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 Mariano Ronconi, who was appointed after Germán Orozco was let go in 2020. 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 CoachMariano Ronconi
Assistant coach(es)Ezequiel Paulón
Matías Vila
ManagerMartín Elli
CaptainMatías Rey
Most capsMatías Paredes (356)
Top scorerJorge Lombi (341)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 7 Steady (14 October 2023)[1]
Highest1 (April 2017 – October 2017)
Lowest14 (2009)
Olympic Games
Appearances12 (first in 1948)
Best result1st (2016)
World Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1971)
Best result3rd (2014)
Pan American Games
Appearances14 (first in 1967)
Best result1st (1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019)
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 ten 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

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

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1908 to 1936 did not participate
1948 United Kingdom London, Great Britain 5th3111512Squad
1952 to 1964 did not participate
1968 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 14th8116422Squad
1972 West Germany Munich, West Germany 14th8035410Squad
1976 Canada Montreal, Canada 11th6105615Squad
1980 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union Withdrew
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States did not participate
1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea 8th72141522Squad
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain 11th72051420Squad
1996 United States Atlanta, United States 9th73131619Squad
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 8th71241622Squad
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 11th71241319Squad
2008 China Beijing, China did not qualify
2012 United Kingdom London, Great Britain 10th61141117Squad
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st85212517Squad
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 7th62131114Squad
2024 France Paris, France to be determined
Total12/2480201545140209

World Cup

FIH World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Spain 1971 9th place game10th5005111N/A
Netherlands 1973 9th place game9th723259
Malaysia 1975 11th place game11th73131517
Argentina 1978 7th place game8th82241218
India 1982 11th place game12th7106921
England 1986 5th place game6th7214810
Pakistan 1990 9th place game9th73131515
Australia 1994 7th place game7th72321313
Netherlands 1998 did not qualify
Malaysia 2002 5th place game6th96032318Squad
Germany 2006 9th place game10th7214916Squad
India 2010 7th place game7th63031313Squad
Netherlands 2014 3rd place game3rd75021810Squad
India 2018 Quarter-finals7th42021211Squad
India 2023 Classification round9th63302813Squad
Total3rd place14/1594361543181195

FIH Pro League

FIH Pro League record
Season Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
2019 5th146354136Squad
2020–21 7th122462635Squad
2021–22 5th166463135Squad
2022–23 8th163672836Squad
TotalBest: 5th58171724126142

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Sultan Azlan
Shah Cup
record
Year Position
20067th
20075th
20081st
20122nd
20183rd
Best result: 1st place

Defunct competitions

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

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[5][6]

Head coach: Mariano Ronconi

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Tomás Santiago (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 46 Belgium Gantoise
4 DF Juan Catán (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 45 Argentina Hurling Club
5 DF Facundo Zárate (2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 12 Argentina Jockey Club Córdoba
7 FW Nicolás Keenan (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 52 Netherlands Klein Zwitserland
9 FW Maico Casella (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 101 Netherlands HGC
10 FW Martín Ferreiro (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 75 Germany Crefelder HTC
11 FW Lucas Toscani (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 28 Germany Uhlenhorst Mülheim
12 FW Lucas Vila (1986-08-23) 23 August 1986 270 Argentina Banco Provincia
14 MF Nicolás Della Torre (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 71 Belgium Dragons
16 DF Nicolás Cicileo (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 87 Belgium Herakles
17 DF Santiago Tarazona (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 92 Argentina GEBA
18 DF Federico Monja (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 44 Argentina Banco Provincia
21 FW Tomas Domene (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 46 Belgium Orée
22 DF Matías Rey (Captain) (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984 253 Argentina San Fernando
26 MF Agustín Mazzilli (1989-06-20) 20 June 1989 241 Belgium Braxgata
29 MF Thomas Habif (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 42 Germany Harvestehuder THC
30 MF Agustín Bugallo (1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 106 Spain Club de Campo
32 GK Emiliano Bosso (1995-12-03) 3 December 1995 11 Germany TSV Mannheim

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
DF Leandro Tolini (1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 90 Netherlands Tilburg v.  England, 20 February 2022
DF Agustín Machelett (1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 5 Spain Tenis v.  Belgium, 12 February 2022

MF Diego Paz (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992 49 France Lille v.  India, 20 March 2022
MF Joaquín Puglisi (1995-10-23) 23 October 1995 2 Spain Club de Campo v.  India, 20 March 2022

FW Lucas Martínez (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 93 Belgium Dragons v.  India, 20 March 2022

Past players

Captains

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

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–Present Mariano Ronconi (2nd cycle)

References

  1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  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 18 leones para el mundial 2023". cahockey.org.ar. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. "Team Roster Argentina". tms.fih.ch. 13 January 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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