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.
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup | |
| Sport | Indoor hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| First season | 2003 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Continent | International (FIH) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Austria (2nd title) (2023) |
| Most titles |  Germany (3 titles) |
| Qualification | Continental championships |
| Official website | FIH |
Format
editTwelve 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
editQualification 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
edit| 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 | ||||||||
Performance by nation
edit| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany
|
3 (2003, 2007, 2011) | 1 (2018) | 1 (2015) | |
| Austria
|
2 (2018, 2023) | 1 (2015) | 1 (2011) | |
 Netherlands
|
1 (2015) | 1 (2023) | ||
 Poland
|
3 (2003, 2007, 2011) | |||
 Iran
|
2 (2018, 2023) | 1 (2015) | ||
 France
|
1 (2003) | |||
 Spain
|
1 (2007) | |||
 Switzerland
|
1 (2003) | |||
 Czech Republic
|
1 (2007) | |||
 Russia
|
1 (2011) | |||
 Australia
|
1 (2018) | |||
 United States
|
1 (2023) |
Team appearances
edit| Team | 2003 |
2007 |
2011 |
2015 |
2018 |
 2023 |
 2025 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
– | – | – | – | – | 7th | Q | 2 |
| Australia
|
8th | 8th | 7th | 10th | 4th | 11th | Q | 7 |
| Austria
|
– | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | Q | 6 |
 Belgium
|
– | – | – | – | 7th | 5th | Q | 3 |
 Canada
|
6th | 7th | 10th | 12th | – | – | – | 4 |
| Croatia
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 |
| Czech Republic
|
7th | 4th | 8th | 9th | 5th | 9th | – | 6 |
 England
|
– | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| France
|
3rd | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Germany
|
1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | WD | Q | 6 |
| Iran
|
– | – | 9th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | Q | 5 |
 Italy
|
– | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Kazakhstan
|
– | – | – | – | 12th | 10th | – | 2 |
 Malaysia
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 |
 Namibia
|
– | – | 12th | – | – | 8th | Q | 3 |
| Netherlands
|
5th | – | 5th | 1st | – | 2nd | – | 4 |
 New Zealand
|
12th | – | – | – | – | 12th | 2 | |
| Poland
|
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 7th | 6th | – | Q | 6 |
| Russia
|
9th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 9th | DSQ | – | 5 |
| South Africa
|
10th | 11th | – | 11th | 11th | 6th | Q | 6 |
| Spain
|
– | 3rd | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Sweden
|
– | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | 1 |
| Switzerland
|
4th | 9th | – | 8th | 8th | – | – | 4 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
– | 12th | – | – | 10th | – | Q | 3 |
| United States
|
11th | – | 11th | – | – | 4th | – | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Liège cancelled!". fih.ch. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.