Spain women's national field hockey team

Spain

Association	Real Federación Española de Hockey [es] (Royal Spanish Hockey Federation)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Carlos García Cuenca
Assistant coach(es)	Eduardo Aguilar
Manager	Raúl Gómez
Captain	María López
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	8 (19 December 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances	8 (first in 1992)
Best result	1st (1992)
World Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1974)
Best result	3rd (2018)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	15 (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 qualifyed 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

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 particiapte 1991 Berlin, Germany 4th 1993 Amstelveen, Netherlands 5th 1995 Mar del Plata, Argentina 5th 1997 – 2000 Did not particiapte 2001 Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th 2002 – 2006 Did not particiapte 2007 Quilmes, Argentina 6th 2008 – 2018 Did not particiapte 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

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The squad was announced on 29 June 2024.[8]

Head coach: Carlos García Cuenca[9]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
2	DF	Laura Barrios	(2000-09-04)4 September 2000 (aged 23)	54	6	RC Polo
4	FW	Sara Barrios	(2000-09-04)4 September 2000 (aged 23)	42	7	RC Polo
7	MF	Júlia Strappato	(2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 24)	41	0	Club de Campo
8	MF	Lucía Jiménez	(1997-01-08)8 January 1997 (aged 27)	179	23	Mannheim
9	DF	María López (Captain)	(1990-02-16)16 February 1990 (aged 34)	249	43	Club de Campo
10	FW	Belén Iglesias	(1996-07-06)6 July 1996 (aged 28)	105	23	Club de Campo
11	FW	Marta Segú	(1995-06-22)22 June 1995 (aged 29)	115	37	RC Polo
13	DF	Constanza Amundson	(1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 26)	41	1	RC Polo
14	FW	Blanca Pérez	(2003-09-17)17 September 2003 (aged 20)	10	0	Club de Campo
17	DF	Lola Riera	(1991-06-25)25 June 1991 (aged 33)	205	146	Sanse Complutense
19	FW	Begoña García	(1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 29)	173	42	Club de Campo
20	DF	Xantal Giné	(1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 31)	202	15	RC Polo
21	MF	Beatriz Pérez	(1991-05-04)4 May 1991 (aged 33)	261	53	Club de Campo
24	MF	Alejandra Torres-Quevedo	(1999-09-30)30 September 1999 (aged 24)	93	7	Club de Campo
26	GK	Clara Pérez	(2001-07-26)26 July 2001 (aged 23)	25	0	Atlètic Terrassa
30	FW	Patricia Álvarez	(1998-03-04)4 March 1998 (aged 26)	39	7	RC Polo

Notable players

The team in 2016.

• María Carmen Barea
• Sonia Barrio
• Núria Camón
• Mercedes Coghen
• Gloria Comerma
• Celia Corres
• Natalia Dorado
• Nagore Gabellanes
• Marívi González
• Raquel Huertas
• Anna Maiques
• Silvia Manrique
• Elisabeth Maragall
• María Isabel Martínez
• Teresa Motos
• Silvia Muñoz
• Nuria Olivé
• Virginia Ramírez
• María Ángeles Rodríguez
• María Romagosa
• Maider Tellería
• Maria Jesus Rosa

See also

• Spain men's national field hockey team
• Spain women's national under-21 field hockey team

References

1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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. "LISTA DE CONVOCADAS ABSOLUTA FEMENINA JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS PARÍS 2024". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
9. "Team roster: Spain" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

External links

• Official website
• FIH profile