EuroHockey Indoor Championships

The EuroHockey Nations Championships are a European indoor field hockey competition organized by the European Hockey Federation (EHF). The tournament was started in 1974 for both men's competition and the women's competition.

EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship
SportIndoor field hockey
Founded1974
No. of teams8
ContinentEurope (EHF)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Germany (men)
 Belarus (women)
Most titlesM:  Germany (17 titles)
W:  Germany (15 titles)

In the men's competition, Germany is the most successful team, having won the tournament 12 times out of 13 between 1974 and 2008. For women, Germany is also the most successful team, having won all titles but one between 1974 and 2008. The only national team beside Germany to win the men's competition between 1974 and 2008 is Russia, having done so in 2008 by defeating Germany in the gold medal game. The only team beside Germany to win the women's competition between 1974 and 2008 is England, having done so in 1996 by defeating Germany in the gold medal game. The 2010 edition of the men's tournament is the first to not feature Germany in the top four.[1][2]

Men's results edit

Championship I edit

Medal summary edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Germany171119
2  Austria2338
3  Russia1124
4  Poland0314
5  England0303
6  Netherlands0246
7  Belgium0213
  Czech Republic0213
  Spain0213
10  France0101
11   Switzerland0033
12  Scotland0022
13  Denmark0011
Totals (13 entries)20202060

Championship II edit

  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Trophy (1997 to 2010)
  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Championships II (2012 to 2016)
Number Year Host Teams Number Champion Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place
1 1997   Oporto 7    Switzerland   Poland   Sweden   Portugal
2 1999   Oporto 5   France   Portugal   Scotland   Croatia
3 2001   Vienna 8   Netherlands   Russia   Austria   Scotland
4 2003   Zagreb 8   Denmark   Austria   Portugal   Scotland
5 2006   La Spezia 8   Russia   Italy   Ukraine   Portugal
6 2008   Copenhagen 8   Netherlands   Denmark   Slovakia   Portugal
7 2010   Poznań 8   England    Switzerland   Poland   Sweden
8 2012   Lignano 8   Poland   Sweden   Ukraine   Denmark
9 2014   Bern 8   France    Switzerland   Ukraine   Denmark
10 2016   Espinho 8   Belgium   Denmark   England   France
11 2018   Alanya 8   Netherlands   Ukraine   Sweden   Croatia
12 2020   Lucerne 8    Switzerland   Belarus   Portugal   Croatia
13 2022   Paredes 7   Spain   Poland   Croatia   Ukraine

Championship III edit

  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Challenge I (2003 to 2010)
  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Championship III (2012 to 2016)
Number Year Host Teams Number Champion Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place
1 2003   Brescia 4   Italy   Belgium   Slovenia   Georgia
2 2006   Sofia 5   Belarus   Sweden   Finland   Lithuania
3 2008   Sheffield 6   Sweden   England   Croatia   Turkey
4 2010   Alanya 5   Ukraine   Croatia   Turkey   Hungary
5 2012   Gondomar 8   France   Belgium   Portugal   Croatia
6 2014   Sveti Ivan Zelina 6   Portugal   Croatia   Wales   Turkey
7 2016   Vantaa 6   Italy   Turkey   Belarus   Slovakia
8 2018   Nicosia 7   Belarus   Slovakia   Scotland   Wales
9 2020   Santander 5   Spain   Scotland   Ireland   Wales

Championship IV edit

  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Challenge II (2010)
Number Year Host Teams Number Champion Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place
1 2010   Rouen 4   France   Wales   Finland   Norway

Women's results edit

Championship I edit

Medal summary edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Germany152118
2  Netherlands28111
3  Belarus1247
4  England1225
5  Ukraine1001
6  Spain0224
7  Poland0123
8  Scotland0112
9  Lithuania0101
  Russia0101
11  Belgium0022
  Czech Republic0022
13  Austria0011
  Canada0011
  France0011
Totals (15 entries)20202060

Division II edit

  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Trophy (1996 to 2010)

Division III edit

  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Challenge (1996 to 2010)
  • Eurohockey Indoor Nations Championship III (2012 to 2014)
Number Year Host Teams Number Champion Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place
1 1996   Prague 6   Russia   Lithuania   Czech Republic   Belgium
2 1998   Slagelse 6   Czech Republic   Belarus   Ukraine   France
3 2000   Lievin 6   Lithuania   France   Poland   Denmark
4 2002   Rotterdam 5   Netherlands   Belarus   Poland    Switzerland
5 2008   Sheffield 4   Denmark   England   Turkey   Sweden
6 2010   Rouen 6   England   France   Sweden   Croatia
7 2012   Gondomar 7   Belgium   Wales   Italy   Sweden
8 2014   Porec 5   Croatia   Turkey   Sweden   Bulgaria
9 2018   Apače 3   Turkey   Slovakia   Slovenia
10 2020   Bratislava 7   Spain   Ireland   Portugal   Slovakia

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "EuroHockey.org - EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championships (M) 2010". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  2. ^ "EuroHockey.org - EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championships". European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-01-16.

External links edit