While the exhilarating photos of the FIH Hockey Professional League Season 6 are nonetheless recent within the minds of hockey followers around the globe, season 7 of the “League of the Finest”, involving the crème de la crème of world hockey, is simply across the nook, and it guarantees to be thrilling!
With two newcomers, Eire ladies and Pakistan males, the 2025-26 FIH Professional League season will begin from Eire exactly in addition to Argentina for an thrilling journey of a minimum of 144 matches. And on prime of the satisfaction of profitable the League, each Champions will guarantee their spot on the Olympic Video games LA28!
Season begins in Eire and Argentina
Germany vs Belgium males will get the season underway in Eire. Motion will proceed in Argentina later within the day with males’s champions Netherlands taking over League debutants Pakistan.
Belgium, England and Germany males, together with Belgium, England and Eire ladies will play the primary block of matches in Eire. In Argentina, the Leones and Leonas will face Netherlands and Pakistan males, in addition to Germany and Netherlands ladies, respectively.
The high-profile encounters between these prime groups are certain to supply moments of nice pleasure for the followers proper from the primary whistle!
Season Finale in Belgium, Germany and England
The league will conclude in epic vogue on 28 June 2026, with thrilling clashes throughout three international locations, specifically Belgium, Germany and England. With 6 ladies’s and 6 males’s groups in motion on closing day, the competitors guarantees to maintain the followers on the sting of their seats until the ultimate whistle because it did within the 2024-25 season, when the lads’s FIH Hockey World Cup qualification was determined on the closing match of the season as Spain pipped Germany to qualify for the occasion.
New Faces
This season will see the arrival of Eire ladies and Pakistan males, each making their debut within the competitors, having been promoted by way of the FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2024-25, including additional depth and pleasure to the Professional League. Their entry ensures recent rivalries and wider engagement for followers throughout the globe.
Defending Champions
Each the Netherlands women and men come into the brand new season as reigning champions, having claimed the titles within the earlier FIH Hockey Professional League season. The Oranje hockey groups will look to defend their crowns in opposition to an more and more aggressive area!
Collaborating groups and venues
By the whole lot of the 2025-26 season, 10 nations will host matches of the FIH Hockey Professional League, as follows:
Eire (9-14 December 2025) – Eire, Belgium, England (ladies) & Belgium, England, Germany (males)
Argentina (9-14 December 2025) – Argentina, Germany, Netherlands (ladies) & Argentina, Netherlands, Pakistan (males)
China (5-10 February 2026) – China, England, Netherlands (ladies)
Spain (5-10 February 2026) – Spain, Belgium, Germany (ladies) & Spain, England, Netherlands (males)
Australia (10-15 February 2026) – Australia, Argentina, Eire (ladies) & Australia, Germany, Pakistan (males)
India (10-15 February 2026) – India, Argentina, Belgium (males)
Australia (20-25 February 2026) – Australia, China, Spain (ladies) & Australia, India, Spain (males)
England (13-21 June 2026) – England, Australia, Germany (ladies) & England, Argentina, Australia (males)
Netherlands (13-21 June 2026) – Netherlands, Eire, Spain (ladies) & Netherlands, Germany, India (males)
Belgium (13-21 June 2026) – Belgium, Argentina, China (ladies) & Belgium, Pakistan, Spain (males)
Belgium (23-28 June 2026) – Belgium, Australia, Netherlands (ladies) & Belgium, Australia, Netherlands (males)
Germany (23-28 June 2026) – Germany, China, Eire (ladies) & Germany, Argentina, Spain (males)
England (23-28 June 2026) – England, Argentina, Spain (ladies) & England, India, Pakistan (males)
The entire match schedule shall be obtainable on 17 September on FIH Professional League | Official FIH web site.
