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2013 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup

2013 Women's Hockey
Junior World Cup
2013 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup Logo.png
Tournament details
Host country Germany
City Mönchengladbach
Dates 27 July – 4 August 2013
Teams 16
Venue(s) Warsteiner HockeyPark
Top three teams
Champions  Netherlands (3rd title)
Runner-up  Argentina
Third place  India
Tournament statistics
Matches played 48
Goals scored 239 (4.98 per match)
Top scorer(s) Netherlands Lieke van Wijk (14 goals)
Best player India Rani
2009 (previous) (next) 2016

The 2013 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the seventh edition of the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, held from 27 July to 4 August 2013 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

Defending champions the Netherlands won the tournament for a record third time after defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final on a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw. India won the third place match by defeating England 3–2 on a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw to claim their first ever Junior World Cup medal.

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.

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)


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