The India men's national under-21 field hockey team represents India in men's under-21 field hockey competitions.[1] It is governed by Hockey India, the governing body for field hockey in India.[2] They are one of the most successful junior field hockey team in the world having won the World Cup twice and Asia Cup thrice.[3]
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| Association | Hockey India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | Asian Hockey Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach |  P. R. Sreejesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Junior World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1979) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  Champions(2001, 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Junior Asia Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1988) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  Champions(2004, 2008, 2015, 2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Performance record
editJunior World Cup
edit| Junior World Cup[4] | ||
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| Year | Host | Position |
| 1979 |  Versailles, France
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5th |
| 1982 |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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5th |
| 1985 |  Vancouver, Canada
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5th |
| 1997 |  Milton Keynes, England
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2nd |
| 2001 |  Hobart, Australia
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1st |
| 2005 |  Rotterdam, Netherlands
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4th |
| 2009 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia Singapore
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9th |
| 2013 | New Delhi, India
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11th |
| 2016 | Lucknow, India
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1st |
| 2021 | Bhubaneswar, India
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4th |
| 2023 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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4th |
Junior Asia Cup
edit| Junior Asia Cup | ||
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| Year | Host | Position |
| 1988 |  Karachi, Pakistan
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3rd |
| 1992 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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4th |
| 1996 | Singapore
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2nd |
| 2000 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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2nd |
| 2004 | Karachi, Pakistan
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1st |
| 2008 | Hyderabad, India
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1st |
| 2012 | Malacca, Malaysia
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3rd |
| 2015 | Kuantan, Malaysia
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1st |
| 2021 |  Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Cancelled |
| 2023 |  Salalah, Oman
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1st |
| 2024 | Muscat, Oman
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1st |
Sultan of Johor Cup
edit| Sultan of Johor Cup | ||
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| Year | Host | Position |
| 2011 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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4th |
| 2012 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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2nd |
| 2013 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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1st |
| 2014 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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1st |
| 2015 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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2nd |
| 2017 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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3rd |
| 2018 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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2nd |
| 2019 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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2nd |
| 2022 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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1st |
| 2023 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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3rd |
| 2024 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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3rd |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "India Men Jr". hockeyindia.org. Hockey India. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup: India beat Belgium to make semi-finals". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup: Germany ends India's title defence". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "HOCKEY JUNIOR WORLD CUP". Retrieved 15 October 2022.