2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

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2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
City Heidelberg
Dates8–11 January
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)SNP Dome
2024 (previous)(next) 2028

The 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship will be the 22nd edition of the Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international men's indoor hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.

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It will be held at the SNP Dome in Heidelberg, Germany from 8 to 11 January 2026. [1] [2] It will be the sixth time Germany will host the event. [3]

The hosts Germany are the defending champions. [4]

Qualification

The top eighth teams from the 2024 edition together with the two winners from the Championship II events will participate in the 2026 edition.

Qualified teams

The following ten teams will participate in the 2026 EuroHockey Indoor Championship. [5] Ireland and Turkey will be making their debut in the EuroHockey Indoor Championship.

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifiers
1–4 February 2024 2024 EuroHockey Indoor Championship Leuven, Belgium8Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
2–4 February 2024 2024 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II Paredes, Portugal1Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
Budapest, Hungary1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Total10

See also

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