Qualification System for 2022/23 FIH Hockey World Cups
Updated March 31st, 2021

Women
The FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup Spain & Netherlands 2022, will consist of 16 teams
1. The following teams are eligible to play in the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022
1.1. Host Nations

2 quotas - Spain and the Netherlands

The host nations of the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 shall be automatically qualified
1.2. Continental Qualifications

14 quotas

Due to the international hockey calendar congestion caused by the postponements and delays ofhockey competitions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the subsequent move of the Tokyo
Olympic Games to 2021, there will be no FIH Qualifying events as part of the FIH Hockey Women’sWorld Cup 2022 qualification process. Instead, the places will be filled on the basis of quotas given
to each Continent and filled following the 2021 Continental Championships and Qualifying
Tournaments which are to be held and completed by January 31, 2022.

1.3. Teams Qualified by Continental Federation
The Continental quotas are as follows:
Africa (1): The winner of the 8thAfrica Cup of Nations
Asia (4): The Top 4 teams in the 10th Asia Cup
Europe (4*):
i.

The top 3 teams - not including Spain or the Netherlands - from the 15th EuroHockey
Championship 2021ii.

The winner of the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 - European Qualifier**Oceania (2): The Top 2 teams in the 12th Oceania Cup
Pan America (3): The Top 3 teams in the 6th Pan American Cup* the 4 quota places for Europe do not include the 2 hosts, Spain and the Netherlands, regardlessof their performance at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship, as they qualify automatically.
** see Appendix for details of the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 - European Qualifier2. Reallocation of Unused Quota Places

If a National Association does not accept their invitation, or withdraws a qualified team, their place isoffered to the next placed nation from their CF, not already qualified under 1.1 and 1.2 above. If thisnation also cannot accept the invitation, then the next placed nation from that same CF is offered it, andso on until all nations from that CF who participated in the CF Championships or qualification process
have been invited. If all of the nations as mentioned above decline the invitation, then the invitation
would be extended to the Nation with the highest World Ranking of those nations from the other fourCFs who finished in the first place after the qualification places, in their CF. This would be those nations
who finished in the following places in their CF qualification process (not including the CF of the nation
who originally withdrew, as by this point, all nations from that CF would have been invited and declined):

Africa2nd place in the 8th Africa Cup of Nations

Asia

5th place in the 10th Asia Cup

Europe

2nd place in the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 - European Qualifier

Oceania3rd place in the 12th Oceania Cup

Pan America

4th place in the 6th Pan American Cup

If this nation does not accept the invitation then the process continues, inviting the Nation with thenext highest World Ranking from those 4 CFs who finished in the next place after the qualification
places. For this purpose, when a nation refuses this invitation, they are replaced in the considerationof World Rankings by the next nation from their CF qualification process. For example, if the place isoffered to the nation who finish 5th in the 10th Asia Cup, and they do not accept the invitation, thenthe World Ranking of the nation who finished 6th is then considered and compared with the other 3
CF nations to determine who will receive the next invitation.

Qualification Timeline - Women
18 March 2021

FIH Executive Board approves revised qualification system due to COVID-19

April 2021 (TBC)

12th Oceania Cup (TBC)

4-13 June, 2021

15th EuroHockey Championship (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

21-24 October, 2021 FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 - European Qualifier (TBC)
January 2022 (TBC)

8th Africa Cup of Nations (Accra, Ghana)

January 2022 (TBC)

10th Asia Cup (TBC)

January 20-30, 2022 6th Pan American Cup (Santiago, Chile)
February 1st, 2022

Invitations to participate issued to qualified National Associations

February 11th, 2022 National Associations to confirm in writing to FIH their participation in the 16th FIH
Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022

Before end of February,
FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup Spain & Netherlands 2022, pool draw (as soon as all teams hav
2022

confirmed acceptance of their invitation)

May 2022

Team Entry Forms issued to competing National Associations

June 2022

Team Entry Forms to be returned to FIH

July 1st – 17th, 2022

16th FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup Spain & Netherlands 2022
(Terrassa, Spain and Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

MenThe FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 will consist of 16 teams
1. The following teams are eligible to play in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023
1.1. Host Nations

1 quota - India

The host nation of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 shall be automatically qualified
1.2. Continental Qualifications

15 quotas

Due to the international hockey calendar congestion caused by the postponements and delays ofhockey competitions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the subsequent move of the Tokyo
Olympic Games to 2021, there will be no FIH Qualifying events as part of the FIH Odisha Men’s
Hockey World Cup 2023 qualification process. Instead, the places will be filled on the basis of quotas
given to each Continent and filled following the 2021 Continental Championships and Qualifying
Tournaments which are to be held and completed by May 31, 2022.

1.3. Teams Qualified by Continental Federation
The Continental quotas are as follows:
Africa (1): The winner of the 11th Africa Cup of Nations
Asia (3*): The Top 3 teams – not including India - in the 11th Asia Cup
Europe (7):i.

The top 5 teams from the 18th EuroHockey Championship 2021

ii.

The Top 2 teams from the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 - European Qualifier **Oceania (2): The Top 2 teams in the 12th Oceania Cup
Pan America (2): The Top 2 teams in the 6th Pan American Cup* the 3 quota places for Asia do not include the hosts, India, regardless of their performance atthe 2021 Asia Cup, as they qualify automatically.
** see Appendix for details of the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 - European Qualifier2. Reallocation of Unused Quota Places

If a National Association does not accept their invitation, or withdraws a qualified team, their place isoffered to the next placed nation from their CF, not already qualified under 1.1 and 1.2 above. If thisnation also cannot accept the invitation, then the next placed nation from that same CF is offered it, andso on until all nations from that CF who participated in the CF Championships have been invited. If all ofthe nations as mentioned above decline the invitation, then the invitation would be extended to theNation with the highest World Ranking of those nations from the other four CFs who finished in the firstplace after the qualification places, in their CF. This would be those nations who finished in the following
places in their CF qualification process (not including the CF of the nation who originally withdrew, as bythis point all nations from that CF would have been invited and declined):

Africa2nd place in the 11th Africa Cup of Nations

Asia

5th place in the 11th Asia Cup (assuming India finish in the top 4 in the Asia Cup. If
not then the 4th placed team from the Asia Cup will be initially considered)Europe

3rd place in the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 - European Qualifier

Oceania

3rd place in the 12th Oceania Cup

Pan America

3rd place in the 6th Pan American Cup

If this nation does not accept the invitation then the process continues, inviting the Nation with thenext highest World Ranking from those 4 CFs who finished in the next place after the qualification
places. For this purpose, when a nation refuses this invitation, they are replaced in the considerationof World Rankings by the next nation from their CF qualification process. For example, if the place isoffered to the nation who finish 5th in the 11th Asia Cup, and they do not accept the invitation, thenthe World Ranking of the nation who finished 6th is then considered and compared with the other 3
CF nations to determine who will receive the next invitation.

Qualification Timeline - Men
18 March, 2021

FIH Executive Board approves revised qualification system due to COVID-19

April 2021 (TBC)

12th Oceania Cup (TBC)

4-13 June, 2021

18th EuroHockey Championship (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

21-24 October, 2021FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 - European Qualifier (TBC)

January 2022 (TBC)

11th Africa Cup of Nations (Accra, Ghana)

January 2022 (TBC)

11th Asia Cup (TBC)

January 20-30, 2022

6th Pan American Cup (Santiago, Chile)

June 1st, 2022 (*TBC)

Invitations to participate issued to qualified National Associations

June 11th, 2022 (*TBC) National Associations to confirm in writing to FIH their participation in the 15th
FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2022
Before end of JuneFIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023, pool draw (as soon as all teams have2022confirmed acceptance of their invitation)

November 2022

Team Entry Forms issued to competing National Associations

December 2022

Team Entry Forms to be returned to FIH

January 13th – 29th

15th Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 (Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India)

2023*These are the latest possible dates and may be brought forward should all 5 Continental Federation
Championships be completed earlier than May 31, 2022.

Appendix - European Qualification System for FIH Hockey World Cups 2022 / 2023
Women
European Quota - 6 teams from Europe will qualify for the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022.
These 6 teams will be determined as follows.
The 2 host countries qualify automatically.
The hosts for the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 are ESP and NED.
4 other teams from Europe will qualify for the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022. These 4 teams
will be determined as follows.
•3 teams will qualify from the EuroHockey Championship 2021.

•

1 team will qualify from the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 - European Qualifier.

EuroHockey Championship 2021
The 3 highest ranked teams in the EuroHockey Championship 2021, not including ESP and NED, will
qualify for the FIH Hockey World Cup 2022.
FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 - European Qualifier
The FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 - European Qualifier, will be an 8-team tournament
comprising the following teams.
•The 3 lowest ranked teams, not including ESP and NED, in the EuroHockey Championship 2021.

•The teams that are ranked 1 – 5 in the EuroHockey Championship II 2021•

The host of the European FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 - European Qualifier, will be
one of the 8 teams qualified for the tournament.

•Format: Knock-out format: 4 days, 3 matches each (12 in total) and each match matters.

•Final ranking is 1 to 8

For the purpose of determining the Match Schedule of the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 European Qualifier, the ranking of the teams playing in this tournament will be in order of the FIH
World Rankings upon completion of the EuroHockey Championship II 2021.
The team that is ranked 1 in the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 - European Qualifier will qualify forthe FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup, Spain & Netherlands 2022

Timeline

Tournament

Dates

Venue

EuroHockey Championship 2021

4 / 13 June 2021

Amsterdam(NED)EuroHockey Championship II 2021

15 / 21 August 2021

Prague (CZE)FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 - EuropeanQualifier

21 / 24 October
2021

TBC

MenQuota
7 teams from Europe will qualify for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023. These 7 teams
will be determined as follows.
•

5 teams will qualify from the EuroHockey Championship 2021.

•

2 teams will qualify from the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 - European Qualifier.

EuroHockey Championship 2021
The teams that are ranked 1 – 5 in the EuroHockey Championship 2021 will qualify for the FIH
Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023.
FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 - European Qualifier
The European FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 - European Qualifier, will be an 8-team
tournament comprising the following teams.
•

The teams that are ranked 6 – 8 in the EuroHockey Championship 2021.

•

The teams that are ranked 1 – 5 in the EuroHockey Championship II 2021•

The host of the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 - European Qualifier will be one of the 8teams qualified for the tournament.

•Format: Knock-out format: 4 days, 3 matches each (12 in total) and each match matters.

•Final ranking is 1 to 8.

For the purpose of determining the Match Schedule of the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 European Qualifier, the ranking of the teams playing in this tournament will be in order of the FIH
World Rankings upon completion of the EuroHockey Championship II 2021.
The teams that are ranked 1 and 2 in the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 - European Qualifier will
qualify for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023.

Timeline
Tournament

Dates

Venue

EuroHockey Championship 2021

4 / 13 June 2021

Amsterdam(NED)

EuroHockey Championship II 2021

15 / 21 August 2021

Gniezno (POL)FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 - EuropeanQualifier

21 / 24 October
2021

TBA