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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 Decrease 1 (13 August 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1992)
Best result1st (1992)
World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1974)
Best result3rd (2018)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1984)
Best result2nd (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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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The squad was announced on 29 June 2024.[8]

Head coach: Carlos García Cuenca[9]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2 DF Laura Barrios (2000-09-04)4 September 2000 (aged 23) 54 6 Spain RC Polo
4 FW Sara Barrios (2000-09-04)4 September 2000 (aged 23) 42 7 Spain RC Polo
7 MF Júlia Strappato (2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 24) 41 0 Spain Club de Campo
8 MF Lucía Jiménez (1997-01-08)8 January 1997 (aged 27) 179 23 Germany Mannheim
9 DF María López (Captain) (1990-02-16)16 February 1990 (aged 34) 249 43 Spain Club de Campo
10 FW Belén Iglesias (1996-07-06)6 July 1996 (aged 28) 105 23 Spain Club de Campo
11 FW Marta Segú (1995-06-22)22 June 1995 (aged 29) 115 37 Spain RC Polo
13 DF Constanza Amundson (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 26) 41 1 Spain RC Polo
14 FW Blanca Pérez (2003-09-17)17 September 2003 (aged 20) 10 0 Spain Club de Campo
17 DF Lola Riera (1991-06-25)25 June 1991 (aged 33) 205 146 Spain Sanse Complutense
19 FW Begoña García (1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 29) 173 42 Spain Club de Campo
20 DF Xantal Giné (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 31) 202 15 Spain RC Polo
21 MF Beatriz Pérez (1991-05-04)4 May 1991 (aged 33) 261 53 Spain Club de Campo
24 MF Alejandra Torres-Quevedo (1999-09-30)30 September 1999 (aged 24) 93 7 Spain Club de Campo
26 GK Clara Pérez (2001-07-26)26 July 2001 (aged 23) 25 0 Spain Atlètic Terrassa
30 FW Patricia Álvarez (1998-03-04)4 March 1998 (aged 26) 39 7 Spain RC Polo

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. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 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. ^ "LISTA DE CONVOCADAS ABSOLUTA FEMENINA JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS PARÍS 2024". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Team roster: Spain" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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