20th December 2017: The Executive Board met last weekend in Brussels for the last time in 2017. Whilst a relatively quiet period hockey wise, a lot has been going on in the office and committees. This weekend was very special as we hosted a Christmas farewell party to...

27th November 2017: Few get to choose when they sign off on an international career; even fewer get to sign off with a fairytale ending, not so for the incredible Kate Richardson-Walsh.  After 17 years with England and GB, four Olympic Games, 14 elite level medals but...

20th November 2017:  With his gleaming smile framing his boundless passion and energy for hockey, Moritz Fürste becomes the first German man to be inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame. It follows a breathtaking career for club and country, marked with over a dozen top...

13th November 2017: In our series on #MotivationMonday we turn our focus to a small band of incredible people. Our Hall of Famers. By now you may have heard of the EHF Hall of Fame, but you may not comprehend what the Hall of Fame is all about? Well, we all know that...

6th November 2017: Belgium women have qualified for the Hockey World Cup for the sixth time in its history following Malaysia's defeat at the hands of Japan in the Women's Asia Cup, which is currently being played in Gifu, Japan. Belgium's place was confirmed when the...

2nd November: The EHF is delighted to confirm the venue and dates for EuroHockey Club Challenges in 2018: EuroHockey Club Challenge II is on 17th -20th May and is hosted by HC Lipovci, Lipovci, Slovenia  EuroHockey Club Challenge III is on 18th -21st May and is hosted...

  27th October: Following the recent EHF Executive Board where a review of the Committee structure was undertaken, the EHF has today invited nominations for the new following EHF Committees:  Appointments Competitions – Outdoor Competitions – Indoor Development...

23rd October 2017: The EHF and Galvanised Media are delighted to announce that the Investec Monday Night Hockey will be Live Streamed at 20:00 GMT tonight here  Tune in to see the goals and top action from England’s  Investec Premier League  for Women and the Premier...

16th October 2017: EHL announces the EHL KO16 draw Euro Hockey League – KO16; HC Rotterdam, March 30 - April 2, 2018 The draw for next Easter’s EHL KO16 has set up a series of potentially top-class ties at HC Rotterdam when the world’s premier club hockey competition...

11th October 2017: The EHF and Surbiton HC announced today a small change to the EuroHockey Club Cup 2018 dates. As it is not a Public Holiday in the UK on 21st May we have agreed that the best women’s clubs in Europe will compete from 17-20 May 2018.  For more...

11th October 2017: The EHF, Irish Hockey and the Kings Hospital School are delighted to announce a fantastic new initiative that will see EY Hockey League (Hockey Ireland’s  premier league for men and women) highlights for men and women being shown every Thursday and...

Saint Germain and Uhlenhorst Mulheim both scored very late goals to send them through to the KO16, joining HC Bloemendaal and Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles in the knock-out stages of the competition. In Pool B, Dinamo Elektrostal gave Uhlenhorst a huge fright as they...

All four EHL ROUND1 groups will be decided on the final day with two teams level on five points in each following the completion of day two in Barcelona. In Pool B, Dinamo Elektrostal got their campaign started with an 11-2 win over Cardiff & Met with five field...

The four top seeds produced the goods on the opening day of Euro Hockey League ROUND1 in Barcelona with HC Bloemendaal, Uhlenhorst Mulheim, Club Egara and Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles winning their opening group games. Bloemendaal were pushed the hardest as...

The EHL and the European Hockey Federation are delighted to confirm that all 12 EHL ROUND 1 games can be watched via the new home of European hockey online www.eurohockeytv.org. All the games in Barcelona are free to watch and there is no GEO blocking so fans from all...

4th October 2017: On 3rd September 2017, the EHF advised that, under advice from the Tournament Medical Doctor, the Spanish teams were not allowed to play either of their final games of the EuroHockey Junior Championships. Subsequent tests confirmed that the players...

3rd October 2018: The EHF Executive Board met for the first time following the elections at the 29th General Assembly in Amsterdam in August in the EHF's office in Brussels on 29th and 30th September. The EHF President, Marijke Fleuren, welcomed the members with a...

3rd October: The EHF is delighted to announce that the top outdoor Women’s Club event in 2018 will be hosted by Surbiton HC. This is the first time that an English club will host the EHCC in its new format since the launch in 2010. It seems therefore fitting that...

28th September 2017: The EHF Executive Board meets on 29th and 30th September 2017. This meeting, the first full meeting of the Board following the elections in August, will discuss matters and take reports as follows:  Communications Report Competitions Committee...

25th September 2017: The EHF welcomes today  our newest member of staff, our Administration Manager Ophélie Duquesne from Belgium. Ophélie, joins us fresh from finishing her Masters in Business Engineering, she is proficient in 4 European languages and the Microsoft...

20th September 2017: The EHF Competitions Committee is delighted to announce the following venues for the 2018 festival of Club hockey. It is often said that club hockey is at the core of European hockey, and when you take time to look back at the stats, they speak...

18th September 2017: The EHF Competitions Committee Outdoor met last Saturday 16th September in Zagreb, Croatia. First a report was received from the Regulations Working Group that had  met on 15th September. Certain amendments to the various regulations and Event...

18th September 2017: We start our Autumn series of #MotivationMonday articles by showcasing hockey in Finland as the Finnish Hockey Association strives to not only maintain it's players but by offering a wonderful event for its clubs, they are looking at growing the...

12th September 2017: The Euro Hockey League will trial a new points system for the upcoming season among a number of new innovations for the 2017/18 season. The new points system will follow along the same lines at the Hockey India League with field goals and a...

Women’s EuroHockey Junior Championships final Netherlands 6 (F Moes 2, G Zerbo, M Renders, I van der Hoek, Y Jansen) Belgium 0 The Netherlands claimed their fourth successive EuroHockey Junior Championships title with a breathtaking display of speed and attacking...

Men’s EuroHockey Junior Championships final Netherlands 2 (N Schoenaker, B Burkhardt) Belgium 2 (A Lemaire, G Stockbroekx), Netherlands win 5-3 on shoot-out The Netherlands scored a perfect five from five to land the men’s EuroHockey Junior Championships gold medal as...

Women’s EuroHockey Junior Championships Bronze medal match: England 3 (E Sanders, H Munro, E Burge) Germany 2 (N Aring, E Grave) England produced an incredible comeback, scoring twice in the closing four minutes, to land the women’s EuroHockey Junior Championships...

3rd September 2017: The EHF regrets to announce that under advice from the Tournament Medical Doctor, the Spanish teams are not allowed to play either of their final games of the EuroHockey Junior Championships. After consultation with the TDs and the EHF...

For the fourth time in the last week, Belgium and the Netherlands set up a European Championship final showdown with their women's Under-21 teams set to meet in Sunday's Junior decider after their wins over England and Germany. In the relegation pool, Spain gave their...

The Netherlands and Belgium set up a repeat of the men's senior EuroHockey Championships when their respective Under-21 teams made it through to the Junior final in Valencia. In the relegation pool, England assured their safety with Austria and Ireland may yet go down...

Due to a large number of players on the Spanish junior men’s team falling ill, the match schedule will be changed to give the team chance to recover in time for their semi-final v Belgium. The second men’s semi-final between Spain and Belgium – originally to take...

Spain held off a dramatic late fightback from England to take their place in the men’s EuroHockey Junior Championships along with the Netherlands from Pool A. Belgium took the second semi-final spot from Pool B when they beat Ireland 3-1. Men’s EuroHockey Junior...

On a crazy day in the women's EuroHockey Junior Championships, late goals in both Pool A and B ended up deciding the semi-final places. The latest came from Emma Puvrez, 6.8 seconds from full time, earned Belgium a place in the final four at the expense of Spain as...

Germany booked their place in the semi-finals of the men’s EuroHockey Junior Championships thanks to their last minute win over Belgium. Who joins them will be decided on Thursday with Pool A shaping up nicely with the Netherlands, Spain and England all in the mix....

The Netherlands and England became the first sides to qualify for the semi-finals of the women’s EuroHockey Junior Championships as they won their second successive games in Valencia. Pool A is now a direct battle between Spain and Belgium for the second semi-final...

28th August 2017: The men's EuroHockey Junior Championship began with a bang with 26 goals across four games in Valencia, crowned by a thrilling 3-3 draw between the hosts and the Netherlands. Pool A: England 8 (W Calnan 5, D Scott, J Clee, P Scott) Portugal 0 Will...

28th August 2017: The EuroHockey Junior Championships got underway in Valencia today with 3 games, Netherlands v Belgium in Pool A and Germany v France and Ireland v England in Pool B: Pool A: Netherlands 2 (R van Laarhoven, M Veen) Belgium 1 (M Ronquetti) Penalty...

27th August 2017: As the sun sets for the last time at the Wagenar Stadium in Amsterdam, the EuroHockey sun will rise again in the morning in Valencia, where the best Under 21 teams in Europe will do battle over 6 intense days of hockey to see if anyone can spoil the...

Men’s final: Belgium 2 Netherlands 4 (2-0) The Netherlands produced a remarkable second half comeback to deny Belgium the men’s Rabo EuroHockey Nations title as they came from 2-0 down to win 4-2 in front of a raucous home Wagener Stadium crowd. It was a brilliant,...

Austria threatened to snatch a dramatic late win to keep their European top level status but ultimately their 2-2 draw with Ireland which meant they are relegated. Poland will go down with Austria following their 2-1 defeat at the hands of Spain who stay up along with...

Women’s final: Belgium 0 Netherlands 3 (0-1) Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel and Kelly Jonker finished off wonderful team goals to lead the Netherlands to a ninth Rabo EuroHockey Championships title in front of a packed out and rocking Wagener Stadium with Ireen van den...

Women's Bronze Medal match: Germany 0 England 2 (0-1) A goal in each half saw England clinch the Rabo EuroHockey Championships bronze medal as they saw off Germany 2-0 in a cracking tie at the Wagener Stadium. They were clinical, Hannah Martin pouncing in the first...

Spain finished fifth courtesy of their 7-2 win over Ireland. Despite the result, the Irish ended sixth as Scotland were unable to find the win over the Czech Republic as Tereza Mejzlikova's strike gave them a famous win. Women’s Pool C Scotland 0 Czech Republic 1...

The Netherlands and Belgium will now meet in both the men's and women's Rabo EuroHockey Championships as Mirco Pruijser scored a pair of beautiful goals to see off England. Earlier, Belgium beat Germany in a shoot-out to secure their place Men’s Semi-final:...

Men’s Pool C: Spain 1 Ireland 0 (1-0) Enrique Gonzalez’s third minute goal saw Spain secure their second successive win of the European Championships, putting them in great shape to stay in the top tier. They raced into a third minute lead when Enrique Gonzalez...

The Netherlands will meet Belgium in the final of the 2017 Rabo EuroHockey Championships both winning through courtesy of a single goal each at a rocking Wagener Stadium. Women’s semi-final: Netherlands 1 England 0 (0-0) Marloes Keetels’ 49th minute cracker saw the...

Spain assured themselves of a place in the top tier of the European Championships with a 2-1 win over Scotland, a result that leaves Ireland and Scotland battling for the final place in the 2019 edition. Women’s Pool C: Spain 2 Scotland 1 (1-0) Carlota Petchame’s...

The Netherlands will play England while Germany face Belgium in the men's Rabo EuroHockey Championships semi-finals. The Dutch beat Austria 6-0, doing enough to overhaul Belgium who lost 2-0 to Spain. Germany and England advanced to the semi-finals with their wins...

23rd August 2017: The Finals of the Euro ParaHockey Championships took place in the Wagener Stadium this morning. England, The Netherlands 2 and Portugal stood on the podium, but the winners were the 200 athletes, 9 countries and 12 teams that participated in an...

Belgium and England join the Netherlands and Germany in the final four of the women's European Championships as their wins over Spain and Scotland saw them advance. Women's Pool A: Spain 1 Belgium 2 (1-1) Anouk Raes got the crucial goal as Belgium beat their arch...

21st August 2017: The Euro Hockey League and the EHF are delighted to confirm they have signed a deal with HC Rotterdam to host the KO16 for three of the next five seasons. The first part of the deal will see the Dutch club host the KO16 of the world’s best club...

Belgium became the first side to qualify for the men's Rabo EuroHockey Championships semi-finals thanks to their huge 5-0 win over the Netherlands. Earlier Germany won a thriller against England with Anton Boeckel's fourth quarter goal earning a superb 4-3 victory...

19th August 2017: The 29th General Assembly of the European Hockey Federation took place on Friday 18th August in Amsterdam, The Netherlands with 31 National Associations in attendance. The delegates approved the audited accounts and budget 2018 as well as the...

Germany and the Netherlands recorded 1-0 wins to make it two wins from two each, results that put them into the semi-finals of the women's Rabo EuroHockey Championships in Amsterdam. Belgium and Spain will now battle for second place in Pool A on Tuesday while England...

Ireland landed a draw against Germany on the opening day of men's Pool B while England cruised past the challenge of Poland 6-0 Pool B: Germany 1 Ireland 1 (1-0) Sean Murray’s brilliant 47th minute tip-in saw Ireland record their first ever point against Germany in a...

The Netherlands showed a ruthless streak as they swept aside Spain 7-1 in their opening men's Pool A tie; Belgium had earlier beaten Austria 4-1 to set up a potentially spectacular date on Monday evening in the Wagener Stadium Pool A: Netherlands – Spain 7-1 (3-0) The...

Day two of the women's EuroHockey Nations Championships started with a fine German 4-1 win over Scotland before Belgium landed a 6-0 win over the Czech Republic; England showed some golden touches to defeat Ireland Rabo EuroHockey Championships, Pool B: England –...

Pool A: Netherlands 3 Spain 1 (2-0) Lidewij Welten made a breathtaking return to action as she scored one and set up two, lighting up the Wagener Stadium on the opening night of the Rabo EuroHockey Championships. Hers was a fitting performance to christen the new...

18th August 2017: The European Hockey Federation and the KNHB have organised a Youth Leadership Festival to coincide with the Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017 in Amsterdam. The event focuses on youngsters who are active within their own federations, are aged 16 to...

17th August 2017: Tomorrow the Rabo EuroHockey Championships will begin in the revamped famous Wagener Stadium.  16 national teams, eight per gender, representing 10 nations will be competing in the Dutch capital between 18 and 27 August. The iconic venue hosting this...

17th August 2017: With many of the days sold out for the Rabo EuroHockey Championships we are delighted to announce that hockey fans who won't make it to the amazing event in Amsterdam will be able to watch the games either on TV or online via our new Hockey Channel...

16th August 2017: The EHF in partnership with Sportradar, launches EuroHockeytv.org (EHTV)– “The home of European Hockey streaming.” With the Rabo EuroHockey Championships just 2 days away, the EHF is launching EuroHockeytv.org (EHTV) based on Sportradar’s OTT...

12th August 2017:  And that's the end of a momentous week in Glasgow as hosts Scotland beat their neighbours Wales to lift the EuroHockey Championship II Cup and ensure a 7th ranked place in the 2019 EuroHockey Championship in Antwerp!  The day started with the...

12th August: It was semi-final day in Cardiff yesterday, as Belarus faced a strong Italian size and Russia took on the hosts Wales. Belarus and Russia  France v Austria The second quarter of the match bought Austria to life. After a relatively even start, Austria’s #3...

11th August 2017: What at day at Glasgow Green as Scotland and Wales survive two incredible semi-final games to make history and back up to the EuroHockey Championships in 2019, a first for Scotland since 2005 in Leipzig and Wales since 1995 in Dublin.  First up was...

11th August: A round up of the games from 9th August: Ukraine v Italy In the first match of the day Ukraine took on Italy ad unfortunately for them were defeated 3-2 after some unfortunate errors made by Ukraine. The first goal was scored within a minute of the second...

9th August 2017: As the pools finish and the shake up is complete it's Scotland, France, Wales and Russia progress to the semi- finals and a chance to play in the Championships in 2019. Ukraine, Portugal, Czech Republic and Switzerland will be playing in the...

8th August 2017: Pool B was in action again today in Cardiff. Belarus are just ahead of hosts Wales overnight with one goal difference between the sides:  Belarus v Austria Austria endured a 5-0 defeat in a game heavily dominated by Belarus. Throughout the game...

8th August: Pool A teams were in action today and hosts Scotland lie top of the table overnight.  Match 7: Ukraine 1-5 France France earned their first points of the tournament with a comfortable 5-1 victory over Ukraine. The opening quarter saw both sides cancel each...