India men's national under-21 field hockey team

This article is about the u-21 men's team. For the u-21 women's team, see India women's national under-21 field hockey team.

India
India
AssociationHockey India
ConfederationAsian Hockey Federation
Head CoachIndia P. R. Sreejesh
Junior World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1979)
Best resultGold Champions
(2001, 2016)
Junior Asia Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1988)
Best resultGold Champions
(2004, 2008, 2015, 2023, 2024)
Medal record
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Hobart
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lucknow
Silver medal – second place 1997 Milton Keynes
Junior Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Karachi
Gold medal – first place 2008 Hyderabad
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kuantan
Gold medal – first place 2023 Salalah
Gold medal – first place 2024 Muscat
Silver medal – second place 1996 Singapore
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Karachi
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Malacca
Sultan of Johor Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Johor
Gold medal – first place 2014 Johor
Gold medal – first place 2022 Johor
Silver medal – second place 2012 Johor
Silver medal – second place 2015 Johor
Silver medal – second place 2018 Johor
Silver medal – second place 2019 Johor
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Johor
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Johor
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Johor

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 five times.[3]

Tournament history

Major tournaments

Junior World Cup[4]
Year Host Position
1979 France Versailles, France 5th
1982 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th
1985 Canada Vancouver, Canada 5th
1997 England Milton Keynes, England 2nd
2001 Australia Hobart, Australia 1st
2005 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands 4th
2009 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Singapore Singapore 		9th
2013 India New Delhi, India 10th
2016 India Lucknow, India 1st
2021 India Bhubaneswar, India 4th
2023 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th
2025 India Chennai and Madurai, India TBD
Junior Asia Cup
Year Host Position
1988 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan 3rd
1992 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th
1996 Singapore Singapore 2nd
2000 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd
2004 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan 1st
2008 India Hyderabad, India 1st
2012 Malaysia Malacca, Malaysia 3rd
2015 Malaysia Kuantan, Malaysia 1st
2021 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Cancelled
2023 Oman Salalah, Oman 1st
2024 Oman Muscat, Oman 1st

Other tournaments

Sultan of Johor Cup
Year Host Position
2011 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 4th
2012 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2nd
2013 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 1st
2014 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 1st
2015 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2nd
2017 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 3rd
2018 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2nd
2019 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2nd
2022 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 1st
2023 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 3rd
2024 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 3rd

Honours

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

See also

References

  1. ^ "India Men Jr". hockeyindia.org. Hockey India. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ^ "FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup: India beat Belgium to make semi-finals". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup: Germany ends India's title defence". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ^ "HOCKEY JUNIOR WORLD CUP". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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