International Hockey Federation

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International Hockey Federation
Fédération Internationale de Hockey
AbbreviationFIH
Formation7 January 1924;100 years ago (1924-01-07)
Founded at Paris, France
Type Sports federation
Legal statusGoverning body of:
Field hockey
Indoor hockey
Hockey5s
PurposeSport governance
Headquarters Lausanne, Switzerland
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
140 national associations
Official language
English, French [1]
President
Tayyab Ikram [2]
CEO
Thierry Weil
Main organ
Congress
Affiliations International Olympic Committee
Website www.fih.hockey OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The International Hockey Federation, commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. FIH is responsible for field hockey's major international tournaments, notably the Hockey World Cup.

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History

FIH was founded on 7 January 1924 in Paris by Paul Léautey, who became the first president, in response to field hockey's omission from the programme of the 1924 Summer Olympics. [3] First members complete to join the seven founding members were Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Spain, and Switzerland. [4]

In 1982, the FIH merged with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA), which had been founded in 1927 by Australia, Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, the United States, and Wales. [4]

The organisation has been based in Lausanne, Switzerland since 2005, having moved from Brussels, Belgium.[ citation needed ]

In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIH banned Russia from the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, and banned Russian and Belarusian officials from FIH events. [5]

Structure

Map of the World with the five confederations. International Hockey Federation map.png
Map of the World with the five confederations.

In total, there are 140 member associations within the five confederations recognised by FIH. This includes Great Britain which is recognised as an adherent member of FIH, the team was represented at the Olympics and the Champions Trophy. England, Scotland and Wales are also represented by separate teams in FIH sanctioned tournaments.[ citation needed ]

  AfHF – African Hockey Federation
  AHF – Asian Hockey Federation
  EHF – European Hockey Federation
  OHF – Oceania Hockey Federation
  PAHF – Pan American Hockey Federation

The FIH World Rankings was updated once after the major tournament finished, based on FIH sanction tournaments.[ citation needed ]

Presidents

The following is a list of presidents of FIH: [6]

Presidents of FIH
No.NameCountryTook officeLeft officeNote
1Paul LéauteyFlag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France19241926
2 Frantz Reichel Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France19261932
3Marc Bellin du CôteauFlag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France19321936
4Georg EversFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany19361945
Robert LiégeoisFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium19451946Acting
5Jaap Quarles van UffordFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands19461966
6Rene FrankFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium19661983
7Étienne GlichitchFlag of France (lighter variant).svg France19831996
8 Juan Calzado Flag of Spain.svg Spain19962001
9 Els van Breda Vriesman Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands20012008
10Leandro NegreFlag of Spain.svg Spain20082016
11 Narinder Dhruv Batra Flag of India.svg India20162022
Seif El Dine AhmedFlag of Egypt.svg Egypt20222022Acting
12Tayyab IkramFlag of Macau.svg Macau2022Incumbent

Recognition and awards

The Player of the Year Awards have been given annually since 1998 for men and women, while the young category was added in 2001 to honour the best performances for junior players (under 21).[ citation needed ]

The FIH also has twelve Honorary awards, which were given to people who have made outstanding contributions to field hockey. [7]

FIH tournaments

Major

FormatHockeyIndoor HockeyHockey5s
Men Olympic Games [a] Indoor Hockey World Cup Hockey5s World Cup
Hockey World Cup
Pro League
Women Olympic Games [a] Indoor Hockey World Cup Hockey5s World Cup
Hockey World Cup
Pro League
Under-21 Men Hockey Junior World Cup Youth Olympic Games [a]
Under-21 Women Women's Hockey Junior World Cup Youth Olympic Games [a]

[a] in cooperation with International Olympic Committee

Minor

Other

Title holders

CompetitionCurrentChampionsDetailsRunners-upNext
Men's national teams
Olympic Games 2024 (qual.) Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Final Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2028 (qual.)
Hockey World Cup 2023 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg Final Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2026
Pro League 2023–24 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg RR Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2024–25
Hockey Nations Cup 2023–24 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg Final Flag of France.svg  France 2025
Hockey Junior World Cup (U-21) 2023 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg Final Flag of France.svg  France 2025
Indoor Hockey World Cup 2023 Austria  Flag of Austria.svg Final Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2025
Hockey5s World Cup 2024 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Final Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia TBA
Youth Olympic Games (U-21) 2018 Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg Final Flag of India.svg  India 2026
Women's national teams
Olympic Games 2024 (qual.) Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Final Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2028 (qual.)
Hockey World Cup 2022 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Final Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2026
Pro League 2023–24 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg RR Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2024–25
Hockey Nations Cup 2023–24 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg Final Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 2025
Hockey Junior World Cup (U-21) 2023 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Final Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2025
Indoor Hockey World Cup 2023 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Final Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2025
Hockey5s World Cup 2024 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Final Flag of India.svg  India TBA
Youth Olympic Games (U-21) 2018 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg Final Flag of India.svg  India 2026

Partners

The following are the partners of the International Hockey Federation: [8]

See also

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