Germany women's national field hockey team

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 5 Steady (2 December 2023)
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 Germany women's national field hockey team has represented the unified Germany since 1991.

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

Tournament records

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

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.

Head coach: Valentin Altenburg

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

Notable players

Results

2021 Fixtures & Results

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

FIH Pro League

6 March 2021 Away 1 Netherlands  2–1  Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 Matla field hockey ball 25'
Van den Assem field hockey ball 45'
Report Altenburg field hockey ball 12' Stadium: Wagener Hockey Stadium
7 March 2021 Away 2 Netherlands  3–0  Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 Dicke field hockey ball 2'
Welten field hockey ball 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 field hockey ball 51' Report Stapenhorst field hockey ball 3'
Heinz field hockey ball 24'
Maertens field hockey ball 31'
Stadium: CeNARD

XXXII Olympic Games

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
1 August 2020 Pool A Germany  v  Netherlands Tokyo, Japan
18:30 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

Goalscorers

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


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