Austria men's national field hockey team
The Austria men's national field hockey team represents Austria in men's international field hockey.[2]
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| Association | Austrian Hockey Federation (Österreichischer Hockeyverband) | ||
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| Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||
| Coach | Tomasz Szmidt | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Marcin Nyckowiak | ||
| Manager | Harald Horschinegg | ||
| Captain | Xaver Hasun | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 20  (21 December 2020)[1] | ||
| Highest | 18 (July 2018) | ||
| Lowest | 41 (2004) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1928) | ||
| Best result | 7th (1952) | ||
| EuroHockey Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1970) | ||
| Best result | 7th (2009, 2017) | ||
Austria mainly competes in the EuroHockey Championship II where they finished second twice. They also have qualified five times for the European championship where they finished seventh in 2009 and 2017. They have never qualified for the World Cup but they have played in three Olympic Games, their last appearance was in 1952.
Competitive record
Summer Olympics
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Squad |
 1908 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1920 | |||||||||
 1928 |
Group stage | 9th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | Squad |
 1932 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1936 | |||||||||
| 1948 |
Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | Squad |
 1952 |
Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1956until .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1988 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
 1992until  2020 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | Best: 7th | 3/24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 31 | – |
European championships
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Hockey World League and FIH Series
| Hockey World League and FIH Series record | ||||||||
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| Season | Position | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 2012–13 | 22nd | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Round 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 2014–15 | 19th | Round 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Round 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | ||
| Semifinal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 2016–17 | 25th | Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 |
| Round 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | ||
| 2018–19 | N/A | Open | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Finals | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Total | Best: 19th | 3rd round | 39 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 127 | 75 |
- *Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Players
Current squad
The 18 following players were named on 29 October 2019 for the 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifier against Germany in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[3]
Head Coach: Tomasz Szmidt
Caps updated as of 3 November 2019, after the match against Germany.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | GK | Benjamin Melinc | 10 September 1993 | 24 | WAC |
| 32 | GK | Mateusz Szymczyk | 5 December 1988 | 83 | Arminen |
| 6 | DF | Dominic Uher | 4 June 1993 | 108 | Antwerp |
| 8 | DF | Bernhard Schmidt | 9 April 1993 | 75 |  Club an der Alster |
| 14 | DF | Oliver Binder | 12 July 1996 | 42 | Hamburger Polo Club |
| 15 | DF | Florian Steyrer | 22 November 1996 | 72 | Harvestehude |
| 27 | DF | Xaver Hasun (Captain) | 27 June 1993 | 103 | Harvestehude |
| 5 | MF | Sebastian Eitenberger | 21 August 1992 | 109 | Arminen |
| 10 | MF | Daniel Fröhlich | 22 April 1991 | 97 | Arminen |
| 13 | MF | Benjamin Stanzl | 13 January 1988 | 153 | Oranje-Rood |
| 19 | MF | Patrick Stanzl | 16 April 1993 | 82 | Post SV |
| 29 | MF | Oliver Kern | 10 August 1999 | 17 | Harvestehude |
| 7 | FW | Alexander Bele | 6 May 1992 | 90 | Arminen |
| 9 | FW | Michael Körper | 3 December 1986 | 159 | Harvestehude |
| 18 | FW | Fabian Unterkircher | 13 August 1998 | 28 | Post SV |
| 20 | FW | Franz Lindengrün | 26 September 1995 | 30 | Hamburger Polo Club |
| 21 | FW | Robert Bele | 21 April 1990 | 97 | Arminen |
| 24 | FW | Leon Thörnblom | 3 September 1995 | 66 | Hamburger Polo Club |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Bartosz Szmidt | 18 February 1994 | 67 | Hamburger Polo Club |
2019 EuroHockey Championship II |
| MF | Michael Minar | 11 October 1988 | 130 | Arminen |
v.  Scotland, 13 July 2019 |
| Tobias Mayer | 3 June 1996 | 5 | WAC |
v. Scotland, 13 July 2019 | |
| Lucas Unterkircher | 11 December 1994 | 5 | Post SV |
v. Scotland, 13 July 2019 | |
| Hannes Podpera | 29 June 1996 | 4 | WAC |
v. Scotland, 13 July 2019 | |
| FW | Patrick Schmidt | 13 October 1991 | 77 | Arminen |
v. .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales, 7 July 2019 |
| DF | Benjamin Kölbl | 11 May 2002 | 1 | HC Wien |
v. Wales, 7 July 2019 |
References
- "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Austria Hockey". austria-hockey.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- "Teamchef Szmidt Nominiert Den Kader". www.hockey.at (in German). Austrian Hockey Federation. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links
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