# 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 Lucas Rey, who was appointed after Mariano Ronconi let go after the 2024 Summer Olympics. The team is currently sixth in the FIH World Rankings.
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. Argentina's Olympic gold-winning coach is Carlos Retegui.
Argentina has appeared in every Hockey World Cup, since the first edition in 1973, except the 1998 edition. They won the bronze medal in 2014, 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 four gold medals at the Pan American Cup and eleven 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.

## 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 Hockey 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

Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1908 to 1936 | 1908 to 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 |
| 1948 | London, Great Britain | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | Squad |
| 1952 to 1964 | 1952 to 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 |
| 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | 14th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 22 | Squad |
| 1972 | Munich, West Germany | 14th | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Squad |
| 1976 | Montreal, Canada | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | Squad |
| 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1984 | 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 | did not participate |
| 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | 8th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 22 | Squad |
| 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | 11th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | Squad |
| 1996 | Atlanta, United States | 9th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | Squad |
| 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 8th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | Squad |
| 2004 | Athens, Greece | 11th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | Squad |
| 2008 | Beijing, China | 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 | London, Great Britain | 10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | Squad |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | Squad |
| 2020 | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | Squad |
| 2024 | Paris, France | 8th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | Squad |
| 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 | 1st place | 86 | 22 | 17 | 47 | 150 | 218 | |

### World Cup

Men's FIH Hockey World Cup record :
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1971 | Barcelona, Spain | 10th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | — |
| 1973 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 9th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | — |
| 1975 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 11th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | — |
| 1978 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 8th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | — |
| 1982 | Mumbai, India | 12th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | — |
| 1986 | London, England | 6th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — |
| 1990 | Lahore, Pakistan | 9th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | — |
| 1994 | Sydney, Australia | 7th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | — |
| 1998 | Utrecht, 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 |
| 2002 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6th | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | Squad |
| 2006 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 10th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | Squad |
| 2010 | New Delhi, India | 7th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | Squad |
| 2014 | The Hague, Netherlands | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | Squad |
| 2018 | Bhubaneswar, India | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | Squad |
| 2023 | Odisha, India | 9th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 13 | Squad |
| 2026 | Wavre, Belgium Amstelveen, Netherlands | 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 | 3rd place | 94 | 36 | 15 | 43 | 181 | 195 | |

### FIH Pro League

FIH Pro League record :
| Season | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2019 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 36 | Squad |
| 2020–21 | 7th | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 35 | Squad |
| 2021–22 | 5th | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 35 | Squad |
| 2022–23 | 8th | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 36 | Squad |
| 2023–24 | 4th | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 35 | Squad |
| Total | Best: 4th | 74 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 165 | 177 | |

### Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record :
| Year | Position |
| 2006 | 7th |
| 2007 | 5th |
| 2008 | 1st |
| 2012 | 2nd |
| 2018 | 3rd |
| Best result: 1st place ||

### Defunct competitions

    *Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

## Players
### Current squad

The following 24 players were named on 2 December 2024 for the FIH Pro League matches against England and Ireland from 10 to 15 December 2024 in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Caps are correct as of 4 August 2024, after the match against Germany.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 12 | GK | Nehuen Hernando | (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 24) | 13 | Old Club |
| 25 | GK | Joaquin Ruiz | (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 20) | 0 | Mitre |
| 2 | | Agustín Machelett | (1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 30) | 24 | Ducilo |
| 4 | DF | Juan Catán | (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 29) | 84 | TSV Mannheim |
| 5 | DF | Facundo Zárate | (2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 (age 24) | 25 | Jockey Club Córdoba |
| 17 | DF | Santiago Tarazona | (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 28) | 125 | TSV Mannheim |
| 19 | DF | Lautaro Domene | (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23) | 0 | Orée |
| 22 | MF | Matías Rey (Captain) | (1984-12-01) 1 December 1984 (age 40) | 292 | San Fernando |
| 27 | MF | Tadeo Marcucci | (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23) | 38 | Lomas |
| 28 | MF | Ignacio Ibarra | (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 24) | 6 | Ducilo |
| 29 | MF | Thomas Habif | (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 28) | 81 | Mannheimer HC |
| 30 | MF | Agustín Bugallo | (1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 (age 29) | 135 | Mitre |
| 41 | MF | Iñaki Minadeo | (2003-06-09) 9 June 2003 (age 21) | 8 | Banco Provincia |
| 7 | FW | Nicolás Keenan | (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 27) | 86 | Klein Zwitserland |
| 8 | FW | Tobías Martins | (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 26) | 28 | Ducilo |
| 21 | FW | Tomas Domene | (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 27) | 83 | Waterloo Ducks |
| 23 | FW | Lucas Martínez | (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 31) | 138 | Dragons |
| 31 | FW | Bautista Capurro | (2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 21) | 28 | Ciudad |
| 33 | FW | Lucio Mendez | (2000-08-20) 20 August 2000 (age 24) | 5 | Orée |
| 15 | | Tomás Ruiz | (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 20) | 3 | Mitre |
| 20 | | Matias Andreotti | (2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 (age 20) | 0 | Ba. Na. De. |
| 32 | | Bruno Correa | (2004-05-18) 18 May 2004 (age 20) | 0 | Ducilo |
| 38 | | Agustin Bonanno | (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 21) | 0 | San Fernando |
| 55 | | Felipe Merlini | (1999-10-29) 29 October 1999 (age 25) | 5 | San Fernando |

### 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 |
| GK | Tomás Santiago | (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 32) | 85 | Herakles | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| DF | Federico Monja | (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 (age 31) | 85 | Atlètic Terrassa | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| MF | Agustín Mazzilli | (1989-06-20) 20 June 1989 (age 35) | 276 | Lomas | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| MF | Nicolás Della Torre | (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 35) | 114 | Dragons | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| FW | Maico Casella | (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27) | 140 | Gantoise | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| FW | Lucas Toscani | (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 25) | 65 | Klein Zwitserland | 2024 Summer Olympics |

### Past players

* Mario Almada
* Manuel Brunet
* Maximiliano Caldas
* Facundo Callioni
* Lucas Cammareri
* Matías Cammareri
* Agustín Corradini
* Fernando Falchetto
* Fernando Ferrara
* Marcelo Garraffo
* Juan Ignacio Gilardi
* Juan Pablo Hourquebie
* Isidoro Ibarra
* Pedro Ibarra
* Jorge Lombi
* Juan Martín López
* Luca Masso
* Joaquín Menini
* Pablo Moreira
* Gabriel Minadeo
* Ignacio Ortiz
* Matías Paredes
* Gonzalo Peillat
* Carlos Retegui
* Lucas Rey
* Lucas Rossi
* Juan Manuel Saladino
* Sergio Vigil
* Lucas Vila
* Matías Vila
* Rodrigo Vila
* Juan Manuel Vivaldi
* Fernando Zylberberg

### Captains

| Period | Captain |
| 2000–2004 | Pablo Moreira |
| 2005–2006 | Germán Orozco |
| 2007–2008 | Mario Almada |
| 2008–2013 | Matías Vila |
| 2013–2014 | Lucas Rey |
| 2014–2015 | Matías Paredes |
| 2015–2021 | Pedro Ibarra |
| 2021–Present | Maico Casella Agustín Mazzilli Matías Rey |

### Coaches

| Period | Name |
| ???–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 (2nd cycle) |
| 2018–2020 | Germán Orozco |
| 2020–2021 | Mariano Ronconi |
| 2021 | Carlos Retegui (3rd cycle) |
| 2021–2024 | Mariano Ronconi (2nd cycle) |
| 2024–Present | Lucas Rey |