31'Taylor  51'Bolton  54'
Umpires:Peter Broughton (ENG)Richard Wolter (GER)
Spain4–2Belgium
23 September 1997 14:00
Quintana  35', 57'Aguilar  40', 60'ReportGierts  12'Milecan  55'
Umpires:Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)Steven Graham (WAL)
Netherlands8–2Cuba
24 September 1997 10:00
Froger (1 goal)Hoyng (3 goals)De Jong (2 goals)Jorn van 't Land (2 goals)ReportLerrondo (2 goals)
Umpires:Hamish Jamson (ENG)Peter Broughton (ENG)
Australia1–1Spain
24 September 1997 12:00
Taylor  28'ReportAmat  2'
Umpires:Ermanno Silvano (ITA)Jason McCracken (NZL)
India4–2Belgium
24 September 1997 14:00
Samir  30', 50'Rajiv  34'Chauhan  54'ReportGierts  16'Milecan  68'
Umpires:Toshimichi Fijimura (JPN)Steven Graham (WAL)
Pakistan1–1Egypt
17 September 1997 11:30
Ullah  58'ReportEl Fatah  67'
Umpires:Xavier Adell (ESP)Steven Graham (WAL)
England3–2Japan
17 September 1997 13:30
Pearn  20', 29', 63'ReportTobita  46'Yamazaki  64'
Umpires:Shakeel Qureshi (IND)Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
Argentina1–5Germany
17 September 1997 16:00
Ocaña  58'ReportLunau-Mierke  25'Reinelt  46', 55'Achtmann  64'Draguhn  68'
Umpires:Peter Elders (NED)Eric Denis (BEL)
Egypt1–4England
18 September 1997 16:00
Samer  53'ReportBoyse  14'Mathews  37', 50'Simons  63'
Umpires:Eric Denis (BEL)Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
Pakistan3–3Argentina
18 September 1997 18:00
Farooq  2'Abdullah  34', 43'ReportDeambosi  7', 70'Ocaña  11'
Umpires:Roger St. Rose (TTO)Xavier Adell (ESP)
Germany3–1Japan
19 September 1997 12:00
Reinelt  35'Lunau-Mierke  48', 60'ReportSoma  32'
Umpires:Jason McCracken (NZL)Peter Elders (NED)
Egypt2–2Argentina
20 September 1997 12:00
Mendour  25'El Said  32'ReportGarreta  8'Melgarejo  63'
Umpires:Peter Elders (NED)Roger St. Rose (TTO)
England0–1Germany
20 September 1997 14:00
ReportDraguhn  18'
Umpires:Eric Denis (BEL)Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
Japan1–5Pakistan
20 September 1997 16:00
Tobita  33'ReportAbdullah  3'Imran  5'Yousaf  41'Salim  50'Khalid Jr.  57'
Umpires:Steven Graham (WAL)Xavier Adell (ESP)
Japan4–2Egypt
22 September 1997 12:00
Tobita  14', 30', 57'Hokaze  18'ReportWasfy  10'Abbas  17'
Umpires:Roger St. Rose (TTO)Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
Germany2–6Pakistan
22 September 1997 14:00
Bruse  38'Draguhn  55'ReportYousaf  4', 9', 44'Ullah  11', 47'Farooq  67'
Umpires:Steven Graham (WAL)Eric Denis (BEL)
England2–5Argentina
22 September 1997 16:00
Mathews  19'Boyse  22'ReportDeambosi  17', 44'M. Vila  33'Orozco  48'Melgarejo  63'
Umpires:Xavier Adell (ESP)Peter Elders (NED)
Argentina1–0Japan
23 September 1997 16:00
Melgarejo  44'Report
Umpires:Roger St. Rose (TTO)Eric Denis (BEL)
Pakistan1–3England
23 September 1997 18:00
Ullah  31'ReportSimons  12', 12'Pearn  27'
Umpires:Peter Elders (NED)Xavier Adell (ESP)
Germany4–1Egypt
24 September 1997 16:00
Draughn  5'Achtmann  17'Lunau-Mierke  27'Hentschel  37'ReportHassan  42'
Umpires:Shakeel Qureshi (IND)Roger St. Rose (TTO)
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7
Cross-oversNinth place
27 September
Belgium2
28 September
Egypt4
Egypt5
27 September
Cuba3
Japan4
Cuba (a.e.t.)5
Eleventh place
28 September
Belgium3
Japan5
Belgium2–4Egypt
27 September 1997 10:00
Milecan  1'Collin  51'ReportSamer  29', 32'Wasfy  49'Hassan  53'
Umpires:Peter Elders (NED)Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
Japan4–5 (a.e.t.)Cuba
27 September 1997 12:30
Tobita  24', 37', 46', 65'ReportGómez  22', 57', 72'J. Hernández  45', 68'
Umpires:Roger St. Rose (TTO)Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
Belgium3–5Japan
28 September 1997 08:00
Letier  10'Collin  37'Gierts  42'ReportShirakaba  9'Yamazaki  11', 16', 32'Tobita  33'
Umpires:Ermanno Silvano (ITA)Roger St. Rose (TTO)
Egypt3–2 (a.e.t.)Cuba
28 September 1997 10:30
Samer  8'Wasfy  60'El Fatah  76'ReportY. Pérez  31'Gómez  58'
Umpires:Shakeel Qureshi (IND)Eric Denis (BEL)
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7
Cross-oversFifth place
26 September
Spain0
27 September
Argentina3
Argentina2
26 September
Pakistan4
Pakistan5
Netherlands2
Seventh place
27 September
Spain4
Netherlands5
Spain0–3Argentina
26 September 1997 10:00
ReportDeambrosi  22'M. Vila  37'Orozco  47'
Umpires:Hamish Jamson (ENG)Jason McCracken (NZL)
Pakistan5–2Netherlands
26 September 1997 12:30
Farooq  6', 57'Atzal  27'Ullah  49', 54'ReportDe Jong  46'Meuwsen  69'
Umpires:Peter Broughton (ENG)Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Spain4–5Netherlands
27 September 1997 17:30
Amat  10', 36'Quintana  20'J. Sánchez  26'ReportVan Esseveldt  4'De Jong  25'Hoyng  39'Derichx  44'Van der Weide  70+'
Umpires:Jason McCracken (NZL)Peter Broughton (ENG)
Argentina2–4Pakistan
27 September 1997 15:00
Esparis  18'Garreta  27'ReportYousuf  9', 62'Abdullah  42', 49'
Umpires:Hamish Jamson (ENG)Steven Graham (WAL)
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7
Semi-finalsFinal
26 September
Australia2
28 September
England1
Australia3
26 September
India2
Germany3
India (a.e.t.)4
Third place
28 September
England2
Germany4
Germany3–4 (a.e.t.)India
26 September 1997 15:00
Bruse  5'Reinelt  31'Klink  58'ReportBaljit  38'Harbhajan  43'Virender  68'Rajiv  74'
Umpires:Steven Graham (WAL)Eric Denis (BEL)
Australia2–1England
26 September 1997 17:30
Taylor  58'Elder  63'ReportSimons  8'
Umpires:Richard Wolter (GER)Xavier Adell (ESP)
England2–4Germany
28 September 1997 13:00
Simons  48'Boyse  66'ReportReinelt  4'Klink  16'Eimer  25'Lunau-Mierke  38'
Umpires:Peter Elders (NED)Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
Australia3–2India
28 September 1997 16:00
Taylor  29'Elder  33'Wells  42'ReportHarbhajan  17'Gurmail  55'
Umpires:Xavier Adell (ESP)Richard Wolter (GER)

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

There were 221 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 5.26 goals per match.

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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