The 1997 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup was the sixth edition of the Hockey Junior World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national under-21 national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held from 17 to 28 September 1997 in Milton Keynes, England.
Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating India 3–2 in the final. Germany won the bronze medal by defeating England 4–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.
Qualification DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)Host11–7 September 19961996 EuroHockey Junior ChampionshipVejle, Denmark429 May – 9 June 19961996 Junior Asia CupSingapore230 October – 9 November 19961996 Pan American Junior ChampionshipBridgetown, Barbados223–26 April 19971997 Junior African CupHarare, Zimbabwe1Oceania126–29 March 1997Intercontinental qualificationMoorpark, United States1Total12
Results All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Preliminary round Pool A
Pool B
Ninth to twelfth place classification
Cross-overs
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place classification
Cross-overs
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References