International Field Hockey Tournaments

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.