Argentina men’s national field hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Los Leones (The Lions) |
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| Association | Confederación Argentina de Hockey (CAH) |
| Confederation | PAHF (Americas) |
| Head Coach | Mariano Ronconi |
| Assistant coach(es) | Ezequiel Paulón Matías Vila |
| Manager | Martín Elli |
| Captain | Matías Rey |
| Most caps | Matías Paredes (356) |
| Top scorer | Jorge Lombi (341) |
| Current | 7  (21 March 2023)[1] |
| Highest | 1 (April 2017 – October 2017) |
| Lowest | 14 (2009) |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1948) |
| Best result | 1st (2016) |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1971) |
| Best result | 3rd (2014) |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1967) |
| Best result | 1st (1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2000) |
| Best result | 1st (2004, 2013, 2017, 2022) |
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.
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[edit]
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.
Competitive record[edit]
Summer Olympics[edit]
| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Host | Position | Squad | |||||||
| 1908 to 1936 | did not participate | |||||||||
| 1948 |  London, Great Britain
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5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | Squad | |
| 1952 to 1964 | did not participate | |||||||||
| 1968 |  Mexico City, Mexico
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14th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 22 | Squad | |
| 1972 |  Munich, West Germany
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14th | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Squad | |
| 1976 |  Montreal, Canada
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11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | Squad | |
| 1980 |  Moscow, Soviet Union
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Withdrew | ||||||||
| 1984 |  Los Angeles, United States
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did not participate | ||||||||
| 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea
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8th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 22 | Squad | |
| 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain
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11th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | Squad | |
| 1996 | Atlanta, United States
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9th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | Squad | |
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia
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8th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | Squad | |
| 2004 |  Athens, Greece
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11th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | Squad | |
| 2008 |  Beijing, China
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did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2012 | London, Great Britain
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10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | Squad | |
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1st | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | Squad | |
| 2020 |  Tokyo, Japan
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7th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | Squad | |
| 2024 |  Paris, France
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to be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 12/24 | 80 | 20 | 15 | 45 | 140 | 209 | |||
World Cup[edit]
Pan American Games[edit] |
Pan American Cup[edit] |
South American Games[edit]
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South American Championship[edit] |
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FIH Pro League[edit]
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[edit]
Defunct competitions[edit]
Champions Trophy[edit] |
Champions Challenge I[edit]Hockey World League[edit] |
- *Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Current squad[edit]
Squad for the 2023 Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup.[5][6]
Head coach: Mariano Ronconi
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
Past players[edit]
Captains[edit]
Coaches[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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