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| Abbreviation | IISHF |
|---|---|
| Type | Sports federation |
| Legal status | Governing body of Inline Skater Hockey |
| Purpose | Sport governance |
Membership | 12 members |
The International Inline Skater Hockey Federation (IISHF) is an international sporting federation that internationally organizes inline skater hockey. Each of the current 10 member federations are the national governing inline skater hockey bodies in their countries.
The IISHF organizes up to 10 annual international Title Events. These are 7 Club tournaments named "European Cups", mainly for the champions and vice champions of the national leagues, and 3 "European Championships" for the national teams of their member federations.
Inline Skater Hockey
Inline skater hockey is a roller sport and team sport. It is similar to inline hockey, with the most noticeable difference of using a plastic ball instead of a puck. While primarily played using inline skates, quad skates (such as found in rink hockey) are allowed.[1]
A game is played by two teams, and each team is permitted to have 5 players on the pitch, usually four outfield players and a goalkeeper. The rink (40m x 20m) is divided in two halves with a goal in each end. A standard game lasts 3 periods of 20 minutes each. At international tournaments the lengths of the games may deviate, depending on the amount of participating teams.
Like ice hockey, inline skater hockey is a contact sport and has a similar set of rules of the game with few noticeable variations. These mainly derive from the much smaller standard rink size (800 m2 compared to 1,800 m2 in ice hockey). In skater hockey the game is played with no "offside" and no "icing", a "free hit" instead of a bully. Lastly physical contact is slightly limited and referees show yellow, red and black cards. Fighting is strictly forbidden and severely punished.
IISHF Member Countries
Austria |
Denmark |
Germany |
India |
Israel |
Russian Federation |
Spain |
Switzerland |
Great Britain |
Ukraine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Österreichischer Rollsport- und Inline-Skate-Verband (ÖRSV) | Rullesport Danmark (RD) | Inline-Skaterhockey Deutschland (ISHD) | Ball Inline Skater Hockey Association India (BISHAI) | Israel Inline Skater Hockey Federation (ISRISHF) | Russian Inline Skater Hockey Federation (RISHF) | Asociación Española de Skater Hockey (AESH) | Fédération suisse de inline hockey (FSIH) | British Inline Skater Hockey Association (BISHA) | Ukrainian Federation Roller Hockey (UFRH) |
| since 2006 | since 1993 | since 1988 | since 2020 | since 2007 | since 2007 | since 2014 | since 1992 | since 1988 | since 2016 |
Former Member Countries
.svg){kind=small} Canada
|
 Croatia
|
India
|
 Lebanon
|
 Netherlands
|
 Pakistan
|
 Poland
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Inline Skater Hockey Association (CISHA) | Hrvatski Savez Skater Hokeja (HSSH) | India Inline Skater Hockey Federation (IISHF) | Lebanese Roller Hockey Federation (LRHF) | Inline Skaterhockey Netherlands (ISHN) | Pakistan Inline Skater Hockey Federation (PISHF) | Polish Federation of Roller Skating (PZSW) |
| from 2011 - 2012 | from 2016 - 2020 | from 2017 - 2020 | 2020 - 2022 | from 1991 - 2013, from 2015 - 2022 | from 2011 - 2012 | from 2001 - 2013 |
IISHF European Championships
IISHF European Championships are international Title Events (class A tournaments) for national teams. In general each member country has the right to one spot at each IISHF European Championship. A European Championship can only take place with teams from a minimum of four (4) different nations. From these minimum 4 nations at least two nations had to be placed on place 1 – 4 at the previous European Championship. European Championships take place every year in the months from September to November (both months included).[2]
Being an independent sport the European Championships are conducted in Autumn at the end of most national skater hockey seasons. They are also conducted in a time when ice hockey players have returned to ice and are commonly unable to participate. This serves to underline the sport being independent and avoids manifesting a sport hierarchy as in ice hockey.
Men European Championship (MCH)
The Men European Championship has been played 21 times in the history of skater hockey. In 2020 and 2021 they were cancelled to the COVID-19 pandemic. The four nations Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, and Switzerland participated in all Men European Championships since 1997. The 2023 Men European Championship will take place from 16. - 19.11.2023 in Givisiez, Switzerland.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Germany
|
Switzerland
|
Denmark
|
Givisiez, Switzerland
|
| 2022 | Germany
|
Denmark
|
Switzerland
|
Duisburg, Germany
|
| 2019 | Switzerland
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
Rødovre, Denmark
|
| 2018 | Switzerland
|
Germany
|
Great Britain
|
Rossemaison, Switzerland
|
| 2016 | Germany
|
Switzerland
|
Great Britain
|
Opatija, Croatia
|
| 2014 | Germany
|
Denmark
|
Switzerland
|
Kaarst, Germany
|
| 2013 | Germany
|
Switzerland
|
Denmark
|
Rødovre, Denmark
|
| 2012 | Switzerland
|
Great Britain
|
Denmark
|
Givisiez, Switzerland
|
| 2011 | Germany
|
Great Britain
|
Denmark
|
Stegersbach, Austria
|
| 2010 | Denmark
|
Switzerland
|
Germany
|
Lugano, Switzerland
|
| 2009 | Switzerland
|
Denmark
|
Great Britain
|
Lugano, Switzerland
|
| 2008 | Germany
|
Great Britain
|
Switzerland
|
Stegersbach, Austria
|
| 2007 | Switzerland
|
Germany
|
Great Britain
|
Steindorf, Austria
|
| 2006 | Germany
|
Switzerland
|
Austria
|
Lugano, Switzerland
|
| 2005 | Germany
|
Switzerland
|
Denmark
|
Kaarst, Germany
|
| 2004 | Switzerland
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
Torquay, United Kingdom
|
| 2003 | Germany
|
Switzerland
|
Denmark
|
Doncaster, United Kingdom
|
| 2002 | Switzerland
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
Bussy, Switzerland
|
| 2000 | Germany
|
Denmark
|
- | Burgess Hill, United Kingdom
|
| 1999 | Germany
|
Denmark
|
- | Iserlohn, Germany
|
| 1998 | Denmark
|
Germany
|
- | Copenhagen, Denmark
|
| 1997 | Great Britain
|
Germany
|
Switzerland
|
Kaarst, Germany
|
Men European Championships Historical Medal Ranking