2026 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

2026 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Dates	15–18 January
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	UNYP Arena
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	121 (7.12 per match)
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The 2026 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship will be the 23rd edition of the Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international women's indoor hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.

It will be held at the UNYP Arena in Prague, Czech Republic from 15 to 18 January 2026. It will be the third time Prague will host the event. ^[1]

Germany are the two-time defending champions. ^{[2] [3]}

Qualification

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

Qualified teams

The following ten teams will participate in the 2026 EuroHockey Indoor Championship. ^[4]

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
8–11 February 2024	2024 EuroHockey Indoor Championship	Berlin, Germany	8	Austria   Belgium   Czechia   Germany   Poland   Spain    Switzerland   Ukraine
9–11 February 2024	2024 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II	Galway, Ireland	2	Ireland   Lithuania
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	4	2	2	0	16	7	+9	8	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	Germany	4	2	1	1	19	12	+7	7
3	Belgium	4	2	1	1	16	12	+4	7
4	Switzerland	4	1	2	1	14	11	+3	5
5	Ireland	4	0	0	4	2	25	−23	0	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II

Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2026. 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. ^[5]

15 January 2026 09:30 Belgium   4−3    Switzerland Report

15 January 2026 10:55 Germany   6−0   Ireland Report

15 January 2026 16:00 Germany   5−5    Switzerland Report

15 January 2026 17:25 Austria   8−0   Ireland Report

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16 January 2026 10:00 Switzerland   5−1   Ireland Report

16 January 2026 11:20 Belgium   3−3   Austria Report

16 January 2026 16:00 Ireland   1−6   Belgium Report

16 January 2026 17:20 Germany   3−4   Austria Report

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17 January 2026 09:00 Belgium   3−5   Germany Report

17 January 2026 10:20 Austria   1−1    Switzerland Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Spain	3	2	1	0	14	5	+9	7	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	Czechia (H)	3	2	1	0	14	9	+5	7
3	Ukraine	4	2	0	2	19	9	+10	6
4	Poland	4	1	2	1	11	9	+2	5
5	Lithuania	4	0	0	4	2	28	−26	0	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II

Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2026. 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. ^[5]
(H) Hosts

15 January 2026 12:20 Ukraine   3−4   Spain Report

15 January 2026 13:45 Poland   6−0   Lithuania Report

15 January 2026 18:50 Poland   2−2   Spain Report

15 January 2026 20:15 Czechia   6−2   Lithuania Nováková  3' Hájková  5' Lehovcová  9' Semrádová  25' Přibíková  26', 40' Report Banevičiūtė  12' Dimskytė  24' Umpires: Una Mihajlovič (CRO), Steven Bakker (NED)

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16 January 2026 12:40 Spain   8−0   Lithuania Report

16 January 2026 14:00 Ukraine   4−5   Czechia Report

16 January 2026 18:40 Lithuania   0−8   Ukraine Report

16 January 2026 20:00 Poland   3−3   Czechia Report

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17 January 2026 11:40 Ukraine   4−0   Poland Report

17 January 2026 13:00 Czechia   3−5   Spain Report

Ninth to tenth place classification

Ninth and tenth place

18 January 2026 09:00 Ireland   v   Lithuania Report

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	17 January
	Belgium	2
					18 January
	Poland	1
					Belgium
	17 January
					Ukraine
	Ukraine	5
	Switzerland	3
					Seventh place
					18 January
					Poland
					Switzerland

Semi-finals

17 January 2026 16:30 Belgium   2−1   Poland Report

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17 January 2026 17:55 Ukraine   5−3    Switzerland Report

Seventh and eighth place

18 January 2026 10:25 Poland   v    Switzerland Report

Fifth and sixth place

18 January 2026 11:50 Belgium   v   Ukraine Report

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				final
	17 January
	Austria
					18 January
	Czechia
					Winner SF 1
	17 January
					Germany
	Spain	5 (2)
	Germany (s.o.)	5 (3)
					third place
					18 January
					Loser SF 1
					Spain

Semi-finals

17 January 2026 19:20 Austria   v   Czechia Report

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17 January 2026 20:45 Spain   5−5   Germany Report Penalties 2−3

Third and fourth place

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

Final

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

See also

• 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

References

1. "Prague's UNYP Arena to host women's 2026 EuroHockey Indoor Championship". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
2. "Germany are Champions!". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
3. "Euro Dames : les résultats au jour le jour/day 4". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
4. "EuroHockey Indoor Championship 2026 venues announced". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
5. "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor - October 2023" (PDF).