1979 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup

The 1979 Hockey Junior World Cup was the first edition of the Hockey Junior World Cup organized by FIH for national teams of players under the age of 21. The tournament was hosted in Versailles, France from 23 August to 2 September 1979. Pakistan won the inaugural tournament defeating West Germany 2–0 in the final.

1979 FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
CityVersailles
Dates23 August - 2 September
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)Racing Club de France
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored192 (4.57 per match)
Best playerPakistan Manzoor Hussain
(next) 1982

Background

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The International Hockey Federation was looking to expand the global exposure of the game through introducing new competitions under its own organization. The Junior Hockey World Cup was introduced six months after the introduction of the Hockey Champions Trophy. France hosted the first tournament and the trophy was called the Roger Danet Challenge Cup named after the President of FIH Roger Alain Danet.[1]

Teams

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The following twelve teams participated in the tournament on invitational basis.

Confederation Team(s)
Asia   India

  Malaysia

  Pakistan

  Singapore

Africa   Ghana
Americas   Argentina

  Chile

Europe   France (hosts)

  Ireland

  Netherlands

  Spain

  West Germany

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 5 4 0 1 13 4 +9 8 Semi-finals
2   Malaysia 5 4 0 1 8 3 +5 8
3   India 5 3 0 2 16 8 +8 6
4   Spain 5 2 0 3 11 11 0 4
5   France (H) 5 2 0 3 6 10 −4 4
6   Chile 5 0 0 5 4 22 −18 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
23 August 1979
10:00
Malaysia   2–1   India
23 August 1979
12:00
France   3–1   Chile
23 August 1979
18:00
Netherlands   3–1   Spain

24 August 1979
10:00
Netherlands   4–1   France
24 August 1979
12:00
Malaysia   2–0   Spain
24 August 1979
14:00
India   7–1   Chile

26 August 1979
10:00
Spain   4–3   India
26 August 1979
12:00
Netherlands   4–0   Chile
26 August 1979
14:00
France   0–1   Malaysia

28 August 1979
10:00
Netherlands   2–1   Malaysia
28 August 1979
12:00
France   1–4   India
28 August 1979
14:00
Chile   2–6   Spain

30 August 1979
10:00
Malaysia   2–0   Chile
30 August 1979
12:00
India   1–0   Netherlands
30 August 1979
14:00
Spain   0–1   France

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Pakistan 5 5 0 0 23 2 +21 10 Semi-finals
2   West Germany 5 4 0 1 19 6 +13 8
3   Argentina 5 3 0 2 9 10 −1 6
4   Ireland 5 2 0 3 7 13 −6 4
5   Ghana 5 1 0 4 4 16 −12 2
6   Singapore 5 0 0 5 5 20 −15 0
Source: FIH

Fixtures

23 August
Pakistan   6 - 0   Ireland
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23 August
Argentina   3 - 1   Ghana
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24 August
West Germany   5 - 0   Ghana
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24 August
Ireland   4 - 1   Singapore
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26 August
Pakistan   5 - 0   Singapore
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26 August
West Germany   3 - 1   Argentina
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27 August
Ghana   3 - 2   Singapore
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27 August
Pakistan   5 - 1   Argentina
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27 August
West Germany   4 - 0   Ireland
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28 August
Ireland   3 - 0   Ghana
Report
28 August
Argentina   2 - 1   Singapore
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28 August
Pakistan   4 - 1   West Germany
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30 August
Pakistan   3 - 0   Ghana
Report
30 August
West Germany   6 - 1   Singapore
Report
30 August
Argentina   2 - 0   Ireland
Report

Classification round

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Ninth to twelfth place classification

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Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
31 August
 
 
  Chile0
 
2 September
 
  Ghana5
 
  Ghana4
 
31 August
 
  Spain7
 
  Spain8
 
 
  Singapore0
 
11th place
 
 
2 September
 
 
  Singapore3
 
 
  Chile2

Crossovers

31 August
Spain   8 - 0   Singapore
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31 August
Ghana   5 - 0   Chile
Report

Eleventh and twelfth place ( 11th — 12th )

2 September
Singapore   3 - 2   Chile
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Ninth and tenth place ( 9th — 10th )

2 September
Spain   7 - 4   Ghana
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Fifth to eighth place classification

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Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
31 August
 
 
  France2
 
2 September
 
  Argentina3
 
  Argentina1
 
31 August
 
  India6
 
  India3
 
 
  Ireland2
 
Seventh place
 
 
2 September
 
 
  Ireland2
 
 
  France4

Crossovers

31 August
India   3 - 2   Ireland
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31 August
France   2 - 3   Argentina
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Seventh and eighth place ( 7th — 8th )

2 September
Ireland   2 - 4   France
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Fifth and sixth place ( 5th — 6th )

2 September
Argentina   1 - 6   India
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Knockout round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 August
 
 
  Pakistan4
 
2 September
 
  Malaysia2
 
  Pakistan2
 
31 August
 
  West Germany0
 
  Netherlands1
 
 
  West Germany3
 
Third place
 
 
2 September
 
 
  Malaysia1
 
 
  Netherlands2

Semi-finals

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31 August
Pakistan   4 - 2   Malaysia
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31 August
Netherlands   1 - 3   West Germany
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Third and fourth place

2 September
Malaysia   1 - 2   Netherlands
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Final

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2 September
Pakistan   2 - 0   West Germany
J. Muhammad   2'
Rashid   46'
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Final standings

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  1.   Pakistan
  2.   West Germany
  3.   Netherlands
  4.   Malaysia
  5.   India
  6.   Argentina
  7.   France
  8.   Ireland
  9.   Spain
  10.   Ghana
  11.   Singapore
  12.   Chile

References

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  1. ^ Arumugam, K. "Junior World Cup Flash Back: 1979". Stick2Hockey. Retrieved 2021-11-21.