1979 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup

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

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.

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
Report
23 August
Argentina  3 - 1  Ghana
Report

24 August
West Germany  5 - 0  Ghana
Report
24 August
Ireland  4 - 1  Singapore
Report

26 August
Pakistan  5 - 0  Singapore
Report
26 August
West Germany  3 - 1  Argentina
Report

27 August
Ghana  3 - 2  Singapore
Report
27 August
Pakistan  5 - 1  Argentina
Report
27 August
West Germany  4 - 0  Ireland
Report

28 August
Ireland  3 - 0  Ghana
Report
28 August
Argentina  2 - 1  Singapore
Report
28 August
Pakistan  4 - 1  West Germany
Report

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
Report
31 August
Ghana  5 - 0  Chile
Report

Eleventh and twelfth place ( 11th — 12th )

2 September
Singapore  3 - 2  Chile
Report

Ninth and tenth place ( 9th — 10th )

2 September
Spain  7 - 4  Ghana
Report

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
Report
31 August
France  2 - 3  Argentina
Report

Seventh and eighth place ( 7th — 8th )

2 September
Ireland  2 - 4  France
Report

Fifth and sixth place ( 5th — 6th )

2 September
Argentina  1 - 6  India
Report

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
Report
31 August
Netherlands  1 - 3  West Germany
Report

Third and fourth place

2 September
Malaysia  1 - 2  Netherlands
Report

Final

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2 September
Pakistan  2 - 0  West Germany
J. Muhammad field hockey ball 2'
Rashid field hockey ball 46'
Report

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.