Argentina men's national field hockey team
The Argentina national field hockey team, (Spanish: Selección masculina de hockey sobre césped de Argentina) represents Argentina in field hockey and is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH). The current coach is Germán Orozco, who was appointed after the resignation of previous coach Carlos Retegui in 2018, and the team is currently fourth in the FIH World Rankings since December 2018 after their 7th place at the 2018 Hockey World Cup.
Los Leones (The Lions) are the only team of the Americas to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. They achieved this after defeating Belgium 4–2 in the final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] Argentina's Olympic gold-winning coach is Carlos Retegui.
Argentina has appeared in every Men's Hockey World Cup, since the first edition in 1973, except the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup. They won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup in The Hague, their best position in the tournament. They also obtained a bronze medal at the 2008 Hockey Champions Trophy and a silver medal at the 2016–17 Hockey World League.
At a continental level, Argentina is the most winning team in the Americas, having dominated most tournaments they played, including three gold medals at the Men's Pan American Cup and ten gold medals at the Pan American Games.
In November 2015 Argentina reached a historic 5th place in the FIH World Rankings, only to be surpassed after their Olympic gold medal by reaching 1st place in April 2017.[3]
History
The team won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup, being ranked 11th in the FIH World Rankings. They also won the bronze medal at the 2008 Champions Trophy, during Carlos Retegui's first period as a coach.
In 2013, during the World League Semifinals in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, the team along with coach Carlos Retegui decide to name themselves Los Leones (The Lions), matching the nickname chosen by the women's team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Argentina didn't have great performances at the Summer Olympics until they won the gold medal at the 2016 edition by defeating Belgium 4–2, when they became the first national hockey team to win that prize for their country.

Competitive record
Summer Olympics
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | Squad |
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13th place game | 14th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 22 | Squad |
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13th place game | 14th | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Squad |
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Cross-over | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | Squad |
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Withdrew | ||||||||
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7th place game | 8th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 22 | Squad |
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11th place game | 11th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | Squad |
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9th place game | 9th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | Squad |
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7th place game | 8th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | Squad |
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11th place game | 11th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | Squad |
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9th place game | 10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | Squad |
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Final | 1st | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | Squad |
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Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 1 title | 12/24 | 74 | 18 | 14 | 42 | 129 | 195 |
World Cup
FIH World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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9th place game | 10th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | N/A |
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9th place game | 9th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
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11th place game | 11th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | |
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7th place game | 8th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | |
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11th place game | 12th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | |
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5th place game | 6th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
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9th place game | 9th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | |
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7th place game | 7th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | |
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5th place game | 6th | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | Squad |
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9th place game | 10th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | Squad |
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7th place game | 7th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | Squad |
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | Squad |
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Total | 3rd place | 13/14 | 88 | 33 | 12 | 43 | 153 | 182 |
Pan American Games
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Pan American Cup
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South American Games
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South American Championship
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FIH Pro League
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Season | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
2019 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 36 | Squad | |
2020 | Qualified | Squad | |||||||
Total | Best: 5th | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 36 |
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record | |
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Year | Position |
2006 | 7th |
2007 | 5th |
2008 | 1st |
2012 | 2nd |
2018 | 3rd |
Best result: 1st place |
Defunct competitions
Champions Trophy
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Champions Challenge I
Hockey World League
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- *Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Team
Current squad
The following 18 players were named on 19 February 2020 for the FIH Pro League matches against New Zealand and Australia from 28 February to 7 March 2020.[5]
Head coach: Germán Orozco
Caps updated as of 7 March 2020, after the match against Australia.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Juan Manuel Vivaldi | 17 July 1979 | 282 | ![]() |
3 | GK | Emiliano Bosso | 3 December 1995 | 4 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Juan Catán | 5 October 1995 | 21 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Pedro Ibarra (Captain) | 11 September 1985 | 303 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Leandro Tolini | 14 March 1990 | 69 | ![]() |
17 | DF | Juan Martín López | 27 May 1985 | 309 | ![]() |
18 | DF | Federico Monja | 12 September 1993 | 13 | ![]() |
24 | DF | Nicolás Cicileo | 1 October 1993 | 56 | ![]() |
16 | MF | Ignacio Ortiz | 26 July 1987 | 168 | ![]() |
28 | MF | Federico Fernández | 28 February 1992 | 47 | ![]() |
30 | MF | Agustín Bugallo | 23 April 1995 | 76 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Nicolás Keenan | 6 May 1997 | 24 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Maico Casella | 6 May 1997 | 70 | ![]() |
12 | FW | Lucas Vila | 23 August 1986 | 249 | ![]() |
15 | FW | Tomás Domene | 4 September 1997 | 25 | ![]() |
19 | FW | Tomás Bettaglio | 23 September 1991 | 30 | ![]() |
23 | FW | Lucas Martínez | 17 November 1993 | 71 | ![]() |
32 | FW | Martín Ferreiro | 21 October 1997 | 51 | ![]() |
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 |
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GK | Tomás Santiago | 15 June 1992 | 24 | ![]() |
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DF | Matías Rey | 1 December 1984 | 210 | ![]() |
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MF | Agustín Mazzilli | 20 June 1989 | 225 | ![]() |
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MF | Santiago Tarazona | 31 May 1996 | 57 | ![]() |
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MF | Lucas Rossi | 2 June 1985 | 213 | ![]() |
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FW | Mauro Coria | 19 December 1996 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Facundo Callioni | 9 October 1985 | 153 | ![]() |
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FW | Matías Paredes | 1 February 1982 | 356 | ![]() |
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Past players
Captains
Period | Captain |
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2000–2004 | Pablo Moreira |
2005–2006 | Germán Orozco |
2007–2008 | Mario Almada |
2008–2013 | Matías Vila |
2013–2014 | Lucas Rey |
2014–2015 | Matías Paredes |
2015–Present | Pedro Ibarra |
Coaches
Period | Name |
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???–1983 | Juan Carlos Duré |
1983–1990 | Luis Ciancia |
1991–1992 | Jorge Ruiz |
1993–1996 | Miguel MacCormik |
1996–1999 | Marcelo Garraffo |
1999–2000 | Alejandro Verga |
2000–2005 | Jorge Ruíz |
2005–2008 | Sergio Vigil |
2008–2009 | Carlos Retegui |
2009–2012 | Pablo Lombi |
2012–2013 | Franco Nicola |
2013–2018 | Carlos Retegui |
2018–present | Germán Orozco |
References
- "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "FIH confirms final line-ups for men's Hockey World League Semi-Finals". 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- "South American Championships – Final Standings". panamhockey.org. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Los Leones Para Afrontar La FIH Pro League en Oceanía". www.cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.