The 2025 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will be the 11th edition of the Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, the biennial women's under-21 field hockey world championship organised by the International Hockey Federation. The host nation is yet to be determined, and the tournament will be held in either July or December 2025.[1] The tournament will feature 24 teams for the first time.[2]
| Dates | July/December | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) | ||
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Qualification
editAlongside the hosts, the 23 other teams qualify via the continental championships.[3]
Qualified teams
edit| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | — | 1 | ||
| 3–12 July 2024 | 2024 Junior Pan American Championship | Surrey, Canada | 4 |  Argentina Chile United States Uruguay
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| 14–20 July 2024 | 2024 EuroHockey U21 Championship | Terrassa, Spain | 6 |  Belgium England Germany Ireland Netherlands Spain
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| 16–20 July 2024 | 2024 EuroHockey U21 Championship II | Rakovník, Czech Republic | 1 |  Wales
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| Konya, Türkiye | 1 |  Scotland
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| 7–15 December 2024 | 2024 Junior Asia Cup[4] | Muscat, Oman | 5 | |
| 30 January – 2 February 2025 | 2025 Oceania Junior World Cup qualifier[5] | Auckland, New Zealand | 3 | |
| April 2025 | 2024 Junior Africa Cup[6] | Windhoek, Namibia | 3 | |
| Total | 24 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Events Calendar". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "With first ever FIH Hockey5s World Cup in the background, EB meets to discuss strategy and development". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Qualification System for 2025 FIH Junior World Cups" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has officially unveiled the much-anticipated match schedule for the upcoming Women's Junior Asia Cup Muscat Oman 2024". Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "Future Black Sticks Teams Gain Valuable Experience on International Tours". hockeynz.co.nz. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ @africanhockeyfederation (9 November 2024). "Postpone New Date." – via Instagram.