# 1997 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup

The 1997 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 3rd edition of the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup. It was held from 2 to 13 September 1997 in Seongnam, South Korea.
Netherlands won the tournament for the first time after defeating Australia 2–0 in the final. Argentina won the third place match by defeating Germany 3–1 in the third and fourth place playoff.

## Teams

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.
* Argentina (defending champions)
* Australia
* Canada
* China
* England
* Germany
* Netherlands
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Spain
* Ukraine
* United States

## Results
### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 15 | Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 8 | Semi-Finals |
| 3 | China | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 8 | Fifth to eighth |
| 4 | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 | Fifth to eighth |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4 | Ninth to Twelfth |
| 6 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | Ninth to Twelfth |
* 2 September 1997 09:00
| England | 6–0 | Spain |
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* 2 September 1997 11:00
| Germany | 3–3 | China |
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* 2 September 1997 16:30
| Australia | 5–0 | Canada |
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* 3 September 1997 14:00
| China | 2–2 | Spain |
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* 3 September 1997 16:00
| England | 4–0 | Canada |
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* 4 September 1997 10:00
| Australia | 3–2 | Germany |
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* 5 September 1997 11:00
| China | 2–0 | Canada |
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* 5 September 1997 14:00
| Australia | 5–2 | England |
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* 5 September 1997 16:00
| Germany | 3–2 | Spain |
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* 7 September 1997 10:00
| China | 4–2 | England |
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* 7 September 1997 12:00
| Germany | 6–0 | Canada |
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* 7 September 1997 14:00
| Australia | 4–1 | Spain |
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* 8 September 1997 14:00
| England | 0–0 | Germany |
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* 8 September 1997 16:00
| Australia | 5–2 | China |
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* 9 September 1997 10:00
| Spain | 2–1 | Canada |
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#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 13 | Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 11 | Semi-Finals |
| 3 | South Korea (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 10 | Fifth to eighth |
| 4 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 6 | Fifth to eighth |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 3 | Ninth to Twelfth |
| 6 | United States | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 51 | −49 | 0 | Ninth to Twelfth |
* 2 September 1997 14:30
| South Korea | 5–2 | South Africa |
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* 3 September 1997 10:00
| Argentina | 5–1 | Ukraine |
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* 3 September 1997 12:00
| Netherlands | 13–0 | United States |
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* 4 September 1997 12:00
| South Korea | 10–0 | Ukraine |
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* 4 September 1997 14:00
| South Africa | 6–0 | United States |
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* 4 September 1997 16:00
| Argentina | 1–1 | Netherlands |
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* 6 September 1997 12:00
| Argentina | 15–0 | United States |
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* 6 September 1997 14:00
| Netherlands | 1–0 | South Korea |
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* 6 September 1997 16:00
| South Africa | 4–1 | Ukraine |
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* 7 September 1997 16:00
| Argentina | 3–1 | South Africa |
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* 8 September 1997 10:00
| South Korea | 6–2 | United States |
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* 8 September 1997 12:00
| Netherlands | 6–0 | Ukraine |
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* 9 September 1997 12:00
| South Korea | 1–1 | Argentina |
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* 9 September 1997 14:00
| Netherlands | 3–2 | South Africa |
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* 9 September 1997 16:00
| Ukraine | 11–0 | United States |
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### Second round
#### Ninth to twelfth place classification

| Cross-overs | Cross-overs | Ninth and tenth place | Ninth and tenth place |
| 12 September 1997 | 12 September 1997 |
| Spain | 4 |
| Spain | 4 | 13 September 1997 | 13 September 1997 |
| United States | 2 | 13 September 1997 | 13 September 1997 |
| United States | 2 | Spain | 4 |
| 12 September 1997 | 12 September 1997 | | Spain | 4 |
| 12 September 1997 | 12 September 1997 | Ukraine | 1 |
| Ukraine | 9 | Ukraine | 1 |
| Canada | 1 | | |
| Canada | 1 | Eleventh and twelfth place | Eleventh and twelfth place |
| | | 13 September 1997 | 13 September 1997 |
| | | United States | 0 |
| | | Canada | 3 |

##### Cross-overs

* 12 September 1997 09:00
| Spain | 4–2 | United States |
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* 12 September 1997 11:30
| Ukraine | 9–1 | Canada |
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##### Eleventh and twelfth place

* 13 September 1997 09:00
| United States | 0–3 | Canada |
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##### Ninth and tenth place

* 13 September 1997 11:30
| Spain | 4–1 | Ukraine |
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#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| Cross-overs | Cross-overs | Fifth and sixth place | Fifth and sixth place |
| 11 September 1997 | 11 September 1997 |
| China | 1 |
| China | 1 | 12 September 1997 | 12 September 1997 |
| South Africa (p.s.o) | 1 | 12 September 1997 | 12 September 1997 |
| South Africa (p.s.o) | 1 | South Africa | 1 |
| 11 September 1997 | 11 September 1997 | | South Africa | 1 |
| 11 September 1997 | 11 September 1997 | South Korea | 3 |
| South Korea | 6 | South Korea | 3 |
| England | 3 | | |
| England | 3 | Seventh and eighth Place | Seventh and eighth Place |
| | | 12 September 1997 | 12 September 1997 |
| | | China | 4 |
| | | England (p.s.o) | 4 |

##### Cross-overs

* 11 September 1997 09:00
| China | 1–1 | South Africa |
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* 11 September 1997 11:30
| South Korea | 6–3 | England |
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##### Seventh and eighth place

* 12 September 1997 16:30
| China | 4–4 | England |
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##### Fifth and sixth place

* 12 September 1997 14:00
| South Africa | 1–3 | South Korea |
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#### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| 11 September 1997 | 11 September 1997 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Australia | 2 | 13 September 1997 | 13 September 1997 |
| Argentina | 1 | 13 September 1997 | 13 September 1997 |
| Argentina | 1 | Australia | 0 |
| 11 September 1997 | 11 September 1997 | | Australia | 0 |
| 11 September 1997 | 11 September 1997 | Netherlands | 2 |
| Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | 2 |
| Germany | 1 | | |
| Germany | 1 | Third and fourth place | Third and fourth place |
| | | 13 September 1997 | 13 September 1997 |
| | | Argentina | 3 |
| | | Germany | 1 |

##### Semi-finals

* 11 September 1997 14:00
| Australia | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
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* 11 September 1997 16:30
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Germany |
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##### Third and fourth place

* 13 September 1997 14:00
| Argentina | 3–1 | Germany |
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##### Final

* 13 September 1997 16:30
| Australia | 0–2 | Netherlands |
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## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Fair Play |
| Alejandra Gulla | Wang Jiuyan | Rachel Imison | United States |

## Statistics
### Final standings

* Netherlands
* Australia
* Argentina
* Germany
* South Korea
* South Africa
* England
* China
* Spain
* Ukraine
* Canada
* United States