France men's national field hockey team
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| Association | France Hockey Federation (Fédération Française de Hockey) | ||
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| Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||
| Head Coach | Fred Soyez | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Aymeric Bergamo Xavier de Greve | ||
| Manager | Antoine François | ||
| Captain | Victor Charlet | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 13  (23 December 2021)[1] | ||
| Highest | 12 (September 2019–present) | ||
| Lowest | 20 (July 2018) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1908) | ||
| Best result | 4th (1920, 1936) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1971) | ||
| Best result | 7th (1971, 1990) | ||
| EuroHockey Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1970) | ||
| Best result | 4th (1970) | ||
The France men's national field hockey team represents France in international field hockey competitions.[2]
Tournament history[]
Summer Olympics[]
- 1908 – 6th place
- 1920 – 4th place
- 1928 – 5th place
- 1936 – 4th place
- 1948 – 8th place
- 1952 – 11th place
- 1960 – 10th place
- 1968 – 10th place
- 1972 – 12th place
- – Qualified (host country)
World Cup[]
EuroHockey Championship[]
- 1970 – 4th place
- 1974 – 6th place
- 1978 – 7th place
- 1983 – 6th place
- 1987 – 11th place
- 1991 – 6th place
- 1995 – 12th place
- 1999 – 7th place
- 2003 – 5th place
- 2005 – 5th place
- 2007 – 6th place
- 2009 – 6th place
- 2011 – 8th place
- 2015 – 7th place
- 2021 – 6th place
EuroHockey Championship II[]
World League[]
Champions Trophy[]
- 1992 – 6th place
Champions Challenge I[]
- 2014 – 6th place
Champions Challenge II[]
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following 20 players were named on 19 October 2021 for the 2021 European World Cup Qualifier in Cardiff, Wales.[3]
Head coach: Fred Soyez
Caps updated as of 24 October 2021, after the match against Wales.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | 15 September 1989 | 79 |  Orée
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| 29 | GK | 1 February 1994 | 39 |  Lille
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| 3 | DF | 21 January 2000 | 11 | Gantoise
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| 12 | DF | 14 August 1998 | 41 | Orée
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| 13 | DF | 13 December 1991 | 75 | Waterloo Ducks
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| 18 | DF | 18 May 1992 | 153 | Léopold
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| 22 | DF | Victor Charlet (Captain) | 19 November 1993 | 127 | Waterloo Ducks
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| 8 | MF | 20 November 1992 | 119 | Racing Club de France
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| 10 | MF | Viktor Lockwood | 29 March 1992 | 127 | Lille
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| 11 | MF | 13 April 1992 | 104 | Gantoise
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| 16 | MF | 4 November 1994 | 111 | Gantoise
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| 20 | MF | 18 September 1998 | 27 | Orée
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| 4 | FW | 23 October 1992 | 97 | Antwerp
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| 9 | FW | 26 November 1994 | 75 | Gantoise
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| 14 | FW | 3 August 1992 | 139 | Léopold
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| 21 | FW | 13 February 1999 | 74 | Gantoise
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| 23 | FW | 11 August 2000 | 6 | Daring
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| 26 | FW | 9 January 2000 | 7 | Antwerp
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| 27 | FW | 16 December 1997 | 46 | Orée
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| 28 | FW | Timothée Clément | 8 April 2000 | 25 | Orée
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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 |
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| MF | 9 April 2002 | 1 | Orée
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v. Belgium, 1 April 2021
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| MF | 2 August 2002 | 1 | Saint Germain
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v. Belgium, 1 April 2021
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| FW | 29 May 2001 | 6 | Montrouge
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2021 EuroHockey Championship | |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "France Hockey Federation". ffhockey.org. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Cap sur les tournois qualificatifs pour la Coupe du Monde pour nos collectifs nationaux !". ffhockey.org (in French). Fédération Francaise de Hockey. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
External links[]
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France squads – International Tournaments | |
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