Argentina men's national field hockey team

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 Lucas Rey, who was appointed after Mariano Ronconi let go after the 2024 Summer Olympics. The team is currently sixth in the FIH World Rankings.

Argentina
Nickname(s)Los Leones (The Lions)
AssociationConfederación Argentina de Hockey (CAH)
ConfederationPAHF (Americas)
Head CoachLucas Rey
Assistant coach(es)Lucas Cammareri
Daniel García
ManagerMartín Elli
CaptainMatías Rey
Most capsMatías Paredes (356)
Top scorerJorge Lombi (341)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 7 Steady (23 November 2024)[1]
Highest1 (April 2017 – October 2017)
Lowest14 (2009)
Olympic Games
Appearances13 (first in 1948)
Best result1st (2016)
World Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1971)
Best result3rd (2014)
Pan American Games
Appearances15 (first in 1967)
Best result1st (1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)
Pan American Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2000)
Best result1st (2004, 2013, 2017, 2022)

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, since the first edition in 1973, except the 1998 edition. They won the bronze medal in 2014, 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 four gold medals at the Pan American Cup and eleven 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

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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 a coach.

In 2013, during the Hockey 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.

 
Los Leones in 2015.

Competitive record

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Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympics record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1908 to 1936 did not participate
1948   London, Great Britain 5th 3 1 1 1 5 12 Squad
1952 to 1964 did not participate
1968   Mexico City, Mexico 14th 8 1 1 6 4 22 Squad
1972   Munich, West Germany 14th 8 0 3 5 4 10 Squad
1976   Montreal, Canada 11th 6 1 0 5 6 15 Squad
1980   Moscow, Soviet Union Withdrew
1984   Los Angeles, United States did not participate
1988   Seoul, South Korea 8th 7 2 1 4 15 22 Squad
1992   Barcelona, Spain 11th 7 2 0 5 14 20 Squad
1996   Atlanta, United States 9th 7 3 1 3 16 19 Squad
2000   Sydney, Australia 8th 7 1 2 4 16 22 Squad
2004   Athens, Greece 11th 7 1 2 4 13 19 Squad
2008   Beijing, China did not qualify
2012   London, Great Britain 10th 6 1 1 4 11 17 Squad
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 8 5 2 1 25 17 Squad
2020   Tokyo, Japan 7th 6 2 1 3 11 14 Squad
2024   Paris, France 8th 6 2 2 2 10 9 Squad
2028   Los Angeles, United States to be determined
2032   Brisbane, Australia
Total 13/25 86 22 17 47 150 218

World Cup

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FIH 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
  2023 Classification round 9th 6 3 3 0 28 13 Squad
Total 3rd place 14/15 94 36 15 43 181 195

FIH Pro League

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FIH Pro League record
Season Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
2019 5th 14 6 3 5 41 36 Squad
2020–21 7th 12 2 4 6 26 35 Squad
2021–22 5th 16 6 4 6 31 35 Squad
2022–23 8th 16 3 6 7 28 36 Squad
2023–24 4th 16 7 5 4 39 35 Squad
Total Best: 4th 74 24 22 28 165 177

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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Sultan Azlan
Shah Cup
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Year Position
2006 7th
2007 5th
2008 1st
2012 2nd
2018 3rd
Best result: 1st place

Defunct competitions

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*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Players

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Current squad

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The following 19 players were named on 7 June 2024 in the final squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5]

Caps are correct as of 2 June 2024, after the match against Spain.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Tomás Santiago (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 32) 76   Royal Herakles HC
24 GK Nehuen Hernando (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 24) 13   Ducilo

4 DF Juan Catán (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 29) 79   TSV Mannheim
17 DF Santiago Tarazona (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 28) 120   TSV Mannheim
18 DF Federico Monja (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 (age 31) 79   Atlètic Terrassa

14 MF Nicolás Della Torre (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34) 101   Dragons
22 MF Matías Rey (Captain) (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984 (age 40) 286   San Fernando
26 MF Agustín Mazzilli (1989-06-20) 20 June 1989 (age 35) 270   Lomas
27 MF Tadeo Marcucci (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23) 32   Lomas
29 MF Thomas Habif (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 28) 75   Mannheimer HC
30 MF Agustín Bugallo (1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 (age 29) 131   Mitre
41 MF Iñaki Minadeo (2003-06-09) 9 June 2003 (age 21) 8   Banco Provincia

7 FW Nicolás Keenan (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 27) 82   Klein Zwitserland
8 FW Tobías Martins (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 26) 27   UHC Hamburg
9 FW Maico Casella (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27) 134   Gentoise HC
11 FW Lucas Toscani (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 25) 60   Klein Zwitserland
21 FW Tomas Domene (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 27) 77   Waterloo Ducks
23 FW Lucas Martínez (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 31) 130   Dragons
31 FW Bautista Capurro (2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 21) 28   Ciudad

Past players

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Captains

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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
2015–2021 Pedro Ibarra
2021–Present Maico Casella
Agustín Mazzilli
Matías Rey

Coaches

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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 (2nd cycle)
2018–2020 Germán Orozco
2020–2021 Mariano Ronconi
2021 Carlos Retegui (3rd cycle)
2021–2024 Mariano Ronconi (2nd cycle)
2024-Present Lucas Rey

References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Argentina beat Belgium to win first Olympic Games men's hockey gold medal". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ^ "FIH confirms final line-ups for men's Hockey World League Semi-Finals". 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. ^ "South American Championships – Final Standings". panamhockey.org. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Los Leones Convocados a Los Juegos Olímpicos De París" (7 June 2024). www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Hockey Confederation. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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