Gniezno, Sveti Ivan Zelina and Alanya to host U21 indoor championships in 2027

The venues for the 2027 EuroHockey Indoor U21 Championships have been confirmed with Gniezno, Poland set to host the women’s tournament while the men’s top tier will be in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia and Championship II is in Alanya, Türkiye.

Indoor U21 Women’s Championship 

Teams: AUT, CRO, IRL, ITA, POL, SUI, TUR, UKR 

Venue: Gniezno (POL), Hala Widowiskowo 

Dates: 15th -17th January 2027 

Reserves: DEN (1st reserve), CZE (2nd reserve) 

Indoor U21 Men’s Championship 

Teams: AUT, CRO, CZE, DEN, ITA, POL, POR, SUI 

Venue: Sveti Ivan Zelina (CRO), Sveti Ivan Zelina Sports Hall 

Dates: 22nd -24th January 2027 

Indoor U21 Men’s Championship II 

Teams : IRL, SVK, TUR, UKR 

Venue: Alanya (TUR), Alanya Atatürk Spor Salonu 

Dates: 23rd -24th January 2027 

NB The withdrawal date for all tournaments in this competition is 30th June 2026. Any Nation withdrawing after that date may be subject to a fine or other disciplinary action by EuroHockey. See current EuroHockey Indoor Championship Regulations for further details. 

NB Players must be born on, or after, 1st January 2006.  

NB For the Indoor U21 Championship tournaments the composition of the pools will be the responsibility of EuroHockey and will be based upon the EuroHockey Indoor U21 Ranking.  

EuroHockey/ July 2025 

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