FIH Hockey Pro League
Field hockey · International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Also called: the Pro League, "the League of the Best" (the FIH's own phrase)
The FIH Hockey Pro League is field hockey's yearly league for the leading men's and women's national teams, first played in 2019; the first champions were Australia (men) and the Netherlands (women).
- Next
- 2026-27, from 8 December 2026 in Argentina
- Most titles
- Netherlands, 3
- India
- Best: 3rd (2021-22); 7 seasons from 2020-21
- Cycle
- Yearly, December to June
Winners, newest first
2025-26Won3rdRunner-upBelgiumRunners-up: England
- Third
- Australia
- Fourth
- Netherlands
2024-25Runner-upWon3rdNetherlands (35 points)Runners-up: Belgium
- Third
- Spain
- Fourth
- Germany
2023-24Runner-upWon3rdAustraliaRunners-up: Netherlands
- Third
- Great Britain
- Fourth
- Argentina
2022-233rdWonRunner-upNetherlands (beat Belgium 4-2 in their last match, 35 points; the first to win twice)Runners-up: Great Britain
- Third
- Belgium
- Fourth
- India
2021-223rdRunner-upWonNetherlandsRunners-up: Belgium
- Third
- India
- Fourth
- Germany
2020-21WonRunner-up3rdBelgiumRunners-up: Australia
- Third
- Germany
- Fourth
- India
2019Runner-up3rdWonAustralia (beat Belgium 3-2 in the Grand Final, Amstelveen)Runners-up: Belgium
- Third
- Netherlands
- Fourth
- Great Britain
- Next
- 2026-27, from 8 December 2026 in Argentina
- Most titles
- Netherlands, 6
- India
- Best: 3rd (2021-22); returns for 2026-27
- Cycle
- Yearly
Winners, newest first
2025-26WonRunner-up3rdNetherlandsRunners-up: Argentina
- Third
- Belgium
- Fourth
- China
2024-25WonRunner-up3rdNetherlands (42 points)Runners-up: Argentina
- Third
- Belgium
- Fourth
- China
2023-24Won3rdRunner-upNetherlandsRunners-up: Germany
- Third
- Argentina
- Fourth
- Belgium
2022-23WonRunner-up3rdNetherlands (37 points from 13 games after beating Germany 2-1, 27 June 2023; a third title)Runners-up: Argentina
- Third
- Australia
- Fourth
- Belgium
2021-223rdRunner-upWonArgentinaRunners-up: Netherlands
- Third
- India
- Fourth
- Belgium
2020-21WonRunner-up3rdNetherlandsRunners-up: Argentina
- Third
- Great Britain
- Fourth
- Germany
2019WonRunner-up3rdNetherlands (2-2 with Australia in the final, won the shoot-out 4-3, Wagener Stadium, 29 June 2019)Runners-up: Australia
- Third
- Germany
- Fourth
- Argentina
Final standings beyond fourth place are not yet loaded.
India in the Pro League
| Season | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Did not take part | Did not take part |
| 2020-21 | 4th | Did not take part |
| 2021-22 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2022-23 | 4th | Did not take part |
| 2023-24 | 7th | 8th |
| 2024-25 | 8th | 9th |
| 2025-26 | 8th | Did not take part |
| 2026-27 | Taking part | Taking part (rejoins) |
The FIH's 2026-27 announcement says India's women rejoin. In the last match of 2025-26 India's men beat second-placed England in a shoot-out.
More about this tournament
How it works
Nine teams in each league play each other over a season in mini-tournaments at the teams' home grounds; the team with most points at the end is champion and receives the FIH Hockey Pro League Trophy. The 2019 season ended with a Grand Final of the top four, decided by a final. The 2020-21 season was decided on percentage of points after matches were lost to COVID-19. The last-placed team is relegated and the Nations Cup winner promoted.
Successful teams
| Team | Men: titles | Men: runners-up | Women: titles | Women: runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 (2021-22, 2022-23, 2024-25) | 1 (2023-24) | 6 (2019, 2020-21, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26) | 1 (2021-22) |
| Belgium | 2 (2020-21, 2025-26) | 3 (2019, 2021-22, 2024-25) | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 2 (2019, 2023-24) | 1 (2020-21) | 0 | 1 (2019) |
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 (2021-22) | 4 (2020-21, 2022-23, 2024-25, 2025-26) |
| Great Britain / England | 0 | 2 (2022-23 as Great Britain; 2025-26 as England) | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2023-24) |
History
How it began
The FIH created the Pro League as a yearly league of the best national teams (men and women) and first played it in 2019. The first season ended with a Grand Final in the Netherlands: Australia's men and the Netherlands' women were the first champions.
How the format changed
After 2019 the Grand Final was dropped and the champion became the team on most points at the end of the season. COVID-19 cut the 2020-21 season short, and the title was decided on percentage of points. From 2024-25 the champions earn direct places at the World Cup and, for 2025-26, at the LA28 Olympic Games.
Champions by era
The Netherlands' women have won six of the seven seasons; Argentina took the other, in 2021-22. In the men's league the title has moved between the Netherlands (three), Belgium and Australia (two each). [rows]
India's story
India's men joined in 2020-21 and finished fourth, then third in 2021-22, their best; since 2023-24 they have finished in the lower half. India's women were third in 2021-22, were relegated after finishing ninth in 2024-25, and return in 2026-27.
Firsts and facts
- First season: 2019; first champions Australia (men) and the Netherlands (women).
- The 2019 women's final was the only Pro League title decided by a shoot-out.
- The Netherlands men were the first to win the men's title twice (2021-22 and 2022-23).
- In 2022-23 the Netherlands won both titles in one season, the first nation to do so.