2005 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup Explained

Tournament:2005 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup
Other Titles:Rabo Junior World Cup 2005 Rotterdam Men
Country:Netherlands
City:Rotterdam
Dates:29 June – 10 July
Venues:Hazelaarweg Stadion
Teams:16
Confederations:5
Count:1
Matches:62
Goals:317
Top Scorer: Colin Hennessy
Top Scorer Goals:15
Best Player: Lucas Vila
Previous Year:2001
Previous Tournament:2001 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup
Next Year:2009
Next Tournament:2009 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup

The 2005 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup was the eighth edition of the Men's Hockey Junior World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national under-21 national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held from 29 June to 10 July 2005 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Argentina won their first title by defeating Australia 2–1 in the final. Spain won the bronze medal by defeating the defending champions India 6–5 after penalty strokes after the match finished 1–1 after extra time.

Preliminary round

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Second round

Points obtained against qualified teams from the same group were carried over.

Pool E

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Pool F

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Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification

Pool G

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Thirteenth and fourteenth place

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Cross-overs

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Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Cross-overs

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Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

See also

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