# Women's Pan American Junior Championship

The Women's Pan American Junior Championship is a women's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1988 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Junior World Cup.
The tournament has been won by three different teams: Argentina has the most titles with seven, the United States and Canada both have won one title. The most recent edition was held in Santiago, Chile and was won by Canada.

## 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 |
| 1988 Details | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina | | United States | Chile | | Uruguay | 6 |
| 1992 Details | Caracas, Venezuela | Argentina | | Trinidad and Tobago | Canada | | United States | 4 |
| 1997 Details | Santiago, Chile | Argentina | 7–1 | Canada | United States | 3–0 | Chile | 10 |
| 2000 Details | Bridgetown, Barbados | Argentina | 5–0 | United States | Canada | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p.s.) | Chile | 9 |
| 2005 Details | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Argentina | 3–1 | United States | Chile | 2–1 | Canada | 12 |
| 2008 Details | Mexico City, Mexico | United States | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Chile | Argentina | 8–0 | Mexico | 8 |
| 2012 Details | Guadalajara, Mexico | Argentina | 2–1 | Canada | United States | 2–1 | Chile | 11 |
| 2016 Details | Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago | Argentina | 6–0 | United States | Chile | 3–0 | Canada | 8 |
| 2021 Details | Santiago, Chile | Canada | 1–0 | Uruguay | United States | 1–1 (3–2 s.o.) | Chile | 6 |
| 2023 Details | Bridgetown, Barbados | United States | 1–1 (4–1 s.o.) | Argentina | Chile | 5–1 | Canada | 7 |
| 2024 Details | Surrey, Canada | Argentina | 3–1 | United States | Chile | 1–0 | Uruguay | 6 |

### Summary

| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
| Argentina | 8 (1988*, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2024) | 1 (2023) | 1 (2008) | |
| United States | 2 (2008, 2023) | 5 (1988, 2000, 2005, 2016, 2024) | 3 (1997, 2012, 2021) | 1 (1992) |
| Canada | 1 (2021) | 2 (1997, 2012) | 2 (1992, 2000) | 3 (2005, 2016, 2023) |
| Chile | | 1 (2008) | 5 (1988, 2005, 2016, 2023, 2024) | 4 (1997*, 2000, 2012, 2021*) |
| Uruguay | | 1 (2021) | | 2 (1988, 2024) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | | 1 (1992) | | |
| Mexico | | | | 1 (2008*) |
    * = host nation

### Team appearances

| Team | 1988 | 1992 | 1997 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
| Argentina | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 11 |
| Barbados | – | – | 6th | 5th | 7th | 7th | – | 8th | – | 7th | – | 6 |
| Bermuda | – | – | 7th | 8th | 10th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Canada | – | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | – | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 4th | 5th | 9 |
| Chile | 3rd | – | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 10 |
| Cuba | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Guyana | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | 1 |
| Jamaica | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Mexico | – | – | 10th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 7th | – | – | 6th | 7 |
| Paraguay | 6th | – | 8th | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | – | 2nd | – | 6th | 9th | 6th | 8th | 6th | 6th | – | – | 7 |
| United States | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 11 |
| Uruguay | 4th | – | 5th | – | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 9 |
| Venezuela | – | – | 9th | 7th | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |