2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship|
| Host country | Germany |
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| City | Heidelberg |
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| Dates | 8–11 January |
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| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
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| Venue | SNP Dome |
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| ← 2024 (previous) |
(next) 2028 → |
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The 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship will be the 22nd edition of the Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international men's indoor hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.
It will be held at the SNP Dome in Heidelberg, Germany from 8 to 11 January 2026.[1][2] It will be the sixth time Germany will host the event.[3]
The hosts Germany are the defending champions.[4]
Qualification
The top eighth teams from the 2024 edition together with the two winners from the Championship II events will participate in the 2026 edition.
Qualified teams
The following ten teams will participate in the 2026 EuroHockey Indoor Championship.[5] Ireland and Turkey will be making their debut in the EuroHockey Indoor Championship.
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Pool A
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification or relegation
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| 1
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Austria
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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Qualification for the semi-finals
and the 2027 Indoor World Cup
|
| 2
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Czech Republic
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0
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0
|
0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 3
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Poland
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| 4
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Portugal
|
0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| 5
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Turkey
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
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Source:
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
[6]
| Czech Republic
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v
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Portugal
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Report
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| Czech Republic
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v
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Austria
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|
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Report
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| Turkey
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v
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Czech Republic
|
|
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Report
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| Czech Republic
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v
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Poland
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|
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Report
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Pool B
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
|
W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
|
Pts
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Qualification or relegation
|
| 1
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Belgium
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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Qualification for the semi-finals
and the 2027 Indoor World Cup
|
| 2
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Germany (H)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 3
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Ireland
|
0
|
0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
| 4
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Spain
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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| 5
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Switzerland
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
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Source:
FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
[6](H) Hosts
Ninth to tenth place classification
Ninth and tenth place
| 5th Pool A
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v
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5th Pool B
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Report
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Bracket
| Semi-finals | | Fifth place |
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| 10 January | | |
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| 3rd Pool A | |
| 11 January |
| 4th Pool B | | |
| Winner SF 1 | |
| 10 January |
| | Winner SF 2 | |
| 3rd Pool B | |
| |
| 4th Pool A | | |
| Seventh place |
| |
| 11 January |
|
| Loser SF 1 | |
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| Loser SF 2 | |
Semi-finals
| 3rd Pool A
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v
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4th Pool B
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|
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Report
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| 3rd Pool B
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v
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4th Pool A
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|
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Report
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Seventh and eighth place
| Loser SF 1
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v
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Loser SF 2
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Report
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Fifth and sixth place
| Winner SF 1
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v
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Winner SF 2
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Report
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
| Semi-finals | | Fifth place |
| | | | | | |
| 10 January | | |
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| 1st Pool A | |
| 11 January |
| 2nd Pool B | | |
| Winner SF 1 | |
| 10 January |
| | Winner SF 2 | |
| 1st Pool B | |
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| 2nd Pool A | | |
| Seventh place |
| |
| 11 January |
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| Loser SF 1 | |
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| Loser SF 2 | |
Semi-finals
| 1st Pool A
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v
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2nd Pool B
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Report
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| 1st Pool B
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v
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2nd Pool A
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Report
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Third and fourth place
| Loser SF 1
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v
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Loser SF 2
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Report
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Final
| Winner SF 1
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v
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Winner SF 2
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Report
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See also
References
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| Championship | |
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| Championship II | |
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| Championship III |
- Brescia 2003
- Sofia 2006
- Sheffield 2008
- Alanya 2010
- Gondomar 2012
- Sveti Ivan Zelina 2014
- Vantaa 2016
- Nicosia 2018
- Santander 2020
- Nicosia 2022
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| Championship IV | |
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