Know the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Champions of All Time With Every Detail:
Hockey is one of the world's most popular sports, loved by people of all ages alike, and played in nearly every part of the world. The Women's Hockey World Cup is the biggest Women's Hockey competition, which is organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). It is one of the most watched and popular sporting events in the sports world. The Women's Hockey World Cup began in 1974 and is usually held every four years under FIH. National Women's teams from all over the world play in the qualifying round, and only those nations who do qualify in the primary round get a chance to play in the World Cup hockey. However, if you want to know more about the Women's Hockey World Cup Champions from 1974 to 2022, this post is for you. Keep reading;
| Edition | Year | Champion | Runners-Up | Host |
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| 1 | 1974 | Netherlands | Argentina | France |
| 2 | 1976 | West Germany | Argentina | West Germany |
| 3 | 1978 | Netherlands | West Germany | Spain |
| 4 | 1981 | West Germany | Netherlands | Argentina |
| 5 | 1983 | Netherlands | Canada | Malaysia |
| 6 | 1986 | Netherlands | West Germany | Netherlands |
| 7 | 1990 | Netherlands | Australia | Australia |
| 8 | 1994 | Australia | Argentina | Ireland |
| 9 | 1998 | Australia | Netherlands | Netherlands |
| 10 | 2002 | Argentina | Netherlands | Australia |
| 11 | 2006 | Netherlands | Australia | Spain |
| 12 | 2010 | Argentina | Netherlands | Argentina |
| 13 | 2014 | Netherlands | Australia | Netherlands |
| 14 | 2018 | Netherlands | Ireland | England |
| 15 | 2022 | Netherlands | Argentina |
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The Netherlands
With nine (9) titles, including the 2022 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup, the Netherlands is the most winners of the Women's Hockey World Cup. This successful team has won a record total of nine Women's Hockey World Cups in 1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018, and 2022. The Netherlands is also the winner of the inaugural Women's Hockey World Cup held in France in 1974, and they have been runners-up four times in the Women's Hockey World Cup in 1981, 1998, 2002, and 2010. In addition to being champions and runners-up, the Netherlands finished third at the 1976 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup.
- Champion: 1974, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022.
- Runners-Up: 1981, 1998, 2002, 2010
- Third Placed: 1976,
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| Netherlands |
In the 1974 FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup, held in Mandelieu, France from 17-24 March the Netherlands played against Argentina in the Final. The Netherlands defeated Argentina by a 1-0 goal in the final and won the inaugural FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup. In the 1974 FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 10 national teams from 3 confederations participated in the World Cup, where 29 matches were played, including semi-finals, Final, and third place. The 1974 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup saw a total of 88 goals, 3.30 per match, where Van Kollenburg scored the decisive final goal of the World Cup.
In the third-place match of the 1974 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup, West Germany defeated India by 2–0 goals to finish third in the Women's Hockey World Cup for the first time. Germany's Drescher and Klimpel-Raabe scored 1 goal each. The Netherlands has also hosted the Women's Hockey World Cup four times, in 1986, 1998, 2014, and 2022(Co-hosted with Spain), which were the sixth, ninth, thirteenth, and fifteenth editions of the FIH Women's World Cup.
Argentina
Two times winners of the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup, Argentina is joint with Australia and Germany, the second highest winner of the Women's Hockey World Cup. Argentina is one of the few countries to have played in all Women's World Cups, having won the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup twice, in 2002, and 2010. Aside from two times World Cup wins, Argentina has been runners-up 4 times in 1974, 1976, 1994, and 2022 in the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup. In addition, Argentina finished third in the Women's Hockey World Cup a total of two times in 2006, and 2014, making the team one of the most successful teams in the Women's Hockey World Cup. Argentina has also hosted the Women's Hockey World Cup twice, in 1981, and 2010, which were the fourth and twelfth editions of the FIH Women's World Cup.
- Champion: 2002, 2010
- Runners-Up: 1974, 1976, 1994, 2022
- Third Placed: 2006, 2014
Australia
Two times winners of the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup, Australia is joint with Argentina and Germany, the second highest winner of the Women's Hockey World Cup. Australia is one of the few countries to have played in all Women's Hockey World Cups and has won the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup twice, in 1994, and 1998.
Aside from two times World Cup wins, Australia has been runners-up 3 times in 1990, 2006, and 2014 in the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup. In addition, Australia finished third in the Women's Hockey World Cup a total of two times in 1983, and 2022, which makes this team one of the most successful teams in the Women's Hockey World Cup. Australia has also hosted the Women's Hockey World Cup twice, in 1990 and 2002, which were the seventh and tenth editions of the FIH Women's World Cup.
- Champion: 1994, 1998
- Runners-Up: 1990, 2006, 2014
- Third Placed: 1983, 2022
Germany
Two-time winners of the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup, Germany is joint with Argentina and Australia, the second-highest winner of the Women's Hockey World Cup. Germany is one of the few countries to have played in all Women's Hockey World Cups and has won the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup twice, in 1976, and 1981.
Aside from two times World Cup wins, Germany has been runners-up 2 times in 1978, and 1986 in the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup. In addition, Germany finished third in the Women's Hockey World Cup a total of two times in 1974, and 1998, which makes this team one of the most successful teams in the Women's Hockey World Cup. Besides that Germany also hosted the FIH Women's World Cup once, in 1976, the second edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup.
- Champion: 1976, 1981
- Runners-Up: 1978, 1986
- Third Placed: 1974, 1998,
Who will host the 2026 Women's Hockey World Cup?
The sixteenth version of the 2026 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup will be co-hosted by two of the EU Countries, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The town of Wavre in Belgium and the town of Amstelveen in the Netherlands have been selected as host cities. 16(sixteen) National teams from the five confederations will be taking part in the 2026 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup and it'll be Netherlands' fifth, at the same time as it will be Belgium's first time ever to host an FIH Women's Hockey Worl Cup.
2026 Women's Hockey World Cup Host Countries and Host Cities:
- Belgium
- The Netherlands
2026 Women's Hockey World Cup Host Cities:
- Wavre, Belgium
- Amstelveen, Netherlands
The Bottom Line
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