1979 FIH Hockey Junior World Cup|
| Host country | France |
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| City | Versailles |
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| Dates | 23 August - 2 September |
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| Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
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| Venue(s) | Racing Club de France |
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| Matches played | 42 |
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| Goals scored | 192 (4.57 per match) |
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| Best player | Manzoor Hussain |
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The 1979 Hockey Junior World Cup was the first edition of the Hockey Junior World Cup organized by FIH for national teams of players under the age of 21. The tournament was hosted in Versailles, France from 23 August to 2 September 1979. Pakistan won the inaugural tournament defeating West Germany 2–0 in the final.
Background
The International Hockey Federation was looking to expand the global exposure of the game through introducing new competitions under its own organization. The Junior Hockey World Cup was introduced six months after the introduction of the Hockey Champions Trophy. France hosted the first tournament and the trophy was called the Roger Danet Challenge Cup named after the President of FIH Roger Alain Danet.[1]
Teams
The following twelve teams participated in the tournament on invitational basis.
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
| 1
|
Netherlands
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
4
|
+9
|
8
|
Semi-finals
|
| 2
|
Malaysia
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
3
|
+5
|
8
|
| 3
|
India
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
16
|
8
|
+8
|
6
|
|
| 4
|
Spain
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
11
|
11
|
0
|
4
|
| 5
|
France (H)
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
10
|
−4
|
4
|
| 6
|
Chile
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
22
|
−18
|
0
|
Pool B
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
| 1
|
Pakistan
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
2
|
+21
|
10
|
Semi-finals
|
| 2
|
West Germany
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
19
|
6
|
+13
|
8
|
| 3
|
Argentina
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
9
|
10
|
−1
|
6
|
|
| 4
|
Ireland
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
13
|
−6
|
4
|
| 5
|
Ghana
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
16
|
−12
|
2
|
| 6
|
Singapore
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
20
|
−15
|
0
|
Fixtures
| Ireland
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4 - 1
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Singapore
|
|
|
Report
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|
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Classification round
Ninth to twelfth place classification
| Semi-finals | | Ninth place |
| | | | | | |
| 31 August | | |
|
| Chile | 0 |
| 2 September |
| Ghana | 5
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| Ghana | 4 |
| 31 August |
| | Spain | 7
|
| Spain | 8 |
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| Singapore | 0
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| 11th place |
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| 2 September |
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| Singapore | 3 |
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| Chile | 2
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Crossovers
Eleventh and twelfth place ( 11th — 12th )
Ninth and tenth place ( 9th — 10th )
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Semi-finals | | Fifth place |
| | | | | | |
| 31 August | | |
|
| France | 2 |
| 2 September |
| Argentina | 3
| |
| Argentina | 1 |
| 31 August |
| | India | 6
|
| India | 3 |
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| Ireland | 2
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| Seventh place |
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| 2 September |
|
| Ireland | 2 |
|
| France | 4
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Crossovers
Seventh and eighth place ( 7th — 8th )
Fifth and sixth place ( 5th — 6th )
Knockout round
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Final standings
- Pakistan
- West Germany
- Netherlands
- Malaysia
- India
- Argentina
- France
- Ireland
- Spain
- Ghana
- Singapore
- Chile
References
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