The Pakistan men's national under-21 field hockey team is the representative team of Pakistan in international under-21 field hockey competitions. The team is governed by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), the governing body for field hockey in Pakistan.
The team has participated in various tournaments and has achieved notable success in the past. It won the inaugural edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in 1979, and came second in the 1993 edition. It also won the first three editions of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, and came second on five other occasions.
The team is currently ranked 13th in the world, and 3rd in Asia.
Tournament history The men's national under-21 hockey team from Pakistan has a long history of success in international games. Over the years, they have consistently been title challengers in major tournaments, and have won a number of them. Talented players from the team have gone on to play for the senior national team.
Junior World Cup YearHost cityPosition1979 Versailles, France1st1982 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3rd1985 Vancouver, Canada3rd1989 Ipoh, Malaysia3rd1993 Terrassa, Spain2nd1997 Milton Keynes, England5th2001 Hobart, Australia -2005 Rotterdam, Netherlands 7th2009 Johor Bahru, Malaysia Singapore5th2013 New Delhi, India9th2016 Lucknow, India -2021 Bhubaneswar, India 11th2023 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8th2025 Tamil Nadu, India DNP 2027 TBD Qualified
Junior Asia Cup recordYearHostPosition1988 Karachi, Pakistan1st1992 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1st1996 Singapore1st2000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5th2004 Karachi, Pakistan2nd2008 Hyderabad, India3rd2012 Malacca, Malaysia2nd2015 Kuantan, Malaysia2nd2021 Dhaka, Bangladeshcancelled2023 Salalah, Oman2nd2024 Muscat, Oman2nd2026 Moqi, China3rdBest result1st
Other tournaments YearHost cityPosition2011 Johor Bahru, Malaysia 5th2012 Johor Bahru, Malaysia 4th2013 Johor Bahru, Malaysia 4th2014 Johor Bahru, Malaysia 6th2015 Johor Bahru, Malaysia 6th2016 Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2nd2017 Johor Bahru, Malaysia -2018 Johor Bahru, Malaysia -2019 Johor Bahru, Malaysia -2022 Johor Bahru, Malaysia -2023 Johor Bahru, Malaysia 4th2025 Johor Bahru, Malaysia 4th
Current squad The following players were part of the Pakistan men's national under-21 field hockey team for the U-21 Men's Junior Hockey Asia Cup in 2023:
See also Pakistan men's national field hockey team Pakistan women's national field hockey team
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