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| Nickname: | Los Leones (The Lions) |
| Association: | Confederación Argentina de Hockey (CAH) |
| Confederation: | PAHF (Americas) |
| Coach: | Lucas Rey |
| Assistant: | Ezequiel Paulón Matías Vila |
| Manager: | Martín Elli |
| Captain: | Matías Rey |
| Most Caps: | Matías Paredes (356) |
| Top Scorer: | Jorge Lombi (341) |
| Max Rank: | 1 |
| Max Date: | April 2017 – October 2017 |
| Min Rank: | 14 |
| Min Date: | 2009 |
| Olympic Apps: | 13 |
| Olympic First: | 1948 |
| Olympic Best: | 1st (2016) |
| World Cup Apps: | 14 |
| World Cup First: | 1971 |
| World Cup Best: | 3rd (2014) |
| Regional Name: | Pan American Games |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 15 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1967 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 1st (1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) |
| 2Ndregional Name: | Pan American Cup |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 6 |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 2000 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | 1st (2004, 2013, 2017, 2022) |
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The Argentina national field hockey team (Spanish; Castilian: Selección masculina de hockey sobre césped de Argentina|links=no) represents Argentina in field hockey and is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH). The current coach is Mariano Ronconi, who was appointed after Germán Orozco was let go in 2020. 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.[1] 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.[2]
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.
| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Squad | |||||||
| 1908 to 1936 | did not participate | |||||||||
| 1948 | London, Great Britain | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | Squad | |
 1952 to  1964 | 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 | ||||||||
| 1984 |  Los Angeles, United States | 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | |
| Total | 13/25 | 86 | 22 | 17 | 47 | 150 | 218 | |||
| FIH World Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | * | Squad | ||||||
| 1971 | 9th place game | 10th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | N/A | |
 1973 | 9th place game | 9th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||
 1975 | 11th place game | 11th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | ||
 1978 | 7th place game | 8th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | ||
 1982 | 11th place game | 12th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | ||
| 1986 | 5th place game | 6th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||
 1990 | 9th place game | 9th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 1994 | 7th place game | 7th | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | ||
| 1998 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2002 | 5th place game | 6th | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | Squad | |
 2006 | 9th place game | 10th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | Squad | |
| 2010 | 7th place game | 7th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | Squad | |
| 2014 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | Squad | |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | Squad | |
| 2023 | Classification round | 9th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 13 | Squad | |
| Total | 3rd place | 14/15 | 94 | 36 | 15 | 43 | 181 | 195 | ||
| Pan American Games record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | |
| 1967 | 1st | |
 1971 | 1st | |
| 1975 | 1st | |
 1979 | 1st | |
| 1983 | 2nd | |
| 1987 | 2nd | |
 1991 | 1st | |
| 1995 | 1st | |
| 1999 | 2nd | |
 2003 | 1st | |
| 2007 | 2nd | |
| 2011 | 1st | |
| 2015 | 1st | |
 2019 | 1st | |
 2023 | 1st | |
| Best result: 1st place | ||
| Pan American Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | * | ||||||
| 2000 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 5 | |
| 2004 | Final | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| 2022 | Final | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
| Total | 4 titles | 6/6 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 298 | 22 | |
| South American Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
| 2006 | Final | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Final | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 8 | |
| 2018 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 titles | 4/4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 11 | |
| South American Championship[3] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | |||||||
| 2003 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4 | |
 2008 | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 5 | |
| 2016 | did not participate | |||||||
| Total | 4 titles | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 11 | |
| FIH Pro League record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Position | * | 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 record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | |
| 2006 | 7th | |
| 2007 | 5th | |
| 2008 | 1st | |
| 2012 | 2nd | |
| 2018 | 3rd | |
| Best result: 1st place | ||
| Champions Trophy record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | * | ||||||
| 1978 until 1986 | did not participate | |||||||
| 1987 | 6th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |
| 1988 until 2002 | did not participate | |||||||
| 2003 | 5th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 24 | |
| 2004 | did not participate | |||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 6th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | |
| 2007 | did not participate | |||||||
| 2008 | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | |
| 2009 until 2012 | did not participate | |||||||
| 2014 | 6th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | |
 2016 | did not participate | |||||||
| 2018 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
| Total | 3rd | 37 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 64 | 93 | |
| Champions Challenge I record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | * | ||||||
| 2001 | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | |
 2003 | did not participate | |||||||
 2005 | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 13 | |
 2007 | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |
| 2014 | did not participate | |||||||
| Total | 3 titles | 35 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 110 | 66 | |
| Hockey World League record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Position | Round | * | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 8th | Round 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| Semifinal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | |||
| Final | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 2014–15 | 5th | Semifinal | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | |
| Final | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 2016–17 | 2nd | Semifinal | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 14 | |
| Final | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Total | 2nd | Final | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 134 | 68 | |
See main article: Argentina men's national field hockey squad records. The following 19 players were named on 7 June 2024 in the final squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]
Caps are correct as of 2 June 2024, after the match against Spain.
| width=100px | Period | width=150px | 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 |
| width=100px | Period | width=200px | 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 |