France men's national field hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Les Bleus | ||
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| Association | France Hockey Federation (Fédération Française de Hockey) | ||
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||
| Head Coach | Fred Soyez | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Jorge Lombi Ramón Sala | ||
| Manager | Antoine François | ||
| Captain | Viktor Lockwood | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 10  (23 November 2024)[1] | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1908) | ||
| Best result | 4th (1920, 1936) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1971) | ||
| Best result | 7th (1971, 1990) | ||
| EuroHockey Championship | |||
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1970) | ||
| Best result | 4th (1970) | ||
The France men's national field hockey team represents France in international field hockey competitions.[2]
Tournament history
[edit]Summer Olympics
[edit]| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 1908 |  London, Great Britain
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6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Squad | |
| 1920 |  Antwerp, Belgium
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4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | Squad | |
| 1928 |  Amsterdam, Netherlands
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5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Squad | |
| 1932 |  Los Angeles, United States
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did not participate | ||||||||
| 1936 |  Berlin, Germany
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4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | Squad | |
| 1948 | London, Great Britain
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8th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Squad | |
| 1952 |  Helsinki, Finland
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11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad | |
| 1956 |  Melbourne, Australia
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did not participate | ||||||||
| 1960 |  Rome, Italy
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10th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Squad | |
| 1964 |  Tokyo, Japan
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did not participate | ||||||||
| 1968 |  Mexico City, Mexico
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10th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | Squad | |
| 1972 |  Munich, West Germany
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12th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | Squad | |
| 1976 to 1988 | did not participate | |||||||||
| 1992 to 2020 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2024 |  Paris, France
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11th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | Squad | |
| 2028 |  Los Angeles, United States
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to be determined | ||||||||
| 2032 | Brisbane, Australia
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| Total | 4th place | 46 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 46 | 126 | |||
World Cup
[edit]| World Cup record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 1971 |  Barcelona, Spain
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7th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | |
| 1973 to 1986 | did not qualify. | |||||||||
| 1990 |  Lahore, Pakistan
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7th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | — | |
| 1994 to 2014 | did not qualify. | |||||||||
| 2018 |  Bhubaneswar, India
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8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | Squad | |
| 2023 | Odisha, India
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13th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 23 | Squad | |
| 2026 | Wavre, Belgium Amstelveen, Netherlands
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To be determined. | ||||||||
| Total | 4/15 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 52 | |||
EuroHockey Championship
[edit]- 1970 – 4th place
- 1974 – 6th place
- 1978 – 7th place
- 1983 – 6th place
- 1987 – 11th place
- 1991 – 6th place
- 1995 – 12th place
- 1999 – 7th place
- 2003 – 5th place
- 2005 – 5th place
- 2007 – 6th place
- 2009 – 6th place
- 2011 – 8th place
- 2015 – 7th place
- 2021 – 6th place
- 2023 – 5th place
- 2025 – Qualified
- 2027 – Qualified
EuroHockey Championship II
[edit]
World League
[edit]FIH Pro League
[edit]- 2021–22 – 8th place
FIH Hockey Nations Cup
[edit]Champions Trophy
[edit]- 1992 – 6th place
Champions Challenge I
[edit]- 2014 – 6th place
Champions Challenge II
[edit]Current squad
[edit]Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. France announced their squad on 8 July 2024.[3]
Head coach: Fred Soyez[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Arthur Thieffry | 15 September 1989 (aged 34) | 117 | Lille
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| 2 | DF | Gaspard Xavier | 10 May 2002 (aged 22) | 38 | Racing Club de Bruxelles
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| 3 | DF | Mattéo Desgouillons | 21 January 2000 (aged 24) | 13 | CA Montrouge
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| 7 | MF | Lucas Montecot | 4 September 2001 (aged 22) | 12 | CA Montrouge
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| 8 | MF | Simon Martin-Brisac | 20 November 1992 (aged 31) | 148 | Racing Club de France
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| 9 | FW | Blaise Rogeau | 26 November 1994 (aged 29) | 108 | Waterloo Ducks
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| 10 | DF | Viktor Lockwood (Captain) | 29 March 1992 (aged 32) | 162 | Lille
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| 11 | FW | Noé Jouin | 2 August 2002 (aged 21) | 19 | Saint Germain
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| 12 | DF | Amaury Bellenger | 14 August 1998 (aged 25) | 70 | Uccle Sport
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| 14 | MF | Gaspard Baumgarten | 3 August 1992 (aged 31) | 174 | Léopold
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| 16 | MF | François Goyet | 4 November 1994 (aged 29) | 153 | Gantoise
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| 17 | DF | Christophe Peters-Deutz | 17 November 1995 (aged 28) | 106 | Racing Club de France
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| 18 | MF | Eliot Curty | 18 September 1998 (aged 25) | 65 | Waterloo Ducks
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| 21 | FW | Etienne Tynevez | 13 February 1999 (aged 25) | 115 | Gantoise
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| 22 | DF | Victor Charlet | 19 November 1993 (aged 30) | 158 | Waterloo Ducks
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| 24 | MF | Charles Masson | 13 April 1992 (aged 32) | 143 | Gantoise
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| 28 | FW | Timothée Clément | 8 April 2000 (aged 24) | 65 | Gantoise
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| 30 | DF | Brieuc Delemazure | 2 April 2002 (aged 22) | 28 | Lille
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "France Hockey Federation". ffhockey.org. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Hockey JO 2024 – La sélection des Bleus". dicodusport.fr (in French). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: France" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
External links
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