The 2012 Men's Pan American Junior Championship was the tenth edition of the men's Pan American Junior Championship. The tournament was held between 10 and 23 September 2012 at the Pan American Hockey Stadium in

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...

, Mexico. The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2013 Junior World Cup, held in

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, India in December 2013.

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

won the tournament for the 10th time, defeating

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3–2 in the final.

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

won the bronze medal by defeating the

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3–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.

Participating nations

A total of thirteen teams competed in the tournament: * ( defending champions) * * * * * * * * * * * *

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Medal round

Pool D

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Pool E

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Non-medal round

Pool F

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Pool G

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Classification matches

Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

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