India men's national under-21 field hockey team

This article is about the u-21 men's team. For the u-21 women's team, see India women's national under-21 field hockey team.

India
India
AssociationHockey India
ConfederationAsian Hockey Federation
Head CoachIndia P. R. Sreejesh
Junior World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1979)
Best resultGold medal – World Champions
(2001, 2016)
Junior Asia Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1988)
Best resultGold Champions
(2004, 2008, 2015, 2023, 2024)
Medal record
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Hobart
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lucknow
Silver medal – second place 1997 Milton Keynes
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Tamil Nadu
Junior Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Karachi
Gold medal – first place 2008 Hyderabad
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kuantan
Gold medal – first place 2023 Salalah
Gold medal – first place 2024 Muscat
Silver medal – second place 1996 Singapore
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Karachi
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Malacca
Sultan of Johor Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Johor
Gold medal – first place 2014 Johor
Gold medal – first place 2022 Johor
Silver medal – second place 2012 Johor
Silver medal – second place 2015 Johor
Silver medal – second place 2018 Johor
Silver medal – second place 2019 Johor
Silver medal – second place 2025 Johor
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Johor
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Johor
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Johor

The India men's national under-21 field hockey team represents India in men's under-21 field hockey competitions.[1] It is governed by Hockey India, the governing body for field hockey in India.[2] They are one of the most successful junior field hockey team in the world having won the World Cup twice and Asia Cup five times.[3][4][5][6] The team is currently ranked 2nd in the world, and 1st in Asia.[7]

Tournament history

Major tournaments

Junior World Cup[8]
Year Host Position
1979 France Versailles, France 5th
1982 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th
1985 Canada Vancouver, Canada 5th
1997 England Milton Keynes, England 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2001 Australia Hobart, Australia 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2005 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands 4th
2009 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Singapore Singapore 		9th
2013 India New Delhi, India 10th
2016 India Lucknow, India 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 India Bhubaneswar, India 4th
2023 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th
2025 India Chennai and Madurai, India 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Junior Asia Cup
Year Host Position
1988 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1992 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th
1996 Singapore Singapore 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2000 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2004 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2008 India Hyderabad, India 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2012 Malaysia Malacca, Malaysia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015 Malaysia Kuantan, Malaysia 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Cancelled
2023 Oman Salalah, Oman 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Oman Muscat, Oman 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Other tournaments

Sultan of Johor Cup
Year Host Position
2011 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 4th
2012 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2013 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2014 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2025 Malaysia Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Honours

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

Head-to-head record

Won more matches than lost
All matches drawn
Won equal matches to lost
Lost more matches than won

Overall record

Record last updated as of the following match:

India vs  Argentina at Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Chennai in the 2025 Junior World Cup, 10 December 2025

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
 Argentina 8 6 2 0 75% 2025
 Australia 19 7 2 10 36.84% 2025
 Bangladesh 4 3 0 1 75% 2004
 Belgium 7 6 0 1 85.71% 2025
 Canada 6 6 0 0 100% 2023
 Chile 3 3 0 0 100% 2025
 China 6 6 0 0 100% 2015
 Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 100% 2024
 Cuba 1 1 0 0 100% 1997
 Egypt 1 1 0 0 100% 2005
 England 6 6 0 0 100% 2023
 France 4 2 0 2 50% 2021
 Germany 15 6 1 8 40% 2025
 Great Britain 13 3 2 8 23.08% 2025
 Ireland 1 1 0 0 100% 1979
 Iran 1 1 0 0 100% 2000
 Japan 13 12 0 1 92.31% 2024
 Kenya 1 1 0 0 100% 1982
 Macau 1 1 0 0 100% 1988
 Malaysia 23 17 2 4 73.91% 2025
 Netherlands 11 6 0 5 54.55% 2023
 New Zealand 10 8 2 0 80% 2025
 Oman 2 2 0 0 100% 2025
 Pakistan 18 10 5 3 55.56% 2025
 Poland 4 4 0 0 100% 2021
 Scotland 1 1 0 0 100% 2001
 Singapore 5 5 0 0 100% 2009
 South Africa 2 1 0 1 50% 2022
 South Korea 16 10 1 5 62.5% 2024
 Spain 13 6 0 7 46.15% 2023
 Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 100% 2012
  Switzerland 1 1 0 0 100% 2025
 Thailand 2 2 0 0 100% 2024
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 100% 2000
 Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 100% 1985

Sources:[12][13]

See also

Indian national hockey teams
Men's Women's
Senior Under-21 Senior Under-21

References

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  2. ^ "FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup: India beat Belgium to make semi-finals". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup: Germany ends India's title defence". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Dominant India oust Pakistan 2-1 to lift Men's Junior Asia Cup 2023".
  5. ^ "Araijeet's four goals hand India 5th title in men's junior Asia Cup".
  6. ^ "India beats Belgium to win after 15 years".
  7. ^ "FIH Junior Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  8. ^ "HOCKEY JUNIOR WORLD CUP". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  9. ^ "India beat Belgium 2-1 to win hockey junior World Cup crown after 15 years".
  10. ^ "Junior Asia Cup 2023: India outclass arch-rivals Pakistan to clinch record title". firstpost.com. Firstpost. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  11. ^ "India retains Men's Junior Asia Cup title with a 5-3 triumph over Pakistan in the Final".
  12. ^ "Head-to-Head". Data Hub. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Field Hockey: Index". Todor66.com. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
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