The 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 8th 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 o ...
. It was held from 24 November to 4 December 2016 in
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...
, Chile.
Argentina
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won the tournament after defeating
defending champions the
Netherlands
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4–2 in the final. This was the first time Argentina had won the Junior World Cup since the 1993 tournament in
Terrassa, Spain.
Australia
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won the third place match by defeating
Spain
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3–1 on a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw. This was Australia's first Junior World Cup medal in 15 years.
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 and per ...
for teams qualified through their junior continental championships. Alongside the host nation, 16 teams competed in the tournament.
Squads
First round
''All times are
Chile Time (
UTC−03:00)''
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Classification round
Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification
Cross-overs
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Fifteenth and sixteenth place
Thirteenth and fourteenth place
Ninth to twelfth place classification
Cross-overs
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Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Medal round
Bracket
Quarter-finals
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Cross-overs
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Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
Final
Awards
Statistics
Final rankings
Goalscorers
See also
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2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup
The 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 11th edition of the Hockey Junior World Cup for men, an international field hockey tournament. It was held in Lucknow, India from 8–18 December 2016. A total of sixteen teams competed for the titl ...
References
{{Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
Women's Hockey Junior World Cup
International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Chile
Hockey Junior World Cup Hockey Junior World Cup may refer to:
* Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
* Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
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