The Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship is an international men'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 Indoor Hockey World Cup.[1]
| Most recent season or competition: 2024 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship | |
| Sport | Indoor hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| 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 tournament is part of the EuroHockey Indoor Championships and is the highest level in the men'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 three different teams: Germany has the most titles with seventeen, Austria has three titles and Russia has won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Leuven, Belgium and was won by Germany.
Results edit
Summary edit
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany
|
17 (1974*, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1994*, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2012*, 2014, 2016, 2020*, 2024) | 2 (2008, 2022*) | 1 (2018) | |
 Austria
|
3 (2010, 2018, 2022) | 3 (2014*, 2016, 2020) | 3 (1988*, 2008, 2012) | 2 (1994, 2024) |
 Russia
|
1 (2008*) | 1 (2010) | 2 (2014, 2016) | 2 (1997, 2020) |
 Poland
|
3 (1999, 2006, 2024) | 1 (2001) | 3 (1991, 2014, 2018) | |
 England
|
3 (1984, 1991*, 1994) | 1 (1980) | ||
 Netherlands
|
2 (1974, 1980) | 5 (1976*, 1984, 2010*, 2020, 2022) | 1 (2012) | |
 Spain
|
2 (2001, 2003*) | 1 (2006) | 3 (1999, 2008, 2010) | |
 Czech Republic
|
2 (1997, 2012) | 1 (1994) | 2 (2003, 2016*) | |
 Belgium
|
2 (1976, 2018*) | 1 (2024*) | ||
 France
|
1 (1988) | 1 (2001) | ||
 Switzerland
|
3 (1974, 1999, 2003) | 2 (2006, 2022) | ||
 Scotland
|
2 (1980, 1991) | 4 (1974, 1976, 1984*, 1988) | ||
 Denmark
|
1 (1997) |
- * = hosts
Team appearances edit
| Team | 1974 |
1976 |
1980 |
1984 |
1988 |
1991 |
1994 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2018 |
2020 |
2022 |
2024 |
2026 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
|
6th | 5th | 6th | – | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 5th | 7th | – | – | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th | Q | 19 |
| Belgium
|
5th | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 3rd | Q | 7 |
 Croatia
|
Part of Yugoslavia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | 1 | |||||
| Czech Republic
|
Part of Czechoslovakia | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 8th | Q | 16 | |||||
| Denmark
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 3rd | 5th | 7th | – | 8th | – | 8th | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| England
|
– | – | 4th | 2nd | – | 2nd | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| France
|
– | 6th | – | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 7th | – | 4th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Germany
|
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | Q | 22 |
 Ireland
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 |
 Italy
|
– | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Netherlands
|
2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 7th | – | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 7th | – | 3rd | 3rd | – | – | 12 |
| Poland
|
– | – | – | – | 5th | 4th | – | – | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 8th | – | – | 4th | 5th | 4th | 7th | – | 2nd | Q | 13 |
 Portugal
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | Q | 3 |
| Russia
|
Part of the Soviet Union | 8th | 4th | 8th | – | 8th | – | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 4th | DSQ | – | – | 11 | |||||
| Scotland
|
4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Spain
|
– | – | 5th | – | 6th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | Q | 14 |
 Sweden
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Switzerland
|
3rd | – | 7th | – | – | 8th | – | – | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 7th | – | 8th | – | 6th | 7th | – | 4th | 6th | Q | 14 |
 Turkey
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 |
 Ukraine
|
Part of the Soviet Union | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 10th | – | 2 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | [3] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Belgium to host FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup 2021". fih.ch. 8 April 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Competitions Archive". European Hockey Federation. p. 1.