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Spain women's national field hockey team

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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 Steady (19 December 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1992)
Best resultGold 1st (1992)
World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1974)
Best resultBronze3rd (2018)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1984)
Best resultSilver 2nd (1995, 2003)

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

Team

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Current squad

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The following players were named in the Spanish squad for the Sydney and Bhubaneswar legs of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.[8]

Caps and goals are current as of 5 August 2024 after the match against Belgium.

Head coach: Carlos García Cuenca

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
26 GK Clara Pérez (2001-07-26) 26 July 2001 (age 23) 31 0 Spain Atlètic Terrassa
28 GK María Tello (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 23) 9 0 Spain Club de Campo
32 GK Jana Martínez (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002 (age 22) 13 0 Spain Junior

13 DF Constanza Amundson (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 26) 47 1 Spain Club de Campo
16 DF Candela Mejías (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 28) 65 2 Spain Club de Campo
17 DF Luciana Molina (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30) 37 6 Spain Real Sociedad
19 DF Laura Bosch (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Spain Junior
20 DF Xantal Giné (Captain) (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 32) 208 15 Spain Club de Polo
27 DF Paula Fernández (2002-03-26) 26 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Spain Taburiente

6 MF Clara Badia (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 26) 18 0 Germany Mannheimer
8 MF Lucía Jiménez (Captain) (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 28) 185 23 Germany Mannheimer
15 MF María Gestí (2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Spain Junior
18 MF Berta Agulló (2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Spain Club de Campo
21 MF Jone Alba (2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Spain Real Sociedad
22 MF Laia Vidosa (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 26) 37 1 Spain Junior
29 MF Paula Jiménez (2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Spain Sanse Complutense

5 FW Berta Serrahima (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Spain Junior
7 FW Florencia Amundson (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 26) 17 3 Spain Club de Campo
10 FW Patricia Álvarez (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26) 45 7 Spain Club de Polo
11 FW Marta Segú (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 29) 121 37 Spain Club de Polo
23 FW Carmen Fernández (2006-11-02) 2 November 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Spain Tenis
24 FW Estel Petchamé (2005-05-24) 24 May 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Spain CD Terrassa
30 FW Sofía Rogoski (1998-12-01) 1 December 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Spain Atlètic Terrassa
31 FW Meritxell Vizcaíno (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Spain Atlètic Terrassa

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. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 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. ^ "CONVOCATORIA ABSOLUTA FEMENINA FIH PRO LEAGUE AUSTRALIA E INDIA". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Spanish Hockey Federation. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
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