2018 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier (girls' field hockey)

This article is about girls' event. For boys' event, see 2018 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier (boys' field hockey).

The 2018 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier for girls' field hockey, also known as 2018 Youth Pan American Championship was the third edition of the Youth Pan American Championship, an international field hockey competition held from 12 – 17 March 2018 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

2018 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier (girls' field hockey)

2018 Youth Pan American Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
City	Guadalajara
Dates	12 – 17 March 2018
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (3rd title)
Runner-up	Uruguay
Third place	Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	145 (7.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Celina Di Santo (15 goals)
← 2014 (previous)

The tournament also served as a direct qualifier for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, with the winner and runner-up qualifying. However, since Argentina has already qualified as the hosts, but also won this competition, the second and third-placed teams (Uruguay and Mexico) qualified for the Summer Youth Olympics.

Qualified teams

• Argentina
• Guatemala
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Paraguay
• Uruguay

Format

The six teams will all be competing in one pool. The top four teams advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams play for the 5th/6th place.

Each game lasts for 20 minutes

Results

All times are local (UTC−05:00).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	5	5	0	0	50	1	+49	15	Semifinals
2	Uruguay	5	4	0	1	34	9	+25	12
3	Mexico	5	3	0	2	19	10	+9	9
4	Paraguay	5	2	0	3	9	23	−14	6
5	Jamaica	5	0	1	4	2	35	−33	1
6	Guatemala	5	0	1	4	2	38	−36	1

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

12 March 2018 08:30 Argentina 12–0 Guatemala Miranda  3', 5' di Santo  7', 9', 16', 20' Cerundolo  15', 18' Palet  17', 20' Ramallo  18', 19' Report Umpires: Victoria Pazos (PAR) Nancy Altamirano (MEX)

12 March 2018 09:15 Uruguay 10–0 Jamaica Dieste  3', 17' Civetta  7' Jover  8', 14' Santucci  9' Oliveros  11', 19' Arias  14', 15' Report Umpires: Mary Driscoll (USA) Margaux Brand (CAN)

12 March 2018 10:00 Mexico 5–0 Paraguay Rivera  2', 4' Gutiérrez  7' Cuevas  12' Sosa  15' Report Umpires: Denise Pelletier (CAN) Diana Borrayo (GUA)

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12 March 2018 14:00 Argentina 15–0 Jamaica Cerundolo  2' Bruggesser  3', 20' Palet  4', 14' di Santo  6', 10', 13', 15', 18' Ramallo  6', 12' Arcidiacono  7' Miranda  9', 19' Report Umpires: Nancy Altamirano (MEX) Mary Driscoll (USA)

12 March 2018 14:45 Uruguay 7–0 Paraguay Jover  2', 7', 14', 15' Dieste  4' Oliveros  10', 18' Report Umpires: Diana Borrayo (GUA) Maria Locatelli (ARG)

12 March 2018 15:30 Guatemala 0–7 Mexico Report Cuevas  5', 9' Sosa  7', 20' Romero  15' Rivera  18' Gonzalez  19' Umpires: Margaux Brand (CAN) Denise Pelletier (CAN)

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13 March 2018 09:00 Guatemala 0–13 Uruguay Report Dieste  3', 14', 19', 20' Oliveros  4', 9', 13' Santucci  5' Martinez  10' Civetta  11', 20' Verga  15' Arias  18' Umpires: Margaux Brand (CAN) Denise Pelletier (CAN)

13 March 2018 09:45 Paraguay 4–1 Jamaica Sanchez  8' Samudio  10' Roa  15' Rodriguez  17' Report Doyley  19' Umpires: Maria Locatelli (ARG) Mary Driscoll (USA)

13 March 2018 10:30 Mexico 1–6 Argentina Ramírez  19' Report Bruggesser  5' Cerundolo  7' Palet  7' Ramallo  9', 19' Arcidiacono  15' Umpires: Victoria Pazos (PAR) Denise Pelletier (CAN)

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13 March 2018 15:15 Paraguay 5–1 Guatemala Roa  1', 12' Samudio  17', 19' Rodriguez  20' Report Flores  15' Umpires: Marguax Brand (CAN) Nancy Altamirano (MEX)

13 March 2018 16:00 Uruguay 0–8 Argentina Report Cerundolo  2', 12' Bruggesser  8', 16' Palet  9', 19' di Santo  10', 18' Umpires: Victoria Pazos (PAR) Mary Driscoll (USA)

13 March 2018 16:45 Jamaica 0–5 Mexico Report Sosa  2', 4', 20' Ramírez  15' Rivera  17' Umpires: Maria Locatelli (ARG) Diana Borrayo (GUA)

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14 March 2018 14:00 Argentina 9–0 Paraguay Palet  2', 7', 17' Bruggesser  4', 18' di Santo  6' Ramallo  9' Miranda  15' Cerundolo  19' Report Umpires: Mary Driscoll (USA) Marguax Brand (CAN)

14 March 2018 15:00 Jamaica 1–1 Guatemala Linton  7' Report Flores  16' Umpires: Victoria Pazos (PAR) Nancy Altamirano (MEX)

14 March 2018 16:00 Mexico 1–4 Uruguay Gonzalez  2' Report Santucci  3', 8' Arias  17' Dieste  18' Umpires: Maria Locatelli (ARG) Denise Pelletier (CAN)

Fifth/sixth place classification

17 March 2018 11:00 Jamaica 3–1 Guatemala Williams  15' Linton  16' Gilespie  18' Report García  14' Umpires: Marguax Brand (CAN) Nancy Altamirano (MEX)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 March 2018
	Argentina	11
					17 March 2018
	Paraguay	0
					Argentina	4
	16 March 2018
					Uruguay	0
	Uruguay	3
	Mexico	1
					Third place
					17 March 2018
					Paraguay	0
					Mexico	6

Semifinals

16 March 2018 15:00 Argentina 11–0 Paraguay di Santo  1', 14' Ramallo  2' Palet  3', 13' Miranda  6', 18' Cerundolo  8', 19' Arcidiacono  8' Bruggesser  15' Report Umpires: Denise Pelletier (CAN) Nancy Altamirano (MEX)

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16 March 2018 16:00 Uruguay 3–1 Mexico Jover  5' Dieste  15' Verga  19' Report Sosa  9' Umpires: Maria Locatelli (ARG) Victoria Pazos (PAR)

Third and fourth place

17 March 2018 14:00 Paraguay 0–6 Mexico Report Gonzalez  1', 4' Rivera  8' Verdugo  12' Sosa  14', 16' Umpires: Mary Driscoll (USA) Maria Locatelli (ARG)

Final

17 March 2018 16:00 Argentina 4–0 Uruguay Arcidiacono  6' di Santo  9' Miranda  16' Cerundolo  18' Report Umpires: Denise Pelletier (CAN) Victoria Pazos (PAR)

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Argentina
	Uruguay
	Mexico
4	Paraguay
5	Jamaica
6	Guatemala