Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

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.

Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2023 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
SportIndoor hockey
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
First season2003
No. of teams12
ContinentInternational (FIH)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Austria (2nd title)
(2023)
Most titles Germany (3 titles)
QualificationContinental championships
Official websiteFIH

Format

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Twelve 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

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Qualification 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

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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
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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
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Pretoria, South Africa  
Austria
4–4
(3–2 p.s.o.)
 
Netherlands
 
Iran
4–4
(3–2 p.s.o.)
 
United States
2025
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Poreč, Croatia

Performance by nation

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Liège cancelled!". fih.ch. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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