2026 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Czech Republic | ||
| City | Prague | ||
| Dates | 15–18 January | ||
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | UNYP Arena | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Germany (18th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Czechia | ||
| Third place |  Austria | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 29 | ||
| Goals scored | 190 (6.55 per match) | ||
| Top scorer |  Karyna Leonova (11 goals) | ||
| Best player |  Marta Grau | ||
| Best young player | Katharina Proksch | ||
| Best goalkeeper | Barbora Čecháková | ||
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The 2026 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship was the 23rd edition of the Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international women's indoor hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation.
It was held at the UNYP Arena in Prague, Czech Republic from 15 to 18 January 2026. It was the third time Prague will host the event.[1]
Germany were the two-time defending champions.[2][3] They defended their title by defeating the hosts Czechia 5–2 in the final. Germany won a record-extending 18th title, while the Czech Republic reached the final for the first time. Austria won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 3–2. Lithuania and Ireland were relegated to the Championship II after one year in the top division.[4][5]
Qualified teams
The top eighth teams from the 2024 edition together with the top two teams from the Championship II participated in the 2026 edition.
The following ten teams participated in the 2026 EuroHockey Indoor Championship.[6]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 8–11 February 2024 | 2024 EuroHockey Indoor Championship | Berlin, Germany | 8 | Austria Belgium Czechia Germany Poland Spain Switzerland Ukraine |
| 9–11 February 2024 | 2024 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II | Galway, Ireland | 2 |  Ireland Lithuania |
| 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 |
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| 1 | Austria |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 8 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | Belgium |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 | Switzerland |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Ireland (R) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 | Relegation to the Indoor Championship II |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[7]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 7 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 2 | Czechia (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | Ukraine |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 6 | |
| 4 | Poland |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 5 | |
| 5 | Lithuania (R) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28 | −26 | 0 | Relegation to the Indoor Championship II |
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
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Ninth to tenth place classification
Fifth to eighth place classification
Bracket
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| Belgium | 2 | |||||
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| Poland | 1 | |||||
| Belgium | 4 | |||||
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| Ukraine | 3 | |||||
| Ukraine | 5 | |||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||
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| Poland | 3 | |||||
| Switzerland | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
Bracket
| Semi-finals | final | |||||
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| Austria | 2 (1) | |||||
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| Czechia (s.o.) | 2 (2) | |||||
| Czechia | 2 | |||||
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| Germany | 5 | |||||
| Spain | 5 (2) | |||||
| Germany (s.o.) | 5 (3) | |||||
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| Austria | 3 | |||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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