2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | India | ||
| City | Chennai | ||
| Dates | December | ||
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium | ||
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The 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will be the 14th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial men's under-21 field hockey world championship organized by the International Hockey Federation. It will be held at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai, India in December 2025.[1][2] The tournament will feature 24 teams for the first time.[3]
Qualification
[edit]Alongside the hosts, India, the 23 other teams qualify via the continental championships.[4]
Qualified teams
[edit]| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 June 2024 | Hosts | — | 1 |  India
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| 3–12 July 2024 | 2024 Junior Pan American Championship | Surrey, Canada | 3 |  Argentina Canada Chile
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| 14–20 July 2024 | 2024 EuroHockey U21 Championship | Terrassa, Spain | 6 |  Belgium England France Germany Netherlands Spain
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| 15–20 July 2024 | 2024 EuroHockey U21 Championship II | Walcz, Poland | 1 |  Austria
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| Lausanne, Switzerland | 1 |  Switzerland
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| 26 November – 4 December 2024 | 2024 Junior Asia Cup[5] | Muscat, Oman | 6 |  Bangladesh China Japan Malaysia Pakistan Thailand
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| 30 January – 2 February 2025 | 2025 Junior Oceania Cup[6] | Auckland, New Zealand | 3 |  Australia New Zealand
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| 18–27 April 2025 | 2024 Junior Africa Cup[7] | Windhoek, Namibia | 3 | |
| Total | 24 | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sikdar, Sindap (5 January 2025). "India to host Asia Cup, Junior World Cup in 2025". hindustamtimes.com. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "India to host 2025 FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "With first ever FIH Hockey5s World Cup in the background, EB meets to discuss strategy and development". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Qualification System for 2025 FIH Junior World Cups" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has officially unveiled the much-anticipated match schedule for the upcoming Men's Junior Asia Cup Muscat Oman 2024". Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "Future Black Sticks Teams Gain Valuable Experience on International Tours". hockeynz.co.nz. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Junior Africa Cup [JAC] 2024 (M&W)". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2024-12-17.