The Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship is an international women'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 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup.
The tournament is part of the EuroHockey Indoor Championships and is the highest level in the women'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 is played with ten instead of eight teams.
The tournament has been won by five different teams: Germany has the most titles with eighteen, the Netherlands has two titles and England, Ukraine and Belarus have won the tournament once. The most recent edition was held in Prague, Czech Republicand was won by Germany. The next edition will be held in 2028.
Results Source:
YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place1975Arras, FranceRound-robinRound-robin71977Brussels, BelgiumRound-robinRound-robin51981West Berlin, West Germany10–19–581985London, England81987Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, West Germany10–83–081990Elmshorn, West Germany4–313–281993London, England8–36–481996Glasgow, Scotland81998Ourense, Spain8–03–182000Vienna, Austria9–14–182002Les Ponts-de-Cé, France14–34–282004Eindhoven, Netherlands6–21–082006Eindhoven, Netherlands4–24–382008Almería, Spain5–14–182010Duisburg, Germany6–54–282012Leipzig, Germany2–2 (a.e.t.)(3–2 s.o.)4–382014DetailsPrague, Czech Republic3–02–182016DetailsMinsk, Belarus6–26–582018DetailsPrague, Czech Republic1–1(2–1 s.o.)5–382020DetailsMinsk, Belarus1–1(4–3 s.o.)2–2(2–1 s.o.)82022DetailsHamburg, Germany5–41–062024DetailsBerlin, Germany3–23–1102026DetailsPrague, Czech Republic5–23–2102028DetailsVienna, Austria102030DetailsBrussels, Belgium10
Summary TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place18 (1975, 1977, 1981*, 1985, 1987*, 1990*, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012*, 2018, 2022*, 2024*, 2026)2 (1996, 2014)1 (2010*)2 (2016, 2020)2 (2014, 2016)9 (1975, 1977, 1985, 1987, 2004*, 2006*, 2018, 2020, 2022)1 (2008)2 (2010, 2012)1 (2020*)2 (2008, 2012)4 (2004, 2006, 2016*, 2018)1 (1996)2 (1993*, 1998)2 (1985*, 19871 (1981)1 (2010)1 (2022)2 (1990, 2010)2 (1993, 1996)2 (2024, 2026)2 (2016, 2024)2 (2012, 2014)1 (2026*)2 (2000, 2020)1 (2018*)1 (1981)1 (1990)7 (1985, 1993, 1986*, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2008)1 (2002)1 (2000)3 (1998, 2024, 2026)3 (2002, 2014, 2022)2 (1975, 1977*)1 (2002)3 (1977, 1990, 2004)1 (1981)1 (1987)1 (1975) * = hosts
Team appearances Team19751977198119851987199019931996199820002002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Total6th–5th6th8th–7th6th3rd7th4th5th6th8th–6th4th7th–6th4th3rd3rd19Part of the Soviet Union–––6th–3rd3rd2nd5th2nd6th3rd3rd1stDSQ––103rd3rd–––––––––––––––8th–7th–6th5th6––3rd5th–––––––––––––––––––2Part of Czechoslovakia–––3rd5th6th8th––5th5th6th4th3rd5th5th2nd12––––––6thDefunct1––––––8th8th–––––––––––––––2––4th3rd3rd–2nd1st2nd8th––––––7th––––––85th4th8th–5th4th5th7th––3rd4th7th–––8th––––––111st1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st3rd1st2nd4th1st4th1st1st1st23–––8th–7th–––––––7th–––––––10th–4–––7th4th6th––––––––––––––––9th4Part of the Soviet Union––8th–2nd7th––8th–––––––10th52nd2nd6th2nd2nd––––––2nd2nd3rd4th4th1st1st2nd2nd2nd––15–––––8th––––––––6th3rd3rd2nd8th––2nd8th8Part of the Soviet Union––6th2nd6th8th––––––7th–DSQ––5––2nd4th6th3rd4th4th4th4th8th–4th4th7th––––––––12Part of Czechoslovakia5th5th5th7th––––––––––––47th5th7th–7th2nd3rd3rd7th––––6th2nd7th–––––4th4th134th–––––––––––––––––6th8th–8th7th5––––––––––––––––––––6th9th–2Part of the Soviet Union––––––5th5th1st8th–5th5th5th3rd7th6th10–––––5th–––––––––––––––––1Total7588888888888888888861010
See also Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II EuroHockey Indoor Championships Women's EuroHockey Championship Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup
References
External links European Hockey Federation