The hockey agenda for 2025

A new year has begun and the excitement of the world of hockey begins with an agenda that will have the sport of stick and ball for all tastes. From the continuity of the Pro League, to the Indoor World Cup, the return of local competitions and much more.

After a 2024 of a lot of action, on December 15, the Santiago del Estero window closed at the beginning of the 2024/2025 Pro League. The international championship offers a quota per group for the 2026 World Cup that will be held in the Netherlands and Belgium and which already has both teams classified, in addition to Germany in women and Australia in men, the latest winners of the tournament.

Argentina will look for the possibility of obtaining that place in a season with eight series remaining:

– Sydney, Australia (February 4-9)

– Bhubaneswar, India (February 15-25)

– Santiago del Estero, Argentina (February 19 to 24)

– Valencia, Spain (June 7-8)

– Amsterdam, Netherlands (June 7-15)

– London, England (June 14-22)

– Antwerp, Belgium (June 14-29)

– Berlin, Germany (June 21-29)

However, the ball will start spinning much sooner with the Eurohockey Indoor Under 21 championships that will be disputed in Walcz, Poland (from January 10 to 12 for women), Geneva, Switzerland and Lousada, Portugal (January 17 to 19 for men). Then at the end of the monthalso the juniors but on grass will play the oceanic qualifier in Auckland, New Zealand (January 29 to February 2 in both branches) for this year’s World Cup to be held in Chile (women) and India (men) in December. It will be the first time that the World Cup competition has 24 teams.

The Argentine presence will officially arrive from February 3 to 9 with the Indoor World Cup in Porec, Croatia. The Track Lions will face Germany, Iran and Malaysia in the group stage. Two weeks later, it will be the turn of Las Leonas and Los Leones play again in the Pro League in Santiago del Estero (from February 19 to 24). It will be a two-game series against Belgium and Australiafor both women and men.

Simultaneously, in Muscat, Oman, from February 17 to 23, Los Diablos will participate in the Nations Cup 2the tournament that provides a place to participate in the 2025/2026 Pro League. They will share a group with China, Egypt and Poland. On the other side will be Austria, Oman, Scotland and the United States. Their compatriots, Las Diablas, will also play the competition, but they will do so at home, in Santiago de Chile, from February 23 to March 2. They will play Canada, Japan and the United States in their group. In the other zone will be Ireland, South Korea, New Zealand and Scotland.

International activity will stop in March, but, as usual The Buenos Aires 2025 Metropolitan Tournament will begin, with a date yet to be confirmed. The Super League will also begin its calendar with the qualifying competitions for the Super 8 (in Buenos Aires San Fernando A and GEBA are already classified for men and Lomas and Ducilo for women).

The action in the rest of the world will continue in April with the definition of the Euro Hockey League (EHL) 2024/2025 that will be played in Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, from April 16 to 21. In the men the Final 8 will be played, while in the women the Final 12 will be played. There will be a new champion in both tournaments since AH&BC Amsterdam (women) and Pinoké (men), the last winners, will not be part.

June will be the month that will see the most action. The 2024/2025 Pro League will close with the five remaining windows of Amsterdam, Valencia, London, Antwerp and Berlin (June 7 to 29). The Lionesses They will play in Spain against the local teams, in England also against those who will have the home team and India and will close in Germany against China. While The Lions They will have a similar schedule that will begin in the Iberian nation and then, instead of playing in London, they will do so in the capital of the Netherlands against the Olympic champions and the Indians. They will close their participation with a double match at the Germans’ home.

At the same time (June 16 to 22), in Walcz, Poland, the women’s Nations Cup 2 will also be held with the presence of Las Cimarronas. The Uruguayans will play with South Africa, Italy, Malaysia, Czech Republic, Poland, Wales and France. It still remains to be defined how the groups will be formed.

Once the Pro League and the Nations Cup are over, it will be the turn of the regional qualifying competitions for the 2026 World Cup. The Copa América that will be held in Montevideo, Uruguay, from July 24 to August 3 will provide one place per branch to the World Cup championship. Next, In Europe, the Euro Hockey Championship will be played in Mönchengladbach, Germany, from August 8 to 17for both ladies and gentlemen.

Simultaneously, the Junior Pan American Games will be held from August 10 to 19 in Asunción, Paraguay. It will be the last official preparatory competition for youth teams with the aim of the World Cup events in December.

Finally, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has not yet communicated its calendar for the second semester. Although it will have the start of the 2025/2026 Pro League and the remaining qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. At the local level it will be the definition of the national championships (Super 8 and Argentine National Teams) and the 2025 Metropolitan Playoffs.