The 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 11th edition of the Hockey Junior World Cup for men, an international field hockey tournament. It was held in Lucknow, India from 8âÂÂ18 December 2016. A total of sixteen teams competed for the title.
Host nation India won the tournament for the second time after defeating Belgium 2âÂÂ1 in the final. Germany won the third-place match by defeating Australia 3âÂÂ0.
Each continental federation got a number of quotas depending on the FIH World Rankings for teams qualified through their junior continental championships. Alongside the host nation, 15 other teams will compete in the tournament. Pakistan officially qualified for the tournament through their position in the Junior Asia Cup but later were replaced by Malaysia due to not meeting the FIH deadline for submitting entries.
Below are the 14 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:
All times are Indian Standard Time ().