Austria men's national field hockey team

Austria
Nickname(s)Goldjungs
AssociationAustrian Hockey Federation (Österreichischer Hockeyverband)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachRobin Rösch
Assistant coach(es)Kai de Jager
Tomasz Szmidt
ManagerHarald Horschinegg
CaptainXaver Hasun
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 18 1 (18 June 2025)[1]
Highest18 (July 2018)
Lowest41 (2004)
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1928)
Best result7th (1952)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1970)
Best result7th (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
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

Hockey World League and FIH Series

Hockey World League and FIH Series record
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
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) CapsClub
1 GK Erik Lang (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 0 AHTC
4 FW Fülöp Losonci (Captain) (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 43 Harvestehuder THC
5 MF Peter Kaltenböck (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 41 Post SV
11 FW Nikolas Wellan (2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 46 Grossflottbeker THGC
12 FW Josef Winkler (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 31 HC Wien
13 DF Benjamin Stanzl (1988-01-13) 13 January 1988 170 Post SV
14 Julian Kaiser (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 6 HC Wien
15 Florian Steyrer (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 78 SV Arminen
16 Maximilian Scholz (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 22 Daring
17 MF Moritz Frey (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 24 Harvestehuder THC
18 Florian Hackl (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 14 SV Arminen
19 Maximilian Kelner (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 15 SV Arminen
25 MF Bastian Valas (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 27 Leuven
26 Christoph Soldat (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 22 AHTC
29 DF Oliver Kern (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 56 AHTC
30 DF Mateusz Nyckowiak (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 29 Post SV
33 GK Jakob Kastner (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 8 Post SV
36 Adrian Fink (2006-01-13) 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
DF Xaver Hasun (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 143 Harvestehuder THC 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
MF Leon Thörnblom (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 103 Hamburger Polo Club 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
MF Fabian Unterkircher (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 76 Den Bosch 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
FW Franz Lindengrün (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 63 HC Wien 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
MF Benjamin Kölbl (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 47 Hamburger Polo Club 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
GK Laurenzo Rizzi (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 10 AHTC 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
MF Moritz Zotter (2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 10 UHC Hamburg v.  Wales, 11 August 2024

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Austria Hockey". austria-hockey.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Herren bestreiten den Nations Cup 2 in Muscat". www.hockey.at (in German). Austrian Hockey Federation. 14 February 2025.