Italy women's national field hockey team

The Italy women's national field hockey team represents Italy in international field hockey competitions.[2] The team is currently ranked 17th in the FIH World Rankings, with 623 points.[3]

Italy
Italy
AssociationEHF (Europe)
ConfederationFederazione Italiana Hockey
Head CoachRoberto Carta
Assistant coach(es)Fabrizio Mattei
ManagerPaolo Grazioli
CaptainFederica Carta
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 18 Steady (23 November 2024)[1]
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1976)
Best result9th (2018)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1984)
Best result7th (2007, 2015)

History

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Field hockey was first introduced in Italy in 1935, and has since grown in popularity within the country.[4]

In July 2017, at the 2016–17 Hockey World League Semifinals in Brussels, Belgium, the Italian women's team secured qualification for the 2018 Hockey World Cup. This is the first major international tournament Italy have qualified for since the 1976 Hockey World Cup, where the team finished 10th.[5]

Tournament history

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World Cup[6]
Year Host city Position
1976   West Berlin, West Germany 10th
2018   London, England 9th
World League[7]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Round 1   Prague, Czech Republic 2nd
Round 2   Valencia, Spain 1st
Semi-final   London, England 6th
2014–15 Round 2   Montevideo, Uruguay 1st
Semi-final   Antwerp, Belgium 8th
2016–17 Round 2   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
Semi-final   Brussels, Belgium 6th
Champions Challenge[8]
Champions Challenge I
Year Host city Position
2002   Johannesburg, South Africa
2003   Catania, Italy 6th
2005 – 2007 Did not Compete
2009   Cape Town, South Africa 6th
2012 – 2014 Did not Compete
Champions Challenge II
Year Host city Position
2011   Vienna, Austria 2nd

Current roster

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The following 18 players including young player of the year Chiara Bovio were named in the Italian squad for the 2022 FIH Nations Cup in Valencia.[11]

Head coach:   Robert Justus

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
1 GK Sofía Monserrat (1992-06-19) 19 June 1992 (age 32) 12 0   Royal Wellington
12 GK Lucía Caruso (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 27) 9 0   Sanse Complutense

3 DF Teresa Dalla Vittoria (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) 32 0   White Star
21 DF Sara Puglisi (Captain) (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 24) 32 0   Oranje-Rood
28 DF Ivanna Pessina (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 34) 40 3   Leuven
30 DF Camila Machín (1994-09-03) 3 September 1994 (age 30) 7 3   Royal Victory

5 MF Ailin Oviedo (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33) 15 1   Real Sociedad
7 MF Elettra Bormida (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 26) 11 0   White Star
9 MF Emilia Munitis (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 28) 32 3   Sanse Complutense
15 MF Sofía Maldonado (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 29) 25 2   Grossflottbeker
25 MF Mercedes Pastor (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 28) 10 1   Royal Herakles
26 MF Sofía Laurito (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30) 28 4   Waterloo Ducks
29 MF Luciana Galimberti (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 33) 7 0   La Rasante

6 FW Agustina Hasselstrom (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 31) 4 0   Bremer
13 FW Agueda Moroni (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27) 15 3   White Star
14 FW Antonella Bruni (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 29) 10 0   Royal Victory
18 FW Federica Carta (Captain) (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24) 49 16   Real Sociedad
27 FW Lara Oviedo (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36) 53 18   La Gantoise

References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ "National Female Senior". Federazione Italiana Hockey. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Hero FIH Rankings – Outdoor". FIH. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ^ "History". Federazione Italiana Hockey. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Italy qualify for Women's Hockey World Cup, London 2018". FIH. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Home – FIH".
  7. ^ "Home – FIH".
  8. ^ "Home – FIH".
  9. ^ "Home – FIH".
  10. ^ "Home – FIH".
  11. ^ "Convocazione n. 33 Nazionale senior femminile Hockey Women's Nations Cup Spain, Valencia 3-18 dicembre 2022" (PDF). federhockey.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Hockey. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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