1997 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup

The 1997 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 3rd edition of the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup. It was held from 2 to 13 September 1997 in Seongnam, South Korea.

1997 Women's Hockey
Junior World Cup

Junior Hockey World Cup 1997
Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
City	Seongnam
Dates	2–13 September
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	Seongnam Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	232 (5.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Wang Jiuyan (14 goals)
Best player	Alejandra Gulla
← 1993 (previous) (next) 2001 →

Netherlands won the tournament for the first time after defeating Australia 2–0 in the final. Argentina won the third place match by defeating Germany 3–1 in the third and fourth place playoff.

Teams

Each continental federation received a number of quotas depending on the FIH World Rankings for teams qualified through their junior continental championships. Alongside the host nation, 16 teams competed in the tournament.

• Argentina (defending champions)
• Australia
• Canada
• China
• England
• Germany
• Netherlands
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Spain
• Ukraine
• United States

Results

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	5	0	0	22	7	+15	15	Semi-Finals
2	Germany	5	2	2	1	14	8	+6	8
3	China	5	2	2	1	13	12	+1	8	Fifth to eighth
4	England	5	2	1	2	14	9	+5	7
5	Spain	5	1	1	3	7	16	−9	4	Ninth to Twelfth
6	Canada	5	0	0	5	1	19	−18	0

Source: todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

2 September 1997 09:00 England 6–0 Spain Report

2 September 1997 11:00 Germany 3–3 China Report

2 September 1997 16:30 Australia 5–0 Canada Report

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3 September 1997 14:00 China 2–2 Spain Report

3 September 1997 16:00 England 4–0 Canada Report

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4 September 1997 10:00 Australia 3–2 Germany Report

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5 September 1997 11:00 China 2–0 Canada Report

5 September 1997 14:00 Australia 5–2 England Report

5 September 1997 16:00 Germany 3–2 Spain Report

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7 September 1997 10:00 China 4–2 England Report

7 September 1997 12:00 Germany 6–0 Canada Report

7 September 1997 14:00 Australia 4–1 Spain Report

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8 September 1997 14:00 England 0–0 Germany Report

8 September 1997 16:00 Australia 5–2 China Report

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9 September 1997 10:00 Spain 2–1 Canada Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	4	1	0	24	3	+21	13	Semi-Finals
2	Argentina	5	3	2	0	25	4	+21	11
3	South Korea (H)	5	3	1	1	22	6	+16	10	Fifth to eighth
4	South Africa	5	2	0	3	15	12	+3	6
5	Ukraine	5	1	0	4	13	25	−12	3	Ninth to Twelfth
6	United States	5	0	0	5	2	51	−49	0

Source: todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

2 September 1997 14:30 South Korea 5–2 South Africa Report

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3 September 1997 10:00 Argentina 5–1 Ukraine Report

3 September 1997 12:00 Netherlands 13–0 United States Report

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4 September 1997 12:00 South Korea 10–0 Ukraine Report

4 September 1997 14:00 South Africa 6–0 United States Report

4 September 1997 16:00 Argentina 1–1 Netherlands Report

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6 September 1997 12:00 Argentina 15–0 United States Report

6 September 1997 14:00 Netherlands 1–0 South Korea Report

6 September 1997 16:00 South Africa 4–1 Ukraine Report

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7 September 1997 16:00 Argentina 3–1 South Africa Report

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8 September 1997 10:00 South Korea 6–2 United States Report

8 September 1997 12:00 Netherlands 6–0 Ukraine Report

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9 September 1997 12:00 South Korea 1–1 Argentina Report

9 September 1997 14:00 Netherlands 3–2 South Africa Report

9 September 1997 16:00 Ukraine 11–0 United States Report

Second round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

	Cross-overs				Ninth and tenth place
	12 September 1997
	Spain	4
					13 September 1997
	United States	2
					Spain	4
	12 September 1997
					Ukraine	1
	Ukraine	9
	Canada	1
					Eleventh and twelfth place
					13 September 1997
					United States	0
					Canada	3

Cross-overs

12 September 1997 09:00 Spain 4–2 United States Report

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12 September 1997 11:30 Ukraine 9–1 Canada Report

Eleventh and twelfth place

13 September 1997 09:00 United States 0–3 Canada Report

Ninth and tenth place

13 September 1997 11:30 Spain 4–1 Ukraine Report

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Cross-overs				Fifth and sixth place
	11 September 1997
	China	1
					12 September 1997
	South Africa (p.s.o)	1
					South Africa	1
	11 September 1997
					South Korea	3
	South Korea	6
	England	3
					Seventh and eighth Place
					12 September 1997
					China	4
					England (p.s.o)	4

Cross-overs

11 September 1997 09:00 China 1–1 South Africa Report

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11 September 1997 11:30 South Korea 6–3 England Report

Seventh and eighth place

12 September 1997 16:30 China 4–4 England Report

Fifth and sixth place

12 September 1997 14:00 South Africa 1–3 South Korea Report

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-Finals				Final
	11 September 1997
	Australia	2
					13 September 1997
	Argentina	1
					Australia	0
	11 September 1997
					Netherlands	2
	Netherlands	3
	Germany	1
					Third and fourth place
					13 September 1997
					Argentina	3
					Germany	1

Semi-finals

11 September 1997 14:00 Australia 2–1 (a.e.t.) Argentina Report

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11 September 1997 16:30 Netherlands 3–1 Germany Report

Third and fourth place

13 September 1997 14:00 Argentina 3–1 Germany Report

Final

13 September 1997 16:30 Australia 0–2 Netherlands Report

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Fair Play
Alejandra Gulla	Wang Jiuyan	Rachel Imison	United States

Statistics

Final standings

1. Netherlands
2. Australia
3. Argentina
4. Germany
5. South Korea
6. South Africa
7. England
8. China
9. Spain
10. Ukraine
11. Canada
12. United States