# Austria men's national field hockey team

The Austria men's national field hockey team represents Austria in men's international field hockey.
Austria mainly competes in the Men's 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 :
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1908 | London, Great Britain | 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 | Antwerp, Belgium | 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 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | Squad |
| 1932 | Los Angeles, United States | 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 | Berlin, Germany | 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 | London, Great Britain | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | Squad |
| 1952 | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad |
| 1956 to 1988 | 1956 to 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 |
| 1992 to 2024 | 1992 to 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 |
| 2028 | Los Angeles, United States | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| 2032 | Brisbane, Australia | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | Total | 7th place | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 31 | |

### European championships

EuroHockey Championship record :
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1970 | Brussels, Belgium | 11th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | — |
| 1974 | Madrid, Spain | 15th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | — |
| 1978 | Hanover, West 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 |
| 1983 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 11th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 40 | — |
| 1987 to 2007 | 1987 to 2007 | 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 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | Squad |
| 2011 to 2015 | 2011 to 2015 | 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 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 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 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | Squad |
| 2025 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| 2027 | London, England | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Total | Total | 7th place | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 42 | 110 | |
EuroHockey Championship II record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2005 | 3rd place game | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
| 2007 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 |
| 2011 | 3rd place game | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 |
| 2013 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 |
| 2015 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 2021 | Final | 1st | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Total | Best: 1st | 7/9 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 56 |

### Hockey World League and FIH Series

Hockey World League and FIH Series record :
| Season | Position | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 2012–13 | 22nd | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012–13 | 22nd | Round 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 |
| 2014–15 | 19th | Round 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | 19th | Round 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| 2014–15 | 19th | Semifinal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 2016–17 | 25th | Round 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 |
| 2016–17 | 25th | Round 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 |
| 2018–19 | — | Open | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | — | Finals | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Total | Best: 19th | 3rd round | 39 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 127 | 75 |

### FIH Hockey Nations Cup

Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup record :
| Season | Position | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 2023–24 | 8th | Preliminary round | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| Total | 8th | 1/1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
    *Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

## Players
### 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 Ukraine.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 1 | GK | Erik Lang | (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 20) | 0 | AHTC |
| 4 | FW | Fülöp Losonci (Captain) | (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 23) | 43 | Harvestehuder THC |
| 5 | MF | Peter Kaltenböck | (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 28) | 41 | Post SV |
| 11 | FW | Nikolas Wellan | (2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 (age 24) | 46 | Grossflottbeker THGC |
| 12 | FW | Josef Winkler | (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 21) | 31 | HC Wien |
| 13 | DF | Benjamin Stanzl | (1988-01-13) 13 January 1988 (age 37) | 170 | Post SV |
| 14 | | Julian Kaiser | (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 17) | 6 | HC Wien |
| 15 | | Florian Steyrer | (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 (age 28) | 78 | SV Arminen |
| 16 | | Maximilian Scholz | (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25) | 22 | Daring |
| 17 | MF | Moritz Frey | (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 24) | 24 | Harvestehuder THC |
| 18 | | Florian Hackl | (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 22) | 14 | SV Arminen |
| 19 | | Maximilian Kelner | (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 22) | 15 | SV Arminen |
| 25 | MF | Bastian Valas | (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 24) | 27 | Leuven |
| 26 | | Christoph Soldat | (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25) | 22 | AHTC |
| 29 | DF | Oliver Kern | (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 25) | 56 | AHTC |
| 30 | DF | Mateusz Nyckowiak | (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 21) | 29 | Post SV |
| 33 | GK | Jakob Kastner | (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 25) | 8 | Post SV |
| 36 | | Adrian Fink | (2006-01-13) 13 January 2006 (age 19) | 0 | AHTC |

### 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 |
| DF | Xaver Hasun | (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 (age 31) | 143 | Harvestehuder THC | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
| MF | Leon Thörnblom | (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 (age 29) | 103 | Hamburger Polo Club | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
| MF | Fabian Unterkircher | (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 (age 26) | 76 | Den Bosch | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
| FW | Franz Lindengrün | (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 29) | 63 | HC Wien | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
| MF | Benjamin Kölbl | (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 22) | 47 | Hamburger Polo Club | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
| GK | Laurenzo Rizzi | (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26) | 10 | AHTC | 2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier |
| MF | Moritz Zotter | (2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 (age 18) | 10 | UHC Hamburg | v. Wales, 11 August 2024 |