Germany women's national field hockey team

Germany
Nickname(s)Die Danas
AssociationDeutscher Hockey-Bund
(German Hockey Federation)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachValentin Altenburg
Assistant coach(es)Johannes Schmitz
ManagerFabian Schuler
CaptainNike Lorenz
Sonja Zimmermann
FIH ranking
Current 6 (4 July 2025)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances11 (first in 1984)
Best result 1st (2004)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1974)
Best result 1st (1976, 1981)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1984)
Best result 1st (2007, 2013)

The Germany women's national field hockey team has represented the unified Germany since 1991.

The team won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by defeating the Netherlands in the final.

Tournament records

World Cup[2]
Year Host city Position
1974 Mandelieu, France 3rd
1976 West Berlin, West Germany 1st
1978 Madrid, Spain 2nd
1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st
1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th
1986 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
1990 Sydney, Australia 8th
1994 Dublin, Ireland 4th
1998 Utrecht, Netherlands 3rd
2002 Perth, Australia 7th
2006 Madrid, Spain 8th
2010 Rosario, Argentina 4th
2014 The Hague, Netherlands 8th
2018 London, England 5th
2022 Terrassa, Spain & Amstelveen, Netherlands 4th
2026 Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands Qualified
European Championships[3]
Year Host city Position
1984 Lille, France 3rd
1987 London, England 4th
1991 Brussels, Belgium 2nd
1995 Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd
1999 Cologne, Germany 2nd
2003 Barcelona, Spain 3rd
2005 Dublin, Ireland 2nd
2007 Manchester, England 1st
2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd
2013 Boom, Belgium 1st
2015 London, England 3rd
2017 Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th
2019 Antwerp, Belgium 2nd
2021 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
2023 Mönchengladbach, Germany 3rd
World League[4]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Semifinal Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st
Final San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 7th
2014–15 Semifinal Valencia, Spain 3rd
Final Rosario, Argentina 3rd
2016–17 Semifinal Johannesburg, South Africa 2nd
Final Auckland, New Zealand 6th
FIH Pro League[5]
Year Host city Position
2019 Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd
2020–21 N/A 4th
2021–22 N/A 6th
2022–23 N/A 5th
2023–24 N/A 2nd
2024–25 N/A 7th
Olympic Games[6]
Year Host city Position
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 Los Angeles, United States 2nd
1988 Seoul, South Korea 5th
1992 Barcelona, Spain 2nd
1996 Atlanta, United States 6th
2000 Sydney, Australia 7th
2004 Athens, Greece 1st
2008 Beijing, China 4th
2012 London, United Kingdom 7th
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd
2020 Tokyo, Japan 6th
2024 Paris, France 6th
Champions Trophy[7]
Year Host city Position
1987 Amstelveen, Netherlands DNP
1989 Germany, West Germany 3rd
1991 Berlin, Germany 2nd
1993 Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
1995 Mar del Plata, Argentina 4th
1997 Berlin, Germany 2nd
1999 Brisbane, Australia 3rd
2000 Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd
2001 Amstelveen, Netherlands DNP
2002 Macau, China
2003 Sydney, Australia
2004 Rosario, Argentina 2nd
2005 Canberra, Australia 5th
2006 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st
2007 Quilmes, Argentina 3rd
2008 Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd
2009 Sydney, Australia 4th
2010 Nottingham, England 4th
2011 Amstelveen, Netherlands 8th
2012 Roasario, Argentina 4th
2014 Mendoza, Argentina 7th
2016 London, England DNP
2018 Changzhou, China
Champions Challenge I[8]
Year Host city Position
2002 Johannesburg, South Africa DNP
2003 Catania, Italy 1st
2005 – 2014 Did Not participate

Team

Current squad

The following 24 players were named in the squad for the India leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar.[9]

Caps and goals current as of 22 February 2025, following the match against India.

Head coach: Janneke Schopman

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
15 GK Nathalie Kubalski (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 65 0 Düsseldorfer
19 GK Finja Starck (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 5 0 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
3 DF Amelie Wortmann (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 121 7 Großflottbeker
6 DF Benedetta Wenzel (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 62 2 Berliner
17 DF Lynn Krings (2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 5 1 Rot-Weiss Köln
27 DF Stine Kurz (2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 49 4 Mannheimer
30 DF Hanna Granitzki (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 112 8 Club an der Alster
31 DF Linnea Weidemann (Captain) (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 59 0 Berliner
41 DF Lena Frerichs (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 23 0 Bremer
55 DF Emilia Landshut (2005-06-02) 2 June 2005 4 0 Harvestehuder
2 MF Jule Bleuel (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 25 1 Club an der Alster
10 MF Lisa Nolte (Captain) (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 52 8 Düsseldorfer
14 MF Lilli de Nooijer (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 2 0 HGC
18 MF Lilly Stoffelsma (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 24 2 Düsseldorfer
23 MF Emma Davidsmeyer (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 47 1 Uhlenhorster HC
26 MF Felicia Wiedermann (2002-01-28) 28 January 2002 37 0 Rot-Weiss Köln
33 MF Julia Hemmerle (2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 10 0 Mannheimer
42 MF Charlotte Gerstenhöfer (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 14 1 Mannheimer
56 MF Johanna Hachenberg (2006-05-02) 2 May 2006 6 1 Club an der Alster
11 FW Lena Micheel (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 122 20 Großflottbeker
28 FW Jette Fleschütz (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 70 18 Großflottbeker
34 FW Aina Kresken (2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 8 1 Mannheimer
38 FW Sophia Schwabe (2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 10 4 Düsseldorfer
71 FW Yara Mandel (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 7 0 Uhlenhorster HC

The remainder of the national squad is as follows.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
1 GK Mia Böhringer (2003-04-12) 12 April 2003 0 0 Uhlenhorster HC
20 GK Julia Sonntag (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 94 0 Rot-Weiss Köln
32 GK Chiara Vischer (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 1 0 Münchner
16 DF Sonja Zimmermann (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 107 27 Mannheimer
44 DF Taja Gans (2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 2 0 Syracuse University
48 DF Joana Boehringer (2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 5 0 Berliner
66 DF Katharina Haid (2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 2 0 Club an der Alster
5 MF Selin Oruz (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 170 7 Düsseldorfer
9 FW Pauline Heinz (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 55 11 Mannheimer
21 FW Sara Strauss (2002-08-12) 12 August 2002 30 8 Düsseldorfer
24 FW Pia Maertens (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 71 26 Rot-Weiss Köln

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. ^ "World Cup". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ^ "European Championships". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Hockey World League". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. ^ "FIH Pro League". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Olympic Games". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Champions Trophy". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Other". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  9. ^ "FIH PRO LEAGUE SEASON 6 - STAGE LIST OF PLAYERS" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Germany women's national field hockey team.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.