Germany women's national field hockey team

The Germany women's national field hockey team has represented the unified Germany since 1991.

Germany
Nickname(s)Die Danas
AssociationDeutscher Hockey-Bund
(German Hockey Federation)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachValentin Altenburg
Assistant coach(es)Johannes Schmitz
Mirko Stenzel
Cedric Wehmeier
ManagerFabian Schuler
CaptainNike Lorenz
Sonja Zimmermann
FIH ranking
Current 3 Increase 2 (12 March 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances10 (first in 1984)
Best result1st (2004)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1974)
Best result1st (1976, 1981)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1984)
Best result1st (2007, 2013)

The team won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by defeating the Netherlands in the final.

Tournament records edit

World Cup[2]
Year Host city Position
1974   Mandelieu, France 3rd
1976   West Berlin, West Germany 1st
1978   Madrid, Spain 2nd
1981   Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st
1983   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th
1986   Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
1990   Sydney, Australia 8th
1994   Dublin, Ireland 4th
1998   Utrecht, Netherlands 3rd
2002   Perth, Australia 7th
2006   Madrid, Spain 8th
2010   Rosario, Argentina 4th
2014   The Hague, Netherlands 8th
2018   London, England 5th
2022   Terrassa, Spain &   Amstelveen, Netherlands 4th
European Championships[3]
Year Host city Position
1984   Lille, France 3rd
1987   London, England 4th
1991   Brussels, Belgium 2nd
1995   Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd
1999   Cologne, Germany 2nd
2003   Barcelona, Spain 3rd
2005   Dublin, Ireland 2nd
2007   Manchester, England 1st
2009   Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
2011   Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd
2013   Boom, Belgium 1st
2015   London, England 3rd
2017   Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th
2019   Antwerp, Belgium 2nd
2021   Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
2023   Mönchengladbach, Germany 3rd
World League[4]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Semifinal   Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st
Final   San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 7th
2014–15 Semifinal   Valencia, Spain 3rd
Final   Rosario, Argentina 3rd
2016–17 Semifinal   Johannesburg, South Africa 2nd
Final   Auckland, New Zealand 6th
FIH Pro League[5]
Year Host city Position
2019   Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd
2020–21 N/A 4th
2021–22 N/A 6th
2022–23 N/A 5th
Olympic Games[6]
Year Host city Position
1980   Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984   Los Angeles, United States 2nd
1988   Seoul, South Korea 5th
1992   Barcelona, Spain 2nd
1996   Atlanta, United States 6th
2000   Sydney, Australia 7th
2004   Athens, Greece 1st
2008   Beijing, China 4th
2012   London, United Kingdom 7th
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd
2020   Tokyo, Japan 6th
2024   Paris, France Qualified
Champions Trophy[7]
Year Host city Position
1987   Amstelveen, Netherlands DNP
1989   Germany, West Germany 3rd
1991   Berlin, Germany 2nd
1993   Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
1995   Mar del Plata, Argentina 4th
1997   Berlin, Germany 2nd
1999   Brisbane, Australia 3rd
2000   Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd
2001   Amstelveen, Netherlands DNP
2002   Macau, China
2003   Sydney, Australia
2004   Rosario, Argentina 2nd
2005   Canberra, Australia 5th
2006   Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st
2007   Quilmes, Argentina 3rd
2008   Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd
2009   Sydney, Australia 4th
2010   Nottingham, England 4th
2011   Amstelveen, Netherlands 8th
2012   Roasario, Argentina 4th
2014   Mendoza, Argentina 7th
2016   London, England DNP
2018   Changzhou, China
Champions Challenge I[8]
Year Host city Position
2002   Johannesburg, South Africa DNP
2003   Catania, Italy 1st
2005 – 2014 Did Not participate

Team edit

Current squad edit

Squad for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.[9][10]

Head coach: Valentin Altenburg

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
2 DF Kira Horn (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 29) 49 2   Amsterdam
3 MF Amelie Wortmann (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 27) 76 4   UHC Hamburg
4 MF Nike Lorenz (captain) (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27) 141 37   Rot-Weiss Köln
5 DF Selin Oruz (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27) 120 2   Düsseldorfer HC
8 MF Anne Schröder (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 29) 174 16   Club an der Alster
9 MF Elisa Gräve (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 27) 89 5   Düsseldorfer HC
11 MF Lena Micheel (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26) 68 16   UHC Hamburg
12 FW Charlotte Stapenhorst (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 28) 128 35   Zehlendorfer Wespen
15 GK Nathalie Kubalski (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 30) 30 0   Düsseldorfer HC
16 DF Sonja Zimmermann (captain) (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 24) 55 16   Mannheimer HC
17 FW Pauline Heinz (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 23) 24 2   Rüsselsheimer RK
20 GK Julia Sonntag (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 32) 73 0   Rot-Weiss Köln
22 FW Cécile Pieper (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 29) 147 15   HGC
24 FW Pia Maertens (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 (age 28) 60 26   Rot-Weiss Köln
25 DF Viktoria Huse (1995-10-24) 24 October 1995 (age 28) 81 11   Club an der Alster
28 FW Jette Fleschütz (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 21) 24 3   Großflottbeker THGC
30 DF Hanna Granitzki (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 26) 78 4   Club an der Alster
31 MF Linnea Weidemann (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 20) 7 0   Berliner HC
35 FW Benedetta Wenzel (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 (age 27) 20 1   Berliner HC
71 MF Laura Saenger (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 29) 7 0   Harvestehuder THC

Notable players edit

Results edit

2021 Fixtures & Results edit

2021 Statistics
Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
8 3 1 1 3 10 11 −1 12

FIH Pro League edit

6 March 2021 Away 1 Netherlands   2–1   Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 Matla   25'
Van den Assem   45'
Report Altenburg   12' Stadium: Wagener Hockey Stadium
7 March 2021 Away 2 Netherlands   3–0   Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 Dicke   2'
Welten   34'36'
Report Stadium: Wagener Hockey Stadium
3 April 2021 Away 5 Argentina   0–0
(2–3 p)
  Germany Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00 Report Stadium: CeNARD
4 April 2021 Away 6 Argentina   1–3   Germany Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00 Gorzelany   51' Report Stapenhorst   3'
Heinz   24'
Maertens   31'
Stadium: CeNARD

XXXII Olympic Games edit

26 July 2020 Pool A Great Britain   v   Germany Tokyo, Japan
09:30 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
27 July 2020 Pool A Germany   v   India Tokyo, Japan
21:15 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
29 July 2020 Pool A Germany   v   Ireland Tokyo, Japan
12:15 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
31 July 2020 Pool A South Africa   v   Germany Tokyo, Japan
09:30 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
1 August 2020 Pool A Germany   v   Netherlands Tokyo, Japan
18:30 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

Goalscorers edit

2020 Goalscoring Table
Pos. Player FG PC PS Total
1 Pia Maertens 5 1 0 6
2 Rebecca Grote 0 4 1 5
3 Lena Micheel 2 1 0 3
Sonja Zimmermann 0 3 0
5 Naomi Heyn 2 0 0 2
6 Pauline Heinz 1 0 0 1
Kira Horn 1 0 0
Viktoria Huse 0 1 0
Nike Lorenz 0 1 0
Anne Schröder 1 0 0
Total 12 11 1 24

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "World Cup". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ^ "European Championships". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Hockey World League". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. ^ "FIH Pro League". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Olympic Games". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Champions Trophy". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Other". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  9. ^ "WM-Kader der Danas nominiert". magazin.hockey.de. Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Team Details – Germany". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 8. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

External links edit