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2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup

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Host country
  
India

Teams
  
16

City
  
Lucknow

Champions
  
India (2nd title)

2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup

Dates
  
8 (8)–18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)

Venue(s)
  
Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Lucknow

The 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 11th edition of the Hockey Junior World Cup for men, an international field hockey tournament. It was held in Lucknow, India from 8–18 December 2016. A total of sixteen teams competed for the title.

Contents

Host nation India won the tournament for the second time after defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final. Germany won the third place match by defeating Australia 3–0.

Qualification

Each continental federation got a number of quotas depending on the FIH World Rankings for teams qualified through their junior continental championships. Alongside the host nation, 15 other teams will compete in the tournament. Pakistan officially qualified for the tournament through their position in the Junior Asia Cup but later were replaced by Malaysia due to not meeting the FIH deadline for submitting entries.

Umpires

Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

Results

All times are Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification

Crossover
Fifteenth and sixteenth place
Thirteenth and fourteenth place

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Crossover
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final

References

2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup Wikipedia