Argentina men's national field hockey team
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The Argentina national field hockey team, (Spanish: Selección masculina de hockey sobre césped de Argentina) represents Argentina in field hockey and is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH). The current coach is Germán Orozco, who was appointed after the resignation of previous coach Carlos Retegui in 2018, and the team is currently fourth in the FIH World Rankings since December 2018 after their 7th place at the 2018 Hockey World Cup.
Los Leones (The Lions) are the only team of the Americas to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. They achieved this after defeating Belgium 4–2 in the final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] Argentina's Olympic gold-winning coach is Carlos Retegui.
Argentina has appeared in every Hockey World Cup. except the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup. since the first edition in 1973. They reached the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup in The Hague, their best position in the tournament. They also obtained a bronze medal at the 2008 Hockey Champions Trophy and a silver medal at the 2016–17 Hockey World League.
At a continental level, Argentina is the most winning team in the Americas, having dominated most tournaments they played, including three gold medals at the Pan American Cup and nine gold medals at the Pan American Games.
In November 2015 Argentina reached a historic 5th place in the FIH World Rankings, only to be surpassed after their Olympic gold medal by reaching 1st place in April 2017.[3]
History
The team won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup, being ranked 11th in the FIH World Rankings. They also won the bronze medal at the 2008 Champions Trophy, during Carlos Retegui's first period as coach.
In 2013, during the World League Semifinals in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, the team along with coach Carlos Retegui decide to name themselves Los Leones (The Lions), matching the nickname chosen by the women's team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Argentina didn't have great performances at the Summer Olympics until they won the gold medal at the 2016 edition by defeating Belgium 4–2, when they became the first national hockey team to win that prize for their country.
Competitive record
Summer Olympics
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1908 until 1936 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1948 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | Squad |
| 1952 until 1964 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1968 | 13th place game | 14th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 22 | Squad |
| 1972 | 13th place game | 14th | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | N/A |
| 1976 | Crossover | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 1980 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 1984 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1988 | 7th place game | 8th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 22 | N/A |
| 1992 | 11th place game | 11th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | |
| 1996 | 9th place game | 9th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | Squad |
| 2000 | 7th place game | 8th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | Squad |
| 2004 | 11th place game | 11th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | Squad |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2012 | 9th place game | 10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | Squad |
| 2016 | Final | 1st | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | Squad |
| 2020 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 1 title | 11/23 | 74 | 18 | 14 | 42 | 129 | 195 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
World Cup
| World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1971 | 9th place game | 10th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | N/A |
| 1973 | 9th place game | 9th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1975 | 11th place game | 11th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | |
| 1978 | 7th place game | 8th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | |
| 1982 | 11th place game | 12th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | |
| 1986 | 5th place game | 6th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
| 1990 | 9th place game | 9th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | |
| 1994 | 7th place game | 7th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2002 | 5th place game | 6th | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | Squad |
| 2006 | 9th place game | 10th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | Squad |
| 2010 | 7th place game | 7th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | Squad |
| 2014 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | Squad |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | Squad |
| Total | 3rd place (1x) | 13/14 | 88 | 33 | 12 | 43 | 153 | 182 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Pan American Championships
Champions Trophy (Defunct)
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World League (Defunct)
| FIH Hockey World League record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Position | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 2012–13 | 8th | Round 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| Semifinal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | ||
| Final | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 2014–15 | 5th | Semifinal | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| Final | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | 2nd | Semifinal | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 14 |
| Final | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Total | 2nd (1x) | Final (3x) | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 134 | 68 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Pro League
| FIH Pro League record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Position | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2019 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team
Current squad
The following 18 players were named on 4 April 2019 for the Pro League match against Great Britain on 6 April 2019.[5]
Head Coach: Germán Orozco
Caps updated as of 31 March 2019, after the match against Spain.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
Past players
Captains
| Period | Captain |
|---|---|
| 2000–2004 | Pablo Moreira |
| 2005–2006 | Germán Orozco |
| 2007–2008 | Mario Almada |
| 2008–2013 | Matías Vila |
| 2013–2014 | Lucas Rey |
| 2014–2015 | Matías Paredes |
| 2015–Present | Pedro Ibarra |
Coaches
| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| ???–1983 | Juan Carlos Duré |
| 1983–1990 | Luis Ciancia |
| 1991–1992 | Jorge Ruiz |
| 1993–1996 | Miguel MacCormik |
| 1996–1999 | Marcelo Garraffo |
| 1999–2000 | Alejandro Verga |
| 2000–2005 | Jorge Ruíz |
| 2005–2008 | Sergio Vigil |
| 2008–2009 | Carlos Retegui |
| 2009–2012 | Pablo Lombi |
| 2012–2013 | Franco Nicola |
| 2013–2018 | Carlos Retegui |
| 2018–present | Germán Orozco |
Results and fixtures
The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons. The time in Argentina is shown first. If the local time is different, it will be displayed below.
2019
3 Nations Invitational Chile
2019 Pro League
2019 Pan American Games
See also
References
- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016. CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "FIH confirms final line-ups for men's Hockey World League Semi-Finals". 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "South American Championships - Final Standings". panamhockey.org. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Los Leones Para Enfrentar a Gran Bretaña". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.