1997 Women's Hockey
Junior World Cup

Junior Hockey World Cup 1997
Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
City	Seongnam
Dates	2–13 September
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue	Seongnam Sports Complex
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	232 (5.52 per match)
Top scorer	Wang Jiuyan (14 goals)
Best player	Alejandra Gulla
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The 1997 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 3rd edition of the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup. It was held from 2 to 13 September 1997 in Seongnam, South Korea. ^[1]

Contents

• Teams
• Results
• First round
• Second round
• Awards
• Statistics
• Final standings
• References

Netherlands won the tournament for the first time after defeating Australia 2–0 in the final. Argentina won the third place match by defeating Germany 3–1 in the third and fourth place playoff. ^[1]

Teams

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.

Results

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	5	0	0	22	7	+15	15	Semi-Finals
2	Germany	5	2	2	1	14	8	+6	8
3	China	5	2	2	1	13	12	+1	8	Fifth to eighth
4	England	5	2	1	2	14	9	+5	7
5	Spain	5	1	1	3	7	16	−9	4	Ninth to Twelfth
6	Canada	5	0	0	5	1	19	−18	0

Source: todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. ^[2]

2 September 1997 09:00 England   6–0   Spain Miller  2' Clewlow  4', 60' Walker  17' Wright  20' Moore  22' Report Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Lynette Farrell (NZL)

2 September 1997 11:00 Germany   3–3   China Keller  30', 36', 37' Report Wang J.  13', 56' Qu  43' Umpires: Lee Mi-ok (KOR) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

2 September 1997 16:30 Canada   0–5   Australia Report K. Towers  17', 36' Mott  35', 64' J. Towers  44'

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3 September 1997 14:00 China   2–2   Spain Wang J.  12' Qu  42' Report Imbers  47', 61' Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Lee Seon-young (KOR)

3 September 1997 16:00 Canada   0–4   England Report Moore  30' Bimson  33' Clewlow  42' Wright  48' Umpires: Lee Mi-ok (KOR) Lynette Farrell (NZL)

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4 September 1997 10:00 Australia   3–2   Germany B. Imison  14', 45', 70' Report Boie  25' Casaretto  44' Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Edna Rutten (NED)

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5 September 1997 11:00 China   2–0   Canada Wang J.  24', 70' Report Umpires: Edna Rutten (NED) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

5 September 1997 14:00 Australia   5–2   England B. Imison  11' J. Towers  19', 28', 37' Smith  66' Report Clewlow  30' Wright  39' Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Lee Mi-ok (KOR)

5 September 1997 16:00 Germany   3–2   Spain Schultz-Gerstein  17', 58' Keller  38' Report S. González  6' A. González  10' Umpires: Lynette Farrell (NZL) Lee Seon-young (KOR)

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7 September 1997 10:00 England   2–4   China Wright  27' Greenham  29' Report Qu  37' Wang J.  51', 64', 68' Umpires: Edna Rutten (NED) Lynette Farrell (NZL)

7 September 1997 12:00 Germany   6–0   Canada Von Livonius  4', 20' Wiedersich  29' Keller  53' Reiter  61' Schultz-Gerstein  62' Report Umpires: Janice MacDonald (SCO) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

7 September 1997 14:00 Spain   1–4   Australia Camón  2' Report Mott  36' J. Towers  53', 62' Ringrose  70' Umpires: Lee Mi-ok (KOR) Lee Seon-young (KOR)

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8 September 1997 14:00 England   0–0   Germany Report Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

8 September 1997 16:00 Australia   5–2   China K. Towers  11', 59' Mott  25', 44', 46' Report Wang J.  22' Lu  41' Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Lee Seon-young (KOR)

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9 September 1997 10:00 Spain   2–1   Canada Pérez  36', 68' Report Grimes  28' Umpires: Lee Mi-ok (KOR) Edna Rutten (NED)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	4	1	0	24	3	+21	13	Semi-Finals
2	Argentina	5	3	2	0	25	4	+21	11
3	South Korea (H)	5	3	1	1	22	6	+16	10	Fifth to eighth
4	South Africa	5	2	0	3	15	12	+3	6
5	Ukraine	5	1	0	4	13	25	−12	3	Ninth to Twelfth
6	United States	5	0	0	5	2	51	−49	0

Source: todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. ^[3]
(H) Hosts

2 September 1997 14:30 South Africa   2–5   South Korea Coetzee  46', 58' Report Woo  11', 31', 33', 60' Kim M.  25' Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Heike Malina (GER)

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3 September 1997 10:00 Argentina   5–1   Ukraine Aymar  6', 31', 47' Rognoni  26', 60' Report Fritshe  23' Umpires: Janice MacDonald (SCO) Hu Youfang (CHN)

3 September 1997 12:00 Netherlands   13–0   United States Mulder  1', 47' De Bruijn  7', 53' Smabers  11' Van Kessel  13', 40' Cornelis  18', 35' Abbas  52', 64', 69', 70' Report Umpires: Janice McClintock (CAN) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

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4 September 1997 12:00 South Korea   10–0   Ukraine Kim S.  5', 25' Jang  14', 19' Lee Mi-H.  21', 61' Lee Mi-S.  32' Woo  53' Yang  57' Jung  68' Report Umpires: Janice MacDonald (SCO) Heike Malina (GER)

4 September 1997 14:00 United States   0–6   South Africa Report Coetzee  15', 35' Fourie  27' Wessels  30', 62' Agliotti  67' Umpires: Hu Youfang (CHN) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

4 September 1997 16:00 Argentina   1–1   Netherlands Rognoni  59' Report Abbas  57' Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Janice McClintock (CAN)

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6 September 1997 12:00 Argentina   15–0   United States Report

6 September 1997 14:00 Netherlands   1–0   South Korea Report

6 September 1997 16:00 South Africa   4–1   Ukraine Report

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7 September 1997 16:00 South Africa   1–3   Argentina Wessels  69' Report Gulla  6', 19' Rognoni  25' Umpires: Janice McClintock (CAN) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

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8 September 1997 10:00 South Korea   6–2   United States Jung  5' Woo  28', 64' Yang  33', 56' Kim S.  50' Report Philbrook  11' Gannon  35' Umpires: Lynette Farrell (NZL) Heike Malina (GER)

8 September 1997 12:00 Ukraine   0–6   Netherlands Report Karres  12', 38' Van Kessel  15' Abbas  53' Hofstad  57' Petri  65' Umpires: Jane Nockolds (ENG) Hu Youfang (CHN)

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9 September 1997 12:00 South Korea   1–1   Argentina Kim S.  13' Report Rognoni  41' Umpires: Janice MacDonald (SCO) Janice McClintock (CAN)

9 September 1997 14:00 Netherlands   3–2   South Africa Abbas  33' Karres  56' Smabers  62' Report Wessels  63' Gray  70' Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Hu Youfang (CHN)

9 September 1997 16:00 United States   0–11   Ukraine Report Kobzenko  7', 9', 13', 16' Zaichenko  17' Salenko  20', 43', 56', 59', 63' Vynohradova  55' Umpires: Heike Malina (GER) Jane Nockolds (ENG)

Second round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

	Cross-overs				Ninth and tenth place
	12 September 1997
	Spain	4
					13 September 1997
	United States	2
					Spain	4
	12 September 1997
					Ukraine	1
	Ukraine	9
	Canada	1
					Eleventh and twelfth place
					13 September 1997
					United States	0
					Canada	3

Cross-overs

12 September 1997 09:00 Spain   4–2   United States Estany  14', 56' Pérez  48' A. González  52' Report Lusher  65' Philbrook  69'

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12 September 1997 11:30 Ukraine   9–1   Canada Zaichenko  16', 27' Fritshe  17' Savenko  31', 36' Salenko  37' Syeda  46' Kobzenko  61' Tahijeva  67' Report Harris  59'

Eleventh and twelfth place

13 September 1997 09:00 United States   0–3   Canada Report Dowdeswell  13' Grimes  19' Hunt  64'

Ninth and tenth place

13 September 1997 11:30 Spain   4–1   Ukraine Report Tahijeva  33'

Fifth to eighth place classification

	Cross-overs				Fifth and sixth place
	11 September 1997
	China	1 (1)
					12 September 1997
	South Africa (pen.)	1 (4)
					South Africa	1
	11 September 1997
					South Korea	3
	South Korea	6
	England	3
					Seventh and eighth Place
					12 September 1997
					China	4
					England (p.s.o)	4

Cross-overs

11 September 1997 09:00 China   1–1   South Africa Wang J.  38' Report Fourie  68' Penalties Wang R. Wang J. Qu 1–4 Coetzee Laurie Wessels Agliotti Umpires: Janice McClintock (CAN) Heike Malina (GER)

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11 September 1997 11:30 South Korea   6–3   England Lee M.  4' Kim M.  31', 36', 56' Woo  41' Kim S.  66' Report Walker  46' Turney  51' Wright  66' Umpires: Edna Rutten (NED) Lynette Farrell (NZL)

Seventh and eighth place

12 September 1997 16:30 China   4–4   England Wang J.  13', 20', 26', 47' Report Bimson  39', 66' Wright  61' Turney  68' Penalties Wang J. Liu Lu Li S. 2–4 Greenham Clewlow Wooding Turney Walsh

Fifth and sixth place

12 September 1997 14:00 South Africa   1–3   South Korea Coetzee  38' Report Woo  3' Lee Mi-S.  33' Park S.  47'

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-Finals				Final
	11 September 1997
	Australia	2
					13 September 1997
	Argentina	1
					Australia	0
	11 September 1997
					Netherlands	2
	Netherlands	3
	Germany	1
					Third and fourth place
					13 September 1997
					Argentina	3
					Germany	1

Semi-finals

11 September 1997 14:00 Australia   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Argentina K. Towers  33' Mott  76' Report Gulla  56' Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Jane Nockolds (ENG)

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11 September 1997 16:30 Netherlands   3–1   Germany Abbas  24', 38' Petri  42' Report Reiter  5' Umpires: Janice MacDonald (SCO) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

Third and fourth place

13 September 1997 14:00 Argentina   3–1   Germany Gulla  10', 47' Cohen  35' Report Keller  44'

Final

13 September 1997 16:30 Australia   0–2   Netherlands Report Karres  42' Abbas  45'

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Fair Play
Alejandra Gulla	Wang Jiuyan	Rachel Imison	United States

Statistics

References