2027 Women's EuroHockey Championship

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2027 Women's EuroHockey Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
DatesSummer 2027
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
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The 2027 Women's EuroHockey Championship will be the 18th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship, the biennial international women's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation. This will be the first edition since 2003 with 12 teams participating, it will have a new format with all matches being knock-out matches.

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The tournament will be held alongside the men's tournament at two venues in London, England in the Summer of 2027. The preliminary rounds and the quarter-finals will be held at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre and the semi-finals and finals will be held at a yet to be determined venue. [1] [2] [3] It will be the fourth time England will host the Women's EuroHockey Championship and the third time it will be held in London.

Format change

In April 2024, it was announced the EuroHockey Championships will expand from an eight-team to a 12-team tournament, introducing a knock-out format for both men’s and women’s competitions. This marks the first major format change in over two decades, aimed at increasing competition and inclusivity in European hockey. Under the new format, the teams ranked 5th to 12th will compete in an initial knock-out round, with winners advancing to the quarter-finals. The losers of this preliminary round will get a second chance, facing off against the top four ranked teams for the remaining quarter-final slots. Quarter-final winners will progress to the semi-finals and then to either the final or the bronze medal match, while quarter-final losers will compete for rankings from 5th to 8th place. Teams finishing in the lowest positions will play additional matches to determine rankings from 9th to 12th. [4] [5]

Qualification

All eight teams from the 2025 edition qualified directly for the expanded edition of the tournament. They will be joined by the winner and runner-up from the 2025 EuroHockey Championship II and the winner and runner-up from the 2026 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier tournaments. [4]

Qualified teams

DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifiers
27 July – 2 August 2025 2025 EuroHockey Championship II Gniezno, Poland2
8–16 August 2025 2025 EuroHockey Championship Mönchengladbach, Germany8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Summer 2026 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers TBD2
Total12

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