Roller Hockey - Championships
In case of quad hockey, The International Rink Hockey Committee or Comit Internationale de Rink-Hockey (CIRH) acts as the governing body. In case of inline roller hockey, the Fdration Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS) and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) jointly act as the governing body and FIRS acts as the world governing body for both quad and inline hockey.
FIRS organizes the following nation wise and league wise Roller Hockey championships −
- FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup
- FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup
- FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup U-20
- Nations Cup
FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup
FIRS organizes Roller Hockey World Cup every two years. The first World Cup was held in 1936. Till 2015, only five countries have won the World Cup −
- England two times
- Portugal 15 times
- Spain 16 times
- Italy four times
- Argentina five times
FIRS Womens Roller Hockey World Cup
FIRS organizes Womens Hockey World Cup every two years. This world cup has been started since 1992. The winners of womens world cup are as follows
- Germany three times
- Brazil two times
- Chile two times
- Portugal two times
- Argentina one time
- France one time
- Japan one time
- Spain one time
FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup U-20
FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup U-20 is organized every two years since 2003 in which Portugal and Spain has won many times. Portugal and Spain has won this world cup three times each and Argentina has only once.
Nations Cup
Nations Cup is said to be the oldest tournament of Roller Hockey as it is being held since 1923. Portugal and Spain are most successful in this tournament also. Besides these, England has also won this tournament many times.