1979_Men's_Hockey_Junior_World_Cup
1979 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup
Junior hockey tournament
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.
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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | France | ||
| City | Versailles | ||
| Dates | 23 August - 2 September | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Racing Club de France | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 42 | ||
| Goals scored | 192 (4.57 per match) | ||
| Best player |  Manzoor Hussain | ||
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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]
The following twelve teams participated in the tournament on invitational basis.
Pool A
| 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 |
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Pool B
| 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 |
Fixtures
Ninth to twelfth place classification
| Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||
| 2 September | ||||||
| Ghana | 5 | |||||
| Ghana | 4 | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||
| Spain | 8 | |||||
| Singapore | 0 | |||||
| 11th place | ||||||
| 2 September | ||||||
| Singapore | 3 | |||||
| Chile | 2 | |||||
Crossovers
Eleventh and twelfth place ( 11th — 12th )
Ninth and tenth place ( 9th — 10th )
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| 2 September | ||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| India | 6 | |||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 2 September | ||||||
| Ireland | 2 | |||||
| France | 4 | |||||
Crossovers
Seventh and eighth place ( 7th — 8th )
Fifth and sixth place ( 5th — 6th )
Knockout round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| Pakistan | 4 | |||||
| 2 September | ||||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| Pakistan | 2 | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| West Germany | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 September | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
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Pakistan
West Germany
Netherlands
Malaysia
India
Argentina
France
Ireland
Spain
Ghana
Singapore
Chile
- Arumugam, K. "Junior World Cup Flash Back: 1979". Stick2Hockey. Retrieved 2021-11-21.