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
Jordi Fito
Bernardino Herrera
ManagerRaúl Gómez
CaptainXantal Giné
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 5 1 (5 November 2025)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1992)
Best result 1st (1992)
World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1974)
Best result 3rd (2018)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances17 (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 (except 2012). In the other two major tournaments, they have competed in every World Cup (except 1983, 1998, 2014), and every European Championship, reaching ten semi-finals and winning four 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
2025 Mönchengladbach, Germany 3rd
2027 London, England Qualified
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 N/a 5th
2024–25 N/a 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
2026 Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands Qualified
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 squad for the 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship.[8]

Head coach: Carlos García Cuenca

Notable players

Youth teams

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 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 CAMPEONATO DE EUROPA ABSOLUTO FEMENINO". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.