Spain women's national field hockey team

Spain
AssociationReal Federación Española de Hockey
(Royal Spanish Hockey Federation)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachCarlos García Cuenca
Assistant coach(es)Eduardo Aguilar
ManagerRaúl Gómez
CaptainXantal Giné
Lucía Jiménez
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 7 (4 July 2025)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1992)
Best result 1st (1992)
World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1974)
Best result3rd (2018)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1984)
Best result 2nd (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 qualified 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

Olympic Games[2]
Year Host city Position
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles, United States
1988 Seoul, South Korea
1992 Barcelona, Spain 1st
1996 Atlanta, United States 8th
2000 Sydney, Australia 4th
2004 Athens, Greece 10th
2008 Beijing, China 7th
2012 London, United Kingdom
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th
2020 Tokyo, Japan 7th
2024 Paris, France 7th
EuroHockey Nations Championship[3]
Year Host city Position
1984 Lille, France 7th
1987 London, England 5th
1991 Brussels, Belgium 6th
1995 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
1999 Cologne, Germany 5th
2003 Barcelona, Spain 2nd
2005 Dublin, Ireland 4th
2007 Manchester, England 4th
2009 Amstelveen, Netherlands 4th
2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany 4th
2013 Boom, Belgium 5th
2015 London, England 4th
2017 Amstelveen, Netherlands 5th
2019 Antwerp, Belgium 3rd
2021 Amstelveen, Netherlands 4th
2023 Mönchengladbach, Germany 6th
World League[4]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Round 2 Valencia, Spain 2nd
Semi-final London, England 8th
2014–15 Semi-final Valencia, Spain 6th
2016–17 Round 2 Valencia, Spain 1st
Semi-final Brussels, Belgium 7th
Pro League
Year Host city Position
2021–22 5th
2024–25 6th
World Cup[5]
Year Host city Position
1974 Mandelieu, France 6th
1976 West Berlin, West Germany 5th
1978 Madrid, Spain 8th
1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina 10th
1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1986 Amstelveen, Netherlands 12th
1990 Sydney, Australia 5th
1994 Dublin, Ireland 8th
1998 Utrecht, Netherlands
2002 Perth, Australia 8th
2006 Madrid, Spain 4th
2010 Rosario, Argentina 12th
2014 The Hague, Netherlands
2018 London, England 3rd
2022 Terrassa, Spain & Amstelveen, Netherlands 7th
Champions Trophy[6]
Year Host city Position
1987 – 1989 Did not participate
1991 Berlin, Germany 4th
1993 Amstelveen, Netherlands 5th
1995 Mar del Plata, Argentina 5th
1997 – 2000 Did not participate
2001 Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2002 – 2006 Did not participate
2007 Quilmes, Argentina 6th
2008 – 2018 Did not participate
Hockey Nations Cup
Year Host city Position
2022 Valencia, Spain 2nd
2023–24 Terrassa, Spain 1st
Champions Challenge[7]
Year Host city Position
2002 Johannesburg, South Africa
2003 Catania, Italy 2nd
2005 Virginia Beach, United States 6th
2007 Baku, Azerbaijan
2009 Cape Town, South Africa 4th
2011 Dublin, Ireland 4th
2012 Dublin, Ireland
2014 Glasgow, Scotland 4th

Team

Current squad

The following players were named in the Spanish squad for the Sydney and Bhubaneswar legs of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.[8]

Caps and goals are current as of 19 February 2025 after the match against India.

Head coach: Carlos García Cuenca

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
26 GK Clara Pérez (2001-07-26) 26 July 2001 39 0 Atlètic Terrassa
28 GK María Tello (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 12 0 Club de Campo
32 GK Jana Martínez (2002-10-25) 25 October 2002 15 0 Junior

5 DF Berta Serrahima (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 7 0 Junior
13 DF Constanza Amundson (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 55 1 Club de Campo
16 DF Candela Mejías (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 73 3 Club de Campo
19 DF Laura Bosch (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 6 0 Junior
20 DF Xantal Giné (Captain) (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 212 16 Club de Polo
21 DF Jone Alba (2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 7 0 Real Sociedad
27 DF Paula Fernández (2002-03-26) 26 March 2002 3 0 Taburiente

6 MF Clara Badia (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 24 0 Mannheimer
8 MF Lucía Jiménez (Captain) (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 193 24 Mannheimer
15 MF María Gestí (2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 0 0 Junior
17 MF Luciana Molina (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 44 7 Real Sociedad
18 MF Berta Agulló (2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 8 1 Club de Campo
22 MF Laia Vidosa (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 45 1 Junior
24 MF Estel Petchamé (2005-05-24) 24 May 2005 8 3 CD Terrassa
29 MF Paula Jiménez (2004-08-13) 13 August 2004 8 0 Sanse Complutense

7 FW Florencia Amundson (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 25 4 Club de Campo
10 FW Patricia Álvarez (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 53 9 Club de Polo
11 FW Marta Segú (Captain) (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 129 38 Club de Polo
12 FW Teresa Sáenz de Santa María (2005-05-27) 27 May 2005 1 0 Tenis
23 FW Carmen Fernández (2006-11-02) 2 November 2006 0 0 Tenis
30 FW Sofía Rogoski (1998-12-01) 1 December 1998 7 3 Atlètic Terrassa
31 FW Meritxell Vizcaíno (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 1 0 Atlètic Terrassa

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  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. ^ "CONVOCATORIA ABSOLUTA FEMENINA FIH PRO LEAGUE AUSTRALIA E INDIA". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Spanish Hockey Federation. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.