List of 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.
• Hockey World Cup – held every four years, in between the Olympics.
• Champions Trophy – scrapped since 2018.
• Hockey Champions Challenge – eventually replaced by now defunct World Hockey League .
• Hockey Champions Challenge II – eventually replaced by now defunct World Hockey League.
• Men's FIH Pro League and Women's FIH Pro League since 2019.

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.