Men's Pan American Junior Championship

Men's Pan American Junior Championship
Most recent season or competition:; 2024 Men's Junior Pan American Championship
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	1978; 46 years ago
First season	1978
No. of teams	7
Confederation	PAHF (Americas)
Most recent; champion(s)	Argentina (13th title) ; (2024)
Most titles	Argentina (13 titles)

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]

Argentina has won every single tournament until 2021, when Chile became the first other nation to win the tournament.

Results

Year	Host	Final			Third place match			Number of teams
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Number of teams
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	Argentina	10–0	Canada	Chile	1–1 (3–2 s.o.)	United States	6

Successful national teams

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third Places	Fourth Places
Argentina	13 (1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024)	1 (2021)
Chile	1 (2021*)	4 (1978, 2000*, 2005, 2008)	6 (1981*, 1985, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024)	2 (1988, 1996)
Canada		6 (1981, 1985, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024)	5 (1978, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)	2 (2008, 2021)
Cuba		3 (1988, 1992*, 1996)
United States			2 (2008, 2021)	9 (1981, 1985*, 1992, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024)
Mexico			1 (2005)	1 (1978*)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	1978	1981	1985	1988	1992	1996	2000	2005	2008	2012	2016	2021	2023	2024	Total
Argentina	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	14
Barbados	–	–	–	–	–	7th	5th	7th	6th	7th	–	–	7th	–	6
Brazil	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	9th	–	7th	6th	6th	5
Canada	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	5th	4th	2nd	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	14
Chile	2nd	3rd	3rd	4th	5th	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st	3rd	3rd	14
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	–	5th	12
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	4th	13
Uruguay	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	1
Venezuela	–	–	–	–	–	8th	8th	11th	–	10th	–	–	–	–	4
Total	6	6	6	6	6	10	10	11	11	13	8	7	7	6

References

^ "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

External links

Pan American Hockey Federation

[1] "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

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