Poland men's national field hockey team
| Association | Polish field hockey association (Polski Związek Hokeja na Trawie) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||
| Head Coach | Dariusz Rachwalski | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Piotr Mazany | ||
| Manager | Robert Grzeszczak | ||
| Captain | Jacek Kurowski | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 24 (18 June 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest | 16 (2004) | ||
| Lowest | 28 (March – July 2023) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1952) | ||
| Best result | 4th (1980) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1975) | ||
| Best result | 8th (1982, 1986) | ||
| EuroHockey Championship | |||
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1970) | ||
| Best result | 5th (1974, 1978, 1987) | ||
Poland men's national field hockey team represents Poland in international field hockey and is controlled by the Polish field hockey association, or in Polish: Polski Związek Hokeja na Trawie, also known as PZHT.
Tournament record
Summer Olympics
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1908 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 1920 | |||||||||
| 1928 | |||||||||
| 1932 | |||||||||
| 1936 | |||||||||
| 1948 | |||||||||
| 1952 | 5th place game | 6th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | Squad |
| 1956 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 1960 | Group stage | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | Squad |
| 1964 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 1968 | |||||||||
| 1972 | 11th place game | 11th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | Squad |
| 1976 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 1980 | 3rd place game | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | Squad |
| 1984 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 1988 | |||||||||
| 1992 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 12th place game | 12th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | Squad |
| 2004 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
| 2020 | |||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| Total | Best: 4th | 5/25 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 78 | – |
Friendship Games
| Field hockey at the Friendship Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1984 | Final | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | squad |
| Total | Best: 2nd | 2/8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | – |
World Cup
| World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1971 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 1973 | |||||||||
| 1975 | 9th place game | 10th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | Squad |
| 1978 | 9th place game | 9th | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 25 | Squad |
| 1982 | 7th place game | 8th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | Squad |
| 1986 | 7th place game | 8th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | Squad |
| 1990 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1994 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 11th place game | 12th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 32 | Squad |
| 2002 | 15th place game | 15th | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | Squad |
| 2006 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Total | Best: 8th | 6/15 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 71 | 130 | – |
European Championships
EuroHockey Championship
| EuroHockey Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1970 | Brussels, Belgium | 7th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — |
| 1974 | Madrid, Spain | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | |
| 1978 | Hanover, West Germany | 5th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | |
| 1983 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 9th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| 1987 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 5th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |
| 1991 | Paris, France | 8th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 24 | |
| 1995 | Dublin, Ireland | 6th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | |
| 1999 | Padua, Italy | 9th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 20 | |
| 2003 | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | |
| 2005 | Leipzig, Germany | 7th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | Squad |
| 2007 | Manchester, England | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2009 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 28 | Squad |
| 2011 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2013 | Boom, Belgium | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 26 | Squad |
| 2015 | London, England | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2017 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 8th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 23 | Squad |
| 2019 | Antwerp, Belgium | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | ||||||||
| 2023 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | ||||||||
| 2025 | qualified | ||||||||
| 2027 | London, England | ||||||||
| Total | 5th place | 81 | 26 | 10 | 45 | 139 | 216 | ||
EuroHockey Championship II
| EuroHockey Championship II record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2007 | Final | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 |
| 2011 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| 2015 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3rd place match | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3rd place match | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Total | 5/9 | 2 titles | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 63 | 33 |
EuroHockey Championship III
| EuroHockey Championship III record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2023 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Total | 1/1 | 1 title | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
Hockey World League
| Hockey World League record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Position | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 2012–13 | 27th of 33 | Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Round 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 21 | ||
| 2014–15 | 17th of 35 | Round 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 |
| Semifinal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 2016–17 | 29th of 36 | Round 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| Total | 17th (1x) | 3/3 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 68 | 65 |
FIH Hockey Nations Cup
| Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Position | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 2023–24 | 9th | Preliminary round | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Total | 9th | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
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.[2]
Caps updated as of 25 August 2024, after the match against Wales.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mateusz Popiołkowski | 21 April 1994 | 59 | Politechnika Poznańska |
| 2 | Mikołaj Głowacki | 18 March 1999 | 38 | Grunwald Poznań | |
| 3 | Damian Jarzembowski | 2 February 1997 | 17 | Grunwald Poznań | |
| 4 | Tomasz Bembenek | 17 January 2000 | 36 | DTV Hannover | |
| 5 | Karol Gumny | 24 June 2006 | 0 | Politechnika Poznańska | |
| 7 | Gracjan Jarzyński | 1 April 2001 | 36 | Harvestehuder THC | |
| 8 | Mikołaj Gumny | 22 November 1994 | 93 | Grunwald Poznań | |
| 9 | Jacek Kurowski (Captain) | 17 April 1998 | 73 | TSV Mannheim | |
| 10 | DF | Maksymilian Koperski | 23 July 1999 | 42 | Oranje-Rood |
| 16 | Jakub Janicki | 9 September 1996 | 79 | Gąsawa | |
| 19 | Emil Witczak | 7 November 2005 | 0 | AZS AWF Poznań | |
| 20 | Aleks Marcinkowski | 19 March 2005 | 2 | AZS AWF Poznań | |
| 23 | Eryk Bembenek | 25 November 2001 | 28 | DTV Hannover | |
| 24 | Mateusz Nowakowski | 23 February 1998 | 44 | DTV Hannover | |
| 26 | Michał Kasprzyk | 22 August 1993 | 84 | Pomorzanin Toruń | |
| 27 | Michał Lange | 15 October 2000 | 31 | Grunwald Poznań | |
| 28 | Jakub Hołosyniuk | 3 March 2004 | 23 | Politechnika Poznańska | |
| 31 | GK | Maksymilian Pawlak | 18 February 2005 | 0 | DHC Hannover |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Pawlak | 10 May 2003 | 36 | Politechnika Poznańska | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier | |
| Jakub Chumeńczuk | 24 November 2000 | 28 | Gąsawa | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier | |
| Michał Wachowiak | 16 September 1991 | 24 | Warta Poznań | v. Scotland, 9 August 2024 | |
| GK | Maciej Pacanowski | 21 September 1992 | 71 | Start Gniezno | 2023–24 FIH HOckey Nations Cup |
| Wojciech Rutkowski | 27 August 2000 | 29 | Pomorzanin Toruń | 2023–24 FIH HOckey Nations Cup |
See also
References
- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Kadra seniorów: powołania na FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup 2". pzht.pl (in Polish). 14 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.