Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
Sport	Indoor hockey
Founded	2003;22 years ago (2003)
First season	2003
No. of teams	12
Continent	International (FIH)
Most recent champion(s)	Germany (4th title) (2025)
Most titles	Germany (4 titles)
Qualification	Continental championships
Official website	FIH

The Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup is an international indoor hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was first held in 2003 and it is held every four years.

Format

Twelve qualified teams will be divided into two pools. The top two in their pool qualified for first to fourth classification, while third and fourth qualified for fifth to eighth classification, the last two teams will play for the last four placings.

Qualification

Qualification is set by the governing body, the International Hockey Federation. The qualified teams include the host country, continental champions and the most recent World Cup final ranking. ^[1]

Summaries

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2003 Details	Leipzig, Germany		Germany	7–1	Poland		France	8–6	Switzerland
2007 Details	Vienna, Austria		Germany	4–1	Poland		Spain	3–1	Czech Republic
2011 Details	Poznań, Poland		Germany	3–2 (ET)	Poland		Austria	5–0	Russia
2015 Details	Leipzig, Germany		Netherlands	3–2	Austria		Germany	13–2	Iran
2018 Details	Berlin, Germany		Austria	3–3(3–2 pso)	Germany		Iran	5–0	Australia
2022 Details	Liège, Belgium		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]				Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2023 Details	Pretoria, South Africa		Austria	4–4 (3–2 p.s.o.)	Netherlands		Iran	4–4 (3–2 p.s.o.)	United States
2025 Details	Poreč, Croatia		Germany	6–6 (2–1 p.s.o.)	Austria		South Africa	6–5	Belgium

Performance by nation

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Germany	4 (2003, 2007, 2011, 2025)	1 (2018)	1 (2015)
Austria	2 (2018, 2023)	2 (2015, 2025)	1 (2011)
Netherlands	1 (2015)	1 (2023)
Poland		3 (2003, 2007, 2011)
Iran			2 (2018, 2023)	1 (2015)
France			1 (2003)
Spain			1 (2007)
South Africa			1 (2025)
Switzerland				1 (2003)
Czech Republic				1 (2007)
Russia				1 (2011)
Australia				1 (2018)
United States				1 (2023)
Belgium				1 (2025)

Team appearances

Team	2003	2007	2011	2015	2018	2023	2025	Total
Argentina	–	–	–	–	–	7th	10th	2
Australia	8th	8th	7th	10th	4th	11th	6th	7
Austria	–	6th	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	6
Belgium	–	–	–	–	7th	5th	4th	3
Canada	6th	7th	10th	12th	–	–	–	4
Croatia	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	1
Czech Republic	7th	4th	8th	9th	5th	9th	–	6
England	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	1
France	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Germany	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	WD	1st	6
Iran	–	–	9th	4th	3rd	3rd	7th	5
Italy	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	1
Kazakhstan	–	–	–	–	12th	10th	–	2
Malaysia	–	–	–	–	–	–	11th	1
Namibia	–	–	12th	–	–	8th	8th	3
Netherlands	5th	–	5th	1st	–	2nd	–	4
New Zealand	12th	–	–	–	–	12th		2
Poland	2nd	2nd	2nd	7th	6th	–	5th	6
Russia	9th	5th	4th	5th	9th	DSQ	–	5
South Africa	10th	11th	–	11th	11th	6th	3rd	6
Spain	–	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	1
Sweden	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	1
Switzerland	4th	9th	–	8th	8th	–	–	4
Trinidad and Tobago	–	12th	–	–	10th	–	12th	3
United States	11th	–	11th	–	–	4th	–	3
Total	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

See also

• Indoor hockey at the World Games
• Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
• Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

References

1. "Qualification Criteria, Men's and Women's Indoor World Cups, 2011" (PDF). FIH. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
2. "FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Liège cancelled!". fih.ch. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

External links

• FIH website