Men's_Pan_American_Junior_Championship
Men's Pan American Junior Championship
International athletic tournament
"Pan American Junior Championship" redirects here. For the women's competition, see Women's Pan American Junior Championship.
The Men's Pan American Junior Championship is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1978 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Junior World Cup.[1]
Quick Facts Sport, Founded ...
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 Men's Junior Pan American Championship | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978; 46 years ago (1978) |
| First season | 1978 |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Confederation | PAHF (Americas) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Argentina (12th title) (2023) |
| Most titles | Argentina (12 titles) |
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Argentina has won every single tournament until 2021, when Chile became the first other nation to win the tournament.
More information Year, Host ...
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
| 1978 | Mexico City, Mexico |  Argentina |
 Chile |
 Canada |
 Mexico |
6 | |||||
| 1981 | Santiago, Chile | Argentina |
Canada |
Chile |
 United States |
6 | |||||
| 1985 | Orlando, United States | Argentina |
Canada |
Chile |
Chile |
6 | |||||
| 1988 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Argentina |
 Cuba |
Canada |
Chile |
6 | |||||
| 1992 | Havana, Cuba | Argentina |
Cuba |
Canada |
United States |
6 | |||||
| 1996 | Bridgetown, Barbados | Argentina |
2–1 | Cuba |
Canada |
8–1 | Chile |
10 | |||
| 2000 | Santiago, Chile | Argentina |
1–0 | Chile |
Canada |
4–1 | United States |
10 | |||
| 2005 Details |
Havana, Cuba | Argentina |
7–0 | Chile |
Mexico |
4–0 | United States |
11 | |||
| 2008 Details |
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Argentina |
3–0 | Chile |
United States |
2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p.s.) |
Canada |
11 | |||
| 2012 Details |
Guadalajara, Mexico | Argentina |
3–2 | Canada |
Chile |
3–2 (a.e.t.) | United States |
13 | |||
| 2016 Details |
Toronto, Canada | Argentina |
5–0 | Canada |
Chile |
4–1 | United States |
8 | |||
| 2021 Details |
Santiago, Chile | Chile |
1–1 (3–2 s.o.) |
Argentina |
United States |
1–1 (4–3 s.o.) |
Canada |
7 | |||
| 2023 Details |
Bridgetown, Barbados | Argentina |
6–1 | Canada |
Chile |
4–1 | United States |
7 | |||
| 2024 Details |
Surrey, Canada | ||||||||||
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Successful national teams
More information Team, Titles ...
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third Places | Fourth Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
12 (1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2023) | 1 (2021) | ||
 Chile |
1 (2021*) | 4 (1978, 2000*, 2005, 2008) | 5 (1981*, 1985, 2012, 2016, 2023) | 2 (1988, 1996) |
 Canada |
5 (1981, 1985, 2012, 2016*, 2023) | 5 (1978, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000) | 2 (2008, 2021) | |
 Cuba |
3 (1988, 1992*, 1996) | |||
 United States |
2 (2008, 2021) | 8 (1981, 1985*, 1992, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2023) | ||
 Mexico |
1 (2005) | 1 (1978*) |
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- * = host nation
Team appearances
More information Team, Total ...
| Team | 1978 |
1981 |
1985 |
 1988 |
1992 |
 1996 |
2000 |
2005 |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
2021 |
2023 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 13 |
| Barbados |
– | – | – | – | – | 7th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 7th | – | – | 7th | 6 |
 Brazil |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 9th | – | 7th | 6th | 4 |
| Canada |
3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 13 |
| Chile |
2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 13 |
| Cuba |
5th | – | – | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
 Guatemala |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | 1 |
 Guyana |
– | – | – | 6th | – | 10th | – | – | 11th | – | 7th | – | 5th | 5 |
 Jamaica |
6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 10th | 11th | – | – | – | 4 |
| Mexico |
4th | 5th | 6th | – | 6th | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 6th | 5th | – | 11 |
 Paraguay |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Puerto Rico |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 10th | 8th | 12th | 8th | – | – | 5 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
– | 6th | 5th | – | – | 6th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 6th | – | 9 |
| United States |
– | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 12 |
 Uruguay |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | 1 |
 Venezuela |
– | – | – | – | – | 8th | 8th | 11th | – | 10th | – | – | – | 4 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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- "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2020.