# Men's Pan American Junior Championship

The Men's Pan American Junior Championship is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1978 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Junior World Cup.
Argentina has won every single tournament until 2021, when Chile became the first other nation to win the tournament.

## Results

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Number of teams |
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams |
| 1978 | Mexico City, Mexico | Argentina | | Chile | Canada | | Mexico | 6 |
| 1981 | Santiago, Chile | Argentina | | Canada | Chile | | United States | 6 |
| 1985 | Orlando, United States | Argentina | | Canada | Chile | | Chile | 6 |
| 1988 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Argentina | | Cuba | Canada | | Chile | 6 |
| 1992 | Havana, Cuba | Argentina | | Cuba | Canada | | United States | 6 |
| 1996 | Bridgetown, Barbados | Argentina | 2–1 | Cuba | Canada | 8–1 | Chile | 10 |
| 2000 | Santiago, Chile | Argentina | 1–0 | Chile | Canada | 4–1 | United States | 10 |
| 2005 Details | Havana, Cuba | Argentina | 7–0 | Chile | Mexico | 4–0 | United States | 11 |
| 2008 Details | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Argentina | 3–0 | Chile | United States | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p.s.) | Canada | 11 |
| 2012 Details | Guadalajara, Mexico | Argentina | 3–2 | Canada | Chile | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | United States | 13 |
| 2016 Details | Toronto, Canada | Argentina | 5–0 | Canada | Chile | 4–1 | United States | 8 |
| 2021 Details | Santiago, Chile | Chile | 1–1 (3–2 s.o.) | Argentina | United States | 1–1 (4–3 s.o.) | Canada | 7 |
| 2023 Details | Bridgetown, Barbados | Argentina | 6–1 | Canada | Chile | 4–1 | United States | 7 |
| 2024 Details | Surrey, Canada | Argentina | 10–0 | Canada | Chile | 1–1 (3–2 s.o.) | United States | 6 |

### Successful national teams

| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third Places | Fourth Places |
| Argentina | 13 (1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024) | 1 (2021) | | |
| Chile | 1 (2021*) | 4 (1978, 2000*, 2005, 2008) | 6 (1981*, 1985, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024) | 2 (1988, 1996) |
| Canada | | 6 (1981, 1985, 2012, 2016*, 2023, 2024*) | 5 (1978, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000) | 2 (2008, 2021) |
| Cuba | | 3 (1988, 1992*, 1996) | | |
| United States | | | 2 (2008, 2021) | 9 (1981, 1985*, 1992, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024) |
| Mexico | | | 1 (2005) | 1 (1978*) |
    * = host nation

### Team appearances

| Team | 1978 | 1981 | 1985 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
| Argentina | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 14 |
| Barbados | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 7th | – | – | 7th | – | 6 |
| Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 9th | – | 7th | 6th | 6th | 5 |
| Canada | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 14 |
| Chile | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 14 |
| Cuba | 5th | – | – | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Guatemala | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Guyana | – | – | – | 6th | – | 10th | – | – | 11th | – | 7th | – | 5th | – | 5 |
| Jamaica | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 10th | 11th | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Mexico | 4th | 5th | 6th | – | 6th | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 6th | 5th | – | 5th | 12 |
| Paraguay | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 10th | 8th | 12th | 8th | – | – | – | 5 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | – | 6th | 5th | – | – | 6th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 6th | – | – | 9 |
| United States | – | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 13 |
| Uruguay | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Venezuela | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 8th | 11th | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |