Italy women's national field hockey team

Italy
Italy
AssociationEHF (Europe)
ConfederationFederazione Italiana Hockey
Head CoachRoberto Carta
Assistant coach(es)Fabrizio Mattei
ManagerPaolo Grazioli
CaptainFederica Carta
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 18 Steady (19 December 2024)[1]
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1976)
Best result9th (2018)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1984)
Best result7th (2007, 2015)

The Italy women's national field hockey team represents Italy in international field hockey competitions.[2] The team is currently ranked 17th in the FIH World Rankings, with 623 points.[3]

History

Field hockey was first introduced in Italy in 1935, and has since grown in popularity within the country.[4]

In July 2017, at the 2016–17 Hockey World League Semifinals in Brussels, Belgium, the Italian women's team secured qualification for the 2018 Hockey World Cup. This is the first major international tournament Italy have qualified for since the 1976 Hockey World Cup, where the team finished 10th.[5]

Tournament history

World Cup[6]
Year Host city Position
1976 West Germany West Berlin, West Germany 10th
2018 England London, England 9th
World League[7]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Round 1 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic 2nd
Round 2 Spain Valencia, Spain 1st
Semi-final England London, England 6th
2014–15 Round 2 Uruguay Montevideo, Uruguay 1st
Semi-final Belgium Antwerp, Belgium 8th
2016–17 Round 2 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
Semi-final Belgium Brussels, Belgium 6th
Champions Challenge[8]
Champions Challenge I
Year Host city Position
2002 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa –
2003 Italy Catania, Italy 6th
2005 – 2007 Did not Compete
2009 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa 6th
2012 – 2014 Did not Compete
Champions Challenge II
Year Host city Position
2011 Austria Vienna, Austria 2nd
European Championships[9]
EuroHockey Nations Championship
Year Host city Position
1984 France Lille, France 12th
1987 England London, England 11th
1991 Belgium Brussels, Belgium 11th
1995 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th
2003 Spain Barcelona, Spain 11th
2007 England Manchester, England 7th
2011 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 8th
2015 England London, England 7th
2021 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 8th
2023 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 8th
EuroHockey Nations Championship II
Year Host city Position
2005 Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd
2009 Italy Rome, Italy 2nd
2013 France Cambrai, France 1st
2017 Wales Cardiff, Wales 3rd
2019 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 2nd
Hockey Nations Cup
Year Host city Position
2022 Spain Valencia, Spain 5th
2023–24 Spain Terrassa, Spain 7th
Hockey Series[10]
Year Round Host city Position
2018–19 Final Spain Valencia, Spain 3rd

Current roster

The following 18 players including young player of the year Chiara Bovio were named in the Italian squad for the 2022 FIH Nations Cup in Valencia.[11]

Head coach: Netherlands Robert Justus

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
1 GK Sofía Monserrat (1992-06-19) 19 June 1992 (age 32) 12 0 Belgium Royal Wellington
12 GK Lucía Caruso (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 27) 9 0 Spain Sanse Complutense
3 DF Teresa Dalla Vittoria (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) 32 0 Belgium White Star
21 DF Sara Puglisi (Captain) (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 24) 32 0 Netherlands Oranje-Rood
28 DF Ivanna Pessina (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 34) 40 3 Belgium Leuven
30 DF Camila Machín (1994-09-03) 3 September 1994 (age 30) 7 3 Belgium Royal Victory
5 MF Ailin Oviedo (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33) 15 1 Spain Real Sociedad
7 MF Elettra Bormida (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 26) 11 0 Belgium White Star
9 MF Emilia Munitis (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 28) 32 3 Spain Sanse Complutense
15 MF Sofía Maldonado (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 29) 25 2 Germany Grossflottbeker
25 MF Mercedes Pastor (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 28) 10 1 Belgium Royal Herakles
26 MF Sofía Laurito (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30) 28 4 Belgium Waterloo Ducks
29 MF Luciana Galimberti (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 33) 7 0 Belgium La Rasante
6 FW Agustina Hasselstrom (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 31) 4 0 Germany Bremer
13 FW Agueda Moroni (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27) 15 3 Belgium White Star
14 FW Antonella Bruni (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 29) 10 0 Belgium Royal Victory
18 FW Federica Carta (Captain) (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24) 49 16 Spain Real Sociedad
27 FW Lara Oviedo (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36) 53 18 Belgium La Gantoise

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ "National Female Senior". Federazione Italiana Hockey. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Hero FIH Rankings – Outdoor". FIH. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ^ "History". Federazione Italiana Hockey. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Italy qualify for Women's Hockey World Cup, London 2018". FIH. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Home – FIH".
  7. ^ "Home – FIH".
  8. ^ "Home – FIH".
  9. ^ "Home – FIH".
  10. ^ "Home – FIH".
  11. ^ "Convocazione n. 33 Nazionale senior femminile Hockey Women's Nations Cup Spain, Valencia 3-18 dicembre 2022" (PDF). federhockey.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Hockey. Retrieved 14 December 2022.