"VAN" (Sports Desk - 03.07.2025) :: After an intense month of June for international hockey that included half of the FIH Hockey Pro League season, the FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup and the inaugural FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup 2, here’s a snapshot of the current world rankings (outdoor) as we’ve reached the half of the year:
In the women’s world rankings, the final stages of the 2024-25 FIH Hockey Pro League season have not led to any changes for the participating teams.
Netherlands (3682) remain at the top of the rankings, followed by Argentina (3221) and Belgium (3027). Beyond the podium, the next six teams are the remaining teams in the Pro League, namely China (2813), Australia (2724), Germany (2631), Spain (2585), England (2481) and India (2243).
The inaugural FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup 2 however enabled France and Uruguay to benefit the most from their excellent performances. With 1607 points, Champions Les Bleues are now ranked 17th. This is no less than their best-ever position! Runners-up Las Cimarronas have also reached their best ever ranking (22nd) with 1479 points. On the other side, South Africa (1442) and Malaysia (1404), finishing 8th and 7th in the tournament respectively, are enduring their lowest ranking ever.
In the men’s world rankings, the FIH Hockey Pro League matches played in June caused a number of changes in the rankings. On the plus side, Germany (3076) moved up to the second spot and Spain (2883) – who qualified to the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup thanks to their successful Pro League campaign – to the fourth one. On the contrary, England (2874), India (2733) and Ireland (2125) all dropped in the rankings to the 5th, 8th and 11th positions respectively.
Olympic champions and FIH Hockey Pro League winners Netherlands (3382) continue to top the rankings.
Winning the recent FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup in Malaysia, New Zealand is now back in the top 10 (9th with 2172 points). However, South Africa (1948), who were relegated to the FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2, lost three places whilst Japan (1782) lost two compared to the March rankings.
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