Under 21 Australian Hockey Championships

The Under 21 Australian Hockey Championships are field hockey tournaments held annually in Australia. The tournament hosts eight teams from around Australia, one from each of the eight states. The event is split into men's and women's tournaments, played usually in the middle of the year.[1]

Under 21 Australian Hockey Championships
SportField hockey
No. of teams8
CountryAustralia
Most recent
champion(s)
NSW (men)
QLD (women)
Most titlesNSW
(3 titles) (men)
NSW
(5 titles) (women)
Official websitehockey.org.au

Competition format

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The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round robin format. Teams then progress into either Pool C, the medal round, or Pool D, the classification round. Teams carry over points from their previous match ups, and contest teams they are yet to play.

The top two teams in each of pools A and B then progress to Pool C. The top two teams in Pool C continue to contest the Final, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Third and Fourth place match.

The remaining bottom placing teams make up Pool D. The top two teams in Pool D play in the Fifth and Sixth place match, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Seventh and Eighth place match.

Competition rules

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Since the 2015 edition of the tournament, games are played under FIH rules, having four 15-minute quarters.

Points system

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Result Points
Win 3
Draw 1
Loss 0

Finals matches

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During finals if games end in a tie, no overtime will be played and the match will go straight to a penalty shoot-out.

Men's tournament

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Results

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  • Note: The following summaries comprise results from 2011 onwards, while the tournament was founded earlier.
Year Hosts Gold medal match Bronze medal match
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2012 Hobart, Tasmania  
QLD
3–0  
WA
 
NSW
5–5  
TAS
2013 Brisbane, QLD  
QLD
3–2  
NSW
 
VIC
3–1  
SA
2014 Sydney, NSW  
NSW
7–2  
VIC
 
WA
3–0  
QLD
2015 Canberra, ACT  
VIC
2–1  
WA
 
NSW
6–3  
QLD
2016 Sydney, NSW  
VIC
2–0  
NSW
 
QLD
4–3  
WA
2017 Wollongong, NSW  
NSW
4–3  
QLD
 
WA
1–1
(3–1 pen.)
 
VIC
2018 Sydney, NSW  
TAS
1–1
(3–2 pen.)
 
VIC
 
WA
3–1  
ACT
2019 Lismore, NSW  
NSW
2–1  
VIC
 
WA
4–0  
SA

Team performances

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Team 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total
  ACT 6th 7th 8th 6th 7th 5th 5th 4th 8th 9
  NSW 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 1st 9
  NSW 2 7th 6th 2
  NT 5th 6th 5th 7th 8th 8th 7th 7
  QLD 3rd 1st 1st 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 5th 5th 9
  SA 4th 7th 4th 8th 6th 7th 8th 8th 4th 9
  TAS 8th 3rd 7th 5th 5th 6th 6th 1st 7th 9
  VIC 7th 5th 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 4th 2nd 2nd 9
  WA 1st 2nd 6th 3rd 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 9
Total 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 72

Women's tournament

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Results

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  • Note: The following summaries comprise results from 2011 onwards, while the tournament was founded earlier.
Year Hosts Gold medal match Bronze medal match
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2011 Canberra, ACT  
WA
1–0  
NSW
 
QLD
1–0  
VIC
2012 Adelaide, SA  
NSW
3–1  
SA
 
QLD
3–1  
ACT
2013 Darwin, NT  
QLD
1–1
(2–1 pen.)
 
NSW
 
SA
1–0  
ACT
2014 Perth, WA  
NSW
3–1  
QLD
 
ACT
1–0  
SA
2015 Hobart, TAS  
VIC
3–2  
NSW
 
QLD
4–1  
WA
2016 Sydney, NSW  
QLD
2–1  
WA
 
NSW
3–3
(4–3 pen.)
 
VIC
2017 Wollongong, NSW  
NSW
2–1  
WA
 
QLD
3–0  
SA
2018 Sydney, NSW  
NSW
2–1  
QLD
 
VIC
4–2  
SA
2019 Lismore, NSW  
QLD
2–1  
VIC
 
WA
1–0  
SA

Team performances

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Team 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total
  ACT 5th 4th 4th 3rd 7th 8th 6th 6th 8th 9
  Allies 7th 1
  NSW 1 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 5th 9
  NSW 2 6th 5th 7th 3
  NT 8th 7th 6th 7th 4
  QLD 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 9
  SA 7th 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 5th 4th 4th 4th 9
  TAS 6th 8th 8th 7th 8th 6th 8th 8th 6th 9
  VIC 4th 6th 7th 5th 1st 4th 5th 3rd 2nd 9
  WA 1st 5th 5th 6th 4th 2nd 2nd 7th 3rd 9
Total 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 71

References

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  1. ^ "U21 Australian Championships". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2019.