Hockey Australia is an organisation that formed from the merger of the Australian Hockey Association and Women's Hockey Australia in 2000. It is the national body responsible for the promotion, development and administration of field hockey in Australia. Hockey Australia is a full member of the International Hockey Federation and comprises the State and Territory associations.
History The British Army has been credited with the spread of hockey throughout the world, but in Australia's case, the British Navy deserves the honours. In the late 1800s, Australia did not have a naval fleet of its own and relied upon the Royal Navy for the security of the coastline. The British Naval officers stationed in Australia taught the locals the game of hockey and laid the foundations for a sport which Australians have developed and mastered.
National teams Hockey Australia is the governing body that oversees Australia's National Teams. The Kookaburras (Men) The Hockeyroos (Women) The Burras (Under 21 Men) The Jillaroos (Under 21 Women) Australia women's national indoor hockey team Australia Men's national indoor hockey team
Tournaments Hockey Australia organises National Tournaments, at various levels. These are as follows: Australian Hockey League 1991–2018 (Men) 1991–2018 (Women), Replaced by Hockey One Hockey One 2019–present (Men & Women) National Championships Last Run in 1993 (Women) 1994 (Men), Replaced by AHL Under 21 National Championships Under 18 National Championships Under 16 National Championships Under 14 National Championships National Country Championships Veterans National Championships Under 14 Indoor National Championships Under 16 Indoor National Championships Under 18 Indoor National Championships Under 21 Indoor National Championships Opens Indoor National Championships
In August 2015, Hockey Australia announced its Indoor Australian Championships will be held in Wollongong in 2016 and 2017. The three-week festival of indoor hockey will be played at the Illawarra Hockey Centre, in Wollongong. Championships will be played in Open, Under 15, Under 18 and the Under 21 categories, as well as a new Under 13 event, over the 23 days. This is the first time all Australian Indoor Championships are held in one venue.
Championship results Men Source:
The Australian Hockey League is the premier field hockey competition in Australia, it began in 1991, with its arrival the Open National Championships were discontinued.
Year Open Under 21 Under 18(Under 16 until 1981, Under 17 from 1982–1991) Under 16(Under 15 from 1980–2023) Under 14(Under 13 til 2023) 1925 Victoria 1926 Victoria 1927 New South Wales 1928 South Australia 1929 Western Australia 1930 Victoria 1931 No Competition 1932 Queensland 1933 Queensland 1934 Queensland 1935 New South Wales 1936 Western Australia 1937 Queensland 1938 Western Australia 1939 Queensland 1946 Victoria Western Australia 1947 Queensland Victoria 1948 Queensland Western Australia 1949 New South Wales Western Australia 1950 Western AustraliaQueensland New South Wales New South Wales 1951 New South Wales Western Australia New South Wales 1952 Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia 1953 New South Wales Queensland Western Australia 1954 Queensland New South Wales Western Australia 1955 Western Australia New South Wales Western Australia 1956 Western Australia Queensland Queensland 1957 New South Wales New South Wales Western Australia 1958 Western Australia Queensland Western Australia 1959 Queensland New South Wales Queensland 1960 Western Australia New South Wales Victoria 1961 Queensland Queensland New South Wales 1962 Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia 1963 Western Australia Queensland South Australia 1964 Western Australia Queensland New South Wales 1965 Western Australia South Australia South Australia 1966 Western Australia Western Australia New South Wales 1967 Western Australia Western Australia New South Wales 1968 Queensland South Australia Queensland 1969 Western Australia New South Wales New South Wales 1970 Western Australia South Australia Western Australia 1971 Victoria South Australia Queensland 1972 South AustraliaWestern Australia Victoria New South Wales 1973 Queensland South Australia Western Australia 1974 Western Australia Western Australia New South Wales 1975 Western Australia South Australia Victoria 1976 Western Australia Queensland Queensland 1977 Western Australia Queensland Victoria 1978 South Australia Victoria Queensland 1979 Western Australia Victoria Victoria 1980 South Australia Victoria New South Wales Queensland 1981 Western Australia South Australia Queensland New South Wales 1982 Western Australia Western Australia Queensland Western Australia 1983 Western Australia Western Australia New South Wales Western Australia 1984 Western Australia New South Wales Western Australia New South Wales 1985 Victoria Victoria New South Wales New South Wales 1986 Western Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland 1987 Western Australia New South Wales Victoria Queensland 1988 Victoria Western Australia Victoria Queensland 1989 New South Wales Victoria Queensland New South Wales 1990 New South Wales New South Wales Western Australia Victoria 1991 Western Australia Queensland Western Australia New South Wales 1992 Victoria Victoria Victoria New South Wales 1993 Not Held Victoria New South Wales New South Wales 1994 Queensland Queensland Victoria Queensland 1995 Discontinued New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales 1996 Western Australia New South Wales Western Australia 1997 Queensland Victoria Victoria 1998 Victoria Western Australia Queensland 1999 Victoria Victoria Western Australia 2000 Queensland New South Wales Northern Territory 2001 Queensland Queensland Western Australia 2002 Western Australia Western Australia Queensland 2003 Victoria Northern Territory Victoria Queensland 2004 New South Wales Western Australia Victoria Queensland 2005 Western Australia Western Australia Queensland Queensland 2006 Victoria New South Wales New South Wales Queensland 2007 Victoria Queensland New South Wales Victoria 2008 Queensland Queensland New South Wales Victoria 2009 Queensland Queensland New South Wales New South Wales 2010 Victoria Queensland New South Wales New South Wales 2011 Western Australia New South Wales New South Wales Victoria 2012 Queensland New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales 2013 Queensland Victoria New South Wales Victoria 2014 New South Wales Queensland New South Wales New South Wales 2015 Victoria Western Australia Western Australia Victoria Blue 2016 Victoria Western Australia Queensland Victoria Blue 2017 New South Wales New South Wales State New South Wales State Victoria Blue 2018 Tasmania Victoria Queensland Maroon Western Australia Storm 2019 New South Wales Queensland Western Australia Gold Victoria Venom 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic New South Wales State New South Wales State Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic 2022 Western Australia Western Australia Gold Queensland Maroon Victoria Venom 2023 Western Australia Tasmania Queensland Maroon Western Australia Lightning 2024 Western Australia Victoria Queensland Maroon Western Australia Gold 2025 Victoria
Women
Year Open Under 21 Under 18(Under 19 1976-1983) Under 16(Under 15 from 2003-2023, Invitational til 2002) Under 14(Under 13 til 2023) 1910 New South Wales 1911 Tasmania 1912 New South Wales 1913 South Australia 1914 New South Wales 1920 Tasmania 1921 South AustraliaTasmania 1922 Tasmania 1923 South Australia 1924 New South Wales 1925 South Australia 1926 Victoria 1927 New South Wales 1928 New South WalesVictoria 1929 Western Australia 1931 New South Wales 1932 TasmaniaVictoria 1933 Tasmania 1934 Tasmania 1935 TasmaniaVictoria 1936 New South Wales 1937 New South Wales 1938 Western Australia 1939 Western Australia 1946 Western Australia 1947 Western Australia 1948 New South WalesWestern Australia 1949 Western Australia 1950 Western Australia 1951 Western Australia 1952 Western Australia 1953 Western Australia 1954 New South Wales 1955 Western Australia 1957 Western Australia 1958 Western Australia 1959 Western Australia 1960 Western Australia 1961 Queensland 1962 Western Australia 1963 Western Australia 1964 Western Australia 1965 Western AustraliaSouth Australia 1966 Western Australia 1967 Western Australia 1968 South AustraliaWestern Australia 1969 Western Australia 1970 South AustraliaWestern Australia 1971 Victoria 1972 Western Australia 1973 Western Australia 1974 Western Australia 1975 Western Australia Queensland 1976 Western Australia Queensland 1977 Western Australia New South Wales 1978 New South WalesQueenslandTasmania Queensland 1979 Western Australia QueenslandWestern Australia 1980 Queensland Queensland 1981 Western Australia Queensland 1982 Western Australia Queensland 1983 Queensland Queensland 1984 New South Wales Queensland Queensland 1985 Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia 1986 Western Australia New South Wales New South Wales 1987 Western AustraliaQueensland Queensland QueenslandWestern Australia 1988 Western Australia Western Australia New South Wales 1989 Western Australia New South Wales Queensland 1990 Western Australia Queensland New South WalesQueensland 1991 Western Australia Queensland QueenslandVictoria 1992 Queensland Queensland Queensland 1993 Queensland Queensland New South Wales 1994 Discontinued Victoria New South Wales 1995 Victoria New South WalesQueensland 1996 Victoria Western Australia 1997 New South Wales Western Australia 1998 Victoria Victoria 1999 Victoria Australian Capital Territory 2000 Queensland Queensland 2001 South Australia New South Wales 2002 New South Wales Queensland 2003 Queensland Queensland New South Wales 2004 Queensland Victoria New South Wales 2005 Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Western Australia Australian Capital Territory 2006 Queensland Western Australia New South Wales New South Wales 2007 Queensland New South Wales New South Wales Queensland 2008 Western Australia New South Wales Western Australia Queensland 2009 Tasmania New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales 2010 Victoria Victoria New South Wales New South Wales 2011 Western Australia Victoria New South Wales Queensland 2012 New South Wales Queensland New South Wales Western Australia 2013 Queensland New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales 2014 New South Wales Queensland New South Wales New South Wales State 2015 Victoria Queensland Queensland New South Wales State 2016 Queensland Queensland Queensland Victoria Blue 2017 New South Wales Queensland 1 Victoria Queensland Cinders 2018 New South Wales New South Wales State New South Wales State New South Wales Lions 2019 Queensland Queensland Victoria Queensland Cinders 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic Queensland Maroon New South Wales State Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic 2022 Victoria Queensland Gold Queensland Maroon Queensland Cinders 2023 New South Wales State Queensland Maroon Queensland Maroon Queensland Cinders 2024 Queensland Queensland Maroon Queensland Maroon Queensland Embers 2025 Queensland Maroon
Open National Championships The Open National Championships were discontinued from 1992 for the Men (The men held a competition called the Kookaburra Cup in 1994) and 1994 for the Women. This coincided with the creation of the Australian Hockey League in 1991 (Men) and 1993 (Women) which became the flagship National Competition. In 2019 Hockey One was created to supersede the Australian Hockey League.
Under 21 National Championships The Under 21 National Championships followed a full round-robin and semi-final (1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd), winners play in the Gold Medal match until 2014.