2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

The 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship will be the 22nd edition of the Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international men's indoor hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.

2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityHeidelberg
Dates8–11 January
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)SNP Dome
2024 (previous) (next) 2028

It will be held at the SNP Dome in Heidelberg, Germany from 8 to 11 January 2026.[1][2] It will be the sixth time Germany will host the event.[3]

The hosts Germany are the defending champions.[4]

Qualification

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The top eighth teams from the 2024 edition together with the two winners from the Championship II events will participate in the 2026 edition.

Qualified teams

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The following ten teams will participate in the 2026 EuroHockey Indoor Championship.[5] Ireland and Turkey will be making their debut in the EuroHockey Indoor Championship.

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
1–4 February 2024 2024 EuroHockey Indoor Championship Leuven, Belgium 8   Austria
  Belgium
  Czech Republic
  Germany
  Poland
  Portugal
  Spain
   Switzerland
2–4 February 2024 2024 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II Paredes, Portugal 1   Ireland
Budapest, Hungary 1   Turkey
Total 10

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fünftes Turnier in drei Jahren an den Deutschen Hockey-Bund vergeben - Hockey Hallen-EM findet 2026 in Heidelberg statt". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Hockey: Hallen-EM 2026 in Heidelberg". freenet.de (in German). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Heidelberg's SNP Dome to host men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in January 2026". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Germany the men's European indoor champions for 17th time". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ "EuroHockey Indoor Championship 2026 venues announced". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.