Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup

The Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup is an international women's field hockey tournament organised annually by the International Hockey Federation. The tournament serves as the qualification tournament for the Women's FIH Pro League.

Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
Sport	Field hockey
Founded	2019; 6 years ago (2019)
First season	2022
No. of teams	8
Most recent champion(s)	New Zealand (1st title) (2024–25)
Most titles	India  Spain  New Zealand (1 title each)
Promotion to	FIH Pro League
Relegation to	FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2

The tournament was founded in 2019 and the first edition was held in December 2022 in Valencia, Spain.^[1]

Format

The tournament features the eight highest ranked teams in the FIH Women's World Ranking not participating in the Women's FIH Pro League. The winner of the tournament will be promoted to the following year's FIH Pro League to replace the bottom team who will be relegated.^[2] The team will only be promoted if they meet the necessary requirements for participation in the Pro League. The winner of the first edition will qualify for the 2023–24 season of the FIH Pro League.^[3]

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place game				Number of teams
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2022 Details	Valencia, Spain		India	1–0	Spain		Japan	3–2	Ireland		8
2023–24 Details	Terrassa, Spain		Spain	2–0	Ireland		Chile	2–1	New Zealand		8
2024–25 Details	Santiago, Chile		New Zealand	1–1 (4–2 pen.)	Ireland		Chile	2–1	United States		8

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Spain	1 (2023–24*)	1 (2022*)
New Zealand	1 (2024–25)			1 (2023–24)
India	1 (2022)
Ireland		2 (2023–24, 2024–25)		1 (2022)
Chile			2 (2023–24, 2024–25*)
Japan			1 (2022)
United States				1 (2024–25)

* = host country

Team appearances

Team	2022	2023–24	2024–25	2025–26	Total
Canada	WD	6th	8th	–	2
Chile	7th	3rd	3rd	Q	4
France	–	–	–	Q	1
India	1st	–	–	Q	2
Ireland	4th	2nd	2nd [a]	–	3
Italy	5th	7th	–	–	2
Japan	3rd	5th	6th	Q	4
New Zealand	–	4th	1st	Q[a]	3
Scotland	–	–	5th	Q	2
South Africa	8th	–	–	–	1
South Korea	6th	8th	7th	Q	4
Spain	2nd	1st	–	–	2
United States	–	–	4th	Q	2
Total	8	8	8	8

See also

• Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
• Women's FIH Pro League
• Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2

Notes

1. New Zealand withdrew and were replaced by Ireland to the 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League.^[4]