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.[1]

Men's Pan American Junior Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Men's Junior Pan American Championship
SportField hockey
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
First season1978
No. of teams7
ConfederationPAHF (Americas)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Argentina (13th title)
(2024)
Most titles Argentina (13 titles)

Argentina has won every single tournament until 2021, when Chile became the first other nation to win the tournament.

Results

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Year Host Final Third place match Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
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

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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

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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