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 where, Malik Nasir Khan was awarded with the Golden Stick title
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.
Teams The following twelve teams participated in the tournament on invitational basis. ConfederationTeam(s)AsiaAfricaAmericasEurope (hosts)
Preliminary round Pool A
Pool B
Fixtures
Classification round
Ninth to twelfth place classification
Crossovers
Eleventh and twelfth place ( 11th — 12th )
Ninth and tenth place ( 9th — 10th )
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossovers
Seventh and eighth place ( 7th — 8th )
Fifth and sixth place ( 5th — 6th )
Knockout round
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Final standings
References