Rink Hockey European Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Rink Hockey European Championship
Sport	Roller Hockey
Founded	1926; 98 years ago (1926)
No. of teams	6
Continent	Europe (World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey)
Most recent champion(s)	Spain (19th title)
Most titles	Portugal (21 titles)
Official website	Official website

The Rink Hockey European Championship is a European roller hockey competition organised by World Skate Europe – Rink Hockey and contested by the best men's national teams.

Spain are the current champions, after defeating Portugal 4–2 in the 2023 final to win their nineteenth title. The most successful team is Portugal, who have won the competition twenty-one times.

Results

Tournaments

Year	Host city	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Number of teams
1926 Details	Herne Bay	England		France	Germany		Switzerland	6
1927 Details	Montreux	England		France	Switzerland		Germany	6
1928 Details	Herne Bay	England		France	Switzerland		Germany	6
1929 Details	Montreux	England		Italy	France		Germany	6
1930 Details	Herne Bay	England		France	Germany		Switzerland	6
1931 Details	Montreux	England		France	Switzerland		Italy	7
1932 Details	Herne Bay	England		Germany	France		Portugal	6
1934 Details	Herne Bay	England		Germany	Switzerland		Italy	6
1936[a] Details	Stuttgart	England		Italy	Portugal		Switzerland	7
1937 Details	Herne Bay	England		Switzerland	Portugal		Italy	7
1938 Details	Antwerp	England		Italy	Belgium		Portugal	7
1939[a] Details	Montreux	England		Italy	Portugal		Belgium	7
1947[a] Details	Lisbon	Portugal		Belgium	Spain		Italy	7
1948[a] Details	Montreux	Portugal		England	Italy		Spain	9
1949[a] Details	Lisbon	Portugal		Spain	Italy		Belgium	8
1950[a] Details	Milan	Portugal		Italy	Switzerland		Spain	10
1951[a] Details	Barcelona	Spain		Portugal	Italy		Belgium	11
1952[a] Details	Porto	Portugal		Italy	Spain		Belgium	10
1953[a] Details	Geneva	Italy		Portugal	Spain		Switzerland	13
1954[a] Details	Barcelona	Spain		Portugal	Italy		Belgium	15
1955[a] Details	Milan	Spain		Italy	Portugal		Switzerland	14
1956[a] Details	Porto	Portugal		Spain	Italy		West Germany	11
1957 Details	Barcelona	Spain		Portugal	Italy		England	6
1959 Details	Geneva	Portugal		Spain	Italy		England	10
1961 Details	Turin	Portugal		Spain	Italy		Netherlands	10
1963 Details	Porto	Portugal		Spain	Netherlands		Switzerland	9
1965 Details	Lisbon	Portugal		Spain	Italy		Netherlands	9
1967 Details	Bilbao	Portugal		Spain	Netherlands		Italy	9
1969 Details	Lausanne	Spain		Portugal	Netherlands		Switzerland	9
1971 Details	Lisbon	Portugal		Spain	Italy		West Germany	9
1973 Details	Iserlohn	Portugal		Spain	West Germany		Italy	9
1975 Details	Viareggio	Portugal		Spain	Italy		West Germany	8
1977 Details	Porto	Portugal		Spain	Italy		West Germany	9
1979 Details	Barcelona	Spain		Portugal	Italy		Netherlands	9
1981 Details	Essen	Spain		Portugal	Italy		Netherlands	9
1983 Details	Vercelli	Spain		Portugal	Italy		Netherlands	8
1985 Details	Barcelos	Spain		Italy	Portugal		Netherlands	9
1987 Details	Oviedo	Portugal		Spain	Italy		West Germany	9
1990 Details	Lodi	Italy		Spain	Portugal		Netherlands	9
1992 Details	Wuppertal	Portugal		Italy	Spain		Germany	10
1994 Details	Funchal	Portugal	3–1	Spain	Italy	3–0	Switzerland	13
1996 Details	Salsomaggiore	Portugal	League	Italy	Spain	League	Switzerland	9
1998 Details	Paços de Ferreira	Portugal	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–0p)	Spain	Italy	10–2	Switzerland	10
2000 Details	Wimmis	Spain	6–3	Portugal	Italy	4–0	France	8
2002 Details	Florence	Spain	4–2	Portugal	Italy	4–3	France	9
2004 Details	La Roche-sur-Yon	Spain	4–2	Italy	Portugal	2–1	Switzerland	8
2006 Details	Monza	Spain	2–0	Switzerland	Portugal	5–4	Italy	9
2008 Details	Oviedo	Spain	1–0	Portugal	Italy	4–3	France	8
2010 Details	Wuppertal	Spain	8–2	Portugal	France	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–0p)	Germany	8
2012 Details	Paredes	Spain	League	Portugal	Italy	League	France	7
2014 Details	Alcobendas	Italy		Spain	Portugal		Germany	6
2016 Details	Oliveira de Azeméis	Portugal	6–2	Italy	Spain	7–1	Switzerland	8
2018 Details	A Coruña	Spain	6–3	Portugal	Italy	5–2	France	11
2021[b] Details	Paredes	Spain	2–1 (a.e.t.)	France	Not played (between  Portugal and  Italy).			6
2023 Details	Sant Sadurní d'Anoia	Spain	4–2	Portugal	Italy	6–5	France	8

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Portugal	21	15	9	45
2	Spain	19	16	6	41
3	England	12	1	0	13
4	Italy	3	12	23	38
5	France	0	6	3	9
6	Germany	0	2	4	6
	Switzerland	0	2	4	6
8	Belgium	0	1	1	2
9	Netherlands	0	0	4	4
Totals (9 entries)		55	55	54	164