2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Heidelberg
Dates	8–11 January
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	SNP Dome
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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.

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.

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
1–4 February 2024	2024 EuroHockey Indoor Championship	Leuven, Belgium	8	Austria   Belgium   Czech Republic   Germany   Poland   Portugal   Spain    Switzerland
2–4 February 2024	2024 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II	Paredes, Portugal	1	Ireland
		Budapest, Hungary	1	Turkey
Total			10

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the semi-finals and the 2027 Indoor World Cup
2	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[6]

8 January 2026 09:30 Poland   v   Turkey Report

8 January 2026 10:55 Czech Republic   v   Portugal Report

8 January 2026 16:00 Poland   v   Portugal Report

8 January 2026 17:25 Austria   v   Turkey Report

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9 January 2026 10:00 Portugal   v   Turkey Report

9 January 2026 11:20 Czech Republic   v   Austria Report

9 January 2026 16:15 Turkey   v   Czech Republic Report

9 January 2026 17:35 Poland   v   Austria Report

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10 January 2026 09:15 Czech Republic   v   Poland Report

10 January 2026 10:35 Austria   v   Portugal Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the semi-finals and the 2027 Indoor World Cup
2	Germany (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[6]
(H) Hosts

8 January 2026 12:20 Belgium   v   Ireland Report

8 January 2026 13:45 Switzerland   v   Spain Report

8 January 2026 18:50 Belgium   v   Spain Report

8 January 2026 20:15 Germany   v   Ireland Report

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9 January 2026 12:40 Spain   v   Ireland Report

9 January 2026 14:00 Switzerland   v   Germany Report

9 January 2026 18:55 Ireland   v    Switzerland Report

9 January 2026 20:15 Belgium   v   Germany Report

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10 January 2026 11:55 Switzerland   v   Belgium Report

10 January 2026 13:15 Germany   v   Spain Report

Ninth to tenth place classification

Ninth and tenth place

11 January 2026 09:00 5th Pool A v 5th Pool B Report

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	10 January
	3rd Pool A
					11 January
	4th Pool B
					Winner SF 1
	10 January
					Winner SF 2
	3rd Pool B
	4th Pool A
					Seventh place
					11 January
					Loser SF 1
					Loser SF 2

Semi-finals

10 January 2026 16:30 3rd Pool A v 4th Pool B Report

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10 January 2026 17:55 3rd Pool B v 4th Pool A Report

Seventh and eighth place

11 January 2026 10:25 Loser SF 1 v Loser SF 2 Report

Fifth and sixth place

11 January 2026 11:50 Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2 Report

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	10 January
	1st Pool A
					11 January
	2nd Pool B
					Winner SF 1
	10 January
					Winner SF 2
	1st Pool B
	2nd Pool A
					Seventh place
					11 January
					Loser SF 1
					Loser SF 2

Semi-finals

10 January 2026 19:20 1st Pool A v 2nd Pool B Report

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10 January 2026 20:45 1st Pool B v 2nd Pool A Report

Third and fourth place

11 January 2026 13:15 Loser SF 1 v Loser SF 2 Report

Final

11 January 2026 14:40 Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2 Report

See also

• 2026 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

References

1. "Fünftes Turnier in drei Jahren an den Deutschen Hockey-Bund vergeben - Hockey Hallen-EM findet 2026 in Heidelberg statt". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
2. "Hockey: Hallen-EM 2026 in Heidelberg". freenet.de (in German). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
3. "Heidelberg's SNP Dome to host men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in January 2026". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
4. "Germany the men's European indoor champions for 17th time". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
5. "EuroHockey Indoor Championship 2026 venues announced". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
6. "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor - October 2023" (PDF).