The 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 8th edition of the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup. It was held from 24 November to 4 December 2016 in Santiago, Chile.
Argentina won the tournament after defeating defending champions the Netherlands 4–2 in the final. This was the first time Argentina had won the Junior World Cup since the 1993 tournament in Terrassa, Spain.
Australia won the third place match by defeating Spain 3–1 in a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw. This was Australia's first Junior World Cup medal in 15 years.
Qualification Each continental federation received a number of quotas depending on the FIH World Rankings for teams qualified through their junior continental championships. Alongside the host nation, 16 teams competed in the tournament.
DatesEventLocationQualifier(s)Host nation20–26 July 20142014 EuroHockey Junior Nations ChampionshipsWaterloo, Belgium5–13 September 20152015 Junior Asia CupChangzhou, China18–24 January 20162016 Junior Oceania CupGold Coast, Australia18–28 March 20162016 Junior Africa CupWindhoek, Namibia20–29 March 20162016 Junior Pan American ChampionshipTacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago
Squads
First round All times are Chile Time (UTC−03:00)
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Classification round
Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification
Cross-overs
Fifteenth and sixteenth place
Thirteenth and fourteenth place
Ninth to twelfth place classification
Cross-overs
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Medal round
Bracket
Quarter-finals
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
Awards Top GoalscorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the Tournament Frédérique Matla María Granatto Aleisha Power
Statistics
Final rankings
Goalscorers
See also 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup
References