Netball World Youth Cup
The Netball World Youth Cup is the pinnacle of netball competition for emerging players who are under 21 years of age.
World Netball announced in August 2021 that Gibraltar Netball had been awarded the rights to host the Netball World Youth Cup 2025 (NWYC2025).
The tournament will take place in two main competition venues in Gibraltar – The Tercentenary Sports Hall and Europa Sports Park, which was recently upgraded for the 2019 Island Games.
Read the announcement here.
20 teams will compete in the event, taking place from the 19th – 28th September. 5 teams pre-qualified and the remaining 15 teams were determined by the 5 Regional Qualifier events that took place in 2024. To learn more about the qualification process, and see who has qualified for the event, click here.
In February 2024 World Netball and the NWYC2025 Local Organising Committee (LOC), alongside the event hosts, Gibraltar Netball, launched the branding and website for the event.
Read the announcement, here.
To view the NWYC2025 official website, click here.
To make sure you don’t miss any NWYC2025 news, make sure you have signed up their mailing list, here.
Previous Netball World Youth Cups
| Year | Location | Winner | Runner Up | Third Place | No of Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Gaborone, Botswana | New Zealand | Australia | England | 20 |
| 2013 | Glasgow, Scotland | New Zealand | Australia | Jamaica | 20 |
| 2009 | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | Australia | England | New Zealand | 20 |
| 2005 | Fort Lauderdale, USA | New Zealand | England | Australia | 20 |
| 2000 | Cardiff, Wales | Australia | Jamaica | New Zealand | 11 |
| 1996 | Toronto, Canada | Australia | New Zealand | England | 18 |
| 1992 | Suva, Fiji | New Zealand | Australia | Cook Islands | 11 |
| 1988 | Canberra, Australia | Australia | England | New Zealand | 9 |
About the NWYC2017
- 1st World Netball Youth Cup based on regional qualification criteria
- 1st World Netball international Competition in Africa
- 20 countries have qualified across the 5 World Netball regions
- 9 days of Netball
- 70 games in total
- 2 venues in Gaborone
- 240 athletes, 100 team officials