Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2026 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
SportIndoor hockey
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
No. of teams10
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Germany (17th title)
(2024)
Most titles Germany (17 titles)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toEuroHockey Indoor Championship II

The Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship is an international women's indoor hockey competition organized by the European Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champion of Europe. The tournament serves as a qualification tournament for the Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup.[1]

The tournament is part of the EuroHockey Indoor Championships and is the highest level in the women's competition. The lowest two teams each year are relegated to the EuroHockey Indoor Championship II and replaced by the highest two teams from that competition. From 2024 onwards the tournament will be played with ten instead of eight teams.[2]

The tournament has been won by five different teams: Germany has the most titles with sixteen, the Netherlands has two titles and England, Ukraine and Belarus have won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Hamburg, Germany and was won by Germany. The next edition will be held in 2026.

Results

Year Host Final Third place match Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1975 Arras, France
West Germany
Round-robin
Netherlands

Belgium
Round-robin
Switzerland
7
1977 Brussels, Belgium
West Germany
Round-robin
Netherlands

Belgium
Round-robin
France
5
1981 West Berlin, West Germany
West Germany
10–1
Scotland

Canada
9–5
England
8
1985 London, England
West Germany

Netherlands

England

Scotland
8
1987 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, West Germany
West Germany
10–8
Netherlands

England
3–0
Ireland
8
1990 Elmshorn, West Germany
West Germany
4–3
Spain

Scotland
13–2
France
8
1993 London, England
Germany
8–3
England

Spain
6–4
Scotland
8
1996 Glasgow, Scotland
England

Germany

Spain

Scotland
8
1998 Ourense, Spain
Germany
8–0
England

Austria
3–1
Scotland
8
2000 Vienna, Austria
Germany
9–1
Russia

Czech Republic
4–1
Scotland
8
2002 Les Ponts-de-Cé, France
Germany
14–3
Lithuania

France
4–2
Austria
8
2004 Eindhoven, Netherlands
Germany
6–2
Netherlands

Belarus
1–0
France
8
2006 Eindhoven, Netherlands
Germany
4–2
Netherlands

Belarus
4–3
Scotland
8
2008 Almería, Spain
Germany
5–1
Belarus

Netherlands
4–1
Scotland
8
2010 Duisburg, Germany
Ukraine
6–5
Spain

Germany
4–2
Netherlands
8
2012 Leipzig, Germany
Germany
2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 s.o.)

Belarus

Poland
4–3
Netherlands
8
2014
Details
Prague, Czech Republic
Netherlands
3–0
Germany

Poland
2–1
Austria
8
2016
Details
Minsk, Belarus
Netherlands
6–2
Poland

Belarus
6–5
Germany
8
2018
Details
Prague, Czech Republic
Germany
1–1
(2–1 s.o.)

Netherlands

Belarus
5–3
Czech Republic
8
2020
Details
Minsk, Belarus
Belarus
1–1
(4–3 s.o.)

Netherlands

Czech Republic
2–2
(2–1 s.o.)

Germany
8
2022
Details
Hamburg, Germany
Germany
5–4
Netherlands

Ukraine
1–0
Austria
6
2024
Details
Berlin, Germany
Germany
3–2
Poland

Austria
3–1
Spain
10
2026
Details
Prague, Czech Republic 10

Summary

Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 Germany 17 (1975, 1977, 1981*, 1985, 1987*, 1990*, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012*, 2018, 2022*, 2024*) 2 (1996, 2014) 1 (2010*) 2 (2016, 2020)
 Netherlands 2 (2014, 2016) 9 (1975, 1977, 1985, 1987, 2004*, 2006*, 2018, 2020, 2022) 1 (2008) 2 (2010, 2012)
 Belarus 1 (2020*) 2 (2008, 2012) 4 (2004, 2006, 2016*, 2018)
 England 1 (1996) 2 (1993*, 1998) 2 (1985*, 1987 1 (1981)
 Ukraine 1 (2010) 1 (2022)
 Spain 2 (1990, 2010) 2 (1993, 1996) 1 (2024)
 Poland 2 (2016, 2024) 2 (2012, 2014)
 Scotland 1 (1981) 1 (1990) 7 (1985, 1993, 1986*, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2008)
 Lithuania 1 (2002)
 Russia 1 (2000)
 Austria 2 (1998, 2024) 3 (2002, 2014, 2022)
 Czech Republic 2 (2000, 2020) 1 (2018*)
 Belgium 2 (1975, 1977*)
 France 1 (2002) 3 (1977, 1990, 2004)
 Canada 1 (1981)
 Ireland 1 (1987)
  Switzerland 1 (1975)
* = hosts

Team appearances

Team France
1975
Belgium
1977
West Germany
1981
England
1985
West Germany
1987
West Germany
1990
England
1993
Scotland
1996
Spain
1998
Austria
2000
France
2002
Netherlands
2004
Netherlands
2006
Spain
2008
Germany
2010
Germany
2012
Czech Republic
2014
Belarus
2016
Czech Republic
2018
Belarus
2020
Germany
2022
Germany
2024
Czech Republic
2026
Total
 Austria 6th 5th 6th 8th 7th 6th 3rd 7th 4th 5th 6th 8th 6th 4th 7th 6th 4th 3rd Q 19
 Belarus Part of the Soviet Union 6th 3rd 3rd 2nd 5th 2nd 6th 3rd 3rd 1st DSQ 10
 Belgium 3rd 3rd 8th 7th 6th Q 6
 Canada 3rd 5th 2
 Czech Republic Part of Czechoslovakia 3rd 5th 6th 8th 5th 5th 6th 4th 3rd 5th 5th Q 12
 Czechoslovakia 6th Defunct 1
 Denmark 8th 8th 2
 England 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 8th 7th 8
 France 5th 4th 8th 5th 4th 5th 7th 3rd 4th 7th 8th 11
 Germany 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 4th 1st 4th 1st 1st Q 23
 Italy 8th 7th 7th 10th 4
 Ireland 7th 4th 6th Q 4
 Lithuania Part of the Soviet Union 8th 2nd 7th 8th Q 5
 Netherlands 2nd 2nd 6th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 15
 Poland 8th 6th 3rd 3rd 2nd 8th 2nd Q 8
 Russia Part of the Soviet Union 6th 2nd 6th 8th 7th DSQ 5
 Scotland 2nd 4th 6th 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 8th 4th 4th 7th 12
 Slovakia Part of Czechoslovakia 5th 5th 5th 7th 4
 Spain 7th 5th 7th 7th 2nd 3rd 3rd 7th 6th 2nd 7th 4th Q 13
  Switzerland 4th 6th 8th 8th Q 5
 Turkey 6th 9th 2
 Ukraine Part of the Soviet Union 5th 5th 1st 8th 5th 5th 5th 3rd 7th Q 10
 Wales 5th 1
Total 7 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 10 10 [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Belgium to host FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup 2021". fih.ch. 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ "EuroHockey Indoor Championships, Men and Women, is extended from 8 to 10 teams from 2024 onwards". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 2.