2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityHeidelberg
Dates8–11 January
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
VenueSNP Dome
Final positions
Champions Austria (4th title)
Runner-up Poland
Third place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored257 (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
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
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 D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Germany (H) 4 4 0 0 32 12 +20 12 Qualification for the semi-finals
2  Spain 4 3 0 1 28 13 +15 9
3   Switzerland 4 2 0 2 18 22 −4 6
4  Belgium 4 1 0 3 17 30 −13 3
5  Ireland (R) 4 0 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-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
10 January
 
 
 Czechia4
 
11 January
 
 Belgium5
 
 Belgium7
 
10 January
 
  Switzerland6
 
  Switzerland (s.o.)5 (2)
 
 
 Portugal5 (0)
 
Seventh place
 
 
11 January
 
 
 Czechia3
 
 
 Portugal6

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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 January
 
 
 Austria (s.o.)3 (1)
 
11 January
 
 Spain3 (0)
 
 Austria (s.o.)3 (3)
 
10 January
 
 Poland3 (2)
 
 Germany3
 
 
 Poland4
 
Third place
 
 
11 January
 
 
 Spain6
 
 
 Germany5

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)
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

See also

References

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