1997 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup

The 1997 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup was the sixth edition of the 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 17 to 28 September 1997 in Milton Keynes, England.

Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating India 3–2 in the final. Germany won the bronze medal by defeating England 4–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.

Results
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Goalscorers

 * Note: Scorers from the Pool A and B matches of NED vs CUB and EGY vs ARG are unknown, and hence have not been added to this list.