2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
City	Heidelberg
Dates	8–11 January
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	SNP Dome
Final positions
Champions	Austria (4th title)
Runner-up	Poland
Third place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	257 (8.86 per match)
Top scorer	Philippe Simar (12 goals)
Best player	Gracjan Jarzyński
Best young player	Vincent Scholz
Best goalkeeper	Mateusz Popiołkowski
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The 2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship was 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 was held at the SNP Dome in Heidelberg, Germany from 8 to 11 January 2026.^[1]^[2] It was the sixth time Germany hosted the event.^[3]

Austria won their fourth title by defeating Poland 3–2 in a shoot-out after the final finished 3–3. Spain won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts and defending champions Germany 6–5. It was Spains first medal in 20 years and only the second time Germany did not win a medal (last time in 2010).^[4]^[5] Turkey and Ireland were relegated to the Championship II after one year in the top division.

Qualification

The top eighth teams from the 2024 edition together with the two winners from the Championship II events participated in the 2026 edition.

Qualified teams

The following ten teams participated in the 2026 EuroHockey Indoor Championship.^[6] Ireland and Turkey made their debut in the EuroHockey Indoor Championship.

Dates	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
1–4 February 2024	2024 EuroHockey Indoor Championship	Leuven, Belgium	8	Austria Belgium Czechia Germany Poland Portugal Spain Switzerland
2–4 February 2024	2024 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II	Paredes, Portugal	1	Ireland
2–4 February 2024	2024 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II	Budapest, Hungary	1	Türkiye
Total			10

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Austria	4	2	2	0	15	12	+3	8	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	Poland	4	2	1	1	17	12	+5	7	Qualification for the semi-finals
3	Czechia	4	2	1	1	15	15	0	7
4	Portugal	4	1	1	2	14	15	−1	4
5	Türkiye (R)	4	0	1	3	12	19	−7	1	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[7]
(R) Relegated

8 January 2026
09:30

Poland

5–1

Türkiye

Bembenek

11', 12'
Jarzyński

14', 15'
Kurowski

27'

Report

Kalkan

20'

Umpires:
Lisette Baljon (NED)
Tim Meissner (GER)

8 January 2026
10:55

Czechia

4–3

Portugal

Plochý

23', 24'
Homolka

34'
J. Toms

39'

Report

L. Halfmann

4'
Franco

10', 13'

Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

8 January 2026
16:00

Poland

5–3

Portugal

Kurowski

3'
Gumny

5'
Bembenek

11', 18'
P. Pawlak

28'

Report

Castro

20+', 30'
L. Halfmann

25'

Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Sean Edwards (ENG)

8 January 2026
17:25

Austria

4–4

Türkiye

Wellan

31', 32', 39'
Losonci

32'

Report

Kalkan

13'
Özkiliç

23'
Elagöz

37'
Aydin

40'

Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)

9 January 2026
10:00

Portugal

5–3

Türkiye

Franco

7'
L. Halfmann

14', 40'
Castro

21'
Gomes

25'

Report

Aydin

5'
Elagöz

22', 31'

Umpires:
Lisette Baljon (NED)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

9 January 2026
11:20

Czechia

2–4

Austria

Plochý

18'
Klaban

26'

Report

Eitenberger

17'
Kelner

23', 33'
Hasun

29'

Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Tim Meissner (GER)

9 January 2026
16:15

Türkiye

4–5

Czechia

Özkiliç

3'
Başer

14'
Elagöz

32', 37'

Report

Homolka

2', 11'
J. Toms

8'
Seemann

33'
Plochý

40'

Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Sean Edwards (ENG)

9 January 2026
17:35

Poland

3–4

Austria

Bembenek

23'
Gumny

35'
Jarzyński

39'

Report

Losonci

4', 24'
Wellan

10'
Eitenberger

36'

Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Tim Meissner (GER)

10 January 2026
09:15

Czechia

4–4

Poland

Seemann

2'
Plochý

6', 27'
V. Soukup

37'

Report

Bembenek

4', 24'
Jarzyński

37'
Kurowski

40'

Umpires:
Ana Ortega (ESP)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

10 January 2026
10:35

Austria

3–3

Portugal

Steyrer

13'
Wellan

15'
Nyckowiak

18'

Report

Castro

8'
L. Halfmann

16'
Franco

24'

Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Sean Edwards (ENG)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Germany (H)	4	4	0	32	12	+20	12	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	Spain	4	3	1	28	13	+15	9	Qualification for the semi-finals
3	Switzerland	4	2	2	18	22	−4	6
4	Belgium	4	1	3	17	30	−13	3
5	Ireland (R)	4	0	4	11	29	−18	0	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[7]
(H) Hosts; (R) Relegated

8 January 2026
12:20

Belgium

5–3

Ireland

Simar

21', 24', 28'
Magnant

26'
Joye

38'

Report

Williams

11', 40'
Canning

13'

Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

8 January 2026
13:45

Switzerland

1–7

Spain

Grandchamp

23'

Report

Curiel

7', 11', 25'
Abajo

16', 30'
Rodríguez

24'
Cobos

40'

Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

8 January 2026
18:50

Belgium

5–6

Spain

Simar

29', 31', 34', 39'
Poncelet

39'

Report

Román

3'
Muñoz

28', 34'
Abajo

35', 40'
Cobos

38'

Umpires:
Lisette Baljon (NED)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

8 January 2026
20:15

Germany

7–3

Ireland

Grossmann

10', 11', 34'
Proske

14'
Schmidt-Didlaukies

24'
Pöhling

37'
Brandenstein

40'

Report

Williams

12'
Patterson

16'
Canning

34'

Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

9 January 2026
12:40

Spain

11–2

Ireland

Abajo

3', 27'
Cobos

6'
Amat

9'
J. Muñoz

10', 35'
Curiel

20'
F. Muñoz

24'
Prol

27'
Zorita

30', 40+'

Report

Canning

25'
Kidd

30'

Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Sean Edwards (ENG)

9 January 2026
14:00

Switzerland

3–7

Germany

M. Morard

16'
Landtwing

29'
Brönnimann

37'

Report

Kerner

2', 7', 25', 26'
Pöhling

9'
Proske

12'
Boeckel

40'

Umpires:
Daniël Veerman (NED)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)

9 January 2026
18:55

Ireland

3–6

Switzerland

Mackay

2'
Kidd

6'
Williams

27'

Report

Brönnimann

14', 25', 40'
Grandchamp

23'
M. Morard

31', 31'

Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Ana Ortega (ESP)

9 January 2026
20:15

Belgium

2–13

Germany

Simar

19'
Degroote

35'

Report

Brandenstein

5', 35'
Schmidt-Didlaukies

8'
Grossmann

9'
Kerner

11'
Proske

12', 28', 30', 34'
Pöhling

23', 33'
Linnekogel

27'
Boeckel

38'

Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Kevin Roberts (WAL)

10 January 2026
11:55

Switzerland

8–5

Belgium

M. Morard

6'
Grandchamp

13', 30', 35'
Landtwing

37'
Hengartner

37'
Brönnimann

39', 40'

Report

Simar

11'
Van Bogaert

14'
Dykmans

28', 37', 38'

Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Tim Meissner (GER)

10 January 2026
13:15

Germany

5–4

Spain

Pöhling

3', 24'
Proske

6'
Kerner

8', 12'

Report

F. Muñoz

10'
Román

12'
Cobos

26'
Prol

39'

Umpires:
Lisette Baljon (NED)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

Ninth to tenth place classification

Ninth and tenth place

11 January 2026
09:00

Türkiye

4–3

Ireland

Aydin

17'
Kilinc

18'
Başer

27'
Elagöz

35'

Report

Canning

7', 40'
Walker

19'

Umpires:
Kamile Mockaityte (LTU)
Kevin Robert (WAL)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

Semi-finals		Fifth place

10 January

Czechia	4
		11 January
Belgium	5
		Belgium	7
10 January
		Switzerland	6
Switzerland (s.o.)	5 (2)

Portugal	5 (0)
		Seventh place

		11 January

		Czechia	3

		Portugal	6

Semi-finals

10 January 2026
16:30

Czechia

4–5

Belgium

V. Soukup

18'
Plochý

28', 37'
Seemann

40'

Report

Simar

4', 8'
Stassin

14'
Van Bogaert

16'
Dykmans

29'

Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)

10 January 2026
17:55

Switzerland

5–5

Portugal

M. Morard

18', 19'
Grandchamp

26', 33'
Conrad

38'

Report

L. Halfmann

15', 23'
Castro

16'
Rodrigues

20'
Gomes

29'

Penalties

Y. Morard

Reinhard

Grandchamp

2–0

L. Halfmann

Castro

Umpires:
Daniël Veerman (NED)
Magali Sergeant (BEL)

Seventh and eighth place

11 January 2026
10:25

Czechia

3–6

Portugal

Plochý

9'
J. Toms

29', 31'

Report

Castro

5'
Gomes

28'
Franco

33', 39'
Q. Halfmann

38'
Valinhas

38'

Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Ana Ortega (ESP)

Fifth and sixth place

11 January 2026
11:50

Belgium

7–6

Switzerland

Dykmans

3'
Magnant

6', 34'
Simar

22'
Degroote

27'
Poncelet

38'
Thiéry

38'

Report

Grandchamp

10', 35'
Brönnimann

32'
M. Conrad

33'
Landtwing

33'
Y. Morard

39'

Umpires:
Lisette Baljon (NED)
Tim Meissner (GER)

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

10 January

Austria (s.o.)	3 (1)
		11 January
Spain	3 (0)
		Austria (s.o.)	3 (3)
10 January
		Poland	3 (2)
Germany	3

Poland	4
		Third place

		11 January

		Spain	6

		Germany	5

Semi-finals

10 January 2026
19:20

Austria

3–3

Spain

Losonci

3', 19', 38'

Report

F. Muñoz

5', 25'
Rodriguez

12'

Penalties

Losonci

Wellan

1–0

Abajo

Prol

F. Muñoz

Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Tim Meissner (GER)

10 January 2026
20:45

Germany

3–4

Poland

Linnekogel

24'
Brandenstein

29'
Pöhling

37'

Report

Jarzyński

18', 26'
Koperski

25'
Kurowski

31'

Umpires:
Lisette Baljon (NED)
Ana Ortega (ESP)

Third and fourth place

11 January 2026
13:15

Spain

6–5

Germany

Abajo

2', 18', 36'
F. Muñoz

5', 15'
Roman

40'

Report

Kerner

8'
Brandenstein

15', 20', 29'
Scholz

19'

Umpires:
Magali Sergeant (BEL)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

Final

11 January 2026
14:40

Austria

3–3

Poland

Losonci

20', 27'
Eitenberger

26'

Report

Kurowski

13'
Jarzyński

14'
Gumny

24'

Penalties

Losonci

Wellan

Eitenberger

3–2

Kurowski

P. Pawlak

Jarzyński

Umpires:
Sean Edwards (ENG)
Daniël Veerman (NED)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Relegation
	Austria
	Poland
	Spain
4	Germany (H)
5	Belgium
6	Switzerland
7	Portugal
8	Czechia
9	Türkiye (R)	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II
10	Ireland (R)	Relegation to the Indoor Championship II

Source: FIH
(H) Host; (R) Relegated

Goalscorers

There were 257 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 8.86 goals per match.

12 goals

Philippe Simar

9 goals

Lukas Plochý
Ignacio Abajo

8 goals

Fülöp Losonci
Nik Kerner
Ferran Muñoz
Loris Grandchamp

7 goals

Sten Brandenstein
Nicolas Proske
Anton Pöhling
Eryk Bembenek
Gracjan Jarzyński
Laurens Halfmann
Elias Brönnimann

6 goals

Rodrigo Castro
David Franco
Michel Morard
Müslüm Elagöz

5 goals

Nikolas Wellan
Gaëtan Dykmans
Ross Canning
Jacek Kurowski

4 goals

Josef Toms
Luca Grossmann
Gregory Williams
Ignacio Cobos
Cesar Curiel
Fabio Landtwing

3 goals

Sebastian Eitenberger
Mallory Magnant
Jakub Homolka
Martin Seemann
Mikołaj Gumny
Emil Gomes
Pablo Roman
Celal Aydin

2 goals

Maximilian Kelner
Tom Degroote
Sam Poncelet
Brian Van Bogaert
Vít Soukup
Anton Boeckel
Dieter Linnekogel
Tom Schmidt-Didlaukies
Oliver Kidd
Juan Muñoz
Manuel Prol
Manuel Rodriguez
Enrique Zorita
Mika Conrad
Volkan Başer
Sait Kalkan
Ali Akin Özkiliç

1 goal

Xaver Hasun
Marcin Nyckowiak
Florian Steyrer
Thomas Joye
Tom Stassin
Dorian Thiéry
Štěpán Klaban
Vincent Scholz
Craig Mackay
Rory Patterson
James Walker
Maksymilian Koperski
Patryk Pawlak
Quentin Halfmann
Miguel Rodrigues
José Valinhas
Pere Amat
Lukas Hengartner
Yves Morard
Vakif Kilinc

Source: FIH

References

^ "Fünftes Turnier in drei Jahren an den Deutschen Hockey-Bund vergeben - Hockey Hallen-EM findet 2026 in Heidelberg statt". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ "Hockey: Hallen-EM 2026 in Heidelberg". freenet.de (in German). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ "Heidelberg's SNP Dome to host men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in January 2026". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ "Austria storm to fourth men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship glory in Heidelberg". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
^ "Austria clinch fourth Euro hockey men's indoor title". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
^ "EuroHockey Indoor Championship 2026 venues announced". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor Competitions" (PDF). 17 November 2025.

[1] "Fünftes Turnier in drei Jahren an den Deutschen Hockey-Bund vergeben - Hockey Hallen-EM findet 2026 in Heidelberg statt". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[2] "Hockey: Hallen-EM 2026 in Heidelberg". freenet.de (in German). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[3] "Heidelberg's SNP Dome to host men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in January 2026". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[final-4] "Austria storm to fourth men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship glory in Heidelberg". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.

[5] "Austria clinch fourth Euro hockey men's indoor title". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.

[6] "EuroHockey Indoor Championship 2026 venues announced". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

[Regulations-7] "FIH Tournament Regulations Indoor Competitions" (PDF). 17 November 2025.

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Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championships
Championship	Berlin 1974 Arnhem 1976 Zürich 1980 Edinburgh 1984 Vienna 1988 Birmingham 1991 Bonn 1994 Lievin 1997 Slagelse 1999 Lucerne 2001 Santander 2003 Eindhoven 2006 Yekaterinburg 2008 Almere 2010 Leipzig 2012 Vienna 2014 Prague 2016 Antwerp 2018 Berlin 2020 Hamburg 2022 Leuven 2024 Heidelberg 2026
Championship II	Porto 1997 Porto 1999 Vienna 2001 Zagreb 2003 La Spezia 2006 Copenhagen 2008 Poznań 2010 Lignano 2012 Bern 2014 Espinho 2016 Alanya 2018 Lucerne 2020 Paredes 2022 Paredes–Budapest 2024 Sveti Ivan Zelina–Oslo 2026
Championship III	Brescia 2003 Sofia 2006 Sheffield 2008 Alanya 2010 Gondomar 2012 Sveti Ivan Zelina 2014 Vantaa 2016 Nicosia 2018 Santander 2020 Nicosia 2022
Championship IV	Rouen 2010

European championships in 2026
Summer sports & indoor sports	Aquatics artistic diving open water swimming (25 m) Archery indoor outdoor 3D field Athletics cross country indoor race walking team running Australian rules Badminton individual mixed team Baseball baseball5 men women Basketball men women Beach handball Beach volleyball Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Canoe marathon slalom sprint Cycling BMX cyclo-cross mountain bike road track Equestrian dressage eventing jumping Fencing Fistball (women) Flag football Futsal Men Golf team (men) team (women) Gymnastics acrobatic aerobic artistic rhythmic Handball men women Indoor hockey men women Judo team Karate Modern pentathlon Orienteering foot MTB Racquetball Rink hockey Rowing Shooting 10m 25m/50m/300m/Shotgun/RT Table tennis Taekwondo Triathlon Water polo men women Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh / Skeleton Curling Figure skating Luge Speed skating long track short track
Para sports	Athletics Sitting volleyball Men Women Table tennis Taekwondo Wheelchair rugby
Cue & mind sports
Motor sports	Formula Regional Le Mans Series Motocross Rally Rallycross Speedway individual pairs team Touring car Truck racing

Qualification

Qualified teams

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Ninth to tenth place classification

Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Bracket

Semi-finals

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

See also

References