Belarus men's national field hockey team

Belarus

Association	Belarus Hockey Federation
Confederation	European Hockey Federation
Head Coach	Sergej Drozdov
Manager	Aliaksandr Yakimenka
Captain	Tsimur Tsimashkou
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	35 (19 August 2025) [1]
Highest	31 (2012, January 2019)
Lowest	46 (2007)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1994 )
Best result	12th (1994)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 1995 )
Best result	9th (1995)

The Belarus men's national field hockey team represents Belarus in men's international field hockey and is controlled by the Belarus Hockey Federation, the governing body for field hockey in Belarus. The team was established following the formation of Belarus following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The team has played in the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup once in 1994, where it finished 12th. It has also qualified for the EuroHockey Championship once in 1995.

The team has won the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship III and 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III. It qualified for the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers. However, it was banned from participating in international events by the International Hockey Federation following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. As of 2025 ^[update] , the team is still barred from competing in FIH events.

History

Belarus was established following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1990. ^[2] The men's national field hockey team is controlled by the Belarus Hockey Federation, a member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the governing body for field hockey in Belarus. ^{[3] [4]} The team made its first and only appearance in the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup held in 1994. However, the team lost all the five matches it played and finished last amongst the 12 teams in the competition. ^{[5] [6]} The team qualified for 1995 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, its first and only appearance in the tournament. Belarus won placed last in the group stage with one win in five matches and later beat France and Scotland to finish ninth in the overall classification. ^{[7] [8]}

Belarus won its first EuroHockey Nations Challenge medal in the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I held at Kazan, Russia. The team finished runners-up after losing the finals to hosts Russia. ^{[9] [10]} The team won the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship III held at Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia after defeating Italy in the finals. ^[11]

The team won the 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III held at Lousada in August 2021 by defeating the Czech Republic in the final. ^[12] The team qualified for the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers thorough the win. However, in 2022, FIH announced that the Belarusian team was barred from participating in FIH events following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. ^[13] The team was prevented from competing in the 2024-25 season after the FIH reiterated its stand. ^[14]

Competitive record

World Cup

FIH World Cup record [5]
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1971 until 1990	Part of the Soviet Union
1994	11th place game	12th	7	0	0	7	4	17
1998 until 2023	Did not qualify
Total	12th place	1/8	7	0	0	7	4	17

European Championships

EuroHockey Nations Championship record [7] Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1970 until 1991 Part of the Soviet Union 1995 9th place game 9th 7 3 0 4 15 22 1999 until 2021 Did not qualify 2023 Banned from participating Total Best: 9th 1/12 7 3 0 4 15 22

EuroHockey Nations Challenge record Year Level Position Pld W D* L GF GA P/R 2005 II 7th 5 2 0 3 12 14 2007 III 2nd 5 3 1 1 22 14 2009 II 6th 5 1 1 3 9 15 2011 II 8th 5 0 1 4 8 15 2013 III 3rd 5 3 0 2 23 24 2015 III 4th 4 1 0 3 18 17 2017 III 1st 5 4 1 0 26 3 2019 II 7th 5 0 1 4 4 12 2021 III 1st 4 3 1 0 18 4 Total Highest: II 43 17 6 20 140 118 –

World League and FIH Series

Hockey World League & FIH Series record
Season	Position	Round	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
2012–13	Unranked	Round 1	3	1	0	2	6	8
2014–15	33rd	Round 1	4	3	1	0	14	5
		Round 2	6	1	0	5	8	24
2016–17	Unranked	Round 1	5	4	0	1	28	10
2018–19	—	Open	5	3	1	1	15	11
		Finals	4	0	0	4	6	17
Total	33rd	2nd round	27	12	2	13	77	75

*Draws include matches decided on a shoot-out.

See also

• Belarus women's national field hockey team

References

1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
2. "Belarus". Government of United States . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
3. "Belarus Hockey Federation". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
4. "Главная - BFH.BY". 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
5. "Pool standings, 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
6. "Hockey world cup". Bharatiya Hockey. Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2005.
7. "Field hockey - Men's Eurohockey Nations Championship 1995". Sports.org. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
8. "Men Field Hockey VII EuroHockey (European Championship) 1995 Dublin (IRL) - Champion Germany". Todor. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
9. "Men's Eurohockey Nations Championships III". Sports.org. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
10. "2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge I, teams" (PDF). International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 27 July 2019.^{[ dead link ]}
11. "2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge III". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 27 July 2019.
12. "2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship III". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
13. "FIH reiterates full support to Ukraine's hockey community". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
14. "Russia, Belarus barred from hockey worlds for another year". ESPN . 13 February 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

External links

• FIH profile