India women's national under-21 field hockey team

India U21
AssociationHockey India
ConfederationAsian Hockey Federation
Head CoachAustralia Tim White
CaptainKhaidem Shileima Chanu
FIH ranking
Current8[1]
Last international
 India 1–2  Spain
(Santiago, 11 December 2025)
Biggest win
 India 17–0  Thailand
(Kuala Lumpur, 6 May 2000)[2]
Junior World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 2001)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd (2013)
Junior Asia Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1992)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st (2023, 2024)
Medal record
Junior World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2013 Mönchengladbach
Junior Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2023 Kakamigahara
Gold medal – first place2024 Muscat
Silver medal – second place2012 Bangkok
Bronze medal – third place1992 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place2000 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place2004 Hyderabad
Bronze medal – third place2008 Kuala Lumpur

The India women's national under-21 field hockey team represents India in women's under-21 field hockey competitions. It is controlled by Hockey India, the governing body for field hockey in India.[3] It's one of the most successful junior hockey teams in the world having won a bronze in World Cup twice and the title of Asia Cup twice.[4][5] The team is currently ranked 8th in the world, and 1st in Asia.[6]

History

India's first recorded international tournament is the inaugural 1992 Junior Asia Cup and they won bronze. They missed the 1993 Junior World Cup spot as only the finalists could qualify. They did not participate in the 1996 Junior Asia Cup.[7] They won bronze in the 2000 Junior Asia Cup, beating Japan 3–1 and qualified to the 2001 Junior World Cup. India lost to the Netherlands by a goal margin, defeated USA, and had a goalless draw with New Zealand. They could not qualify to the medal round, but finished 9th, winning all the classification games.[8] India hosted the 2004 Junior Asia Cup for the first time, and finished with bronze.[7] In the 2005 Junior World Cup, India had mixed results as they won Canada, lost to Germany and a draw with South Africa. In the medal round, they held a goalless draw with Argentina, a 1-1 draw with Scotland and a 2–2 draw with Korea. It did not help them to qualify for the knockout stage and finished 11th.[9] They added another bronze to their cabinet in the 2008 Junior Asia Cup.[7] India in the 2009 Junior World Cup, defeated Australia and Belarus to made it to the medal round. They missed the knockout stage as they lost to Korea and England, finishing 10th.[10]

India made it to the final of the 2012 Junior Asia Cup, for the first time in history, but went down to China to settle with silver.[11] They started with a big loss against Australia in the 2013 Junior World Cup, but entered the quarter finals by winning New Zealand and Russia. India won Spain to enter semi final but lost it to the Netherlands. They won the historic bronze by edging England in the penalties.[12] India missed the 2016 Junior World Cup, as they finished outside the podium in the 2015 Junior Asia Cup.[7]

India had a strong start in the 2022 Junior World Cup, beating Germany and Wales. They entered the semi final with a quarter final victory over Korea but lost to the Dutch in the clash for the final. They missed the bronze to England in penalties.[13] India won their maiden Junior Asia Cup title, by winning the 2023 edition. They beat Korea by 2–1 in the final to clinch the gold.[14] In the 2023 Junior World Cup, India narrowly lost to Germany and Belgium and finished 9th.[15]

India are the defending Asian champions as they retained their title in the 2024 Junior Asia Cup, defeating China in the final.[16] They lost the quarter final spot to Germany in the group stage of the 2025 Junior World Cup and finished 10th.

Tournament record

Major tournaments

Junior World Cup[17]
YearHostRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
1989 Canada Ottawa, Canada Did not qualify
1993 Spain Terrassa, Spain
1997 South Korea Seongnam, South Korea
2001 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Group stage 9th 7 5 1 1 21 2
2005 Chile Santiago, Chile Medal round 11th 8 2 4 2 13 13
2009 United States Boston, United States 9th 6 3 0 3 16 11
2013 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany Semi-finals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 0 2 18 13
2016 Chile Santiago, Chile Did not qualify
2022 South Africa Potchefstroom, South Africa Semi-finals 4th 6 4 0 2 16 7
2023 Chile Santiago, Chile Group stage 9th 6 4 0 2 25 13
2025 10th 6 4 0 2 23 7
Total3rd452651413266
Junior Asia Cup[18]
YearHostRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
1992[a] Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Semi-finals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 1 0 1 3 3
1996 Japan Shirane, Japan Did not participate
2000 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Semi-finals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 0 2 32 6
2004 India Hyderabad, India Round Robin 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1 0 3 7 8
2008 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Semi-finals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 0 2 24 6
2012 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4 0 2 33 12
2015 China Changzhou, China Semi-finals 4th 6 3 0 3 40 10
2021 Japan Kakamigahara, Japan Cancelled
2023 Japan Kakamigahara, Japan Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 1 0 40 4
2024 Oman Muscat, Oman Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 0 1 32 5
2026 China Moqi, China TBD
Total2 Titles402511421154

Honours

Major tournaments

Members of the Indian junior women's team after winning bronze at the 2013 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, being felicitated in New Delhi.

Current squad

The following Indian junior women's team named for the 2026 Junior Asia Cup, that will be held at Moqi, China from 30 August to 13 September 2026[22]

Head coach: Australia Tim White

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
25 GK Engil Harsharani Minz (2006-07-24) 24 July 2006
88 GK Nidhi (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006
13 DF F.Lalbi Aksiami (2007-03-13) 13 March 2007
6 DF Madhu (2008-12-25) 25 December 2008
33 DF Parwati Topno (2006-12-02) 2 December 2006
32 DF Puja Sahoo (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006
8 DF Supriya (2008-08-18) 18 August 2008
9 DF Pooja Malik (2007-12-17) 17 December 2007
12 MF Binima Dhan (2006-11-15) 15 November 2006
18 MF Geeta Yadav (2006-07-01) 1 July 2006
11 MF Khaidem Shileima Chanu (Captain) (2006-04-14) 14 April 2006
99 MF Roshni Aind (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008
24 MF Tanuja Toppo (2007-10-14) 14 October 2007
19 MF Tanushree Dinesh Kadu (2006-01-24) 24 January 2006
7 FW Krishna Sharma (2008-02-07) 7 February 2008
3 FW Lalrinpuii (2006-10-14) 14 October 2006
65 FW Purnima Yadav (2007-10-19) 19 October 2007
42 FW Sanika Chandrakant Mane
22 FW Sukhveer Kaur (2006-07-28) 28 July 2006
FW Madhu Sidar

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Australia Tim White
Coach India Neha Rawat
Strength and Conditioning Coach India Kavita Nambisan
Video Analyst India Amuthaprakash Perumal
Physiotherapist India Pooja Chandrakant Swar
Masseuse India Nazma

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2026

All times are local (UTC+5:30).

5 July 2026 Practice Match 1 Scotland senior  3–2  India Edinburgh, Scotland
18:00 Report Stadium: Peffermill Playing Fields, The University of Edinburgh
6 July 2026 Practice Match 2 Scotland senior  3–1  India Edinburgh, Scotland
23:30 Report Stadium: Peffermill Playing Fields, The University of Edinburgh
8 July 2026 Practice Match 3 India  6–1  United States Lilleshall, England
23:30 Report Stadium: Lilleshall National Sports Centre
9 July 2026 Practice Match 4 England  0–2  India Lilleshall, England
23:30 Report Stadium: Lilleshall National Sports Centre
11 July 2026 Practice Match 5 United States  1–1
(3–2 p)		  India Lilleshall, England
21:00 Report Stadium: Lilleshall National Sports Centre
12 July 2026 Practice Match 6 England  0–2  India Lilleshall, England
23:30 Report Stadium: Lilleshall National Sports Centre
14 July 2026 Practice Match 7 Belgium  2–1  India Lilleshall, England
14:30 Report Stadium: Lilleshall National Sports Centre
5 September 2026 2026 Junior Asia Cup Elite India  v  South Korea Hulunbuir, China
12:30 Stadium: Moqi Training Base
6 September 2026 2026 Junior Asia Cup Elite India  v  Malaysia Hulunbuir, China
06:30 Stadium: Moqi Training Base
8 September 2026 2026 Junior Asia Cup Elite Japan  v  India Hulunbuir, China
10:30 Stadium: Moqi Training Base
9 September 2026 2026 Junior Asia Cup Elite China  v  India Hulunbuir, China
16:30 Stadium: Moqi Training Base

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  Spain at Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped Estadio Nacional, Santiago in the 2025 Junior World Cup, 12 December 2025

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
 Argentina 1 0 1 0 0% 2005
 Australia 4 1 1 2 25% 2019
 Bangladesh 1 1 0 0 100% 2024
 Belarus 1 1 0 0 100% 2009
 Belgium 2 0 0 2 0% 2023
 Canada 4 4 0 0 100% 2023
 Chile 3 2 0 1 66.67% 2009
 China 9 1 0 8 11.11% 2024
 Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 100% 2023
 England 4 1 0 3 25% 2022
 Germany 6 0 1 5 0% 2025
 Ireland 3 3 0 0 100% 2025
 Japan 10 7 0 3 70% 2024
 Malaysia 5 5 0 0 100% 2024
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 100% 2025
 Netherlands 4 0 0 4 0% 2022
 New Zealand 7 6 1 0 85.71% 2023
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 100% 2015
 Russia 1 1 0 0 100% 2013
 Scotland 3 2 1 0 66.67% 2019
 Singapore 3 3 0 0 100% 2015
 South Africa 1 0 1 0 0% 2005
 South Korea 10 3 2 5 30% 2023
 Spain 5 4 0 1 80% 2025
 Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0 100% 2012
 Thailand 2 2 0 0 100% 2024
 United States 3 2 0 1 66.67% 2023
 Uruguay 1 1 0 0 100% 2025
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 100% 2023
 Wales 3 3 0 0 100% 2025

Sources:[23][24]

Notes

  1. ↑ Complete group-stage results are not available in published official records.

See also

Indian national hockey teams
Men's Women's
Senior Under-21 Under-18 Senior Hockey5s Under-18 hockey5s Senior Under-21 Under-18 Senior Hockey5s Under-18 hockey5s

References

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  7. 1 2 3 4 Mishra, Shivam (10 June 2023). "Women's Junior Asia Cup: A look at India's performance in history". The Bridge. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
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