Austria men's national field hockey team
Nickname(s) | Goldjungs | ||
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Association | Austrian Hockey Federation (Österreichischer Hockeyverband) | ||
Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||
Head Coach | Robin Rösch | ||
Assistant coach(es) | Kai de Jager Tomasz Szmidt | ||
Manager | Harald Horschinegg | ||
Captain | Xaver Hasun | ||
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FIH ranking | |||
Current | 18 1 (18 June 2025)[1] | ||
Highest | 18 (July 2018) | ||
Lowest | 41 (2004) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1928) | ||
Best result | 7th (1952) | ||
EuroHockey Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1970) | ||
Best result | 7th (2009, 2017, 2023) |
The Austria men's national field hockey team represents Austria in men's international field hockey.[2]
Austria mainly competes in the Men's EuroHockey Championship II where they finished second twice. They also have qualified five times for the European championship where they finished seventh in 2009 and 2017. They have never qualified for the World Cup but they have played in three Olympic Games, their last appearance was in 1952.
Competitive record
Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
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Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1908 | London, Great Britain | did not participate | |||||||
1920 | Antwerp, Belgium | ||||||||
1928 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | Squad |
1932 | Los Angeles, United States | did not participate | |||||||
1936 | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||
1948 | London, Great Britain | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | Squad |
1952 | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad |
1956 to 1988 | did not participate | ||||||||
1992 to 2024 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2028 | Los Angeles, United States | to be determined | |||||||
2032 | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||
Total | 7th place | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
European championships
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Hockey World League and FIH Series
Hockey World League and FIH Series record | ||||||||
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Season | Position | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
2012–13 | 22nd | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Round 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | ||
2014–15 | 19th | Round 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Round 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | ||
Semifinal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | ||
2016–17 | 25th | Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 |
Round 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | ||
2018–19 | — | Open | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
Finals | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||
Total | Best: 19th | 3rd round | 39 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 127 | 75 |
FIH Hockey Nations Cup
Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup record | ||||||||
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Season | Position | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
2023–24 | 8th | Preliminary round | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
Total | 8th | 1/1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
- *Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Players
Current squad
The following 18 players were named on 14 February 2025 for the 2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 from 17 to 23 February 2025 in Muscat, Oman.[3]
Caps updated as of 25 August 2024, after the match against Ukraine.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Erik Lang | 11 March 2005 | 0 | AHTC |
4 | FW | Fülöp Losonci (Captain) | 1 March 2002 | 43 | Harvestehuder THC |
5 | MF | Peter Kaltenböck | 20 January 1997 | 41 | Post SV |
11 | FW | Nikolas Wellan | 11 November 2000 | 46 | Grossflottbeker THGC |
12 | FW | Josef Winkler | 10 September 2003 | 31 | HC Wien |
13 | DF | Benjamin Stanzl | 13 January 1988 | 170 | Post SV |
14 | Julian Kaiser | 7 November 2007 | 6 | HC Wien | |
15 | Florian Steyrer | 22 November 1996 | 78 | SV Arminen | |
16 | Maximilian Scholz | 28 November 1999 | 22 | Daring | |
17 | MF | Moritz Frey | 6 January 2001 | 24 | Harvestehuder THC |
18 | Florian Hackl | 18 August 2002 | 14 | SV Arminen | |
19 | Maximilian Kelner | 7 January 2003 | 15 | SV Arminen | |
25 | MF | Bastian Valas | 2 November 2000 | 27 | Leuven |
26 | Christoph Soldat | 26 May 1999 | 22 | AHTC | |
29 | DF | Oliver Kern | 10 August 1999 | 56 | AHTC |
30 | DF | Mateusz Nyckowiak | 24 January 2004 | 29 | Post SV |
33 | GK | Jakob Kastner | 10 January 2000 | 8 | Post SV |
36 | Adrian Fink | 13 January 2006 | 0 | AHTC |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Xaver Hasun | 27 June 1993 | 143 | Harvestehuder THC | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
MF | Leon Thörnblom | 3 September 1995 | 103 | Hamburger Polo Club | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
MF | Fabian Unterkircher | 13 August 1998 | 76 | Den Bosch | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
FW | Franz Lindengrün | 26 September 1995 | 63 | HC Wien | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
MF | Benjamin Kölbl | 11 May 2002 | 47 | Hamburger Polo Club | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
GK | Laurenzo Rizzi | 22 May 1998 | 10 | AHTC | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
MF | Moritz Zotter | 14 August 2006 | 10 | UHC Hamburg | v. Wales, 11 August 2024 |
See also
References
- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Austria Hockey". austria-hockey.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Herren bestreiten den Nations Cup 2 in Muscat". www.hockey.at (in German). Austrian Hockey Federation. 14 February 2025.