Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
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
2014Details
Prague , Czech Republic
Netherlands
3–0
Germany
Poland
2–1
Austria
8
2016Details
Minsk , Belarus
Netherlands
6–2
Poland
Belarus
6–5
Germany
8
2018Details
Prague , Czech Republic
Germany
1–1 (2–1 s.o. )
Netherlands
Belarus
5–3
Czech Republic
8
2020Details
Minsk , Belarus
Belarus
1–1 (4–3 s.o. )
Netherlands
Czech Republic
2–2 (2–1 s.o. )
Germany
8
2022Details
Hamburg , Germany
Germany
5–4
Netherlands
Ukraine
1–0
Austria
6
2024Details
Berlin , Germany
Germany
3–2
Poland
Austria
3–1
Spain
10
2026Details
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
1975
1977
1981
1985
1987
1990
1993
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
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
External links
Africa Americas
PAHF – Indoor Pan American Cup
Asia Europe Oceania Games Others