Spain women's national field hockey team

The Spain women's national field hockey team represents Spain in international women's field hockey competitions. It is controlled by the Royal Spanish Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Spain.

Spain
Spain
AssociationReal Federación Española de Hockey [es]
(Royal Spanish Hockey Federation)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachCarlos García Cuenca
Assistant coach(es)Eduardo Aguilar
ManagerRaúl Gómez
CaptainMaría López
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 8 Decrease 1 (13 August 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1992)
Best result1st (1992)
World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1974)
Best result3rd (2018)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1984)
Best result2nd (1995, 2003)

Spain is one of six national teams to have been crowned olympic champions, tournament they have qualifyed consistently since 1992. In the other two major tournaments, they have competed in every World Cup (except 1983 and 2014), and every European Championship, reaching nine semi-finals and winning three continental medals.

Tournament records

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Olympic Games[2]
Year Host city Position
1980   Moscow, Soviet Union
1984   Los Angeles, United States
1988   Seoul, South Korea
1992   Barcelona, Spain 1st
1996   Atlanta, United States 8th
2000   Sydney, Australia 4th
2004   Athens, Greece 10th
2008   Beijing, China 7th
2012   London, United Kingdom
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th
2020   Tokyo, Japan 7th
2024   Paris, France 7th
EuroHockey Nations Championship[3]
Year Host city Position
1984   Lille, France 7th
1987   London, England 5th
1991   Brussels, Belgium 6th
1995   Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
1999   Cologne, Germany 5th
2003   Barcelona, Spain 2nd
2005   Dublin, Ireland 4th
2007   Manchester, England 4th
2009   Amstelveen, Netherlands 4th
2011   Mönchengladbach, Germany 4th
2013   Boom, Belgium 5th
2015   London, England 4th
2017   Amstelveen, Netherlands 5th
2019   Antwerp, Belgium 3rd
2021   Amstelveen, Netherlands 4th
2023   Mönchengladbach, Germany 6th
World League[4]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Round 2   Valencia, Spain 2nd
Semi-final   London, England 8th
2014–15 Semi-final   Valencia, Spain 6th
2016–17 Round 2   Valencia, Spain 1st
Semi-final   Brussels, Belgium 7th
Pro League
Year Host city Position
2021–22 5th
World Cup[5]
Year Host city Position
1974   Mandelieu, France 6th
1976   West Berlin, West Germany 5th
1978   Madrid, Spain 8th
1981   Buenos Aires, Argentina 10th
1983   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1986   Amstelveen, Netherlands 12th
1990   Sydney, Australia 5th
1994   Dublin, Ireland 8th
1998   Utrecht, Netherlands
2002   Perth, Australia 8th
2006   Madrid, Spain 4th
2010   Rosario, Argentina 12th
2014   The Hague, Netherlands
2018   London, England 3rd
2022   Terrassa, Spain &   Amstelveen, Netherlands 7th
Champions Trophy[6]
Year Host city Position
1987 – 1989 Did not particiapte
1991   Berlin, Germany 4th
1993   Amstelveen, Netherlands 5th
1995   Mar del Plata, Argentina 5th
1997 – 2000 Did not particiapte
2001   Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2002 – 2006 Did not particiapte
2007   Quilmes, Argentina 6th
2008 – 2018 Did not particiapte
Hockey Nations Cup
Year Host city Position
2022   Valencia, Spain 2nd
2023–24   Terrassa, Spain 1st
Champions Challenge[7]
Year Host city Position
2002   Johannesburg, South Africa
2003   Catania, Italy 2nd
2005   Virginia Beach, United States 6th
2007   Baku, Azerbaijan
2009   Cape Town, South Africa 4th
2011   Dublin, Ireland 4th
2012   Dublin, Ireland
2014   Glasgow, Scotland 4th

Team

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The squad was announced on 29 June 2024.[8]

Head coach: Carlos García Cuenca[9]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2 DF Laura Barrios (2000-09-04)4 September 2000 (aged 23) 54 6   RC Polo
4 FW Sara Barrios (2000-09-04)4 September 2000 (aged 23) 42 7   RC Polo
7 MF Júlia Strappato (2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 24) 41 0   Club de Campo
8 MF Lucía Jiménez (1997-01-08)8 January 1997 (aged 27) 179 23   Mannheim
9 DF María López (Captain) (1990-02-16)16 February 1990 (aged 34) 249 43   Club de Campo
10 FW Belén Iglesias (1996-07-06)6 July 1996 (aged 28) 105 23   Club de Campo
11 FW Marta Segú (1995-06-22)22 June 1995 (aged 29) 115 37   RC Polo
13 DF Constanza Amundson (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 26) 41 1   RC Polo
14 FW Blanca Pérez (2003-09-17)17 September 2003 (aged 20) 10 0   Club de Campo
17 DF Lola Riera (1991-06-25)25 June 1991 (aged 33) 205 146   Sanse Complutense
19 FW Begoña García (1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 29) 173 42   Club de Campo
20 DF Xantal Giné (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 31) 202 15   RC Polo
21 MF Beatriz Pérez (1991-05-04)4 May 1991 (aged 33) 261 53   Club de Campo
24 MF Alejandra Torres-Quevedo (1999-09-30)30 September 1999 (aged 24) 93 7   Club de Campo
26 GK Clara Pérez (2001-07-26)26 July 2001 (aged 23) 25 0   Atlètic Terrassa
30 FW Patricia Álvarez (1998-03-04)4 March 1998 (aged 26) 39 7   RC Polo

Notable players

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The team in 2016.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Other – FIH". International Hockey Federation.
  3. ^ "Home – FIH".
  4. ^ "Home – FIH".
  5. ^ "World Cup – FIH". International Hockey Federation.
  6. ^ "Champions Trophy – FIH". International Hockey Federation.
  7. ^ "Champions Challenge – FIH". International Hockey Federation.
  8. ^ "LISTA DE CONVOCADAS ABSOLUTA FEMENINA JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS PARÍS 2024". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Team roster: Spain" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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