The 2001 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 4th edition of the

Women's Hockey Junior World Cup The Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, formerly known as the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, is the field hockey Junior World Cup competition for women, with the format for qualification and the final tournament similar to the men's. It is org ...

. It was held from May 14 to May 26, 2001 in the

CeNARD The National Center of High Performance Athletics (known as Ce.N.A.R.D. for its initials in Spanish: ''Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo'') is the sports complex where most Argentine sportspeople (especially athletes) who compete inter ...

, in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

. South Korea won the tournament for the first time after defeating Argentina 4–3 in a

penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pen ...

following a 2–2 draw in the final. Defending champions the Netherlands lost the third-place match to Australia 2–0.

Qualification

Each continental federation received a number of quotas depending on the

FIH World Rankings The FIH Men's World Ranking is a ranking system for men's national teams in field hockey. The teams of the member nations of International Hockey Federation (FIH), field hockey's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results. The r ...

for teams qualified through their junior continental championships. Alongside the host nation, 15 teams competed in the tournament. : – Due to the lack of other competing teams in the Oceania qualifier,

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

were invited to compete despite losing to

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. : –

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

withdrew from participating prior to the tournament; the first reserve team was

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

, thanks to their seventh place finish at the European qualifier. : –

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

withdrew from participating prior to the tournament, however they were not replaced by the second reserve team.

Results

First round

Pool A

---- ----

Pool B

---- ----

Pool C

---- ----

Pool D

---- ----

Medal round

Pool E

---- ---- ----

Pool F

---- ---- ----

Non-Medal Round

Pool G

---- ----

Pool H

---- ----

Thirteenth to fifteenth place classification

Crossover

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

Awards

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

External links

Official FIH website
{{Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup Women's Hockey Junior World Cup International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Argentina International sports competitions in Buenos Aires Junior World Cup

hockey World Cup The Men's FIH Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was started in 1971. It is held every four years, bridging the four years between the Summer O ...

2000s in Buenos Aires

Hockey Junior World Cup The Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, formerly known as the Hockey Junior World Cup, is an international field hockey competition organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was started in 1979. Since 1985 it has been ...

Sports competitions in Buenos Aires