This is a list of the major International field hockey tournaments, in chronological order. Tournaments included are:
- Olympic Games - held every four years.
- World Hockey Cup - held every four years, in between the Olympics.
- Champions Trophy - currently held every year, for the top 8 ranked nations.
- Hockey Champions Challenge - held every years for teams ranked 9th-16th in the world.
- Hockey Champions Challenge II - held every years for teams ranked 17th-24th in the world.
Although invitational or not open to all countries, the following are also considered international tournaments:
- Commonwealth Games – held ever four years between members of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament - held annually in Malaysia, an invitational tournament.
- Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Hockey Tournament -held annually for aged under-21 in Malaysia, an invitational tournament.
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