Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup
# Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup

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.

## 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.

## Summaries

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Host | 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. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2023 Details | Pretoria, South Africa | Netherlands | 7–0 | Austria | Czech Republic | 3–1 | South Africa |

## 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) | |
| Austria | | 1 (2023) | | 1 (2015) |
| Spain | | 1 (2007) | | |
| Czech Republic | | | 2 (2015, 2023) | 1 (2003) |
| Ukraine | | | 1 (2011) | 2 (2007, 2018) |
| Belarus | | | 1 (2018) | 1 (2011) |
| France | | | 1 (2003) | |
| South Africa | | | | 1 (2023) |

## Team appearances

| Team | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2018 | 2023 | Years |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argentina | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | 1 |
| Australia | 9th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 6 |
| Austria | 7th | 7th | 7th | 4th | – | 2nd | 5 |
| Belarus | 5th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 3rd | DSQ | 5 |
| Belgium | – | – | – | 11th | – | 5th | 2 |
| Canada | – | 9th | – | 10th | – | 8th | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 4th | 11th | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 6 |
| France | 3rd | – | – | – | – | — | 1 |
| Germany | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | WD | 5 |
| Italy | – | 10th | – | – | – | — | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | – | – | 12th | 12th | 12th | 10th | 4 |
| Lithuania | 6th | – | – | – | – | — | 1 |
| Mexico | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Namibia | – | – | 10th | – | 9th | 12th | 3 |
| Netherlands | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
| New Zealand | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | 1 |
| Poland | – | – | 5th | 5th | 8th | — | 3 |
| Russia | 8th | – | – | – | 11th | DSQ | 2 |
| Scotland | – | 8th | – | – | – | — | 1 |
| South Africa | 10th | 12th | – | 9th | – | 4th | 4 |
| Spain | – | 2nd | – | – | – | — | 1 |
| Switzerland | – | – | – | – | 5th | — | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11th | – | – | – | – | — | 1 |
| Ukraine | – | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 6th | 5 |
| United States | – | – | – | – | 10th | 9th | 2 |
| Uruguay | – | – | 11th | – | – | — | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
