Under 21 Australian Hockey Championships

The Under 21 Australian 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.

Competition format

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

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

Men's tournament

Results

• Note: The following summaries comprise results from 2011 onwards, while the tournament was founded earlier.

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2013 Details	Brisbane, QLD		Queensland	3 – 2	New South Wales		Victoria	3 – 1	South Australia
2014 Details	Sydney, NSW		New South Wales	7 – 2	Victoria		Western Australia	3 – 0	Queensland
2015 Details	Canberra, ACT		Victoria	2 – 1	Western Australia		New South Wales	6 – 3	Queensland
2016 Details	Sydney, NSW		Victoria	2 – 0	New South Wales		Queensland	4 – 3	Western Australia
2017 Details	Wollongong, NSW		New South Wales	4 – 3	Queensland		Western Australia	1 – 1 (3 – 1) (penalties)	Victoria
2018 Details	Sydney, NSW		Tasmania	1 – 1 (3 – 2) (penalties)	Victoria		Western Australia	3 – 1	Australian Capital Territory

Team Performances

Team	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Total
ACT	6th	7th	8th	6th	7th	5th	5th	4th	8
NSW	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	6th	8
NSW 2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	1
NT	5th	6th	5th	7th	8th	8th	7th	–	7
QLD	3rd	1st	1st	4th	4th	3rd	2nd	5th	8
SA	4th	7th	4th	8th	6th	7th	8th	8th	8
TAS	8th	3rd	7th	5th	5th	6th	6th	1st	8
VIC	7th	5th	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	4th	2nd	8
WA	1st	2nd	6th	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	8
Total	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	64

Women's tournament

Results

• Note: The following summaries comprise results from 2011 onwards, while the tournament was founded earlier.

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2013 Details	Darwin, NT		Queensland	1 – 1 (2 – 1) Penalty Shootout	New South Wales		South Australia	1 – 0	Australian Capital Territory
2014 Details	Perth, WA		New South Wales	3 – 1	Queensland		Australian Capital Territory	1 – 0	South Australia
2015 Details	Hobart, TAS		Victoria	3 – 2	New South Wales		Queensland	4 – 1	Western Australia
2016 Details	Sydney, NSW		Queensland	2 – 1	Western Australia		New South Wales	3 – 3 (4 – 3) Penalty Shootout	Victoria
2017 Details	Wollongong, NSW		New South Wales	2 – 1	Western Australia		Queensland	3 – 0	South Australia
2018 Details	Sydney, NSW		New South Wales	2 – 1	Queensland		Victoria	4 – 2	South Australia

Team Performances

Team	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Total
ACT	4th	4th	4th	3rd	7th	8th	6th	6th	8
ECV	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	1
NSW 1	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	8
NSW 2	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	5th	2
NT	7th	7th	6th	–	–	–	7th	–	4
QLD	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	3rd	2nd	8
SA	2nd	3rd	3rd	4th	5th	5th	4th	4th	8
TAS	8th	8th	8th	7th	8th	6th	8th	8th	8
VIC	6th	6th	7th	5th	1st	4th	5th	3rd	8
WA	5th	5th	5th	6th	4th	2nd	2nd	7th	8
Total	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	63

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