17.12/2014- The Executive Board of the European Hockey Federation met for the final time in 2014 over the weekend, in Brussels, Belgium. During the meeting, the Board received reports from: Development Coordination Committee, who met on 11th December and presented...

Final: Germany v Pakistan 2-0 (1-0) Goals from Christopher Wesley and Florian Fuchs were enough to give Germany a superb and richly deserved 2-0 victory over Pakistan in the tournament final of the Hero Hockey Champions Trophy in Bhubaneswar, India. A sell-out crowd...

We are delighted to announce that the fixture schedule for the Euro Hockey League KO16 has been released for next Easter’s festival of hockey in Bloemendaal, one which promises to be another thrilling installment of the world’s best club competition. For the second...

Australia v Germany and Pakistan v India are Saturday's semi-final encounters at the Hero Hockey Champions Trophy in Bhubaneswar, while Argentina v England and the Netherlands v Belgium play off in the 5-8 classification round after a thrilling day's action. Pakistan...

As the players take a well earned rest day today following the end of the Pool Games, the quarter final line up has been announced by the FIH. The only European head-to-head will be England v Germany. See the full line-up below. The four Hero Champions Trophy...

Following a grueling and explosive 9 days of hockey in Mendoza, it seemed fitting that Argentina were crowned Champions in front of a fantastic home crowd! All 3 European teams ended the Tournament on a high, with each of them winning their respective final games....

At the latest general meeting of the German Olympic Sports Confederation, Deutscher Hockey-bund President and EHF Finance Committee Member, Stefan Abel, was elected as Vice-President of Administration and Finance. At the very same meeting, German hockey sensation  and...

06.12.2014 - Last week  in Auderghem the official inauguration of the new premises of the Royal Belgian Hockey Association, the Vlaamse Hockey Liga and the Ligue Francophone de Hockey, took place. The new offices respond to the continuous growth of  Belgian Hockey and...

With the quarter finals done and dusted, the eight teams contesting the 21st Champions Trophy have a day of preparation before they enter the arena for the last two days of competition. All eight teams in Mendoza still have all to play for. Germany, Japan, England and...

After a grueling 3 days play, yesterday was a rest day in Mendoza for all the teams. A day to reflect and a day to prepare and rest ahead of the quarter finals. The Final standings in the Pools were as follows: Pool A Country Played Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD Points...

The FIH Championships Trophy #CT2014 got underway on... First up was Netherlands v China on Saturday 29th. Maartje Paumen got her Champions Trophy off to the perfect start with a penalty corner double and three points to the World Champions over a battling Chinese...

Brussels, 24.11.2104: The EHF President, Marijke Fleuren and the Director General, Angus Kirkland recently attended the 43rd General Assembly of the European Olympic Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan. After enjoying a welcome reception on arrival at the Baku Business...

21.11.2014: We were delighted to read in the Liverpool Echo (by Alan Weston) that Robert Adams, a retired teacher  is hoping to become the oldest hockey player in the world. "Robert, 84, will be playing a full match with the West Derby Hockey Club’s 3rd team over the...

Amsterdam - Johan Wakkie has twenty years led the Royal Dutch Hockey Association (KNHB) uniquely. Hockey has under his leadership gone through a tremendous development. Today, at RAI Amsterdam his farewelltook place with an exquisite and varied program on all aspects...

The Champions Trophy has a dual role in the eyes of many coaches. First and foremost it offers a route to Olympic qualification, but secondly, it is also an opportunity to test new players at the top level of competitive hockey. This is particularly true of this...

In the months after the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, four of Team Scotland’s hockey stars have announced their retirement from international duty. Chris Nelson of the Senior Men’s team, plus Senior Women stalwarts...

The Republic of Turkey Youth and Sport Ministry Mr. Akif Çağatay Kılıç met with the Eurohockey Challenge II Club team Gaziantep Polisgücü SC. The Minister Kılıç was very happy about Championship and congratulated them on their success in getting promoted for 2015....

The French Hockey Federation held its very first National Day of Development this past Saturday, November 8th in Agen, Antibes, Lille and Lyon. More than 100 volunteers and representatives from 7 leagues, 12 clubs and several committees took part in this effort. In...

As part of the ongoing process of making information easy to access the EHF is delighted to announce that the Event Management Section of the site has been revamped in order to service our stakeholders (teams, hosts, officials and umpires). When you click on Event...

Today, the EHF Appointments Committee has published the Outdoor 2015 appointments. All selected officials and umpires will have received an automated message from EHF’s automated Appointments Web System (AWS). The Appointments for the EuroHockey Championships 2015 in...

Billy Bakker is not part of the Dutch squad for the Champions Trophy in India this December. The Amsterdam attacker, who was apart of the World Cup squad, is missing from Max Caldas' squad. The new faces in the team, compared to the World Cup, are: Martijn Havenga,...

In a glittering Awards ceremony, the 2014 Congress recognised and celebrated the achievements of individuals, teams and National Associations who contribute so much to the sport of hockey. The evening began with the award of the Order of Merit, which went to recently...

Brussels, November 4, 2014 – The draw for this season’s KO16/FINAL4 double event at Easter in Bloemendaal, has set up some potentially enthralling encounters in the battle to become the eighth Euro Hockey League (EHL) champion. The EHL and the European Hockey...

With just one final Hockey World League Round 1 event remaining which will take place in Fiji, in December 2014 for both the men and women’s teams, heads are already turning to Round 2 and the line-ups for these tournaments. All teams who were victorious in their...

Alex Speers, a mainstay of Irish Hockey for the last 8 years winning 164 caps, has called time on her International career and is retiring. Alex burst onto the International scene with her first cap in 2006 and subsequently had the privilege of captaining her country...

Hilversum, 13 October, 2014, - The EHL KO16/FINAL 4 will return to Bloemendaal in 2015 for the third time next Easter when the 16 best clubs on the continent will battle it out for the title of Europe’s premier club. It will coincide with Bloemendaal’s 120th...

SV Arminen and Royal Daring will be the new faces in the KO16 as they confirmed their ticket to Bloemendaal on day three of Round One of the Euro Hockey League. For Austria’s Arminen, they were not in action today but they were grateful to Kelburne’s stout defensive...

Another dramatic day at Round 1 in Barcelona and there still remains all to play for with all four KO16 tickets still up for grabs. Kampong struck twice in the last five minutes to stun East Grinstead 3-2 while home favourites Atletic Terrassa bounced back to draw...

The EHF Appointments Committee will hold its annual meeting today, Saturday October 11th,  in the EHF Office in Brussels. The Committee will review appointments from both the Indoor and Outdoor 2014 Seasons. All reports will be reviewed and discussed, along with the...

On a thrilling day one of the Euro Hockey League Round 1 in Barcelona, East Grinstead, Racing Club de France and WKS Grunwald Poznan claimed close-fought wins while SV Arminen turned in the performance of the day. It sets up day two of the competition perfectly; with...

FIH have released the pools and match schedule for the men and women’s Indoor Hockey World Cup 2015, Leipzig, Germany. The tournament will start on 4 February 2015 and conclude with the Finals and playoffs on 8 February 2015. Returning to Leipzig, who hosted the first...

The EHL season 2014/15 will kick off tomorrow with its first round in Barcelona, Spain. 12 teams have prequalified to the next round (KO16/Final Four), so in Barcelona we will see 12 teams compete in four pools of 3 to take the remaining 4 spots. Pool A will see East...

The Swedish Hockey Association, Svenska Landhockeyförbundet, are delighted to announce that an invitation from the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to participate in the Indoor World Cup 2015 in Leipzig, Germany, has been accepted. This will be the first time a...

The Irish Hockey Association held an Extraordinary General Meeting yesterday, Sunday 5th October to discuss and decide the proposed changes to the format of the Irish Hockey League (IHL). Following this meeting, The Irish Hockey Board and member clubs decided by an...

  From Tuesday 30th September – Thursday 2nd October, Andy Halliday and Jon Bleby – Team Manager and Assistant Coach of the GB Men’s Hockey Team - took on a monumental challenge: The NOW: Pensions Mountain Dribble. The two members of the GB Men’s hockey coaching...

The Third International Tournament in Gijon, Spain, which tool place this past weekend 26th - 29th September. This tournament saw 10 teams (7 men and 3 women) participate, over 150 players in total. Primrose Bordeaux was the only French team to take on the group of...

In recognition of the International Day of Older Persons which is today, we meet a 61-year-old player whose competitive nature is as fierce as ever. The International Day of Older Persons is a global initiative that recognises the power of sport to promote fitness and...

The Executive Board of the European Hockey Federation met for the fourth time in 2014 over the weekend, in Bordeaux, France. The Board had the opportunity to meet with the Olivier Moreau, President and the Executive Board of the French Hockey Federation, as well as...

Club Egara had a tremendous weekend, winning both the Men and Women's Catalonian Championship, a feat never before accomplished in this league. Both the men and the women met RC Polo Barcelona in their respective finals. EHF Vice President was present for the...

EHF Director General Angus Kirkland attended the official opening of the new Astroturf pitch at Irish club Three Rock Rovers this past Saturday. Junior games were held against local team Avoca HC, before the official opening by Three Rock Rover's President Ailis...

Natascha Keller retired from international hockey in 2012 after the London Olympics and completed her last season with her beloved club, Berliner HC, in August of 2013. This was also the time that saw her at the Trifinance EuroHockey Championships in Boom, where she...

16.09.2014 The EHF Outdoor Competitions met on Saturday 13th September in Cardiff to review the 2014 season and to agree the venues for the EuroHockey Clubs in 2015. The EuroHockey Trophy Men is going to Dublin for the second time in the history of the Competition....

  The first of the final matches  in the Finnish playoffs ended at the Seinäjoki Arena with a 0-1 victory for HC Kilppari last Saturday. A second, crucial match in Turku on the same day saw HC Kilppari and Seinäjoki United draw 1-1 (0-1) in a close match. This...

Star striker Michael Körper fired Austria to a first place finish in the Hockey World League Round 1 event in Lousada, bagging three goals to ensure that his team finished ahead of tournament rivals Italy and host nation Portugal. The tournament victory sealed...

The Euro Hockey League (EHL) and the European Hockey Federation (EHF) are pleased to announce that tickets for Round 1 of the competition in Barcelona are now available for purchase on the EHL website (www.ehlhockey.tv) Round 1 takes place from 10–12 October in the...

EHF  Member of Honour R. David Balbirnie attended the recent Asia Hockey Federation's Congress in Kuala Lumpur and made a presentation to Tan Sri Dato' Seri P. Alegendra, Hon. General Secretary of the Asian Hockey Federation on his recent retirement after 27 years of...

Azerbaijan have upset the FIH World Rankings by taking a first place finish at the Hockey World League Round 1 tournament in Muscat. The team ranked 34th in the world finished top of the pile ahead of host nation Oman (FIH World Ranking: 23), Iran (unranked) and...

The Road to Rio is officially open as the FIH World League got underway yesterday in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. In September the FIH will run 9 World League Round 1 Tournaments! European teams will participate as follows: 2/7 Sep Hradec Králové, CZE for Men, -...

A year after becoming one of three inaugural inductees to the EHF Hall of Fame, we caught up with Teun de Nooijer in Nanjing, China, where he was attending the Youth Olympic Games as an Athlete Role Model. His responsibilities as an Athlete Role Model Teun describes...

Danny Kerry has been appointed as Head Coach for the England and Great Britain Women’s Hockey programme through to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016. The decision comes following an international search involving discussions with both domestic and overseas...

A year after being inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame, Spanish hero Santi Freixa announced his retirement from international hockey on Saturday. During his career, he earned 193 caps and scored 126 goals in a career that dates back to 2000 and coincided with a golden...

Under the watchful eyes of the IOC President Thomas Bach, the first Hockey5s Youth Olympic tournament ended today with Australia men claiming the top of the podium in another thrilling final that could only be decided in a shoot-out. After an early goal from Alec...