The International Hockey Federation, commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. FIH is responsible for field hockey's major international tournaments, notably the Hockey World Cup.
History
FIH was founded on 7 January 1924 in Paris by Paul Léautey, who became the first president, in response to field hockey's omission from the programme of the 1924 Summer Olympics. First members complete to join the seven founding members were Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Spain, and Switzerland.
In 1982, the FIH merged with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA), which had been founded in 1927 by Australia, Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, the United States, and Wales.
In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIH banned Russia from the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, and banned Russian and Belarusian officials from FIH events.
Structure
320px|right|thumb|Map of the World with the five confederations.
In total, there are 140 member associations within the five confederations recognised by FIH. This includes Great Britain which is recognised as an adherent member of FIH, the team was represented at the Olympics and the Champions Trophy. England, Scotland and Wales are also represented by separate teams in FIH sanctioned tournaments.
: AfHF – African Hockey Federation
: AHF – Asian Hockey Federation
: EHF – European Hockey Federation
: OHF – Oceania Hockey Federation
: PAHF – Pan American Hockey Federation
The FIH World Rankings was updated once after the major tournament finished, based on FIH sanction tournaments.
Presidents
The following is a list of presidents of FIH:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;"
|+ style="padding-top:1em;" |Presidents of FIH
! No. !! Name !! Country !! Took office !! Left office !! Note
|-
|align=center|1|| Paul Léautey || || 1924 || 1926 ||
|-
|align=center|2|| Frantz Reichel || || 1926 || 1932 ||
|-
|align=center|3|| Marc Bellin du Côteau || || 1932 || 1936 ||
|-
|align=center|4|| Georg Evers || || 1936 || 1945 ||
|-
|align=center|—|| Robert Liégeois || || 1945 || 1946 || Acting
|-
|align=center|5|| Jaap Quarles van Ufford || || 1946 || 1966 ||
|-
|align=center|6|| Rene Frank || || 1966 || 1983 ||
|-
|align=center|7|| Étienne Glichitch || || 1983 || 1996 ||
|-
|align=center|8|| Juan Calzado || || 1996 || 2001 ||
|-
|align=center|9|| Els van Breda Vriesman || || 2001 || 2008 ||
|-
|align=center|10|| Leandro Negre || || 2008 || 2016 ||
|-
|align=center|11|| Narinder Batra || || 2016 || 2022 ||
|-
|align=center|—|| Seif El Dine Ahmed || || 2022 || 2022 || Acting
|-
|align=center|12|| Tayyab Ikram || || 2022 || Incumbent ||
|}
FIH Awards
The FIH Awards have been given annually since 1998 for men and women, while the young category was added in 2001 to honour the best performances for junior players. FIH has twelve Honorary awards given to people who have made outstanding contributions to field hockey.
Tournaments
Major
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Format
!Hockey
!Indoor Hockey
!Hockey5s
|-
| rowspan="5" |Men
|Olympic Games
| rowspan="5" |Indoor Hockey World Cup
| rowspan="5" |Hockey5s World Cup
|-
|World Cup
|-
|Pro League
|-
|Nations Cup
|-
|Nations Cup 2
|-
| rowspan="5" |Women
|Olympic Games
| rowspan="5" |Indoor Hockey World Cup
| rowspan="5" |Hockey5s World Cup
|-
|World Cup
|-
|Pro League
|-
|Nations Cup
|-
|Nations Cup 2
|-
|Youth Men
|Junior World Cup
| rowspan="2" |
|Youth Olympic Games
|-
|Youth Women
|Junior World Cup
|Youth Olympic Games
|}
Other
- Masters Hockey World Cup
- Grand Master Hockey World Cup
- International Children's Games
Current winners
{| class="wikitable"
!Competition
| rowspan="1" width="1%" |
!Current
!Champions
!Details
!Runners-up
| rowspan="1" width="1%" |
!Next
|-
! colspan="8" |Men's
|-
|Olympic Games
| rowspan="9" width="1%" |
|
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
| rowspan="9" width="1%" |
|
|-
|World Cup
|2023
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
|2026
|-
|Pro League
|2024–25
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |RR
|
|2025–26
|-
|Nations Cup
|2024–25
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
|2025–26
|-
|Nations Cup 2
|2024–25
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
|2025–26
|-
|Junior World Cup (U-21)
|2025
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
|2027
|-
|Indoor World Cup
|2025
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
|'
|-
|Hockey5s World Cup
|2024
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
|'
|-
|Youth Olympic Games (U-18)
|2018
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
|2026
|-
! colspan="8" |Women's
|-
|Olympic Games
| rowspan="9" width="1%" |
|
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
| rowspan="9" width="1%" |
|
|-
|World Cup
|2022
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
|2026
|-
|Pro League
|2024–25
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |RR
|
|2025–26
|-
|Nations Cup
|2024–25
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
|2025–26
|-
|Nations Cup 2
|2024–25
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center;" |Final
|
|2025–26
|-
|Junior World Cup (U-21)
|2025
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
|2027
|-
|Indoor Hockey World Cup
|2025
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
|2027
|-
|Hockey5s World Cup
|2024
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
|'
|-
|Youth Olympic Games (U-18)
|2018
| style="text-align:right" |
| style="text-align:center" |Final
|
|2026
|}
Partners
The following are the partners of the International Hockey Federation:
- Hero MotoCorp
See also
- FIH World Rankings
- Hockey Rules Board
- History of field hockey