Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

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]

Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
SportIndoor hockey
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
No. of teams10
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Germany (17th title)
(2024)
Most titles Germany (17 titles)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toEuroHockey Indoor Championship II

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 2024.

Results

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
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