# 1997 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup

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.

## Qualification

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| Host | Host | Host | 1 | England |
| 1–7 September 1996 | 1996 EuroHockey Junior Championship | Vejle, Denmark | 4 | Netherlands Germany Spain Belgium |
| 29 May – 9 June 1996 | 1996 Junior Asia Cup | Singapore | 2 | Pakistan India |
| 30 October – 9 November 1996 | 1996 Pan American Junior Championship | Bridgetown, Barbados | 2 | Argentina Cuba |
| 23–26 April 1997 | 1997 Junior African Cup | Harare, Zimbabwe | 1 | Egypt |
| Oceania | Oceania | Oceania | 1 | Australia |
| 26–29 March 1997 | Intercontinental qualification | Moorpark, United States | 1 | Japan |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## Results

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

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 8 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 | India | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 7 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 7 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 5 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | Cuba | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 31 | −26 | 0 | |
* 17 September 1997 18:00
| Australia | 8–2 | Cuba |
| Choppy 3' Commens 8', 23' Taylor 26' Bolton 42', 44' Brennan 56' Elder 60' | Report | Y. Hernández 14' Gómez 67' |
* Umpires: Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
* 18 September 1997 12:00
| Spain | 3–2 | India |
| Amat 26', 42', 50' | Report | Rajiv 43', 54' |
* Umpires: Richard Wolter (GER) Peter Broughton (ENG)
* 18 September 1997 14:00
| Belgium | 2–2 | Netherlands |
| Letier 23' Collin 27' | Report | Van Wijk 15' Slotema 55' |
* Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
* 19 September 1997 14:00
| Cuba | 1–6 | Spain |
| Gómez 59' | Report | J. Sánchez 5' Aguilar 10' Amat 21', 41' Masaña 50' Casas 66' |
* Umpires: Peter Broughton (ENG) Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)
* 19 September 1997 16:00
| Australia | 3–1 | Belgium |
| Elder 43' Wells 59' Taylor 62' | Report | Fayt 42' |
* Umpires: Steven Graham (WAL) Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
* 19 September 1997 18:00
| Netherlands | 2–3 | India |
| De Jong 7' Van Esseveldt 18' | Report | Tirkey 32' Rajiv 62' Rawat 68' |
* Umpires: Richard Wolter (GER) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
* 21 September 1997 12:00
| Belgium | 1–0 | Cuba |
| Gierts 40' | Report | |
* Umpires: Peter Broughton (ENG) Roger St. Rose (TTO)
* 21 September 1997 14:00
| India | 2–2 | Australia |
| Virender 23' Rajiv 29' | Report | Wells 37' Elder 58' |
* Umpires: Richard Wolter (GER) Jason McCracken (NZL)
* 21 September 1997 16:00
| Spain | 0–1 | Netherlands |
| | Report | De Jong 49' |
* Umpires: Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
* 22 September 1997 18:00
| Cuba | 0–8 | India |
| | Report | Tirkey 38', 43' Rajiv 41', 50', 64' Senthil 55' Baljit 62' Chauhan 70' |
* Umpires: Richard Wolter (GER) Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
* 23 September 1997 12:00
| Netherlands | 0–4 | Australia |
| | Report | Webster 15' Wells 31' Taylor 51' Bolton 54' |
* Umpires: Peter Broughton (ENG) Richard Wolter (GER)
* 23 September 1997 14:00
| Spain | 4–2 | Belgium |
| Quintana 35', 57' Aguilar 40', 60' | Report | Gierts 12' Milecan 55' |
* Umpires: Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN) Steven Graham (WAL)
* 24 September 1997 10:00
| Netherlands | 8–2 | Cuba |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Peter Broughton (ENG)
* 24 September 1997 12:00
| Australia | 1–1 | Spain |
| Taylor 28' | Report | Amat 2' |
* Umpires: Ermanno Silvano (ITA) Jason McCracken (NZL)
* 24 September 1997 14:00
| India | 4–2 | Belgium |
| Samir 30', 50' Rajiv 34' Chauhan 54' | Report | Gierts 16' Milecan 68' |
* Umpires: Toshimichi Fijimura (JPN) Steven Graham (WAL)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 8 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 | England (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 2 | |
| 6 | Egypt | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 2 | |
* 17 September 1997 11:30
| Pakistan | 1–1 | Egypt |
| Ullah 58' | Report | El Fatah 67' |
* Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Steven Graham (WAL)
* 17 September 1997 13:30
| England | 3–2 | Japan |
| Pearn 20', 29', 63' | Report | Tobita 46' Yamazaki 64' |
* Umpires: Shakeel Qureshi (IND) Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
* 17 September 1997 16:00
| Argentina | 1–5 | Germany |
| Ocaña 58' | Report | Lunau-Mierke 25' Reinelt 46', 55' Achtmann 64' Draguhn 68' |
* Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Eric Denis (BEL)
* 18 September 1997 16:00
| Egypt | 1–4 | England |
| Samer 53' | Report | Boyse 14' Mathews 37', 50' Simons 63' |
* Umpires: Eric Denis (BEL) Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
* 18 September 1997 18:00
| Pakistan | 3–3 | Argentina |
| Farooq 2' Abdullah 34', 43' | Report | Deambosi 7', 70' Ocaña 11' |
* Umpires: Roger St. Rose (TTO) Xavier Adell (ESP)
* 19 September 1997 12:00
| Germany | 3–1 | Japan |
| Reinelt 35' Lunau-Mierke 48', 60' | Report | Soma 32' |
* Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Peter Elders (NED)
* 20 September 1997 12:00
| Egypt | 2–2 | Argentina |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Roger St. Rose (TTO)
* 20 September 1997 14:00
| England | 0–1 | Germany |
| | Report | Draguhn 18' |
* Umpires: Eric Denis (BEL) Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
* 20 September 1997 16:00
| Japan | 1–5 | Pakistan |
| Tobita 33' | Report | Abdullah 3' Imran 5' Yousaf 41' Salim 50' Khalid Jr. 57' |
* Umpires: Steven Graham (WAL) Xavier Adell (ESP)
* 22 September 1997 12:00
| Japan | 4–2 | Egypt |
| Tobita 14', 30', 57' Hokaze 18' | Report | Wasfy 10' Abbas 17' |
* Umpires: Roger St. Rose (TTO) Shakeel Qureshi (IND)
* 22 September 1997 14:00
| Germany | 2–6 | Pakistan |
| Bruse 38' Draguhn 55' | Report | Yousaf 4', 9', 44' Ullah 11', 47' Farooq 67' |
* Umpires: Steven Graham (WAL) Eric Denis (BEL)
* 22 September 1997 16:00
| England | 2–5 | Argentina |
| Mathews 19' Boyse 22' | Report | Deambosi 17', 44' M. Vila 33' Orozco 48' Melgarejo 63' |
* Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Peter Elders (NED)
* 23 September 1997 16:00
| Argentina | 1–0 | Japan |
| Melgarejo 44' | Report | |
* Umpires: Roger St. Rose (TTO) Eric Denis (BEL)
* 23 September 1997 18:00
| Pakistan | 1–3 | England |
| Ullah 31' | Report | Simons 12', 12' Pearn 27' |
* Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Xavier Adell (ESP)
* 24 September 1997 16:00
| Germany | 4–1 | Egypt |
| Draughn 5' Achtmann 17' Lunau-Mierke 27' Hentschel 37' | Report | Hassan 42' |
* Umpires: Shakeel Qureshi (IND) Roger St. Rose (TTO)

### Ninth to twelfth place classification

| Cross-overs | Cross-overs | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 27 September | 27 September |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 | 28 September | 28 September |
| Egypt | 4 | 28 September | 28 September |
| Egypt | 4 | Egypt | 5 |
| 27 September | 27 September | | Egypt | 5 |
| 27 September | 27 September | Cuba | 3 |
| Japan | 4 | Cuba | 3 |
| Cuba (a.e.t.) | 5 | | |
| Cuba (a.e.t.) | 5 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 28 September | 28 September |
| | | Belgium | 3 |
| | | Japan | 5 |

#### Cross-overs

* 27 September 1997 10:00
| Belgium | 2–4 | Egypt |
| Milecan 1' Collin 51' | Report | Samer 29', 32' Wasfy 49' Hassan 53' |
* Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Ermanno Silvano (ITA)
* 27 September 1997 12:30
| Japan | 4–5 (a.e.t.) | Cuba |
| Tobita 24', 37', 46', 65' | Report | Gómez 22', 57', 72' J. Hernández 45', 68' |
* Umpires: Roger St. Rose (TTO) Shakeel Qureshi (IND)

#### Eleventh and twelfth place

* 28 September 1997 08:00
| Belgium | 3–5 | Japan |
| Letier 10' Collin 37' Gierts 42' | Report | Shirakaba 9' Yamazaki 11', 16', 32' Tobita 33' |
* Umpires: Ermanno Silvano (ITA) Roger St. Rose (TTO)

#### Ninth and tenth place

* 28 September 1997 10:30
| Egypt | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Cuba |
| Samer 8' Wasfy 60' El Fatah 76' | Report | Y. Pérez 31' Gómez 58' |
* Umpires: Shakeel Qureshi (IND) Eric Denis (BEL)

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Cross-overs | Cross-overs | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 26 September | 26 September |
| Spain | 0 |
| Spain | 0 | 27 September | 27 September |
| Argentina | 3 | 27 September | 27 September |
| Argentina | 3 | Argentina | 2 |
| 26 September | 26 September | | Argentina | 2 |
| 26 September | 26 September | Pakistan | 4 |
| Pakistan | 5 | Pakistan | 4 |
| Netherlands | 2 | | |
| Netherlands | 2 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 27 September | 27 September |
| | | Spain | 4 |
| | | Netherlands | 5 |

#### Cross-overs

* 26 September 1997 10:00
| Spain | 0–3 | Argentina |
| | Report | Deambrosi 22' M. Vila 37' Orozco 47' |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Jason McCracken (NZL)
* 26 September 1997 12:30
| Pakistan | 5–2 | Netherlands |
| Farooq 6', 57' Atzal 27' Ullah 49', 54' | Report | De Jong 46' Meuwsen 69' |
* Umpires: Peter Broughton (ENG) Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)

#### Seventh and eighth place

* 27 September 1997 17:30
| Spain | 4–5 | Netherlands |
| Amat 10', 36' Quintana 20' J. Sánchez 26' | Report | Van Esseveldt 4' De Jong 25' Hoyng 39' Derichx 44' Van der Weide 70+' |
* Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Peter Broughton (ENG)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 27 September 1997 15:00
| Argentina | 2–4 | Pakistan |
| Esparis 18' Garreta 27' | Report | Yousuf 9', 62' Abdullah 42', 49' |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (ENG) Steven Graham (WAL)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 26 September | 26 September |
| Australia | 2 |
| Australia | 2 | 28 September | 28 September |
| England | 1 | 28 September | 28 September |
| England | 1 | Australia | 3 |
| 26 September | 26 September | | Australia | 3 |
| 26 September | 26 September | India | 2 |
| Germany | 3 | India | 2 |
| India (a.e.t.) | 4 | | |
| India (a.e.t.) | 4 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 28 September | 28 September |
| | | England | 2 |
| | | Germany | 4 |

#### Semi-finals

* 26 September 1997 15:00
| Germany | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | India |
| Bruse 5' Reinelt 31' Klink 58' | Report | Baljit 38' Harbhajan 43' Virender 68' Rajiv 74' |
* Umpires: Steven Graham (WAL) Eric Denis (BEL)
* 26 September 1997 17:30
| Australia | 2–1 | England |
| Taylor 58' Elder 63' | Report | Simons 8' |
* Umpires: Richard Wolter (GER) Xavier Adell (ESP)

#### Third and fourth place

* 28 September 1997 13:00
| England | 2–4 | Germany |
| Simons 48' Boyse 66' | Report | Reinelt 4' Klink 16' Eimer 25' Lunau-Mierke 38' |
* Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Toshimichi Fujimura (JPN)

#### Final

* 28 September 1997 16:00
| Australia | 3–2 | India |
| Taylor 29' Elder 33' Wells 42' | Report | Harbhajan 17' Gurmail 55' |
* Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Richard Wolter (GER)

## Statistics
### Final standings

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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Standings |
| | Australia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 17 | Gold Medal |
| | India | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 13 | Silver Medal |
| | Germany | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 15 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | England (H) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 9 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Pakistan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 14 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 6 | Argentina | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 11 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 7 | Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 10 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 8 | Spain | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 10 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 9 | Egypt | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 8 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 10 | Cuba | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 11 | Japan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 6 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 12 | Belgium | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 4 | Eliminated in Group stage |

### Goalscorers

* Note: Scorers from the Pool A and B matches of NED vs CUB and EGY vs ARG are unknown, and hence have not been added to this list.
There were 221 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 5.26 goals per match.
10 goals
* Naohiko Tobita
9 goals
* Rajiv Mishra
8 goals
* Pol Amat
6 goals
* Benjamin Taylor
* Heriberto Gómez
* Zakir Ullah
* Imran Yousaf
5 goals
* Leonardi Deambosi
* Troy Elder
* Adrian Simons
* Patrick Lunau-Mierke
* Sascha Reinelt
* Baber Abdullah
4 goals
* Matthew Wells
* Patrick Gierts
* Mahmoud Samer
* Mark Pearn
* Thomas Draughn
* Kazuya Yamazaki
* Mark de Jong
* Muhammad Farooq
3 goals
* Guy Bolton
* Jean Collin
* Christophe Milecan
* Ahmed Wasfy
* Alistair Boyse
* David Mathews
* Dilip Tirkey
* Eduardo Aguilar
* Jordi Quintana
2 goals
* Leandro Melgarejo
* Michel Ocaña
* Germán Orozco
* Matías Vila
* Adam Commens
* Alexandre Letier
* Jorge Hernández
* Amro El Fateh
* Ahmed Hassan
* Christian Achtmann
* Dirk Bruse
* Maximilien Klink
* Rajesh Chauhan
* Samir Dad
* Harbhajan Singh
* Virender Singh
* Baljit Singh Saini
* Paul van Esseveldt
* Josep Sánchez
1 goal
* Juan Manuel Esparis
* Gabriel Garretta
* Scott Brennan
* Baeden Choppy
* Scott Webster
* Renaud Fayt
* Yoandi Hernández
* Yuri Pérez
* Ahmed Abbas
* Christoph Eimer
* Tobias Hentschel
* Senthil Ramu
* Y. S. Rawat
* Gurmail Singh
* Daisuke Hokaze
* Katsuhiko Soma
* Yukihiro Shirakaba
* Harm Derichx
* Timme Hoyng
* David Meuwsen
* Remco Slotema
* Marc van Wijk
* Sander van de Weide
* Zahid Aztal
* Ejaz Imran
* Hameed Khalid Junior
* Amir Salim
* Jordi Casas
* Agustín Masaña