Hockey World Cup Winners List: Hockey World Cup is organized by International Hockey Federation once every four year since 1974. Till now 14 editions of this tournaments has held for men's and 15 editions of women's hockey world cup so far. In Men's tournaments, Pakistan is most successful winning 4 titles and in Women's tournaments, Netherlands is most successful winning the men's hockey world cup title for 9 times.
India has won only one hockey world cup title in 1975. India was runner-up in 1973 and finished at 3rd position in 1971. The first 3 tournament were held at a gap of 2 years. Later it is changed to 4 years, now hockey world cup tournament held once every four year. The 15th edition of Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 Tournament will held in India from 13 January. The grand final of Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 will be played at Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar on 29 January 2023. Hockey world cup winners list for both men's and women's tournaments is given below.
Hockey World Cup Winners List from 1971 to 2023 [Men]
The first edition of men's hockey world cup was hosted by Spain in 1971. Pakistan won the first title by beating Spain 1-0. India was at third place in first edition of men's world cup. Hockey world cup winners list from 1971 to 2024 is given below.
Pakistan - 4 times 1971, 1978, 1982, 1994)
Netherlands - 3 times (1973, 1990, 1998)
Australia - 3 times (1986, 2010, 2014)
Germany - 2 times (2002, 2006*)
India - 1 times (1975)
Belgium - 1 times (2018)
| Edition | Year | Winner Country | Runner Up | Finale Score | 3rd Place | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1971 | Pakistan | Spain | 1-0 | India | Barcelona, Spain |
| 2 | 1973 | Netherland | India | 2-2 (4-2) | Germany | Amstelveen, Netherlands |
| 3 | 1975 | India | Pakistan | 2-1 | Germany | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 4 | 1978 | Pakistan | Netherland | 3-2 | Australia | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 5 | 1982 | Pakistan | Germany | 3-1 | Australia | Bombay, India |
| 6 | 1986 | Australia | England | 2-1 | Germany | London, England |
| 7 | 1990 | Netherland | Pakistan | 3-1 | Australia | Lahore, Pakistan |
| 8 | 1994 | Pakistan | Netherland | 1-1 (4-3) | Australia | Sydney, Australia |
| 9 | 1998 | Netherland | Spain | 3-2 | Germany | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 10 | 2002 | Germany | Australia | 2-1 | Netherland | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 11 | 2006 | Germany | Australia | 4-3 | Spain | Monchengladbach, Germany |
| 12 | 2010 | Australia | Germany | 2-1 | Netherland | New Delhi, India |
| 13 | 2014 | Australia | Netherland | 6-1 | Argentina | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 14 | 2018 | Belgium | Netherland | 0-0 (3-2) | Australia | Bhubaneswar, India |
| 15 | 2023 | TBD | TBD | - | TBD | Bhubaneswar & Rourkela, India |
| 16 | 2026 | TBD | TBD | - | TBD | Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands |
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Hockey World Cup Winners List [Women]
Women's hockey world cup is organized once every four year by International Hockey Federation. The first edition of women hockey world cup was held at Mandelieu, France in 1974. In first edition, Netherland beat Argentina by 1-0. The 15th edition which held in Terrassa, Spain & Amstelveen, was won by Netherlands beating Argentina by 3-1 score. Out of 15 titles, Netherland has won 9 titles of Women's Hockey World Cup. Women's FIH Hockey World Cup winners list from 1974 to 2023 is given below.
| Edition | Year | Winner | Runner-up | Finale Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1974 | Netherlands | Argentina | 1–0 |
| 2nd | 1976 | West Germany | Argentina | 2–0 |
| 3rd | 1978 | Netherlands | West Germany | 1–0 |
| 4th | 1981 | West Germany | Netherlands | 1–1 (3–1) Penalty strokes |
| 5th | 1983 | Netherlands | Canada | 4–2 |
| 6th | 1986 | Netherlands | West Germany | 3–0 |
| 7th | 1990 | Netherlands | Australia | 3–1 |
| 8th | 1994 | Australia | Argentina | 2–0 |
| 9th | 1998 | Australia | Netherlands | 3–2 |
| 10th | 2002 | Argentina | Netherlands | 1–1 (4–3) Penalty strokes |
| 11th | 2006 | Netherlands | Australia | 3–1 |
| 12th | 2010 | Argentina | Netherlands | 3–1 |
| 13th | 2014 | Netherlands | Australia | 2–0 |
| 14th | 2018 | Netherlands | Ireland | 6–0 |
| 15th | 2022 | Netherlands | Argentina | 3–1 |
| 16th | 2026 | TBD | TBD | - |
For more details visit official website of International Hockey Federation (FIH)
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