The International Hockey Federation, commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. FIH is responsible for field hockey's major international tournaments, notably the Hockey World Cup.
History FIH was founded on 7 January 1924 in Paris by Paul Léautey, who became the first president, in response to field hockey's omission from the programme of the 1924 Summer Olympics. First members complete to join the seven founding members were Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Spain, and Switzerland.
In 1982, the FIH merged with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA), which had been founded in 1927 by Australia, Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, the United States, and Wales.
The organisation has been based in Lausanne, Switzerland since 2005, having moved from Brussels, Belgium.
In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIH banned Russia from the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, and banned Russian and Belarusian officials from FIH events.
Structure
In total, there are 140 member associations within the five confederations recognised by FIH. This includes Great Britain which is recognised as an adherent member of FIH, the team was represented at the Olympics and the Champions Trophy. England, Scotland and Wales are also represented by separate teams in FIH sanctioned tournaments.
AfHF – African Hockey Federation AHF – Asian Hockey Federation EHF – European Hockey Federation OHF – Oceania Hockey Federation PAHF – Pan American Hockey Federation
The FIH World Rankings was updated once after the major tournament finished, based on FIH sanction tournaments.
Presidents The following is a list of presidents of FIH:
Presidents of FIH No. Name Country Took office Left office Note1 Paul Léautey 1924 1926 2 Frantz Reichel 1926 1932 3 Marc Bellin du Côteau 1932 1936 4 Georg Evers 1936 1945 — Robert Liégeois 1945 1946 Acting5 Jaap Quarles van Ufford 1946 1966 6 Rene Frank 1966 1983 7 Étienne Glichitch 1983 1996 8 Juan Calzado 1996 2001 9 Els van Breda Vriesman 2001 2008 10 Leandro Negre 2008 2016 11 Narinder Batra 2016 2022 — Seif El Dine Ahmed 2022 2022 Acting12 Tayyab Ikram 2022 Incumbent
FIH Awards The FIH Awards have been given annually since 1998 for men and women, while the young category was added in 2001 to honour the best performances for junior players. FIH has twelve Honorary awards given to people who have made outstanding contributions to field hockey.
Tournaments Major FormatHockeyIndoor HockeyHockey5sMenOlympic GamesIndoor Hockey World CupHockey5s World CupWorld CupPro LeagueNations CupNations Cup 2WomenOlympic GamesIndoor Hockey World CupHockey5s World CupWorld CupPro LeagueNations CupNations Cup 2Youth MenJunior World CupYouth Olympic GamesYouth WomenJunior World CupYouth Olympic Games
Other Masters Hockey World Cup Grand Master Hockey World Cup International Children's Games FIH Para Hockey World Cup
Current winners CompetitionCurrentChampionsDetailsRunners-upNextMen'sOlympic GamesFinalWorld Cup2026Final2030Pro League2025–26RR2026–27Nations Cup2025–26Final2026–27Nations Cup 22024–25Final 2026–27Junior World Cup (U-21)2025Final2027Indoor World Cup2025FinalHockey5s World Cup2024FinalYouth Olympic Games (U-18)2018Final2026Women'sOlympic GamesFinalWorld Cup2026Final2030Pro League2025–26RR2026–27Nations Cup2025–26Final2026–27Nations Cup 22024–25Final2026–27Junior World Cup (U-21)2025Final2027Indoor Hockey World Cup2025Final2027Hockey5s World Cup2024FinalYouth Olympic Games (U-18)2018Final2026
Partners The following are the partners of the International Hockey Federation: Hero MotoCorp
See also FIH World Rankings Hockey Rules Board History of field hockey
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