Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
Indoor field hockey tournament
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The Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup is an international indoor field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was first held in 2003 and it is held every four years.
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup | |
| Sport | Indoor hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| First season | 2003 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Confederation | International (FIH) |
| Most recent champion |  Poland (1st title) (2025) |
| Most titles |  Germany Netherlands(3 titles each) |
| Qualification | Continental championships |
| Official website | FIH |
Format
Twelve qualified teams will be divided into two pools. The top two in their pool qualified for the first to fourth classification, while third and fourth qualified for fifth to eighth classification, the last two teams will play for last four placing.
Qualification
Qualification is set by the governing body, the International Hockey Federation. The qualified teams include the host country, continental champions and the most recent World Cup final ranking.[1]
Summaries
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2003 Details |
Leipzig, Germany | Germany |
5–2 | Netherlands |
 France |
3–1 |  Czech Republic | ||
| 2007 Details |
Vienna, Austria | Netherlands |
4–2 |  Spain |
Germany |
5–2 |  Ukraine | ||
| 2011 Details |
Poznań, Poland | Germany |
4–2 | Netherlands |
Ukraine |
4–2 |  Belarus | ||
| 2015 Details |
Leipzig, Germany | Netherlands |
1–1 (1–0 pso) | Germany |
Czech Republic |
0–0 (2–0 pso) |  Austria | ||
| 2018 Details |
Berlin, Germany | Germany |
2–1 | Netherlands |
Belarus |
2–1 | Ukraine | ||
| 2022 Details |
Liège, Belgium | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||
| 2023 Details |
Pretoria, South Africa | Netherlands |
7–0 | Austria |
Czech Republic |
3–1 |  South Africa | ||
| 2025 Details |
Poreč, Croatia | Poland |
1–0 | Austria |
Czech Republic |
3–3 (3–2 pso) | Germany | ||
Performance by nation
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands |
3 (2007, 2015, 2023) | 3 (2003, 2011, 2018) | ||
| Germany |
3 (2003*, 2011, 2018*) | 1 (2015*) | 1 (2007) | 1 (2025) |
| Poland |
1 (2025) | |||
| Austria |
2 (2023, 2025) | 1 (2015) | ||
| Spain |
1 (2007) | |||
| Czech Republic |
3 (2015, 2023, 2025) | 1 (2003) | ||
| Ukraine |
1 (2011) | 2 (2007, 2018) | ||
| Belarus |
1 (2018) | 1 (2011) | ||
| France |
1 (2003) | |||
| South Africa |
1 (2023*) |
- * = host country
Team appearances
| Team | 2003 |
2007 |
2011 |
2015 |
2018 |
2023 |
 2025 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
– | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Australia |
9th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 10th | 7 |
| Austria |
7th | 7th | 7th | 4th | – | 2nd | 2nd | 6 |
| Belarus |
5th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 3rd | DSQ | – | 5 |
 Belgium |
– | – | – | 11th | – | 5th | 5th | 3 |
 Canada |
– | 9th | – | 10th | – | 8th | – | 3 |
| Croatia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 1 |
| Czech Republic |
4th | 11th | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 7 |
| France |
3rd | – | – | – | – | — | – | 1 |
| Germany |
1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | WD | 4th | 6 |
 Italy |
– | 10th | – | – | – | — | – | 1 |
 Kazakhstan |
– | – | 12th | 12th | 12th | 10th | – | 4 |
 Lithuania |
6th | – | – | – | – | — | – | 1 |
 Mexico |
12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Namibia |
– | – | 10th | – | 9th | 12th | 6th | 4 |
| Netherlands |
2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | – | 6 |
 New Zealand |
– | – | – | – | – | 11th | 11th | 2 |
| Poland |
– | – | 5th | 5th | 8th | — | 1st | 4 |
 Russia |
8th | – | – | – | 11th | DSQ | – | 2 |
 Scotland |
– | 8th | – | – | – | — | – | 1 |
| South Africa |
10th | 12th | – | 9th | – | 4th | 9th | 5 |
| Spain |
– | 2nd | – | – | – | — | WD | 1 |
 Switzerland |
– | – | – | – | 5th | — | – | 1 |
 Thailand |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 1 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
11th | – | – | – | – | — | – | 1 |
| Ukraine |
– | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 6th | – | 5 |
 United States |
– | – | – | – | 10th | 9th | 7th | 3 |
 Uruguay |
– | – | 11th | – | – | — | – | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |