Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2026 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Sport	Indoor hockey
Founded	1975;49 years ago (1975)
No. of teams	10
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Germany (17th title) (2024)
Most titles	Germany (17 titles)
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	EuroHockey Indoor Championship II

The Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship is an international women's indoor hockey competition organized by the European Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champion of Europe. The tournament serves as a qualification tournament for the Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup. ^[1]

The tournament is part of the EuroHockey Indoor Championships and is the highest level in the women's competition. The lowest two teams each year are relegated to the EuroHockey Indoor Championship II and replaced by the highest two teams from that competition. From 2024 onwards the tournament will be played with ten instead of eight teams. ^[2]

The tournament has been won by five different teams: Germany has the most titles with sixteen, the Netherlands has two titles and England, Ukraine and Belarus have won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Hamburg, Germany and was won by Germany. The next edition will be held in 2026.

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Number of teams
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1975	Arras, France		West Germany	Round-robin	Netherlands		Belgium	Round-robin	Switzerland		7
1977	Brussels, Belgium		West Germany	Round-robin	Netherlands		Belgium	Round-robin	France		5
1981	West Berlin, West Germany		West Germany	10–1	Scotland		Canada	9–5	England		8
1985	London, England		West Germany		Netherlands		England		Scotland		8
1987	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, West Germany		West Germany	10–8	Netherlands		England	3–0	Ireland		8
1990	Elmshorn, West Germany		West Germany	4–3	Spain		Scotland	13–2	France		8
1993	London, England		Germany	8–3	England		Spain	6–4	Scotland		8
1996	Glasgow, Scotland		England		Germany		Spain		Scotland		8
1998	Ourense, Spain		Germany	8–0	England		Austria	3–1	Scotland		8
2000	Vienna, Austria		Germany	9–1	Russia		Czech Republic	4–1	Scotland		8
2002	Les Ponts-de-Cé, France		Germany	14–3	Lithuania		France	4–2	Austria		8
2004	Eindhoven, Netherlands		Germany	6–2	Netherlands		Belarus	1–0	France		8
2006	Eindhoven, Netherlands		Germany	4–2	Netherlands		Belarus	4–3	Scotland		8
2008	Almería, Spain		Germany	5–1	Belarus		Netherlands	4–1	Scotland		8
2010	Duisburg, Germany		Ukraine	6–5	Spain		Germany	4–2	Netherlands		8
2012	Leipzig, Germany		Germany	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 s.o.)	Belarus		Poland	4–3	Netherlands		8
2014 Details	Prague, Czech Republic		Netherlands	3–0	Germany		Poland	2–1	Austria		8
2016 Details	Minsk, Belarus		Netherlands	6–2	Poland		Belarus	6–5	Germany		8
2018 Details	Prague, Czech Republic		Germany	1–1 (2–1 s.o.)	Netherlands		Belarus	5–3	Czech Republic		8
2020 Details	Minsk, Belarus		Belarus	1–1 (4–3 s.o.)	Netherlands		Czech Republic	2–2 (2–1 s.o.)	Germany		8
2022 Details	Hamburg, Germany		Germany	5–4	Netherlands		Ukraine	1–0	Austria		6
2024 Details	Berlin, Germany		Germany	3–2	Poland		Austria	3–1	Spain		10
2026 Details	Prague, Czech Republic										10

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Germany	17 (1975, 1977, 1981*, 1985, 1987*, 1990*, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012*, 2018, 2022*, 2024*)	2 (1996, 2014)	1 (2010*)	2 (2016, 2020)
Netherlands	2 (2014, 2016)	9 (1975, 1977, 1985, 1987, 2004*, 2006*, 2018, 2020, 2022)	1 (2008)	2 (2010, 2012)
Belarus	1 (2020*)	2 (2008, 2012)	4 (2004, 2006, 2016*, 2018)
England	1 (1996)	2 (1993*, 1998)	2 (1985*, 1987	1 (1981)
Ukraine	1 (2010)		1 (2022)
Spain		2 (1990, 2010)	2 (1993, 1996)	1 (2024)
Poland		2 (2016, 2024)	2 (2012, 2014)
Scotland		1 (1981)	1 (1990)	7 (1985, 1993, 1986*, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2008)
Lithuania		1 (2002)
Russia		1 (2000)
Austria			2 (1998, 2024)	3 (2002, 2014, 2022)
Czech Republic			2 (2000, 2020)	1 (2018*)
Belgium			2 (1975, 1977*)
France			1 (2002)	3 (1977, 1990, 2004)
Canada			1 (1981)
Ireland				1 (1987)
Switzerland				1 (1975)

* = hosts

Team appearances

Team	1975	1977	1981	1985	1987	1990	1993	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024	2026	Total
Austria	6th	–	5th	6th	8th	–	7th	6th	3rd	7th	4th	5th	6th	8th	–	6th	4th	7th	–	6th	4th	3rd	Q	19
Belarus	Part of the Soviet Union						–	–	–	6th	–	3rd	3rd	2nd	5th	2nd	6th	3rd	3rd	1st	DSQ	–	–	10
Belgium	3rd	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	7th	–	6th	Q	6
Canada	–	–	3rd	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Czech Republic	Part of Czechoslovakia						–	–	–	3rd	5th	6th	8th	–	–	5th	5th	6th	4th	3rd	5th	5th	Q	12
Czechoslovakia	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	Defunct																1
Denmark	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
England	–	–	4th	3rd	3rd	–	2nd	1st	2nd	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	8
France	5th	4th	8th	–	5th	4th	5th	7th	–	–	3rd	4th	7th	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	11
Germany	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	4th	1st	4th	1st	1st	Q	23
Italy	–	–	–	8th	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	4
Ireland	–	–	–	7th	4th	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Q	4
Lithuania	Part of the Soviet Union						–	–	8th	–	2nd	7th	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Q	5
Netherlands	2nd	2nd	6th	2nd	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	–	2nd	2nd	3rd	4th	4th	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	–	–	15
Poland	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	3rd	3rd	2nd	8th	–	–	2nd	Q	8
Russia	Part of the Soviet Union						–	–	6th	2nd	6th	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	DSQ	–	–	5
Scotland	–	–	2nd	4th	6th	3rd	4th	4th	4th	4th	8th	–	4th	4th	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12
Slovakia	Part of Czechoslovakia							5th	5th	5th	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
Spain	7th	5th	7th	–	7th	2nd	3rd	3rd	7th	–	–	–	–	6th	2nd	7th	–	–	–	–	–	4th	Q	13
Switzerland	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	8th	–	8th	Q	5
Turkey	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	9th	–	2
Ukraine	Part of the Soviet Union						–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	5th	1st	8th	–	5th	5th	5th	3rd	7th	Q	10
Wales	–	–	–	–	–	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Total	7	5	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	10	10	[3]

See also

• Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
• Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II
• Women's EuroHockey Championship

References

1. "Belgium to host FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup 2021". fih.ch. 8 April 2020.
2. "EuroHockey Indoor Championships, Men and Women, is extended from 8 to 10 teams from 2024 onwards". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
3. "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 2.

External links

• European Hockey Federation