# Poland men's national field hockey team

Poland men's national field hockey team represents Poland in international field hockey and is controlled by the Polish field hockey association, or in Polish: Polski Związek Hokeja na Trawie, also known as PZHT.

## Tournament record
### Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1908 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1920 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1928 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1932 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1936 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1948 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1952 | 5th place game | 6th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | Squad |
| 1956 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1960 | Group stage | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | Squad |
| 1964 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1968 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1972 | 11th place game | 11th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | Squad |
| 1976 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1980 | 3rd place game | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | Squad |
| 1984 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1988 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | 12th place game | 12th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | Squad |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | Best: 4th | 5/25 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 78 | – |

### Friendship Games

Field hockey at the Friendship Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1984 | Final | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | squad |
| Total | Best: 2nd | 2/8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | – |

### World Cup

World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1971 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1973 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1975 | 9th place game | 10th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | Squad |
| 1978 | 9th place game | 9th | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 25 | Squad |
| 1982 | 7th place game | 8th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | Squad |
| 1986 | 7th place game | 8th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | Squad |
| 1990 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1998 | 11th place game | 12th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 32 | Squad |
| 2002 | 15th place game | 15th | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | Squad |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | Best: 8th | 6/15 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 71 | 130 | – |

### European Championships
#### EuroHockey Championship

EuroHockey Championship record :
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1970 | Brussels, Belgium | 7th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — |
| 1974 | Madrid, Spain | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | — |
| 1978 | Hanover, West Germany | 5th | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | — |
| 1983 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 9th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | — |
| 1987 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 5th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | — |
| 1991 | Paris, France | 8th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 24 | — |
| 1995 | Dublin, Ireland | 6th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | — |
| 1999 | Padua, Italy | 9th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 20 | — |
| 2003 | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | — |
| 2005 | Leipzig, Germany | 7th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | Squad |
| 2007 | Manchester, England | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 28 | Squad |
| 2011 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | Boom, Belgium | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 26 | Squad |
| 2015 | London, England | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 8th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 23 | Squad |
| 2019 | Antwerp, Belgium | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2021 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| 2027 | London, England | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Total | Total | 5th place | 81 | 26 | 10 | 45 | 139 | 216 | |

#### EuroHockey Championship II

EuroHockey Championship II record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2007 | Final | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 |
| 2011 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| 2015 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3rd place match | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3rd place match | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Total | 5/9 | 2 titles | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 63 | 33 |

#### EuroHockey Championship III

EuroHockey Championship III record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2023 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Total | 1/1 | 1 title | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 |

### Hockey World League

Hockey World League record :
| Season | Position | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 2012–13 | 27th of 33 | Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | 27th of 33 | Round 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 21 |
| 2014–15 | 17th of 35 | Round 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 |
| 2014–15 | 17th of 35 | Semifinal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 2016–17 | 29th of 36 | Round 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| Total | 17th (1x) | 3/3 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 68 | 65 |

### FIH Hockey Nations Cup

Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup record :
| Season | Position | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 2023–24 | 9th | Preliminary round | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Total | 9th | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

## Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 14 February 2025 for the 2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 from 17 to 23 February 2025 in Muscat, Oman.
Caps updated as of 25 August 2024, after the match against Wales.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1 | GK | Mateusz Popiołkowski | (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 (age 30) | 59 | Politechnika Poznańska |
| 2 | | Mikołaj Głowacki | (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25) | 38 | Grunwald Poznań |
| 3 | | Damian Jarzembowski | (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 28) | 17 | Grunwald Poznań |
| 4 | | Tomasz Bembenek | (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 25) | 36 | DTV Hannover |
| 5 | | Karol Gumny | (2006-06-24) 24 June 2006 (age 18) | 0 | Politechnika Poznańska |
| 7 | | Gracjan Jarzyński | (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23) | 36 | Harvestehuder THC |
| 8 | | Mikołaj Gumny | (1994-11-22) 22 November 1994 (age 30) | 93 | Grunwald Poznań |
| 9 | | Jacek Kurowski (Captain) | (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 26) | 73 | TSV Mannheim |
| 10 | DF | Maksymilian Koperski | (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 25) | 42 | Oranje-Rood |
| 16 | | Jakub Janicki | (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28) | 79 | Gąsawa |
| 19 | | Emil Witczak | (2005-11-07) 7 November 2005 (age 19) | 0 | AZS AWF Poznań |
| 20 | | Aleks Marcinkowski | (2005-03-19) 19 March 2005 (age 19) | 2 | AZS AWF Poznań |
| 23 | | Eryk Bembenek | (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 (age 23) | 28 | DTV Hannover |
| 24 | | Mateusz Nowakowski | (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26) | 44 | DTV Hannover |
| 26 | | Michał Kasprzyk | (1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 (age 31) | 84 | Pomorzanin Toruń |
| 27 | | Michał Lange | (2000-10-15) 15 October 2000 (age 24) | 31 | Grunwald Poznań |
| 28 | | Jakub Hołosyniuk | (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 20) | 23 | Politechnika Poznańska |
| 31 | GK | Maksymilian Pawlak | (2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 19) | 0 | DHC Hannover |

### 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 |
| | Robert Pawlak | (2003-05-10) 10 May 2003 (age 21) | 36 | Politechnika Poznańska | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
| | Jakub Chumeńczuk | (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 24) | 28 | Gąsawa | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
| | Michał Wachowiak | (1991-09-16) 16 September 1991 (age 33) | 24 | Warta Poznań | v. Scotland, 9 August 2024 |
| GK | Maciej Pacanowski | (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 32) | 71 | Start Gniezno | 2023–24 FIH HOckey Nations Cup |
| | Wojciech Rutkowski | (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 (age 24) | 29 | Pomorzanin Toruń | 2023–24 FIH HOckey Nations Cup |